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February 10, 2021

Corrections Reform, Transparency in Appropriations Among Legislation Approved by Mississippi Senate

Legislation passed by the Mississippi Senate today included: Senate Bill 2839, authored by Chairman Josh Harkins, which revises the SMART Business Act to provide grants to faculty and staff at universities to develop prototypes for market. The SMART Business Act was originally passed to encourage better relationships between businesses and institutions of higher learning to…
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February 10, 2021

Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo Announce $3.22 Million to Construct Keesler Visitor Center

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced the U.S. Air Force approval of $3.22 million to fund the construction of a 4,036-square-foot visitor center at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi. “As a premier military installation and one of the largest employers in the area,…