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Frank Corder
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June 18, 2020
Thompson, Palazzo, Guest respond to SCOTUS ruling on DACA
President Donald Trump has sought to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program since 2017 but a lower court barred the administration from doing so. The case was taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court and today, in a 5-4 decision with Chief Justice John Roberts being the deciding opinion, the justices upheld…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 18, 2020
WATCH: Gov. Reeves expresses concern for small businesses in daily COVID briefing
In today’s COVID-19 briefing, Governor Tate Reeves expresses concern for small businesses an urges immediate action by the Legislature. “We desperately need legislative action to prevent a possible automatic 950% tax increase on small businesses. This is the worst possible time to have a major tax increase. Details on what needs to happen to prevent…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 18, 2020
Hyde-Smith, King offer bill to protect patients by easing Telehealth payment burden
Legislation Required to Shield Rural Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers from Looming Medicare Clawback Payments U.S Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced legislation to protect patients receiving care through telehealth services by shielding certain clinics in underserved communities from impending Medicare clawback payments. The Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act would provide…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 18, 2020
MDE Cites Record-Low Dropout Rate in Response to State Auditor’s Performance Audit for Office of Dropout Prevention
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) held up its sustained record of improved student achievement over the past six years – particularly the state’s record-low dropout rate – in response to the Office of the State Auditor’s (OSA) performance audit for the MDE Office of Dropout Prevention. State law established the office in 2006, though…
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Frank Corder
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June 18, 2020
Auditor: Office of Dropout Prevention defunct, changed graduation rate calculation to improve stats
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) failed to maintain an Office of Dropout Prevention (ODP) for the last 10 years as required by state law. Additionally, lawmakers told MDE to increase the graduation rate from 61% in 2006 to 85% by 2019, and MDE met this goal in part by changing how it calculates the…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 18, 2020
Wicker, Sinema, Blumenauer, Fitzpatrick Introduce the RESTAURANTS Act
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., today introduced the Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020. The legislation would establish a $120 billion revitalization fund to help independent restaurants deal with the long-term structural challenges…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 18, 2020
Votes not likely there to pass Mississippi flag resolution out of Senate Constitution Committee
Over the last week, a resolution was offered in the Mississippi Senate by Sen. Derrick Simmons (D) to allow the Legislature to consider changing the design of the state flag to what has been coined the “Stennis Flag.” In 2001, that decision was left up to a vote of the people as to whether or…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 18, 2020
OP-ED: Madison County Supervisors need to stand up to NCL on landfill
UNBELIEVABLE!! The sheer arrogance of the garbage company NCL was exposed in their letter to the Madison County Board of Supervisors in their attempt to buy the County’s study of whether Madison County needs a third unprecedented landfill! As if paying for the study wasn’t bad enough, NCL’s lawyer then directed the Board in the…
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Frank Corder
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June 18, 2020
Mississippi institute leans in to find cure for obesity, diabetes using novel research
It is no secret that Mississippi’s obesity and diabetes rates are above the national average. In fact, Mississippi is the only state in the “Diabetes Belt” with every county showing excessive diabetes prevalence, with estimates showing 1.5 million people, or nearly half of the state’s population, considered obese with nearly 300,000 diagnosed with diabetes as…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 18, 2020
Hyde-Smith cosponsors Scott’s JUSTICE Act
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored a major reform package intended to improve community safety through police training reforms and greater law enforcement accountability. Hyde-Smith signed as an original cosponsor of the JUSTICE Act, reform legislation introduced by Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Wednesday. Senate leadership intends to bring the bill to the Senate…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 18, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 6/18/20
YP – Senate passes abortion bill to prohibit the procedure on basis of race, gender or genetic abnormality HB 1295 is the 2020 abortion related bill in the Mississippi Legislature. The bill has made it through the House where it originated and was passed by a vote of 33 to 11 on the Senate floor…
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2020
Empower MS introduces Mississippi School Finder to aid families in search of education options
Mississippi families in search of the best education for their children now have a new useful tool at their disposal, this according to Empower Mississippi. The Mississippi School Finder website, a project sponsored by Empower Mississippi and in-state education partners, offers users a complete picture of public, private, and alternative education options available in their…
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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May 5, 2026
Wall Street rallies to records after oil prices ease and corporate profits keep topping expectations
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Frank Corder
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May 5, 2026
Thompson says SCOTUS Callais ruling “equivalent to a second Civil War”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 5, 2026
Debate lingers over what, how to pay Jackson’s new police chief
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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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Meredith Biesinger
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May 5, 2026
Where the Wild Things Grow: Inside Maypop Art’s garage studio
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Alistair Begg
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May 5, 2026
Who do you say that I am?
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Robert St. John
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May 4, 2026
Table 19
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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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Russ Latino
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April 29, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi
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