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Mississippi court set to hear arguments in lawsuit regarding grant funding for independent schools

The suit argues that the Legislature violated Section 208 of the State Constitution by appropriating $10 million to private schools. In June, Parents for Public Schools,...

Thompson: Jackson shouldn’t expect federal help on water crisis until a plan is put forward

The 2nd District Congressman says no one from Jackson has shared the facts of the problem or a plan to correct it with him. Congressman...

GIBSON: Congress Must Not Kill the Golden Goose of American Technology

Submitted by Dan Gibson, Mayor of Natchez “We need to decrease our reliability on Chinese products, not increase it,” writes Gibson. Take a stroll through Natchez,...

WICKER: Larger Navy Fleet Needed to Prevent War in the Pacific

Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker “China’s dramatic military rise has been aimed at dominating the Western Pacific, especially Taiwan,” Wicker writes. Nothing upsets China’s communist leaders...

WILLIAMS: Energy Reality vs. Wishful Thinking

Submitted by Kelley Williams with Bigger Pie Forum There was a time when utilities built plants to meet growing demand for electricity. Now electricity demand...

BEAM Office, Senator Wicker host NTIA broadband roundtable in Jackson

Wicker, Doty, Berke announce broadband grant in the amount of $8,433,633.26 to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. On Thursday, Special Representative for Broadband Andy...

PSC Chairman Maxwell hosts utility work session to discuss economic impacts on Mississippi

PSC heard from Mississippi’s major utilities, industry experts on how the global market is affecting utility rates for customers in the state. On Thursday, August...

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Gov. Tate Reeves vetoes legislation reforming CON laws, cites willingness to negotiate with lawmakers

Gov. Tate Reeves has vetoed a bill aimed at reforming Mississippi’s certificate of need laws. For those unfamiliar with the concept, certificate of need laws, colloquially known as CON laws, originated at the state level in New York in 1964 and were federally mandated in 1974 to lower healthcare costs and prevent unnecessary duplication of […]
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Second Medicaid Tech Bill vetoed by Governor

Governor Reeves said the proposed expansion in the legislation unwisely comes at a time when federal funding of existing...

Legislation restricting sale of kratom to become law on July 1

A House bill that bans synthetic kratom products and limits the sale of kratom products to those 21 and up has been signed into law by Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves after breezing through both chambers of the state legislature. The debate has intensified surrounding kratom in Mississippi since 2022, when the first bill was introduced […]

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Gov. Tate Reeves vetoes legislation reforming CON laws, cites willingness to negotiate with lawmakers

Gov. Tate Reeves has vetoed a bill aimed at reforming Mississippi’s certificate of need laws. For those unfamiliar with the concept, certificate of need laws, colloquially known as CON laws, originated at the state level in New York in 1964 and were federally mandated in 1974 to lower healthcare costs and prevent unnecessary duplication of […]