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Sarah Ulmer
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June 16, 2020
GUEST: Legislation to Support Rural Hospitals Introduced in the House
Yesterday, new legislation to make small, rural hospitals eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation, entitled the PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act, was introduced by Congressman Michael Guest (R-MS) and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL). This legislation would allow smaller hospitals that are part of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 16, 2020
Dept. of Commerce invests $400,000 in CARES Act funds to boost economic development in NE MS
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Three Rivers Planning & Development District, Pontotoc, Mississippi, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. “The Trump Administration is eager to allocate these essential…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 16, 2020
Representative Gary Chism retires from Mississippi Legislature
On Tuesday, longtime House member Representative Gary Chism announced his retirement from the Legislature effective June 30. The leave was attributed to family medical issues. “My wife has had some health issues and I really felt like I should be with her,” Chism told The Dispatch. He left session on June 3 and said he…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 16, 2020
Wicker, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Aviation Safety Legislation
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released the following statements upon introduction of the Aircraft Safety and Certification Reform Act of 2020. This bipartisan legislation would implement provisions to improve aviation safety based on lessons learned from the tragic Boeing 737 MAX crashes,…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 16, 2020
AG Fitch petitions U.S. Supreme Court to support Mississippi’s Gestational Stage Act
Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement on the petition she has filed with the United States Supreme Court in support of Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act: “Yesterday, we filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States asking the Court to review Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act, which preserves the right…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 16, 2020
Sens. Wicker, Coons, Hyde-Smith, & Colleagues Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Expand National Service
Service Corps Members Would Support COVID-19 Response and Recovery U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chris Coons, D-Del., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and colleagues today introduced the Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service (CORPS) Act. The bipartisan legislation would expand national service programs significantly to help the country respond to and recover from COVID-19.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 16, 2020
Absentee voting changes possible amid COVID-19 social distancing
The Senate took up HB 1521 on Monday which addresses absentee voting in the new climate of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill allows for individuals who have been instructed by healthcare professionals to stay home or have severe health risks due to the virus to vote by absentee. It also applies to…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 16, 2020
HEWES: MS Flag has become a distraction, time for a change
For too long, America has used Mississippi as a whipping post, vilifying our State when there is any stereotyping related to racial relations. While some of it is historically justified, there is ample evidence in today’s world that the South doesn’t have a monopoly on hatred bred from ignorance. Racial discord exists in every corner…
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2020
Confirmation Hearing for Department of Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain
The Legislature is holding the confirmation hearing for Burl Cain as the new Commissioner for the Department of Corrections. You can watch the hearing here.
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 16, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 6/16/20
YP – Debate emerging over how COVID19 delayed FY 2020 income taxes should be budgeted Should tax receipts that would have ordinarily been collected in FY 2020 but due to coronavirus get delayed to after June 30 be counted in FY 2020 or FY 2021 for budget purposes? That has become a hot topic for…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 16, 2020
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Announce $71.46M Grant for Greenville Bypass Project
Department of Transportation Grant Would Expedite Freight Movement Through the Delta U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today announced the award of $71,460,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to ) to construct 15.6 miles of the Greenville Bypass Freight Corridor, which will complete a US 82 bypass from near the…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 15, 2020
Mississippi House Democrats Support Removal of the State Flag
The following was a press release sent out by the Mississippi House Democratic Caucus: In the last few weeks, our members have received thousands of calls and emails regarding the removal of our current state flag. The Mississippi House Democratic Caucus agrees that this change is long overdue and plans to support any measures aimed…
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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
Business
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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
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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May 6, 2026
A word to children
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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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
Opinion
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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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