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Close to 23% of Mississippi public students in the graduating class of 2019 took an Advanced Placement (AP) exam during high school, according to the College Board’s AP Cohort Data Report for Class of 2019 issued today. The participation rate is a slight increase (+0.4%) from the class of 2018. AP courses are college-level courses…

Legislation Would Boost Shipbuilding, Provide Path to 355-Ship Fleet U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today introduced the Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the Seas (SHIPS) Implementation Act, S.3258. The legislation would build upon Wicker’s 2017 SHIPS Act, which was signed into law by President…

Mississippi’s Third District Congressman Michael Guest has been endorsed by the Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA). MMA is committed to enhancing manufacturing in Mississippi by supporting and championing programs and legislation that create the ideal environment for present and future manufacturers while operating in an ethical and professional manner. In their endorsement letter, MMA announced that…

Senator Brice Wiggins of Pascagoula was recently honored with the prestigious James L. “Jim” Bean, Jr. Health Care Leadership award from the Community Health Center Association of Mississippi’s (CHCAMS) Board of Directors.  The James L. “Jim” Bean Jr. Award recognizes an individual for their active support of Mississippi’s Community Health Centers and for outstanding innovative legislative leadership to provide access to quality healthcare for all Mississippians. This award was established in 1999 to honor Bean, who served in the Mississippi State Senate for many years and invested a substantial amount of time into healthcare law. Bean impacted many lives and…

Mississippi’s Congressmen released statements and took to social media with their thoughts on the acquittal of President Donald Trump. The President received a majority of “not guilty” votes of 52-48 on Article 1 and 53-47 on Article 2.  Utah Senator Mitt Romney was the lone Republican to vote to convict on Article 1, abuse of…

President Trump Acquitted – Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote “not guilty”   Today I voted to acquit President @realDonaldTrump of all charges in the Senate impeachment trial. I hope Americans can put this episode behind us, and that Congress can now return to the work of the people. https://t.co/NmHprgzXdr — Senator Roger Wicker (@SenatorWicker) February 5, 2020…

In a prepared release, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced today that it has opened an investigation into conditions of confinement in four of Mississippi’s prisons. The investigation will examine conditions at the Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman), Southern Mississippi Correctional Institute, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, and the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. The State…

Special agents from the office of State Auditor Shad White have arrested John Davis, the former Director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services (DHS); former DHS employee Latimer Smith; Dr. Nancy New, owner and Director of the Mississippi Community Education Center (MCEC) and New Learning, Inc.; Zach New, Assistant Executive Director of MCEC; Anne…

Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced the criteria for the next Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), as recommended by the group of experienced Mississippians tapped to help with the nationwide search. Assisting Governor Reeves in finding a permanent leader for the Department, Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. and the other search members created…

After serving their time for a convicted crime, felons are legally not allowed to possess or own a firearm. This bill however, would make it possible for violent offenders to regain their right to own a firearm in their home or vehicle. The bill, HB 166, was authored by Rep. Burnett and would make it…