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State revenue is sluggish, but interest from federal COVID-19 money is buoying budget
Mississippi is collecting enough money to fund the current year’s budget passed by the Legislature in 2023 — largely due to interest earnings on...
Senate neglects to reconfirm Bentz as wildlife commissioner amid illegal hunting investigation
Embattled Mississippi Wildlife Commissioner Leonard Bentz, Jr. will not be reinstated to his post after facing scrutiny for illegally hunting turkeys in Holmes County. Lawmakers at the capitol concluded the 2024 legislative session on Saturday, yet a vote to confirm Bentz’s reappointment was never held. The reasoning, per sources, is that...
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Mississippi Bans Machine Gun Convertors, Limits PERS Board: Final #MSLeg 2024 Roundup
The board that oversees Mississippi’s Public Employees Retirement System would have its powers limited under a bill that the governor could soon sign into...
Mississippi governor enacts ‘Walker’s Law’ creating criminal offense for sextortion
A bill to punish perpetrators of sextortion has been signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves. House Bill 1196, authored by Republican Representative Rob Roberson, has been coined “Walker’s Law” in honor of Walker Montogmery, a Starkville Academy student who took his own life after being exploited by bad actors...
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Brokenness of heart
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. – Psalm 51:14
In this solemn...
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Cut them off
In the name of the Lord I cut them off! – Psalm 118:12
Our Lord Jesus, by His death, did not purchase a right to...
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Cut them off
In the name of the Lord I cut them off! – Psalm 118:12
Our Lord Jesus, by His death, did not purchase a right to...
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Agency that doles out tax credit funds to private schools can’t say how the state money is being spent
House leaders, who say they want to bolster public education spending, have also proposed more than tripling the size of a program that sends...
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Agency that doles out tax credit funds to private schools can’t say how the state money is being spent
House leaders, who say they want to bolster public education spending, have also proposed more than tripling the size of a program that sends...
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Maarshall Ramsey: Work Requirements
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