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Sarah Ulmer
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February 23, 2022
Former Scott County employee convicted of embezzlement
Tony Macon, a former employee of Scott County, was convicted of embezzlement in the county Circuit Court. State Auditor Shad White announced the conviction after the case was prosecuted by District Attorney Steven Kilgore in Judge Mark Duncan’s courtroom. Macon plead guilty to the charges. He was originally arrested by Special Agents from the Auditor’s…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 23, 2022
LATINO: Another Path to Income Tax Repeal
Submitted by Russ Latino “There is middle ground to be found that could be “just right” if people are serious about delivering transformative tax relief to Mississippians, as they should be.” In the classic children’s story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the title character finds herself in a situation of testing three bowls of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 23, 2022
Mississippi Senate passes its tax cut plan with immediate rebate for taxpayers
The Senate’s plan would eliminate the 4 percent bracket over four years, leaving only the 5 percent income tax bracket. The Mississippi Senate has passed their version of a tax cut. While the plan is not a full elimination of the state’s individual income tax, it does offer an immediate reimbursement between $100 and $1,000…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 23, 2022
SALTER: $73 million verdict in Sandy Hook lawsuit unlikely to impact red states like Miss.
By: Sid Salter Does the stunning $73 million verdict against gun manufacturer Remington in the 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, that claimed the lives of 20 first-graders and six educators signal a sea change in litigation against gun makers? In a word, no. Congress has provided near blanket legal immunity…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 22, 2022
UMMC announces $17.6 million grant to expand Telehealth to Mississippi students
The grant money will ensure Telehealth accessibility from kindergarten through 12th grade. The University of Mississippi Medical Center will provide more of the state’s students access to Telehealth thanks to a $17.6 million grant from the State Department of Education. Funding for the grant is provided through American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency…
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Anne Summerhays
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February 22, 2022
AG Fitch leads a multistate coalition to fight impersonation scams
The Attorneys General wrote a letter in response to the FTC’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment concerning impersonation scams. On Tuesday, Attorney General Lynn Fitch helped lead a bipartisan coalition of 49 Attorneys General in asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create robust rules for outlawing impersonation scams. “Our…
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Anne Summerhays
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February 22, 2022
Senate Appropriations Committee advances SB 3167, which proposes $300M to ERBRF Program
The Program was established in 2018 and is administered by the Mississippi Department of Transportation. On Tuesday, the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced Senate Bill 3167, which would provide a boost of $300 million to the state’s Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund (ERBRF) Program. The ERBRF Program was enacted in 2018 and works to revitalize public…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 22, 2022
Third person in Hinds County Election Commission scheme arrested
Another arrest made in Hinds County Election Commission scheme Auditor Shad White announced Sudie Jones-Teague was indicted on multiple charges by a Hinds County grand jury after she surrendered to Special Agents. They also delivered a demand letter to her showing she owes nearly $150,000 back to Hinds County taxpayers. The demand amount includes interest…
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Frank Corder
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February 22, 2022
Mississippi Senate seeks to divert wind pool moneys to buoy dwindling state employee insurance fund
Coast legislative delegation, Insurance Commissioner Chaney worry that the diversion of funds will result in higher rates, less stability. Since its creation and subsequent revisions in 2007 following Hurricane Katrina, the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association, known as the wind pool, has had legislative appropriators seeing dollar signs despite the fact that it is not a…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 22, 2022
Mississippi Senate income tax cut plan makes its way through Finance Committee
The Senate’s plan must be moved off the floor by the Wednesday deadline. The Mississippi Senate has dropped its income tax cut plan just two days before the deadline for floor action on revenue bills in the originating chamber. RELATED: Mississippi Senate to drop tax reduction plan to eliminate 4% income tax bracket The legislation…
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Anne Summerhays
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February 22, 2022
Mississippi, Maine delegations urge support for destroyers in Navy’s next budget
The two congressional delegations have long championed funding for both Ingalls Shipbuilding and Bath Iron Works. U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-MS) and Trent Kelly (R-MS) joined lawmakers from the Maine congressional delegation in a letter urging Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to include…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 21, 2022
Reeves announces two executive orders to support military families
The Mississippi Governor, state Department of Education create “The Military Star Schools Program.” Governor Tate Reeves announced two new executive orders to support military members and their families particularly during relocations to Mississippi. “Mississippi’s service members and their families have sacrificed so much for us, that it’s only right we do everything we can to…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Matt Friedeman
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December 21, 2025
The conspiracy of the insignificant
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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