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Supreme Court upholds ACA, turns focus back to Medicaid expansion
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 1,203 Reads
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 04:52 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court this week eliminated one of the reasons cited by Mississippi Republican leaders for not expanding Medicaid.
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Hyde-Smith, Colleages Demand Release of Biden Immigration Blueprint
By Press Release - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, 54 Reads
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 04:46 PM
Below is a press release from Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith:

Senators Want Details of Sweeping Changes Denied to Congress, but Delivered to National Media.
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Gov. Tate Reeves speaks to media about his shelter-in-place order for Lauderdale County during a press conference at the State of Mississippi Woolfolk Building in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Gov. Reeves says main COVID-19 regret is that he didn’t let all businesses stay open
By Geoff Pender - Mississippi Today, 535 Reads
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 11:02 AM
Gov. Tate Reeves told hundreds of business leaders on Wednesday that his main regret about his handling COVID-19 is that he didn’t deem all businesses essential and let them remain open during the height of the pandemic.
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Hyde-Smith Disappointed Pro-Israel/Anti-Terrorism Legislation Blocked
By Press Release - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, 67 Reads
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 10:52 AM
Below is a press release from Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith:

Miss. Senator Delivers Remarks on Need to Pass the ‘Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act’
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Elee Reeves, wife of Governor Tate Reeves, at the grand opening of the newest MDHS Resource and Referral Center in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

This office used to be a front for alleged welfare fraud. Now it’s a child care resource center.
By Anna Wolfe - Mississippi Today, 82 Reads
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 10:48 AM
Standing between two large, plastic trunks — faux branches and leaves crowding the ceiling of a former hotel-turned-government-office — Mississippi welfare officials announced the opening of a new child care resource center.
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One of the units at Gulfport's Plant Watson will be retired by 2023 under a plan submitted in April to the Mississippi Public Service Commission by Mississippi Power.

Environmental groups are skeptical of Mississippi Power's plan to reduce surplus generation capacity
By Steve Wilson, 616 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 04:20 PM
Mississippi Power filed its plan to comply with an order from regulators to reduce its surplus generation capacity, but an environmental group and several trade associations say the utility's plan doesn't meet the standards imposed by the order.
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Rep. Palazzo used campaign funds to fight ethics investigation of his campaign spending
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 692 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 03:54 PM
U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo used $61,000 of campaign funds to cover legal expenses related to an investigation into the congressman for allegedly using campaign money to pay for personal expenses.
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SALTER: White brings relevant experience and political credibility to MDOT leadership post
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist, 679 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 12:06 PM
Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:

The decision of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves to tap his own chief of staff as the new leader of the Mississippi Department of Transportation bodes well for an organization that has seen more than its share of discord over the last two decades.
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Hyde-Smith Announces $94.9 Million in Capital Grants to Support Rural & Underserved Communities
By Press Release - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, 81 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 11:50 AM
Below is a press release from Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith:

Treasury Dept. COVID-19 Grants Awarded to 52 Mississippi Financial Institutions
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Congressman Guest Named Vice Ranking Member of Homeland Security Committee
By Press Release - House Homeland Security Committee, 103 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 11:30 AM
Below is a press release from the House Homeland Security Committee:

The MS Third District U.S. Representative has served on the Committee since 2019.
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