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Sarah Ulmer
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May 1, 2020
Lt. Gov. Hosemann, Speaker Gunn hold firm on Legislative authority to appropriate CARES Act funds
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn spoke to the press on Friday, hours before lawmakers were set to return to the Capitol to resume session. They addressed questions regarding the constitutional statutes of whether the authority to appropriate CARES Act federal dollars lies with Governor Tate Reeves or the Legislative…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 1, 2020
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, & Palazzo Announce Grant to Restore Gulf Coast Passenger Rail
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Representative Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced the award of a $5.45 million grant to support operating costs for the first three years of passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast, which ended in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina severely damaged the route. “Restoring passenger rail service…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 1, 2020
Wicker Outlines Priorities for Reopening Economy
Americans should be proud of the progress our country has made against the coronavirus. The strict measures we have taken have slowed the spread of the pandemic and kept our health-care system from being overwhelmed. However, these gains have come at a severe cost to our economy, our livelihoods, and our communities. The relief packages…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 1, 2020
MJI comments on lawsuit as Jackson order suspending open carry allowed to expire
Just three days after Mississippi Justice Institute filed a lawsuit against Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s order banning open carry, the mayor appears to be backing down. The order expires today with Lumumba choosing not to renew it, even though he previously indicated he might extend the open carry ban, and even though he did extend…
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Frank Corder
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May 1, 2020
No Surprise Here: Parents Campaign backs stripping Governor of spending authority
The Parents Campaign, one of the largest left-leaning education lobbying organizations in the state, has issued a statement in support of stripping the Governor of his authority to direct spending under the emergency provisions as this pandemic continues to affect Mississippians. Legislative leaders have called their members back into session today to debate who has…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 1, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 5/1/20
YP – Legislative power play in Mississippi could delay assistance meant from CARES Act Official word came late Thursday that lawmakers will return at 1:00 p.m. May 1st. Division in the ranks is stirring related to how the $1.25 billion should be appropriated and who should be making those decisions… …Gov. Reeves said the Legislature…
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 30, 2020
HALEY BARBOUR: Disappointed Legislative leadership trying to disrupt Governor emergency authority
I have been surprised and disappointed to read reports that some in our legislative branch of state government are trying to disrupt and change how Mississippi has effectively responded to emergency situations for decades. In any emergency, someone has to be in charge, and in our system of government, that is the governor. That is not to…
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Frank Corder
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April 30, 2020
Legislative power play in Mississippi could delay assistance meant from CARES Act
It was announced earlier this week by Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and Speaker Philip Gunn that the Mississippi Legislature would be resuming its 2020 session on May 18th. Now it looks like they will be back sooner. Official word came late Thursday that lawmakers will return at 1:00 p.m. May 1st. Division in the ranks…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 30, 2020
$55.1 Million in COVID-19 Assistance for HBCUs and Minority-Serving Institutions in Mississippi
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, today reported that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or minority serving institutions in Mississippi have been allocated $55.1 million from the Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) Fund authorized in the CARES Act, which was…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 30, 2020
WATCH: Reeves discusses “keeping food on the table” in today’s press conference
Governor Tate Reeves addresses the struggle some Mississippians are facing to keep food on the table during the pandemic. He was joined by Commissioner Andy Gipson and Extra Tables’s, Robert St. John to discuss how the state is working to help. “COVID-19 is a deadly threat. It is not the only deadly threat we face.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 30, 2020
MDOC: Tele-reporting to continue with inmates in May
Telephone reporting will continue in May for individuals on probation, parole, house arrest, or any other form of community supervision. Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, the Mississippi Department of Corrections continues to deploy strategies to prevent the spread of the virus and protect public health. Reports will be handled as they were…
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 30, 2020
Wicker, Thune, Moran, Blackburn Announce Plans to Introduce Data Privacy Bill
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, John Thune, R-S.D, chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, Jerry Moran, R-Kan., chairman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security, and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., today announced plans to introduce the…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 15, 2026
Effort to make all Mississippi school boards elected failed this session. Another try could come in January
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Joshua Rollo
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May 15, 2026
From Mississippi to defending America under the sea: One sailor’s journey to USS Greeneville
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Daniel Tyson
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May 15, 2026
Judge blocks release of discovery materials in Jackson bribery case against Owens, Lumumba, Banks
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Frank Corder
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May 11, 2026
Lockers Manufacturing announces $9.7 million expansion in Batesville
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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May 15, 2026
These guys don’t just drive the team bus. They go the extra mile for the players who love them
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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May 15, 2026
Hope through the silence
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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May 14, 2026
Conformed to His image
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Mike Ezell
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May 14, 2026
Supporting law enforcement shouldn’t be political
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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May 13, 2026
Remembering the legacies of former GOP Gov. Kirk Fordice and First Lady Pat Fordice
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Trey Dellinger
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May 11, 2026
New Mississippi abortion pill law protects women
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