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January 17, 2018
Which has a higher real poverty rate – Mississippi or California? SURPRISE!
In an op-ed this week’s LA Times . . . Guess which state has the highest poverty rate in the country? Not Mississippi, New Mexico, or West Virginia, but California, where nearly one out of five residents is poor. That’s according to the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure, which factors in the cost of housing,…
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January 17, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 1/17/18
WLBT – Congressman Gregg Harper leaving a positive legacy MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS WTVA – BILL INTRODUCED IN MISS. LEGISLATURE TO RAISE LITTER FINES House Bill 1121 would allow for an increase in the fines for littering. Anyone convicted of tossing trash or even cigarette butts along the roads would pay not less than $500,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 16, 2018
Pilot program to provide mobile showers for the homeless could be coming to JSU #billoftheday
Rep. Bell has submitted a bill that could aid in combating personal hygiene problems of the homeless or people who don’t often have access to restroom and shower facilities. The bill HB 124 would be called the Mobile Personal Hygiene Pilot Program Act of 2018 and would be established within Jackson State University. House Bill…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 16, 2018
#SenatorWicker responds to Jan. 16 named as National Religious Freedom Day
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after President Trump issued a proclamation marking January 16 as National Religious Freedom Day: “Our country’s founders understood that a nation could not be the ‘land of the free’ without protecting the rights of Americans to practice their sincerely held religions without prejudice, malice, or…
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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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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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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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Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
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October 24, 2025
Social Security recipients get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026, average of $56 per month
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Frank Corder
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October 24, 2025
Shutdown caused NFIP’s authorization to lapse. Congressman Ezell says it’s hurting Mississippi
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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October 24, 2025
Wall Street heads for records following an encouraging update on inflation
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Daniel Tyson
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October 23, 2025
Entergy Mississippi breaks ground on $1.2 billion Vicksburg Advanced Power Station
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 7, 2025
Averitt Express announces $9.6 million expansion in Richland
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 2, 2025
Smurfit Westrock expanding in Saltillo
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Meredith Biesinger
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October 24, 2025
Heat, heritage and heart: The Delta Hot Tamale Festival
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Alistair Begg
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October 24, 2025
The crown of life
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Susan Marquez
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October 23, 2025
Food vendors announced for National Folk Festival in Jackson
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Daniel Sparks
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October 24, 2025
Mississippi taking strides to reduce harm from smoking
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Grant Callen
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October 23, 2025
If lawmakers are trying to defund public education, they aren’t very good at it
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Kimberly Ross
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October 22, 2025
Jay Jones’ abhorrent texts deserve righteous condemnation, so do Hitler fans on the far right
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