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Frank Corder
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March 18, 2020
#MSSen: Espy postpones events, fundraisers over coronavirus concerns
In a tweet Tuesday night, Democrat U.S. Senate candidates Mike Espy announced that his campaign was postponing all public events and fundraisers for at least three weeks, adding “at which point we will reevaluate based on recommendations from public health officials.” Espy is challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the General Election. We must…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 18, 2020
Governor Reeves takes to Facebook to answer questions about COVID-19
Governor Reeves decided to use the social media site, Facebook in an attempt to answer the public’s questions about the Coronavirus. “I’ve got to tell you, there are a lot of questions out there. There are a lot of you thinking about this virus. That makes me very happy because it makes me understand that…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 18, 2020
MDOT authorizes temporary weight increase for COVID-19 response
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) today authorized temporary weight increases for commercial vehicles providing direct support for emergency pandemic response. The maximum gross weight under this allowance is 90,000 pounds on a five-axle commercial vehicle with a minimum 51-foot outer bridge measurement. The maximum tandem limit is 40,000 pounds. All other dimensions must be…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 18, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 3/18/20
YP – Lawmakers suspend Mississippi Legislative Session The Mississippi House and Senate announced Tuesday that they would be suspending the 2020 Legislative Session until April 1, 2020. Last week, leaders were hopeful to only restrict access to the Capitol but continue working to complete the session. However, minds where changed when President Donald Trump made…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 18, 2020
SALTER: From polio to influenza to COVID-19, nation’s history offers lessons in perseverance
By: Sid Salter As a child in the mid-1960s, I remember standing in a line out the door and into the parking lot of the school building where my twin sister and I received our oral polio vaccine. We stood with hundreds of rural Mississippians in the hot sun, waiting on that magic sugar cube.…
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Frank Corder
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March 18, 2020
PSC approves Mississippi Power rate decrease, calls for data cap removal from phone carriers
In a Special Meeting held Tuesday, the Mississippi Public Service Commission unanimously voted to approve a rate decrease for Mississippi Power customers. The action is a result of the Commission ordering a rate case to reevaluate rates for Mississippi Power Company. Mississippi Power residential customers can expect to see a $2.50 decrease per 1000 kilowatt…
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2020
MDE issues stop work order on testing – could yield millions in savings for taxpayers
The Mississippi State Board of Education is scheduled to meet later this week to consider State Superintendent Carey Wright’s recommendation that state and federal assessment and accountability requirements be suspended for the 2019-20 school year in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Those tests include: Pre-K and Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (post-test) Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) and MAAP-Alternate English Language…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 17, 2020
Lt. Governor and Speaker discuss decision to suspend 2020 Session
Just moments after the House adjourned until April 1 and the Senate made plans to wrap up final business on Wednesday in order to do the same, the Speaker and Lt. Governor spoke about the decision.
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 17, 2020
Lawmakers suspend Mississippi Legislative Session
The Mississippi House and Senate announced Tuesday that they would be suspending the 2020 Legislative Session until April 1, 2020. Last week, leaders were hopeful to only restrict access to the Capitol but continue working to complete the session. However, minds where changed when President Donald Trump made new recommendations that people should avoid gatherings…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 17, 2020
McRae Extends Art Contest Deadline, Welcomes Online Submissions
Treasurer David McRae today announced all PreK-12 students have an additional month to participate in the College Savings Mississippi Art Contest. Submissions are due on April 30. Additionally, the office will now accept submissions via email at collegesavings@treasury.ms.gov. “Thousands of Mississippi students will be home from school this month,” said McRae. “Art projects can help keep…
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2020
State Auditor White: Majority of staff to work from home
State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement today relating to agency closures amid the coronavirus response: In light of the serious nature of the coronavirus pandemic and recommendations from the Governor, I instructed members of my staff to work from home, if they are able, starting yesterday morning. The vast majority of my staff…
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2020
CORDER: Mississippi’s Rainy Day fund survived attempts to raid it for just this moment
Rainy Day Funds are intended to help smooth revenue losses and shore up state budgets during times of fiscal stress. Conservative budgeting and spending practices have allowed Mississippi’s Rainy Day Fund to be filled to its statutory limit of $554 million, the most in state history. This is good news for the state as the…
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Frank Corder
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June 13, 2025
Nearly 280 from Mississippi National Guard deployed to D.C. in support of Saturday’s military parade
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Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press
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June 13, 2025
Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 13, 2025
Mississippi Medicaid appropriation increases by $58 million for new fiscal year, state support nears $1 billion
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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June 15, 2025
Mississippi Legends: The Magnolia State’s own New York Times editor Turner Catledge
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Matt Friedeman
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June 15, 2025
Prayer is great, unless it’s not
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 15, 2025
Affection for the Savior
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Russ Latino
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June 15, 2025
A house divided against itself cannot stand
Opinion
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Lesley Davis
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June 12, 2025
A victory for sorority sisters: The DOE affirmed what every 18-year-old pledge already knew
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Russ Latino
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June 11, 2025
Gipson in for Governor. What’s the state of play for 2027?
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