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Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 7, 2020

PERSPECTIVE: Tourism Will Be Key to Driving Economic Recovery

Summertime typically marks peak travel season in Mississippi, but this season has thrown us all a colossal curveball like we’ve never seen before. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a multitude of hardships for people and places everywhere. Most significant is the public health crisis we all find ourselves in, which has brought our once thriving…
Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
June 5, 2020

Legislation could die as collateral damage over session extension squabble

Last week, the Mississippi House unanimously passed a resolution extending the 2020 session until the end of the year.  The state Senate did not follow suit as a sufficient number of Senators made it clear that they were not on board.  A majority of Senators were reluctant to bring it to the floor over concerns…