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The Mississippi Economic Council hosted their annual Hobnob event for 2020 at the Mississippi Braves Trustmark Stadium in Pearl. Due to COVID-19 the typically packed event was changed to virtual with limited in person contact. Today is @MECStateChamber annual Hob Nob. This year things look a little different due to COVID-19 and the speeches are…

The Mississippi State Department of Health’s (MSDH) Office of Tobacco Control placed first in two main categories presented by the American Nonsmoker’s Rights (ANR) Foundation at its annual Smokefree Indoor Air Challenge and Voices for Smokefree Air Awards Ceremony: the Smokefree Air Challenge award and the Smokefree Air Challenge E-Cigarettes award. The virtual awards ceremony was established by ANR to acknowledge and recognize states that excel in passing 100 percent smokefree provisions in workplaces, restaurants, and bars.  Currently, Mississippi has 171 smokefree cities with the passage of comprehensive smokefree air ordinances, 137 of which…

During the 2020 cycle, there’s been a storyline peddled by a fawning press and paid Democratic pollsters alike, both dedicated to pushing every Democratic storyline imaginable, that has gone something like this . . . Mike Espy can beat Cindy Hyde-Smith with an “Obama-like” turnout of black voters and the ability to pick up enough…

Y’all Politics will be hosting LIVE Election Night Coverage on Tuesday, November 3rd beginning at 7:30pm via Facebook. Alan Lange, Frank Corder and Sarah Ulmer will bring you results and news from Mississippi races as the night unfolds.  Special guests will join throughout the evening to give their perspective, as well. To watch, go to…

State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs with the State Department of Health offered his opinion on Initiative 65, the medical marijuana program on the November 3 ballot. “There are a lot of misconceptions, a lot of things that people don’t understand about these initiatives.  I wanted to go through them and hopefully dispel some of…

Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Zeta beginning on October 27, 2020, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management…

Governor Reeves: President Trump approves Zeta emergency declaration Per Governor Tate Reeves on Twitter: “Just spoke with Donald Trump and he expressed his full support for the people of Mississippi as we deal with the fallout of Zeta. Anything we need in this emergency, he’ll get it to us. Grateful for a President who is…

Mississippi Supreme Court Candidate Latrice Westbrooks has had a judgment in Hinds County Circuit Court entered from LEXISNEXIS against the Law Office of Latrice Westbrooks prior to her tenure on the bench.  The default judgement obtained by the legal research/services provider involves non payment of over $9,000 stemming from 2016 in a court district…

Republican incumbent U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat challenger Mike Espy both appeared in separate interviews with WAPT this week. Sen. Hyde-Smith was in D.C. when the interview was recorded for the “Mississippi Matters” segment.  Espy appeared to be taping the segment from his campaign headquarters. You can watch both interviews below. Cindy Hyde-Smith Mike…

Pre-Landfall Declaration Would Provide Assistance to Save Lives and Protect Property  U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’s request for a Pre-Landfall Disaster Declaration in advance…