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March 5, 2020
Commissioner Gipson Applauds Mississippi House Passage of Future of Mississippi Agriculture Act
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson applauds the passage of the Future of Mississippi Agriculture Act (HB 1566) today by the Mississippi House of Representatives. “I applaud Speaker Gunn, Chairman Pigott, Vice-Chairman Mangold, the House Agriculture Committee and the entire Mississippi House of Representatives for passing the Future of Mississippi Agriculture Act today,” said…
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March 5, 2020
Mississippi Senate Unanimously Approves Increase in Death Benefit for Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters
Beneficiaries of a law enforcement officer or fire fighter killed in the line of duty would receive a $200,000 payment under a bill unanimously approved by the Mississippi Senate yesterday. Senate Bill 2523 doubles the State’s current death benefit payment of $100,000. Benefits are paid from a Trust Fund receiving vehicle tag and renewal fees…
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March 5, 2020
McRae Announces $2 Million Now Returned to Rightful Owners of Unclaimed Property
Mississippi State Treasurer David McRae today announced $2 million has been returned to the rightful owners of unclaimed property since he took office in January. In total, the Office of the Treasury has processed and closed 1,083 unclaimed property claims. To “This is money folks are entitled to, so we’re going to be proactive about…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 5, 2020
Teacher Licensure Bill Clears Mississippi Senate, Opens Up Pathway to Classroom for Hundreds of College Students
A bill revising licensure requirements cleared the Mississippi Senate unanimously yesterday, paving the way for hundreds of students to become trained as teachers. Senate Bill 2511 would allow college students to enter a School of Education if they have achieved a 21 ACT score, 3.0 grade point average on pre-major coursework, or a passing score…
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March 5, 2020
Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith vote for funding to fight Coronavirus
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today voted for a supplemental funding package requested by President Donald J. Trump to combat the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. The legislation will provide additional resources at the federal, state, and local levels to prepare for a potential outbreak in…
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March 5, 2020
Insurance Comm. Chaney: Daylight Saving Time reminder to check smoke alarms
Even though most clocks will update automatically this Sunday, State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney wants everyone to use the time change as a reminder to test smoke alarms. At last check, there have been 23 fire deaths in 2020. In 16 of those fires, there were no working smoke alarms in the home. If you…
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Frank Corder
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March 5, 2020
Sanders bails on Mississippi visit
The New York Times is reporting that Bernie Sanders is cancelling his visit to Mississippi this Friday and will instead focus his pre-primary efforts on Michigan. This can only be seen as essentially conceding the state to Joe Biden. Sanders was expected to speak at 2:30pm in Jackson at Mississippi’s Civil Rights museum with Jackson…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 5, 2020
Mississippi Senators consider first policy regarding transgendered athletes
A bill that would require the Mississippi High School Activities Association to comply with the state’s Open Meetings law in order to receive funds was taken up in the Senate on Wednesday. A seemingly uncontroversial bill was instantly ignited with one amendment. As Senators discussed SB 2351, an amendment was offered by Sen. Angela Hill…
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Frank Corder
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March 5, 2020
Thompson endorses Biden and Warren is now out
Mississippi’s Presidential primary contest seems to be coming into sharper focus. Congressman Bennie Thompson has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for President. And late this morning, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has dropped out of the race. .@ewarren is dropping out of the race, to tell staff later the am >>https://t.co/pzcdL1riww — Jonathan Martin (@jmart) March…
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Frank Corder
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March 5, 2020
MS House passes Military Family Freedom Act
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed what is being called the ‘Military Family Freedom Act’ on Wednesday by a 120-0 vote. House Bill 1510 was authored by Rep. Steve Hopkins (R-HD 7). The bill seeks to revise the manner in which occupational licenses are issued to applicants who are members of the military, or military…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 5, 2020
Reeves signs executive order to form committee in response to threat of Coronavirus
Governor Reeves provided an update to Mississippi on actions to address the coronavirus and plans to protect public health and minimize the risk to Mississippians. During the press conference, Governor Reeves signed an executive order establishing the Mississippi Coronavirus (COVID-19) Preparedness and Response Planning Steering Committee. Led by Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the State Health Officer,…
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March 5, 2020
Navy Leader Praises Sen. Wicker’s SHIPS Implementation Act
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today attended a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower to consider the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding programs. The Navy and Marine Corps leaders at the hearing praised the capabilities of Mississippi-built amphibious ships and suggested there was tremendous potential…
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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
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
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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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