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Inside the secretary of state's $50, 000 deal to use Experian's unverified information that he said would "strengthen' election integrity
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (1723+ words) By Madeline Nguyen | Originally published by Mississippi Today The Mississippi Secretary of State's Office spent $50, 000 to run nearly 2 million checks of Experian's unverified commercial data on registered voters, saying it did so to verify their addresses and help determine their…...
Environmental groups sue Trump administration over approval of new ultra deep-water drilling project
13+ hour, 33+ min ago (576+ words) By Alexa St. John, Associated Press | Originally published by Mississippi Today Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Monday over its approval last month of oil company BP's ultra deep-water drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico. The groups sued…...
Legislative watchdog report says most private school tax credits are not being spent on education
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (704+ words) By Devna Bose | Originally published by Mississippi Today The money private schools receive through a statewide tax-credit program is mostly being spent outside of the classroom, according to a report." The Children's Promise Act, championed by House Ways and Means…...
Ex-House Speaker Philip Gunn enters governor's race, pledging tax reform and job growth
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (611+ words) By Taylor Vance | Originally published by Mississippi Today CLINTON " Former Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn announced Tuesday evening that he will run for governor as a Republican next year, making him the second person to announce a run for the…...
Mississippi Legislature will return to the Capitol on Wednesday
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (170+ words) By Taylor Vance | Originally published by Mississippi Today Both chambers of the Legislature will convene at the Capitol on Wednesday, but it's unclear what lawmakers will do." House leadership informed members on Tuesday that they will meet Wednesday, and the…...
Trump OKs individual assistance for parts of Mississippi damaged by winter storm in January
1+ week, 2+ day ago (290+ words) By Mississippi Today | Originally published by Mississippi Today People and businesses in 36 Mississippi counties and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians can apply for federal grants for home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to…...
FEMA Disaster Assistance Approved for De Soto County After January Winter Storm
1+ week, 2+ day ago (206+ words) Residents in De Soto County are now eligible for federal disaster assistance following approval of Mississippi's request for Individual Assistance tied to the late January winter storm. Gov. Tate Reeves announced that Donald Trump approved the declaration under FEMA-4899-DR-MS,…...
Mississippi Approved for Individual Assistance Due To Ice Storm
1+ week, 2+ day ago (187+ words) Residents across North Mississippi and the Mississippi Delta will soon have access to federal disaster assistance following approval from Donald Trump, Gov. Tate Reeves announced. The approval grants Individual Assistance under FEMA disaster declaration FEMA-4899-DR-MS for areas impacted by…...
Reeves issues partial veto, nixing opioid settlement money for three groups
1+ week, 4+ day ago (687+ words) By Allen Siegler | Originally published by Mississippi Today Three nonprofits chosen by lawmakers to receive opioid settlement funding for addiction work will not receive that money after Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed parts of a bill Wednesday." In a social media…...
Legislative recap part 2: What did the Legislature do on health issues?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (126+ words) By Geoff Pender, Sophia Paffenroth and Gwen Dilworth | Originally published by Mississippi Today u003ciframe title=u0022 Everlit Audio Playeru0022 src=u0022https: //everlit. audio/embeds/artl_9 Qem Eu3 GW1 Q? st=miniu0026amp; client=wpu0026amp; preview=trueu0026amp; client_version=2. 6. 0u0022 width=u0022100%u0022 height=u002280pxu0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allow=u0022accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-shareu0022 allowfullscreen=u0022u0022u003eu003c/iframeu003e Audio recording is automated…...