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July 28, 2020

Ag Commissioner Gipson Provides Guidance to Recipients of Unsolicited Seeds

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson instructs anyone receiving packages of unsolicited seeds from China, or any foreign country, in recent days to immediately contact the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce’s Bureau of Plant Industry by phoning (662) 325-3390. Those receiving the seeds are instructed to hold onto the seeds and packaging, including…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 28, 2020

Thompson Votes to Create Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act

Rep. Thompson voted to pass the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act, to establish a 19-member commission that will examine the social disparities that disproportionately affect black males in America. Commission members will review homicide rates, arrest and incarceration rates, poverty, violence, fatherhood, mentorship, drug abuse, death rates, disparate income and wealth…