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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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‘It was an easy choice for me’: 17% of teachers left their district in the 2020-21 school year
Jasmine Cleark-Gibson left teaching last month after seven and a half years in the classroom. It was time for a change. The lack of...
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‘I am very disappointed’: Bill LaForge abruptly out as Delta State president
The Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees has decided that Delta State University president William LaForge’s last day will be at the end...
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New law gives MDOC commissioner choice in how people are executed
Mississippi is set to become the first state where prison officials can choose how a person sentenced to death is executed.
Starting July 1, the...
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Re-entry as a path to second chances
Re-entry provides a path to second chances and is one of the key pillars of the criminal justice system.
These types of programs give former...
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MEMA Mitigation Director Testifies Before Members of Congress
MEMA Mitigation Director Testifies Before Members of Congress
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s Mitigation Director Jana Henderson testified on June 16th before...
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State Auditor’s Office Releases Cybersecurity Report
JACKSON, Miss. – Today State Auditor Shad White’s office released a cybersecurity report regarding students’ ability to access potentially harmful and explicit materials online.
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