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Sarah Ulmer
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March 2, 2021
WATCH: Governor Tate Reeves lifts mask mandates across counties
Governor Tate Reeves held a press conference today to discuss some of the changes in handling the COVID-19 pandemic moving forward. In a new Executive Order to be in effect starting March 3rd through the 31st, Reeves did the following: Lifted the mask mandate for several counties. However, cities are still able to enact their…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 2, 2021
Speaker Philip Gunn says the phase out of income tax needs to happen this year
Speaker of the House Philip Gunn sat down with Y’all Politics to talk about the particulars of HB 1439, the Tax Freedom Act. Gunn says now is the time to pass an elimination of the income tax, that the state cannot afford to wait. “The time is now. Our citizens need tax relief now,” said…
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Frank Corder
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March 1, 2021
OCE report concludes Rep. Steven Palazzo expenditures may have violated House rules, election law
The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) has released a report in the inquiry regarding Mississippi 4th District Congressman Steven Palazzo’s use of campaign funds, complete with spending records and interviews with staff members. While the report casts a very negative light on Palazzo’s campaign expenditures, it is only a referral for additional action and not…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 26, 2021
GOVERNOR REEVES: If My State Can Save For Emergencies Like COVID, So Can Others
The Biden administration and Congress are negotiating a federal coronavirus spending package, and while it has many worthy goals, one thing should be eliminated: bailing out state budgets. If they pass the billions of dollars in bailout money for state governments, as a governor, I’d get the political benefit of spending that money. It’s never…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 23, 2021
Speaker Gunn unpacks income tax phase out plan at Capitol press conference
Speaker of the House Philip Gunn (R) held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss the particulars of HB 1439, the plan that would phase out the state’s income tax over 10 years. “Anyone in Mississippi who pays an income tax, today is the day that we start to eliminate that burden for you,”…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 22, 2021
A new effort to create a Conservation Trust in Mississippi could become reality
A group of Mississippi and national conservation groups including Wildlife Mississippi, Ducks Unlimited, the Nature Conservancy, Delta Council / Delta Wildlife, Coastal Conservation Association and the Foundation for MDWFP are banding together to promote a program to create a conservation trust using a sales tax diversion from the existing sales of sporting goods. The bill…
Opinion
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 15, 2021
State parks could see improvements with recent legislation
This year, lawmakers are taking on one area of the state that is often neglected, Mississippi’s state parks. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann has made the improvement of the state’s parks and wildlife areas a priority of his for the 2021 Legislative session. He estimated that restoring these areas will be a roughly $147 million investment.…
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Frank Corder
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February 11, 2021
Mason-Dixon poll puts Reeves approval at 56% overall and 71% among Republicans
Virtually mirroring the results released last week by the Y’all Politics/IMG poll, Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida, released a poll today that shows Governor Tate Reeves has increased his favorability among Mississippi voters in the last year in spite of the COVID pandemic. Overall, his approval rate stands at 56%. Among Republicans,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 8, 2021
Medicaid tech bills make their way through the Legislature with major changes ahead
Any day now, lawmakers in each chamber could be taking up their version of the Medicaid Technical Amendments bill on the floor. SB 2799 authored by Senator Kevin Blackwell (R) and HB 1008 offered by Rep. Joey Hood (R) are said to be relatively similar in nature this year, at least at this point. The…
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Frank Corder
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February 4, 2021
GOP voters give Reeves 72% job approval on COVID, support income tax elimination and teacher pay increase
Contrary to mainstream media narratives, Mississippi Republican voters seem pleased with their top elected leaders, this according to the latest Impact Management Group (IMG) poll commissioned by Y’all Politics. IMG conducted a statewide public opinion survey using 600 2020 Republican Party Primary voters in the State of Mississippi between January 13-17, 2021. FAVORABILITY OF TOP…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 2, 2021
Legislators take on election procedures with over two dozen bills filed in 2021
The way Mississippi elections run are always a topic of conversation as bills are filed in the Legislature each session, but perhaps more so this year after a nationally polarized general election during a pandemic with what was estimated to be the highest turnout the U.S. has ever seen. This year, Mississippi House and Senate…
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Frank Corder
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January 29, 2021
CORDER: Don’t let COVID be excuse to backslide on legislative improvements to accessibility
Good governance in our republic relies heavily upon accessible representatives and an open process by which those elected officials conduct the business of the people. That premise is why Open Meetings laws exist. Yet, these sunshine laws are only as good as the citizens who insist upon such transparency and the elected officials who abide…
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Jeremy Pittari
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February 20, 2026
Over $5 billion in K-12 education funding passed in the Mississippi House
News
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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February 20, 2026
Trump has other tariff options after Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes
News
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Frank Corder
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February 20, 2026
Lawmakers want to end the need for envelopes when voting absentee
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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February 18, 2026
Firehawk Aerospace establishing manufacturing operations in Crawford
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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February 13, 2026
Billions in new economic development projects in the works for Mississippi in 2026
Business
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Frank Corder
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February 12, 2026
Camgian awarded position on Golden Dome Team
Culture
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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February 20, 2026
Cathead Distillery brings Spring Crawfish Boil Series to Jackson
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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February 20, 2026
Knowing with certainty
Culture
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Associated Press
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February 19, 2026
Hubbard hits program-record 10 3s, scores 46 as Mississippi State blows big lead, beats Auburn
Opinion
Opinion
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Josh Harkins
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February 20, 2026
Ensuring a private ballot vote on unionization efforts: Setting clear expectations for taxpayers’ dollars
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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February 18, 2026
AI-driven global data center boom, including in Mississippi, draws critics and litigation
Opinion
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Ben Bush
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February 17, 2026
Ibogaine saved my family: A Mississippi veteran’s perspective
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