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Sarah Ulmer
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January 22, 2021
Key MS House leader offers bill to restructure authority over Division of Medicaid
A new bill from the Mississippi House of Representatives, HB 1013 authored by House Ways and Means Chairman Trey Lamar (R) would establish a Medicaid Commission to oversee the Division of Medicaid currently operated under the instruction of the Governor’s office. The proposed Commission would be made up of seven members. Three would be appointed…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 22, 2021
YP Daily Roundup 1/22/21
YP – Mississippi Legislature now operating under new COVID-19 protocols, considering delay to session The Mississippi Senate announced today that they would be allowing a change in attendance of committee meetings starting on Monday. Just after convening at 10:00AM on Thursday, the Senate Rules Committee met and discussed a new set of protocols for members…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 21, 2021
Mississippi Legislature now operating under new COVID-19 protocols, considering delay to session
The Mississippi Senate announced today that they would be allowing a change in attendance of committee meetings starting on Monday. Just after convening at 10:00AM on Thursday, the Senate Rules Committee met and discussed a new set of protocols for members attending committee meetings until the next bill deadline. Members in the Senate, but no…
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Frank Corder
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January 21, 2021
Mississippi received over a billion dollars in CARES Act funds. How was it spent?
Over a billion dollars was appropriated to Mississippi from the CARES Act passed by Congress in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. State Auditor Shad White’s office is tasked with monitoring that spending. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or “CARES ACT,” established two funds: Coronavirus Relief Fund “CRF” CFDA 21.019, which…
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January 21, 2021
Wicker Urges Biden’s Secretary of Defense Nominee to Meet Shipbuilding Goals
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Tuesday urged Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, to commit to growing the U.S. Navy fleet to counter emerging threats abroad. In his questions to Gen. Austin, Wicker pointed to the U.S. Navy’s recently released 30-year…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 21, 2021
MDOT announces Southern, Central and Northern grant projects
The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently announced $4.4 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the Southern District, $3 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the Central District and $2.8 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the Northern District. The commission approved the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to award grants…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 21, 2021
MDE Suspends Policies on A-F Grading, 3rd Grade Reading, and High School Assessments for 2020-21 School Year
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to suspend three statewide policies regarding assessment and accountability to manage the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the 2020-21 school year. All required state and federal assessments will be administered this school year as usual. However, the policy suspensions mean schools and districts will not be…
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Frank Corder
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January 21, 2021
CORDER: Media-hyped warnings of pro-Trump, right-wing Capitol protests turn out to be a nothingburger
On Wednesday, those who tuned into the Inauguration ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol saw the might of the U.S. military on full display. Tall, barbed wire fences surrounded the Capitol Complex. Snipers were visible on neighboring buildings. Troops that had been camped inside the halls of Congress on the marble floors were staged in combat…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 21, 2021
Bill of the Day: A total ban on abortion
It is not uncommon for the Mississippi Legislature to attempt a restriction on abortions each year. In 2018 HB 1510 was passed to ban abortions after 15 weeks, in 2019 SB 2116, a 6-week abortion ban or the “Heartbeat Bill” was passed. Just last year HB 1295 was passed which would limit abortions based on…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 21, 2021
Teacher pay raise bill moves forward in Mississippi Senate
UPDATE 1/21/2021: The Mississippi Senate has unanimously passed the teacher pay raise bill. SB 2001 was the first action brought up on the floor today. It was introduced and explained by Senator DeBar who chairs the Education Committee. All other education bills maintained their place on the calendar. “As you saw today it passed unanimously…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 21, 2021
56th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Kicks-Off January 22
The 56th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo gets underway Friday, January 22, at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds. The Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo, the largest rodeo event east of the Mississippi River, brings in participants from all over the world and generates millions of dollars in the local economy. “For well…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 21, 2021
YP Daily Roundup 1/21/21
YP – Inauguration Day 2021: What Mississippi political leaders are saying The Presidential Inauguration was held Wednesday on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. See what Mississippi political leaders are saying on the historic day. YP – President Trump pardons 3 supported…
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Frank Corder
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July 1, 2025
Trump nominates Kruger, Leary for U.S. Attorneys in Mississippi
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Daniel Tyson
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July 1, 2025
Horhn sworn in as new Mayor of Jackson
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Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
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July 1, 2025
Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
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Lynne Jeter
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June 27, 2025
Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Susan Marquez
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July 1, 2025
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in July 2025
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 1, 2025
Has He forsaken you?
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Robert St. John
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June 30, 2025
Crusts off
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Matthew Becker
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July 1, 2025
America First: Make NATO great again
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Sid Salter
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June 25, 2025
After a half-century of legal logjam, will killer of Coast banker’s wife face execution June 25?
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Samuel Creekmore
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June 24, 2025
Mississippi must lead on addiction and PTSD treatment
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