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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2020
Senators tag Republican House colleague’s name on local tax bill
In what clearly reflects some Senate-House legislative sparring, the freshly amended “Dana Criswell Municipality Tourism Tax Act” passed out of the Mississippi Senate Local and Private Committee on Tuesday. The measure would authorize a 1% tax on hotels and motels and authorize the issuance of bonds for tourism and parks and recreation for the City…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 10, 2020
PSC Chairman Maxwell Encourages Participation in Mississippi “Zap the Gap” Program
Southern District Commissioner Dane Maxwell of the Mississippi Public Service Commission is implementing a program for the first time in South Mississippi called “Zap the Gap.” This program allows residents to report areas where they lack cell phone coverage, high-speed internet service, or natural gas service. “Reliable cell phone and internet services has become so…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 10, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 6/10/20
YP – Second committee deadline pushes through major legislation, leaves some to die Tuesday marked the second committee deadline for the Mississippi Legislature. After a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the members were back at the Capitol to move bills through the process. Bills that were not passed through committee today died. See…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 10, 2020
State Treasury Returns $6 Million to Mississippians
MCRAE: Unclaimed property is not the state’s money. It’s your money, and we’re committed to returning it. Treasurer David McRae today announced the Mississippi State Treasury has returned $6 million in unclaimed property since he took office in January via more than 2,200 claims. Included in this figure is the more than $1.7 million that…
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June 10, 2020
SALTER: Unity March, rally felt far different than prior Mississippi reactions to past racial injustices
By: Sid Salter At Saturday’s Starkville Unity March and subsequent rally on the campus of Mississippi State University, I watched and listened. I saw local white merchants bringing cases of bottled water and local white-owned restaurants dropping off food for organizers and the police. I saw many white business leaders, bankers, and civic club members…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 10, 2020
Second committee deadline pushes through major legislation, leaves some to die
Tuesday marked the second committee deadline for the Mississippi Legislature. After a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the members were back at the Capitol to move bills through the process. Bills that were not passed through committee today died. Here are a few that survived: One measure people have been waiting anxiously to…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 9, 2020
Can the state flag be changed this session?
Protests surrounding the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis have spread across the nation. Since then, conversation has risen in Mississippi on whether or not state leaders should call for the removal and change of the state flag. Currently, Mississippi’s flag contains the Confederate battle symbol, which is largely viewed…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 9, 2020
Second piece in human trafficking policy reform clears Senate committee
A human trafficking bill championed by Speaker of the House Philip Gunn survived the Senate on committee deadline day Tuesday. HB 1559 was designed to directly address the service gap for minors who are victims of human trafficking. At this time, no specific facility is dedicated to helping minors who are trafficking victims. This bill follows…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 9, 2020
Wicker Supports Yazoo Pumps Proposal
Miss. Senator Encourages Public to Correct the Record on Army Corps Project U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today submitted a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers detailing his support for the Yazoo backwater pumps. The letter is in response to a recently published “Notice of Intent” from the Corps that it would be preparing a…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 9, 2020
MS Senate passes amended House resolution to provide extended legislative session days
UPDATE June 11: The House of Representatives has concurred on the amended bill. The Mississippi Senate has taken action on HCR 69, amending it following its initial unanimous approval in the House. The resolution will allow for the Legislature to have an open-ended session in order to address any issues that could arise around COVID-19.…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 9, 2020
Ag Commissioner Encourages Public Comments on Yazoo Area Pump Project
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson is encouraging the public to submit comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District as it prepares a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for the Yazoo Area Pump Project in the Yazoo Backwater Area of Mississippi. The SEIS is in response to historical flooding that continues…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 9, 2020
Hyde-Smith cosponsors Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for legislation to help financially vulnerable rural hospitals keep their doors open by expanding eligibility to higher Medicare payments. Hyde-Smith is cosponsoring the Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act (S.3103), which would update Medicare Critical Access Hospital (CAH) rules to give states authority to designate additional rural hospitals…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 1, 2026
Mississippi’s SNAP error rate is said to be down but state still likely on the hook for millions
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Frank Corder
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June 1, 2026
Application period for next round of Gulf Coast Restoration Fund grants now open
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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June 1, 2026
Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study finds
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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June 1, 2026
Offensive mastermind Mike Leach, who died in 2022, heads ballot for College Football Hall of Fame
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Robert St. John
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June 1, 2026
Forty-three
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Alistair Begg
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June 1, 2026
Jesus throughout Scripture
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Haley Fisackerly
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June 1, 2026
Two billion reasons why Mississippi and Entergy are proving data centers can provide power customers real savings
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Kelley Williams
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June 1, 2026
Blissful ignorance vs. mistakes of omission
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Merle Flowers
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June 1, 2026
Mississippi businesses deserve relief from credit card swipe fees
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