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SBA Announces Approval of About 60,000 PPP Loan Applications

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

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

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.

Vaccines continue with few problems scheduling appointments in Forest

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

  • Court of Appeals decisions - January 19, 2021

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    Mississippi Court of Appeals

    January 19, 2021

     

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  • Mississippi Covid-19 Update : January 20th, 2021

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    On Wed, 01/20/2021 - 09:39 AM

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

     

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

    By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 522 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 04:56 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 > 736 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 04:51 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 > 506 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 03:26 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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  • 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 > 596 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 02:16 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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  • Sports Column: Drew Brees leaves an unforgettable Saints legacy. The story started in Jackson.

    By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 551 Reads
    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 10:54 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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  • Mississippi Covid-19 Update : January 19th, 2021

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    On Tue, 01/19/2021 - 09:42 AM

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

     

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  • Governor Tate Reeves Announces Additional 20,000 New Vaccine Appointments

    By Press Release - Governor Tate Reeves, READ MORE > 3,420 Reads
    On Mon, 01/18/2021 - 05:51 PM

    Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced additional COVID-19 vaccine measures in an effort to keep Mississippians safe and help individuals receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Governor Tate Reeves provides updates on COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi in Video Live-stream

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    On Mon, 01/18/2021 - 03:01 PM

    Governor Tate Reeves is currently giving a briefing on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi.
     

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

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 1,454 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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Sports Column: Drew Brees leaves an unforgettable Saints legacy. The story started in Jackson.

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In women’s hoops, we suddenly have a real Mississippi rivalry
His name is Carson, he lives in Raymond, and he will officiate the national championship
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Governor issues order to limit attendance at extracurricular events

Scott County and Forest Municipal School students have been back in the classroom on a staggered or… READ MORE

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Students head back to school August 6 in Forest and Scott County Schools
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