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Hyde-Smith: Additional $63.6 Million for Army Corps Work in Miss., Including $9.2 Million for Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today reported that the U.S.

Douglas Carswell, new president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy

Freedom today is under attack

I’m Douglas Carswell, and this week I join the Mississippi Center for Public Policy as the new President & CEO.

Two legislators test positive for COVID-19, lawmakers begin receiving vaccines

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.

Teacher pay raise bill moves forward in Mississippi Senate

The Mississippi Senate is moving forward on a promised piece of legislation from Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann – the teacher pay raise bill.

Sarah Thomas, a Pascagoula native, to be first female to officiate in a Super Bowl

Down judge Sarah Thomas will become the first woman ever to officiate in a Super Bowl.

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 > 46 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
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On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 05:50 PM
I’m Douglas Carswell, and this week I join the Mississippi Center for Public Policy as the new President & CEO.
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Two legislators test positive for COVID-19, lawmakers begin receiving vaccines
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 231 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 > 65 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 > 104 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 > 84 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 > 110 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 > 388 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 > 151 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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Hyde-Smith: Additional $63.6 Million for Army Corps Work in Miss., Including $9.2 Million for Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps

Freedom today is under attack

Two legislators test positive for COVID-19, lawmakers begin receiving vaccines

Teacher pay raise bill moves forward in Mississippi Senate

Sarah Thomas, a Pascagoula native, to be first female to officiate in a Super Bowl

Transportation Commission awards multimodal grants throughout the state

Mississippians control their own destiny

Despite large decrease in enrollment, Education Department seeks only slight decrease in K-12 funds from lawmakers

Wallace Walker

Sports Column: Drew Brees leaves an unforgettable Saints legacy. The story started in Jackson.

Freedom today is under attack

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