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Sarah Ulmer
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March 31, 2021
Medicaid will live on in the Governor’s office and with a budget
The Mississippi House and Senate have come to an agreement on the Medicaid Technical Amendments bill. However, it did not come without a debate between the chambers on the best way to move forward. Nearing the end of the Legislative session, Chairman of the Senate Medicaid committee Sen. Kevin Blackwell said that there were disagreements…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 30, 2021
Senate passes Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act
The Mississippi Senate has moved criminal justice reform in the state along with the adoption of the conference report for SB 2795, the Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act. The bill passed on a vote of 35 to13. The bill was authored by Senator Juan Barnett (D) who chairs the Senate Corrections Committee. He presented the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 29, 2021
Education to receive $102 million more in FY2022 budget
UPDATE: The Senate also moved to adopt the conference report upon gaveling in later Monday evening. The Mississippi House has approved the conference report for the Mississippi State Department of Education budget. HB 1387 appropriates $2,303,506,047 from the general fund, which is a $102 million or 4% increase from FY2021’s appropriation with $2.1 billion of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 29, 2021
Mississippi House and Senate on cusp of an agreement for criminal justice reform
Senator Brice Wiggins (R) said negotiations on the criminal justice reform bills are close to being settled between the Mississippi House and Senate. The two major bills in the criminal justice reform effort are HB 796 and SB 2795, both of which are in the conference process. HB 796 is the habitual offender bill. It…
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Frank Corder
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March 29, 2021
Conferees remove House income tax phase out proposal from bond bill
The Mississippi House’s plan to phase out the state income tax appears to be dead, dead, dead for the 2021 session. Speaker Philip Gunn filed HB 1439, titled the “Mississippi Tax Freedom Act of 2021,” in late February. The bill would have phased out the state income tax and reduced the grocery tax while raising…
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Frank Corder
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March 25, 2021
CORDER: Outdoor Trust Bill could go the way of referendum if Legislature doesn’t act
The Mississippi Legislature is tasked with handling the business of the people, tackling issues of importance that will both improve the State and the lives of Mississippians. When they cannot come together, what’s left is the referendum process whereby the people move an issue forward the politicians refuse to embrace. That is what occurred with…
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Frank Corder
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March 22, 2021
ACLU seeks to untangle Mississippi law enforcement, ICE cooperation despite state law that mandates it
Amidst a crisis at the Southern border that has been exacerbated by the Biden Administration’s reimplementation of the “catch and release” policy that could see 1 million illegal aliens enter the United States by summer, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Mississippi has begun a statewide campaign to untangle the relationship between local law…
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Frank Corder
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March 18, 2021
Mississippi unemployment rate down 59% from pandemic peak
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mississippi’s unemployment rate sits at 6.4% as of March 15th, down from the pandemic peak of 15.7%. That is a 59% decrease since April 2020. This is positive news for the state, though it has gone under-reported in newspapers and television broadcasts, as has the fact that…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 16, 2021
UPDATE: Income tax phase out proposal from House set to die in Senate, but survives in bond bill
UPDATE: After adjournment in the Senate, the House took up SB 2971, a bond bill for institutions of higher learning. Chairman Lamar inserted the language from HB 1439, the Mississippi Tax Freedom Act, into the bill. Changes made to the original language included the removal of the tax increase that was previously placed on farmers,…
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Frank Corder
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March 15, 2021
Mississippi gun show targeted with unprecedented fire department inspection fee for vendors
It is no secret that the City of Jackson under the Lumumba Administration is no fan of gun shows. Last summer, city leaders looked for ways to ban the gatherings. This past weekend, it would seem that there was intent by the city to impose a disincentive on the shows and their vendors by charging,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 12, 2021
Medicaid hangs in the balance as both chambers kill tech bills
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid hangs in the balance this Friday after the House and Senate killed both technical amendment bills on adjournment for the week. Today was the deadline for any bills held on a motion to reconsider to either be brought to back the floor or die on the calendar. Both Medicaid technical…
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Frank Corder
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March 11, 2021
Mississippi Governor signs Fairness Act into law barring biological men participating in women, girls’ sports
Surrounded by Republican lawmakers, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed the Fairness Act into law Thursday morning at a signing event held at the state Capitol. The Mississippi Fairness Act, SB 2536, bars biological men from competing in women and girls’ sports public schools and universities in the state. It was authored by State Senator Angela…
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Frank Corder
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November 26, 2024
St. Pe wins South Mississippi Court of Appeals runoff
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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November 26, 2024
Mississippi seeks execution date for 1993 killing but lawyers say case could go to Supreme Court
News
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Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
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November 26, 2024
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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November 25, 2024
Burford Electric Service announces $3.55 million expansion in Columbus
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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November 24, 2024
Mississippi’s best B&B
Business
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2024
Koch Foods investing $145.5 million in expansion of Morton facility
Culture
Culture
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Russ Latino
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November 26, 2024
Smoke Dat Turkey for Thanksgiving
Culture
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Stephen Griffin
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November 26, 2024
Seeing Stars: Jackson’s Davis Planetarium to take flight in 2025
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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November 26, 2024
A holy calling
Opinion
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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November 27, 2024
Kitchens, Branning Supreme Court race too close to call
Opinion
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Steven Gassenberger
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November 26, 2024
Modernizing PERS (Part 2): The state of play after 2024 session
Opinion
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Bill Crawford
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November 24, 2024
Whacks to federal spending may whack Mississippi budget
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