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Sarah Ulmer
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January 26, 2018
@SenatorWicker Leads New Legislation on Precision Agriculture
Wicker Leads New Legislation on Precision Agriculture Our farmers know that a good harvest is a blessing. They also know that a season’s worth of crop yields can turn on a dime because of unexpected weather, insects, or disease. They understand the value of our rich agricultural resources and the importance of using these resources…
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January 26, 2018
Rep. Bennie Thompson ignored by national dems on who to run in #mssen
In an article that ran today in the National Journal ostensibly touting State Rep. David Baria as a potential candidate for US Senate, Congressman Bennie Thompson confirmed that he had not been consulted by any national Democrats about who should run for the post. Last week, PSC Commissioner Brandon Presley said he was not going…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 26, 2018
@SenatorWicker, Letter to the editor: Trump Moves to Beef-Up Overstretched Navy #mssen
Letter to the editor at The Wall Street Journal from Senator Roger Wicker: The Navy has outlined a minimum force requirement of 355 ships, and the president has signed into law a bill that supports meeting this benchmark. Seth Cropsey is a perceptive naval analyst and a persuasive champion for a bigger fleet in an…
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January 26, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 1/26/18
Changes coming at PSC? New legislation being considered House Bill 1179 would put the Public Utilities Staff back under the PSC’s control. Senate Bill 2838 would do likewise, and would also increase the number of commissioners from three to five, with four elected and one appointed by the governor. Sen. Videt Carmichael, R-Meridian, author of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 26, 2018
Should #msleg tinker with vaccination success by allowing for religious exemptions?
by Sarah Ulmer It’s back before legislators, a bill that would allow religious exemptions for families who disagree with required vaccinations before their children can be permitted to attend school. This year it’s HB1505 authored by Rep. Andy Gipson. In 1969 religious exemptions were ruled unconstitutional, but since then most states have begun to permit…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
School districts could be required to adopt dating violence policies to protect students #billoftheday
HB69 would require school districts to adopt a dating violence policy to protect and educate students on healthy relationships. The bill was authored by Rep. Hines and hopes to ensure that all students have the right to learn in a safe and supportive environment. House Bill 69 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
Wicker, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Promote Precision Agriculture, Rural Broadband
Bipartisan Legislation Targets High-Speed Internet Deployment to Nation’s Farms & Ranches U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., today introduced legislation to promote precision agriculture and rural broadband deployment. The “Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018,” S. 2343, would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a task force to identify gaps…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
AG, Revenue Offices File Suit Over Illegal Wine Shipments
The Office of the Attorney General and the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Division of the Department of Revenue filed a complaint last month against four wine companies after finding that the companies were illegally shipping wine into the state, including to underage Mississippians and dry counties. In Mississippi, alcohol shipments to an individual or business…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
Considering Medicaid coverage and it’s impact on county jails #msleg
Senator Brice Wiggins released information pertaining to the state of Medicaid in Mississippi and how it impacts county jails. These documents include an argument for the movement to Suspend Medicaid coverage to inmates, versus total termination. In short, the argument for Medicaid Suspension is supported by State cost Savings. States may achieve cost savings by…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
MBN hopeful that bill to add pay raise survives committee deadlines #msleg
by Sarah Ulmer The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics is asking for extra support from the state in order to pay their agents more money and decrease turnover in the department. HB262 would provide a $2,500 raise to agents. The last raise was three years ago. Right now, the MBN is reporting around 30 vacancies out…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 25, 2018
Joint Statement on behalf of Speaker Pro Tempore Snowden and President Pro Tempore Burton
The long-standing existing written policy of the Department of Finance and Administration has been that no “rallies” are allowed within the Capitol Building. Press conferences with 25 or fewer participants may be permitted upon proper application to DFA, but no signs, chants, etc., characteristic of a “rally” are allowed in the building by any organization…
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January 25, 2018
Rep. Jay Hughes’s “Let them eat cake” moment
By Alan Lange Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, was once famously quoted, upon being alerted that the peasants had no bread, as saying “let them eat cake” . The phrase has always symbolized the insensitivity and tone deafness of the rich to the needs of the poor. In an MPB interview this week after…
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Frank Corder
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May 23, 2025
Special session called for next week as House, Senate reach budget agreement
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Frank Corder
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May 23, 2025
President Trump approves Mississippi’s request for assistance for March storms
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Daniel Tyson
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May 23, 2025
Mississippi pauses to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice this Memorial Day
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Frank Corder
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May 15, 2025
HH2 relocating Kentucky distribution center to Blue Mountain, Mississippi
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Marilyn Tinnin
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May 25, 2025
Mississippi-made Pine-Sol redefined “clean”
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Matt Friedeman
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May 25, 2025
How’s your strength?
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 25, 2025
Be careful
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Chip Pickering
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May 21, 2025
AI’s full business potential will be stifled by state regulations: Why a federal AI strategy is needed
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Jeff Hale
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May 21, 2025
Where energy innovation meets emergency readiness
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Kimberly Ross
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May 19, 2025
The boys are not alright
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