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July 4, 2020
KIEFER: Pandemic brings rural broadband opportunity, but we are squandering it
Thousands of families in Mississippi cannot receive a cellphone call in their homes because of weak signals — a problem that the Department of Education plan to buy them a wireless hotspot that depends on the cellphone network will not cure. Thousands more depend on AT&T’s abandoned copper wires in the ground for decaying and…
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Frank Corder
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July 3, 2020
Moak could be ousted as MS Democrat chairman
It is no secret Mississippi Democratic Party faithful are unhappy with the job Bobby Moak has done as Chairman. In June, a letter signed by former Mississippi Democratic Party chairman Rickey Cole, 2nd Congressional District Chairman Willie Griffin, and past chairman of the 1st Congressional District James Hull said Moak had failed the party members…
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Sarah Ulmer
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July 2, 2020
Legislature Dedicates $275M in Federal COVID-19 Funds to Rural Broadband, Distance Learning Programs
Rural broadband expansion and K-12 distance learning initiatives will receive almost a fourth of the Coronavirus Relief Fund, under a package appropriated by the Mississippi Legislature. Mississippi received $1.25 billion in unallocated federal aid to soften the pandemic’s health and economic blow to the State. “This legislation brings connectivity to the world for our children,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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July 2, 2020
2020 #msleg wrap up; Medical marijuana, criminal justice reform, rural broadband and DMR without a budget
The 2020 Mississippi Legislative session took an unexpected turn when the world seemingly shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 18, session was recessed subject to call by the Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House. The members would not return until the end of May to complete their work. Sine Die, or more…
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Magnolia Tribune
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July 2, 2020
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Praise Award of $15.57 Million for Improvements to Local Airports
Annual Grants Include Additional Aid for Coronavirus Relief U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today marked the award of $15,567,034 in grants to make improvements at 22 Mississippi airports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awards include $4.97 million for the Louisville-Winston County Airport and $3.86 million for the Golden Triangle Regional Airport,…
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Magnolia Tribune
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July 2, 2020
Hyde-Smith files Gold Star Week resolution to honor the families of the fallen
Bipartisan Resolution Sets Sept. 20-26 Remembrance Week Leading Up to Gold Star Mother’s Day U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with a bipartisan group of cosponsors, today filed a resolution designating Sept. 20-26, 2020, as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week” to honor the families of fallen members of the Armed Forces. Gold Star Families Remembrance Week…
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Sarah Ulmer
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July 2, 2020
Jarvis Dortch resigns from MS House of Representatives
Representative of District 66, Jarvis Dortch, announced his resignation from the Mississippi House of Representatives on July 2, 2020. This is a really hard post to make but I look forward to the next chapter in my career. Yesterday was my final day serving in the Mississippi House of Representatives https://t.co/UK2zZSC0pu — Jarvis Dortch (@jarvisdortch)…
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Magnolia Tribune
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July 1, 2020
U.S. House Democrats Prioritize Partisan Infrastructure Wishlist Over Bipartisan Solutions
Today, House Democrats squandered a bipartisan opportunity to develop legislation to address real infrastructure needs and instead pushed a wishlist of costly and impractical Green New Deal initiatives. Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) voted against the legislation and released the following statement. “H.R. 2 ignores the needs of Americans, especially rural Americans, and creates unrealistic, impractical,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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July 1, 2020
Mississippi state flag is retired with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
On Wednesday, July 11 2020, the Mississippi state flag of 1894 which contains Confederate battle symbols, was retired and places with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. The removal of the flag came after the Mississippi Legislature voted to take down the flag and create a…
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Magnolia Tribune
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July 1, 2020
Hyde-Smith, Wicker welcome appointment of John G. Campbell to lead USDA Rural Development in Mississippi
Miss. Senators Recommended Greenville Native and Hyde-Smith Aide for Key USDA Agency in Mississippi U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today welcomed the appointment of Greenville native John G. Campbell as the new State Director for USDA Rural Development in Mississippi. The Mississippi Senators recommended Campbell, who is a senior policy aide…
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Magnolia Tribune
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July 1, 2020
Oktibbeha Supervisor Bricklee Miller is officially running for SD 15 #msleg
Oktibbeha County Supervisor Bricklee Miller confirms that she will be a candidate in the upcoming special election to replace MS Senate District 15 retiring Senator Gary Jackson. Saying farewell for now, but not goodbye, to a good and faithful public servant, Senator Gary Jackson. #msleg pic.twitter.com/wIxjbRQDMe — Delbert Hosemann (@DelbertHosemann) June 30, 2020 Miller stated,…
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Magnolia Tribune
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July 1, 2020
Wicker, Stabenow, Colleagues Introduce LOCAL Infrastructure Act
Legislation Would Restore Advance Refunding for Local Governments U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Tom Carper, D-Del., today introduced the Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act. As the U.S. deals with…
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Frank Corder
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May 6, 2026
Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more
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Daniel Tyson
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May 6, 2026
Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 6, 2026
State agencies team up to promote maternal mental health care
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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May 6, 2026
Canton Flea Market returns for 62nd year
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Alistair Begg
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May 6, 2026
A word to children
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 5, 2026
Where the Wild Things Grow: Inside Maypop Art’s garage studio
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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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Susan Crabtree
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree
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