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Hurricane flags fly over the Gulfport Harbor before Hurricane Sally on September 13, 2020. The storm later made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama on September 15.

Wind pool could lose funding mechanism without legislative action
By STEVE WILSON
Tue, 09/21/2021 - 02:12 PM, 131 Reads
A critical funding mechanism for the so-called wind pool will expire in July unless lawmakers extend it.
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Certificate of Need Committee recommends loosening regulations on rehabilitation centers
By STEVE WILSON
Mon, 09/20/2021 - 04:18 PM, 278 Reads
The Mississippi State Board of Health’s Certificate of Need Committee met Monday and voted to recommend a change to the state’s health plan to allow an additional adult rehabilitation facility in the Jackson metro area.
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The Mississippi PSC approved a new solar facility to be built in Scott County near the Rankin County line.

PSC approves two major solar projects in Mississippi
By STEVE WILSON
Fri, 09/17/2021 - 01:18 PM, 829 Reads
Mississippi regulators have approved two new large-scale solar projects in Mississippi this week.
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The Mississippi Department of Education received emergency authorization to award three-year rather than one-year contracts for $89 million in technology services.

Education Department receives emergency authorization on $89 million in contracts from Information Technology Services Board
By STEVE WILSON
Thu, 09/16/2021 - 04:54 PM, 881 Reads
The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services Board voted 4-1 Thursday to authorize the state Department of Education an emergency exemption for several technology-related contracts that add up to nearly $89 million.
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