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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
May 8, 2020

MS Senate takes first swing at draft to appropriate CARES Act dollars

The Mississippi Senate Appropriations Committee met on Friday to discuss the first proposed piece of language dedicated to the disbursement of CARES Act dollars. It focuses primarily on support for small businesses in the state. This language is only a draft and has not yet been filed, but that could come early next week. Senator…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 8, 2020

EPA Selects 4 MS Projects to Receive $1.4 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced four grant recipients in Mississippi have been selected to receive awards totaling $1,464,000 to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency’s Brownfields program. Recipients include the City of Canton ($300,000), the City of Vicksburg ($300,000), the Three Rivers Planning and Development District Inc. for work…