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Sarah Ulmer
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January 26, 2018
Should #msleg tinker with vaccination success by allowing for religious exemptions?
by Sarah Ulmer It’s back before legislators, a bill that would allow religious exemptions for families who disagree with required vaccinations before their children can be permitted to attend school. This year it’s HB1505 authored by Rep. Andy Gipson. In 1969 religious exemptions were ruled unconstitutional, but since then most states have begun to permit…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
School districts could be required to adopt dating violence policies to protect students #billoftheday
HB69 would require school districts to adopt a dating violence policy to protect and educate students on healthy relationships. The bill was authored by Rep. Hines and hopes to ensure that all students have the right to learn in a safe and supportive environment. House Bill 69 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
Wicker, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Promote Precision Agriculture, Rural Broadband
Bipartisan Legislation Targets High-Speed Internet Deployment to Nation’s Farms & Ranches U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., today introduced legislation to promote precision agriculture and rural broadband deployment. The “Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018,” S. 2343, would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a task force to identify gaps…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
AG, Revenue Offices File Suit Over Illegal Wine Shipments
The Office of the Attorney General and the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Division of the Department of Revenue filed a complaint last month against four wine companies after finding that the companies were illegally shipping wine into the state, including to underage Mississippians and dry counties. In Mississippi, alcohol shipments to an individual or business…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
Considering Medicaid coverage and it’s impact on county jails #msleg
Senator Brice Wiggins released information pertaining to the state of Medicaid in Mississippi and how it impacts county jails. These documents include an argument for the movement to Suspend Medicaid coverage to inmates, versus total termination. In short, the argument for Medicaid Suspension is supported by State cost Savings. States may achieve cost savings by…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
MBN hopeful that bill to add pay raise survives committee deadlines #msleg
by Sarah Ulmer The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics is asking for extra support from the state in order to pay their agents more money and decrease turnover in the department. HB262 would provide a $2,500 raise to agents. The last raise was three years ago. Right now, the MBN is reporting around 30 vacancies out…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
Joint Statement on behalf of Speaker Pro Tempore Snowden and President Pro Tempore Burton
The long-standing existing written policy of the Department of Finance and Administration has been that no “rallies” are allowed within the Capitol Building. Press conferences with 25 or fewer participants may be permitted upon proper application to DFA, but no signs, chants, etc., characteristic of a “rally” are allowed in the building by any organization…
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Editor
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January 25, 2018
Rep. Jay Hughes’s “Let them eat cake” moment
By Alan Lange Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, was once famously quoted, upon being alerted that the peasants had no bread, as saying “let them eat cake” . The phrase has always symbolized the insensitivity and tone deafness of the rich to the needs of the poor. In an MPB interview this week after…
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January 25, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 1/25/18
Pascagoula Mayor Dane Maxwell gets shoutout at the top of President Trump’s speech to mayors in the White House Rep. Trent Kelly and former State Senator Merle Flowers speak to Olive Branch Rotary about Israel In Olive Branch for the weekly Rotary Club meeting, where Kelly and former state Sen. Merle Flowers spoke about…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 24, 2018
Rep. Cockerham: Protecting Mississippi physicians should be a top priority #msleg
by Sarah Ulmer When medicine is as important to Mississippi as it is, a key component is having qualified and skilled physicians to keep it running. The Physicians Protection Act, authored by Rep. Angela Cockerham would ensure that doctors being treated fairly when it comes to due process. HB1165 would create three positions of hearing…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 24, 2018
Jackson on list of cities subpoenaed by DOJ for restricting info to immigration officials
In November 2017, the DOJ sent letters to Jackson, Mississippi, along with other municipalities throughout the country, stating that they were not in compliance with grant funding that conditionally required cooperation on not establishing ‘sactuary policies’. In November, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba responded to the previous letter … “The City of Jackson is firmly…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 24, 2018
Window tint on the way out if the Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2018 is passed #billoftheday
It’s called the “Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2018” and was authored by Rep. Steve Holland. the bill would prevent anyone from driving a vehicle registered with a sign or poster on it, or mirroring affect to their windshield unless they have a certificate saying they’re authorized to do that. House Bill 27 his act…
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Frank Corder
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December 3, 2025
Narcan vending machine coming to Singing River Gulfport Hospital
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 3, 2025
Mississippi’s Opioid Settlement Council approves application list, sends recommendations to lawmakers
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Frank Corder
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December 3, 2025
Five months into fiscal year, Mississippi revenues exceed estimates by $90 million
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Daniel Tyson
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November 20, 2025
Amazon investing $3 billion in Warren County data center campus
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Susan Marquez
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December 3, 2025
Mississippi Museum of Art purchases Frank Lloyd Wright-designed property
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Alistair Begg
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December 3, 2025
A solid conviction
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 2, 2025
Chambliss wins 2025 Conerly Trophy, named top college football player in Mississippi
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Sid Salter
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December 3, 2025
Sen. Wicker’s asking the right questions as Congress weighs Ukraine policy, boat strikes
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Russ Latino
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November 29, 2025
For the enigmatic Mr. Kiffin, a decision looms
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Sid Salter
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November 26, 2025
My wise grandmother taught me to be thankful for the power of the penny
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