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Frank Corder
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January 21, 2021
Mississippi received over a billion dollars in CARES Act funds. How was it spent?
Over a billion dollars was appropriated to Mississippi from the CARES Act passed by Congress in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. State Auditor Shad White’s office is tasked with monitoring that spending. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or “CARES ACT,” established two funds: Coronavirus Relief Fund “CRF” CFDA 21.019, which…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 21, 2021
Wicker Urges Biden’s Secretary of Defense Nominee to Meet Shipbuilding Goals
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Tuesday urged Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, to commit to growing the U.S. Navy fleet to counter emerging threats abroad. In his questions to Gen. Austin, Wicker pointed to the U.S. Navy’s recently released 30-year…
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January 21, 2021
MDOT announces Southern, Central and Northern grant projects
The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently announced $4.4 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the Southern District, $3 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the Central District and $2.8 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the Northern District. The commission approved the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to award grants…
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January 21, 2021
MDE Suspends Policies on A-F Grading, 3rd Grade Reading, and High School Assessments for 2020-21 School Year
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to suspend three statewide policies regarding assessment and accountability to manage the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the 2020-21 school year. All required state and federal assessments will be administered this school year as usual. However, the policy suspensions mean schools and districts will not be…
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Frank Corder
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January 21, 2021
CORDER: Media-hyped warnings of pro-Trump, right-wing Capitol protests turn out to be a nothingburger
On Wednesday, those who tuned into the Inauguration ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol saw the might of the U.S. military on full display. Tall, barbed wire fences surrounded the Capitol Complex. Snipers were visible on neighboring buildings. Troops that had been camped inside the halls of Congress on the marble floors were staged in combat…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 21, 2021
Bill of the Day: A total ban on abortion
It is not uncommon for the Mississippi Legislature to attempt a restriction on abortions each year. In 2018 HB 1510 was passed to ban abortions after 15 weeks, in 2019 SB 2116, a 6-week abortion ban or the “Heartbeat Bill” was passed. Just last year HB 1295 was passed which would limit abortions based on…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 21, 2021
Teacher pay raise bill moves forward in Mississippi Senate
UPDATE 1/21/2021: The Mississippi Senate has unanimously passed the teacher pay raise bill. SB 2001 was the first action brought up on the floor today. It was introduced and explained by Senator DeBar who chairs the Education Committee. All other education bills maintained their place on the calendar. “As you saw today it passed unanimously…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 21, 2021
56th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Kicks-Off January 22
The 56th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo gets underway Friday, January 22, at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds. The Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo, the largest rodeo event east of the Mississippi River, brings in participants from all over the world and generates millions of dollars in the local economy. “For well…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 21, 2021
YP Daily Roundup 1/21/21
YP – Inauguration Day 2021: What Mississippi political leaders are saying The Presidential Inauguration was held Wednesday on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. See what Mississippi political leaders are saying on the historic day. YP – President Trump pardons 3 supported…
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2021
In one of his first acts, President Biden revoking 1776 Commission
In December 2020, former President Donald Trump appointed a commission aimed at putting patriotic American education back in the classroom. Former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant was among those appointed to the President’s 1776 Commission. The 1776 Commission, appointed for two years, was to have produced a report on the founding principles of the nation while…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 20, 2021
MDOC sanitization efforts making Mississippi prisons among safest for COVID-19
With 343,000 U.S. inmates testing positive for COVID-19 and over 2,100 dying from the virus, Mississippi’s 17,000 prisoners are among the safest from the virus according to comparable figures in other states and those compiled by inmate-advocacy group, the Marshall Project. Mississippi Department of Corrections has registered 1,383 COVID-positive inmates, which is 32 times less…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 20, 2021
Bill of the Day: New age of tobacco purchase moved to 21
In this Bill of the Day, it would attempt to change the legal age for the purchase of tobacco from 18 to 21. HB 227 authored by Representative Clark will be known as the “Mississippi Tobacco Minimum Legal Sale Age of 21 Act.” The legislation offers reasoning for moving the age including that young people…
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Frank Corder
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June 29, 2026
Nine Mississippi sites listed in National Register of Historic Places so far in 2026
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Frank Corder
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June 29, 2026
From teacher pay to illegal immigration: New laws set to take effect in Mississippi
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Russ Latino
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June 29, 2026
Supreme Court rules against GOP challenge of Mississippi law that allows absentee ballots to arrive after Election Day
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Frank Corder
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June 23, 2026
Keytronic announces $8.89 million expansion in Corinth
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2026
Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Robert St. John
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June 29, 2026
Yonderlust, Mississippi
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Alistair Begg
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June 29, 2026
Saved by sacrifice
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Matt Friedeman
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June 28, 2026
Walking is what we do as Christians
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Russ Latino
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June 26, 2026
An American Inheritance for Everyone
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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June 25, 2026
An American Inheritance: The Longest Surviving Constitution on the Planet
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Sid Salter
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June 24, 2026
Neshoba County Fair continues to evolve, but the core family principle abides
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