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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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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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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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March 17, 2020
Rep. Bennie Thompson seeking delay in REAL ID implementation
Travelers in Mississippi seeking a REAL ID to come into compliance this fall with Federal guidelines will have to wait until driver’s license stations reopen across the state after being closed to mitigate the coronavirus. The United States Department of Homeland Security announced in December 2013 a phased enforcement plan for the REAL ID Act. …
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 17, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 3/17/20
YP – Governor Tate Reeves Signs Executive Orders Furthering Mississippi’s COVID-19 Response Governor Tate Reeves signed two executive orders to further the state’s response to COVID-19 and aid Mississippians being impacted… …Executive Order No. 1459 (below) activates the Mississippi National Guard to support mobile testing units and support Mississippi State Department of Healthand Mississippi Emergency…
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March 17, 2020
MS State Superintendent recommends suspending state, federal end of year testing
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) provided an update on the impact of school closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “This is an unprecedented time in our state and country, and the safety, health and well-being of students, school staff and communities are the MDE’s and the Mississippi State Board of Education’s (SBE) top priorities,” said Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education.…
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March 16, 2020
Legislative Democrats Call for Bipartisan Emergency Measures & Suspension of Legislative Session in Response to COVID-19 Cases in Mississippi
Legislative Democrats including the Mississippi House and Senate Democratic Caucuses along with the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus encourage the Governor, Speaker of the House and Lt. Governor to spend this week working with us on a host of bipartisan emergency measures that tackle two immediate concerns. First, the Legislature must ensure health care providers have…
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Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
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April 30, 2026
U.S. Senate bans its own members and staff from betting in prediction markets
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Frank Corder
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April 30, 2026
With Kirby not seeking re-election, Yancey announces run for Senate District 30
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 30, 2026
State Board of Education approves updated internal audit charter
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Susan Marquez
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April 30, 2026
Rediscover the original Solly’s Hot Tamales in Vicksburg
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Alistair Begg
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April 30, 2026
The ultimate reality
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Susan Marquez
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April 29, 2026
“Ellenpalooza” coming to Bay St. Louis
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Russ Latino
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April 29, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi
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Sid Salter
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April 29, 2026
Reeves’ decision to preemptively call a special session for judicial redistricting is shrewd
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Roger Wicker
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April 24, 2026
Finish the job In Iran, but don’t forget China
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