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Continued assistance for unemployed workers announced

On December 27, the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act) was signed into law.

MDOC sanitization efforts making Mississippi prisons among safest for COVID-19

With 343,000 U.S.

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

OPINION column by: Sid Salter

SBA Announces Approval of About 60,000 PPP Loan Applications

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

Trump pardons Gov. Reeves campaign staffer, other Mississippians

President Donald Trump, in his final hours in office, granted pardons and commutations to dozens of people, including a campaign staffer of Gov.

  • Continued assistance for unemployed workers announced

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    On December 27, the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (Continued Assistance Act) was signed into law.

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  • SBA Announces Approval of About 60,000 PPP Loan Applications

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    On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 12:36 PM

    The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on Jan. 19 that it has approved approximately 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan applications submitted by nearly 3,000 lenders, for over $5 billion, between the program’s re-opening on Jan. 11, at 9 a.m. ET through Jan. 17.

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  • Marshall Ramsey: Under Threat

    By Marshall Ramsey - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 198 Reads
    On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 11:25 AM

    Two legislators tested positive for COVID-19.

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  • Trump pardons Gov. Reeves campaign staffer, other Mississippians

    By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 225 Reads
    On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 05:46 PM

    President Donald Trump, in his final hours in office, granted pardons and commutations to dozens of people, including a campaign staffer of Gov. Tate Reeves who now works for the state, and others convicted of crimes in Mississippi.

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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

    By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 504 Reads
    On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 11:11 AM

    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 convince the state Supreme Court not to kill the state’s medical marijuana program before it can begin.

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  • Charter schools receive taxpayer dollars. Should their board members follow state ethics laws?

    By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 1,711 Reads
    On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 05:50 PM

    The Mississippi Ethics Commission says charter school board members are subject to state ethics laws, which prohibit conflicts of interest that could lead to the misspending of public dollars.

    But several operators and advocates of Mississippi charter schools, which receive taxpayer funding, say they should be exempt from those laws.

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  • MDOC sanitization efforts making Mississippi prisons among safest for COVID-19

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

    By Sid Salter - Mississippi State University, READ MORE > 268 Reads
    On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 10:45 AM

    OPINION column by: Sid Salter

    At noon today with the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Democrats will control the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives and narrowly the U.S. Senate.

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  • Gov. Reeves names permanent head of state’s economic development agency

    By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 373 Reads
    On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 10:36 AM

    Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday appointed John Rounsaville as permanent Mississippi Development Authority director after Rounsaville served as interim since May.

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  • Lackey Memorial Hospital staffers, with the help of East Central Community College nursing students have been busy administering COVID-19 vaccines to hundreds of people over the age of 65, those age 16-64 with chronic underlying medical conditions, and qualified healthcare workers, at the new Drive-Thru Vaccine facility on Airport Road, just off Highway 35 South in Forest.

    Vaccines continue with few problems scheduling appointments in Forest

    By Tim Beeland, READ MORE > 1,016 Reads
    On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 02:00 PM

    After some confusion last week on the state level as to the number of vaccines for COVID-19 available in Mississippi, local healthcare officials said Tuesday that they are still taking appointments and still administering shots. 

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Charter schools receive taxpayer dollars. Should their board members follow state ethics laws?

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 1,711 Reads
On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 05:50 PM

The Mississippi Ethics Commission says charter school board members are subject to state ethics laws, which prohibit conflicts of interest that could lead to the misspending of public dollars.

But several operators and advocates of Mississippi charter schools, which receive taxpayer funding, say they should be exempt from those laws.

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