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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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January 20, 2021
In one of his first acts, President Biden revoking 1776 Commission
In December 2020, former President Donald Trump appointed a commission aimed at putting patriotic American education back in the classroom. Former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant was among those appointed to the President’s 1776 Commission. The 1776 Commission, appointed for two years, was to have produced a report on the founding principles of the nation while…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 20, 2021
MDOC sanitization efforts making Mississippi prisons among safest for COVID-19
With 343,000 U.S. inmates testing positive for COVID-19 and over 2,100 dying from the virus, Mississippi’s 17,000 prisoners are among the safest from the virus according to comparable figures in other states and those compiled by inmate-advocacy group, the Marshall Project. Mississippi Department of Corrections has registered 1,383 COVID-positive inmates, which is 32 times less…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 20, 2021
Bill of the Day: New age of tobacco purchase moved to 21
In this Bill of the Day, it would attempt to change the legal age for the purchase of tobacco from 18 to 21. HB 227 authored by Representative Clark will be known as the “Mississippi Tobacco Minimum Legal Sale Age of 21 Act.” The legislation offers reasoning for moving the age including that young people…
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2021
Ag Commissioner Gipson previews the Dixie National Rodeo, talks Yazoo pumps, more with YP
Mississippi Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson joined Y’all Politics Wednesday morning to give a preview of the 2021 Dixie National Rodeo and provide an update on where things stand with the Yazoo pumps. You can watch the full interview below.
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2021
Inauguration Day 2021: What Mississippi political leaders are saying
The Presidential Inauguration is set for 11am CST / 12pm EST today on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. You can watch the ceremony live on CSPAN below. Y’all Politics will be sharing comments from Mississippi’s political leaders throughout the day,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 20, 2021
Bill offered to put 90 day clock on Governor and Lt. Governor appointments
State Senator David Parker, a Republican from Desoto County, filed a bill in the 2021 Session that would create a 90-day time frame in which the Governor and Lt. Governor would be required to fill vacant offices. According to SB 2196, the clock would begin ticking as soon as the office became vacant and if…
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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
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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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