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Sarah Ulmer
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January 16, 2018
State Auditor Stacey Pickering Reports Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at Mississippi Auctioneer Commission and Board of Cosmetology
On Tuesday, January 16, 2018, State Auditor Stacey Pickering released two compliance audit reports detailing fraud, waste, and abuse at the Mississippi Auctioneer Commission and Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology. The scope of the audits included Fiscal Years 2015-2017 for the Mississippi Auctioneer Commission and Fiscal Year 2016 for the Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology. Executive Summaries of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 16, 2018
Questions still circling over new Education Funding Formula Bill that is headed to the House Floor
The conversation continues on HB957, a bill authored by Speaker of the House Philip Gunn in an attempt to rewrite the current education funding formula. On Monday Chairman of the Education Committee Rep. Bennett summarized the bill for lawmakers as well as educators on where school dollars would go if the bill is approved. Today…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 16, 2018
Insurance Department, Mississippi Autism Board Announce Major Advancements, Resources Related to Insurance Coverage for ABA Therapy
An agreement reached between the Mississippi Insurance Department and three major Mississippi insurance providers will result in lifting the age cap for coverage for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), a leading treatment for individuals diagnosed with autism and other developmental disorders, State leaders and ABA therapy advocates announced today. State law currently mandates coverage for ABA…
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January 16, 2018
Rep. Andy Gipson not jumping into #MS03
Statement of Representative Andy Gipson Announcing Decision on Candidacy After much prayer and consideration with my family and close friends, I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for the Republican nomination for Mississippi’s Third Congressional District Representative. Although I certainly appreciate the many words of encouragement and offers of support throughout…
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January 16, 2018
This guy is sorry – Levanway apologizes for sexual vulgarity #msleg
Prior to the Gulf Coast Legislative Reception, an event typically anticipated by most politicos in Mississippi, an incident occurred between lobbyist Scott Levanway and Harrison County Supervisor Beverly Martin. From the Clarion Ledger account … District 1 Supervisor Beverly Martin said she was trying to introduce new Harrison County supervisors Angel Kibler-Middleton and Kent Jones…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 16, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 1/16/18
Update on BP money from Lt. Gov. Reeves, Gov. Bryant Senate Appropriations passed a @bricewigginsMS bill setting aside 100% of BP settlement funds for use on the coast. These dollars should be spent on projects that create jobs to spur the Coast economy, which is good for the whole state! — Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) January…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 15, 2018
Education funding formula rewrite expected on the House Floor this week #msleg
Monday a joint committee hearing took up House Bill 957, the Mississippi Uniform Per Student Funding Formula Act of 2018, essentially an education funding rewrite primarily authored by Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and Speaker Pro Tempore Greg Snowden. Chairman of the Education Committee, Rep. Richard Bennett gave a brief overview of the bill…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 15, 2018
Medicaid Reauthorization: Wiggins says ‘the time is now’
One of the mostly highly anticipated topics of conversation for the 2018 Legislative session, Medicaid Reauthorization, will soon be addressed as bills begin to drop in the House and Senate. One of those bills, authored by Senator Brice Wiggins, SB 2836, worked closely with the Medicaid advisory Committee to decide on productive changes. “The time…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 15, 2018
Before operating fair rides, State Fair workers could be required to pass a drug test #billoftheday
A bill in the House, authored by Rep. Earle Banks would require that all Mississippi State Fair workers take a drug test before they are allowed to operate rides. House Bill 676 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) As a condition of being employed to operate any amusement…
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January 14, 2018
Mississippi Matters expose on Jim Hood’s backdoor attempt to route settlement money
Jim Hood tries to circumvent Legislature to spend funds on financial literacy program by Steve Wilson A recent financial literacy initiative announced in September by Attorney General Jim Hood and state Treasurer Lynn Fitch was done without the required permission of the Legislature, according to documents obtained by the Mississippi Independent. The program, known as Making Sense of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 12, 2018
BREAKING: Rhonda Newman Keenum announces she will not pursue a race for Congress #MS03
After the announcement by Congressman Greg Harper that he would not seek reelection in the U.S. House of Representatives, speculation swirled that Rhonda Keenum would attempt to succeed him. However, even with her significant history of work in the political realm, she says her heart is devoted to the Mississippi State family. Her statement below:…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 12, 2018
Governor Bryant, MS Office of Homeland Security Announce Innovative Cybersecurity Partnership for Students
Online cybersecurity training offers scholarship opportunities for Mississippi high school girls. Governor Phil Bryant announced Friday a new, innovative cybersecurity training partnership between the SANS Institute and the State of Mississippi called GirlsGoCyberStart. This training is a free online game where every Mississippi high school girl can discover her talents in cybersecurity and learn about…
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Frank Corder
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June 19, 2025
Suspicious device deemed “not a threat” at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 19, 2025
Mississippi State Board of Education removes U.S. History end-of-course testing requirement
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Daniel Tyson
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June 19, 2025
Mississippi, NVIDIA partner to advance AI education, workforce development
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Lynne Jeter
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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Dennis Waszak Jr., Associated Press
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June 19, 2025
From ‘Love Island’ to the practice field, Jaxson Dart is already fitting in with the Giants’ QBs
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Susan Marquez
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June 19, 2025
Jackson’s Levure features all natural wines
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 19, 2025
Your cross
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Sid Salter
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June 18, 2025
Mississippi was once the scene 62 years ago of a federalized National Guard at Ole Miss
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Kelley Williams
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June 17, 2025
Georgia’s PSC is in the game on data centers, Mississippi’s has been benched
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Kimberly Ross
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June 17, 2025
Perceived hypocrisy does not an excuse make for violent mob-driven riots
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