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Pro-Initiative 65 groups say city of Madison's lawsuit could deprive Mississippians of their right to amend the state's constitution via ballot initiative

Two new amicus (friend of the court) briefs filed by the original sponsor of the Initiative 65 and the conservative policy group Americans for Prosperity were filed this week in an attempt to convi

Dylan Dendy signs with Mississippi Delta Community College

Manchester Academy senior Dylan Dendy has signed a scholarship offer to play baseball for Mississippi Delta Community College.

SBA Announces Approval of About 60,000 PPP Loan Applications

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Jan.

Mississippi Covid-19 Update : January 20th, 2021

Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

SALTER: With Democrat trifecta in Washington, Republicans stand at an uneasy crossroads

OPINION column by: Sid Salter

Hyde-Smith: Additional $63.6 Million for Army Corps Work in Miss., Including $9.2 Million for Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps
By Press Release - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, READ MORE > 2,871 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 06:05 PM
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today reported that the U.S.
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Douglas Carswell, new president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy

Freedom today is under attack
By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy, READ MORE > 726 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 05:50 PM
OPINION COLUMN by Douglas Carswell:
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Two legislators test positive for COVID-19, lawmakers begin receiving vaccines
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 326 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 04:55 PM
A Mississippi state senator and a state representative have tested positive for COVID-19, Mississippi Today confirmed on Tuesday, prompting concerns that another Capitol virus outbreak could occur.
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Teacher pay raise bill moves forward in Mississippi Senate
By Sarah Ulmer, Y'all Politics, READ MORE > 158 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 04:50 PM
The Mississippi Senate is moving forward on a promised piece of legislation from Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann – the teacher pay raise bill.
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Sarah Thomas, a Pascagoula native, to be first female to officiate in a Super Bowl
By Press Release - NFL Football Operations, READ MORE > 226 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 03:25 PM
Down judge Sarah Thomas will become the first woman ever to officiate in a Super Bowl.

Thomas was hired as the first full-time female official in NFL history in 2015.
She is the first woman to officiate a major college football game, the first to officiate a bowl game, and the first to officiate in a Big Ten stadium.
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Transportation Commission awards multimodal grants throughout the state
By Press Release - Mississippi Department of Transportation, READ MORE > 167 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 03:05 PM
The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently announced $10.2 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the state.
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Mississippians control their own destiny
By Russ Latino, READ MORE > 259 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 02:38 PM
A degree of turmoil following November’s contentious elections was expected. The extent of the unrest surpassed anything fathomed, culminating in a full-fledged attack on the U.S. Capitol. Distrust and antipathy toward “the other side” is at an all-time high.
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The Mississippi Department of Education is asking for only a 0.22 reduction in its MAEP request for fiscal 2022.

Despite large decrease in enrollment, Education Department seeks only slight decrease in K-12 funds from lawmakers
By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 474 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 02:15 PM
Despite a large drop in enrollment (23,000 fewer students compared to last year), the Mississippi Department of Education is seeking only a fractionally smaller appropriation from lawmakers that it requested this year.
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Wallace Walker
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On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 01:50 PM
Floyd Wallace Walker died on January 18, 2021 at his home in Vaughan Mississippi.

Wallace fought a journey of cancer for almost five years. He fought this disease as a tough-minded optimist from beginning to end.

Wallace was born December 27, 1940 to Floyd and Mary Walker.
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Sports Column: Drew Brees leaves an unforgettable Saints legacy. The story started in Jackson.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 233 Reads
On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 10:53 AM
You’ve probably heard this said many different ways by many different football players, coaches and announcers. To me, Archie Manning said it best long ago after he won NFC Offensive Player of the Year and he told me, “Just remember, the quarterback always gets too much credit and too much blame.”
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