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March 18, 2020
Wicker and Hyde-Smith vote in favor of Families First Coronavirus Response Act
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith voted today for H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The legislation will support families, workers, and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Americans are in the midst of an economic crisis through no fault of their own,” Wicker said. “This emergency legislation was written in close…
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March 18, 2020
Governor Tate Reeves Requests Economic Disaster Declaration for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Yesterday, Governor Tate Reeves requested a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to aid small businesses and their employees being impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Working to protect Mississippi businesses and their employees, Governor Reeves sent a letter to SBA Director Kim Fleming to make loans available for affected businesses through the…
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Frank Corder
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March 18, 2020
CORDER: Why closing public meetings isn’t an option, and social media broadcasting isn’t a solution
As local and state governments grapple with the impact of the coronavirus response on its budgets, schools, and public services, officials must resist the notion to close public meetings out of fear of contamination or community spread. Conducting the business of cities, counties and the state among the people is essential to good governance and…
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Frank Corder
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March 18, 2020
Check’s in the mail? MS Congressional delegation considering coronavirus relief package
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) wants Senate Republicans to reach an agreement with the White House on the next phase of legislation to address the impact of the coronavirus by the end of the week. McConnell would then seek to negotiate with House Democrats for a possible vote on the package early next week.…
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Frank Corder
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March 18, 2020
Jim Hood joins firm he outsourced work to as Attorney General
After 30 years on the public payroll, former Attorney General Jim Hood has entered the private sector. The four-term Democrat AG and failed gubernatorial candidate has joined Weisbrod Matteis & Copley. The firm has offices in Ridgeland, Mississippi as well as in Florida, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and Washington D.C. According to the firms release on…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 18, 2020
Senate Passes Legislation Allowing Local Entities to Pay Employees Administrative Leave During Emergency, Adjourns Session Temporarily
The Mississippi Senate unanimously supported a bill giving counties, cities, and schools the ability pay employees who are placed on administrative leave during a State of Emergency Declaration. On March 14, 2020, the Governor issued a State of Emergency recommending the closure of school districts for one week due to the presence of or threat…
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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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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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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
Opinion
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Trey Dellinger
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May 11, 2026
New Mississippi abortion pill law protects women
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