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Gov. Tate Reeves has approved a bill to retain funding that came to Mississippi from a historic federal infrastructure funding package in 2021.
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, the federal government allocated $1.8 billion to the state in 2022. Of that pot, the state awarded $423 million in matching water and sewerage grants for cities and counties, as well as $385 million for rural water associations.
By Alex Rozier - Mississippi Today on
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Senate, House have dueling, expensive proposals for PERS system after blowback from changes they passed last year.
The Mississippi House’s proposed changes to the state retirement system would cost $1.25 billion over the next three decades and $175 million immediately to keep the program stable, according to state actuaries.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
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Three Mississippi businesses are suing the company that operates the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control warehouse.
Delays and software issues at the warehouse earlier this year left many bars, restaurants and package store owners with empty shelves and lost revenue. The warehouse in Gluckstadt is still working through a backlog of orders.
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
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Mississippi lawmakers are considering legislation that would make joint custody the standard in all divorce cases – something done in only five states.
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Former Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn speaks at the unveiling of his portrait Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at the state Capitol in Jackson. The Republican from Clinton served as leader of the 122-member House from 2012 to 2024. Seated, left to right, are portrait artist Jason Bouldin, current House Speaker Jason White, Gov. Tate Reeves and Gunn’s wife, Lisa Gunn. Credit: Richard Lake/Mississippi Today
Amid a hectic week of crafting a multi-billion dollar state budget, most of the Capitol on Wednesday paused business to witness the unveiling of former House Speaker Philip Gunn’s portrait that will hang in the entrance to the House chamber.
Gunn is a Republican who represented the Clinton area in the House for 20 years. For 12 of those years, he served as speaker, one of the most powerful positions in state government. He was the first Republican speaker since Reconstruction.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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Bursts of color and a bright vibe of joy beckon inside the “L.V. Hull: Love Is a Sensation” exhibition, newly installed at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson. That same magnet pulled scores of visitors to Hull’s Kosciusko home for years — a home the self-taught artist embellished to the nth degree using the raw materials of found and donated objects, paint and glue.
By Sherry Lucas - Mississippi Today on
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Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
HB 1665, as amended by the Mississippi Senate, would create an $11.29 dispensing fee for prescription drugs, likely adding hundreds of millions in new expenses for businesses and consumers. On Tuesday, the White House said “stop it.”
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed legislation earlier this year that provides for additional regulation of the pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) that negotiate the amount your insurance will pay for prescription drugs.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
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Democrats say the legislation will make voting harder for some citizens, equating it to “a poll tax by another name.”
A bill aimed at verifying the citizenship of persons registering to vote in Mississippi has been sent to Governor Tate Reeves (R).
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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The warehouse, built in 1983, is being replaced by a $95 million, state-bond-funded, 400,000-square-foot facility located in Canton.
A bill to move forward on the sale of the state’s old Alcohol Beverage Control warehouse in Gluckstadt is headed to a legislative conference committee this weekend.
The state-owned 211,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Madison could be sold once the governor signs off on the bill.
State Senator Bart Williams (R), a Senate conferee, does not foresee any issue during the weekend conference process.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
Senate Minority leader Derrick Simmons is a plaintiff in the ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center lawsuit to upend Mississippi’s judicial districts. He’s been named one of three senators to help redraw the map, putting him on both sides of pending litigation.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
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Jackson Mayor John Horhn spoke to the Rotary Club of Jackson this past Tuesday.
First of all, it’s great to have a mayor who visits civic clubs like Rotary to engage with constituents, especially engaged ones such as club members.
Sadly, civic club involvement has declined over the last 30 years, just one more bad effect of the rise in social media and tribal inclusiveness.
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Turnrow Books, along with Turnrow Art Co. and Turnrow Café, is reopening its doors on Wednesday after a fire nearly destroyed the downtown bookstore nearly three years ago. The business also is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
A valued member of the Greenwood downtown district returns to Howard Street on Wednesday.
Turnrow Books will hold its grand opening Wednesday afternoon. The official ribbon cutting is set for 3:45 p.m., and the grand opening will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
By Brent Maze - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
1 week 2 days ago
Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter says Hyde-Smith is the clear favorite in this race but expect Colom to continue to wage a bare-knuckle campaign.
After the March 10 primaries, Mississippi now enters the home stretch of the 2026 mid-term elections, amid renewed fighting in the Middle East, new global and domestic economic challenges influenced by that conflict, and American partisan differences that have not been deeper or more pronounced since the late 1960s.
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
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Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:
As Republicans surged to take control of state government in the 1990s and 2000s, no two Democratic Mississippi politicians were more despised by members of the upstart party than Ronnie Musgrove and Billy McCoy.
McCoy served from 2004 until 2012 as the last Democratic speaker of the Mississippi House while Musgrove served from 1996 until 2000 as the state’s last Democratic lieutenant governor and from 2000 until 2004 as Mississippi’s last Democratic governor.
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today on
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A wastewater treatment lagoon in the Wellsgate subdivision in Oxford, Miss., on Monday, March 10, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Across Mississippi, many of the thousands of water and sewer systems in the state have struggled to stay compliant with federal public health and environmental laws.
By Alex Rozier - Mississippi Today on
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Gov. Tate Reeves talks about Mississippi's Rural Health Transformation Program plan during a press conference at the Walter Sillers Building in Jackson on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Lt. Gov. Hosemann responds that governor’s claim is ‘malicious, unnecessary and false.’
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday vetoed a bill that sought to provide low-interest loans to local governments impacted by this year’s deadly winter storm and accused Senate staffers of committing unconstitutional and potentially criminal acts with the legislation.
But the basis for Reeves’s allegations of criminal action is inaccurate.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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The Clarksdale Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to rezone a site for a potential data center along with a list of conditions for any developer.
“The vote that we’ve taken today does not approve a data center. It only is the beginning of the conversation regarding the possibility of data centers coming to Clarksdale,” said Mayor Orlando Paden.
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
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A voter reads over his ballot at Fondren Chruch in Precinct 16 during primary voting, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
The U.S. Supreme Court could soon end Mississippi’s practice of counting mail-in absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day, a decision that could have a ripple effect nationwide and sow confusion for November’s midterm elections.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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On Monday, in meetings a hundred miles apart, Clinton and Clarksdale officials heard from residents about potential data centers coming to their respective towns.
Clinton has signed a fee-in-lieu of taxes agreement with a developer but the Clarksdale project is in very early talks.
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
