Government
McComb is latest city to furl state flag
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City joins Jackson, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Columbus and others, as well as the state’s universities, in rejecting the Confederate symbol
Government
State buys $30K newspaper ad to boost aviation industry
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Economic development officials say the ad showcases Mississippi ahead of the world’s largest aerospace shows
Two House seats become vacant after municipal elections
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Vacancies mean Republicans do not have a supermajority unless Republicans win special elections for those seats
Government
Legislature passes funding bills in one-day session
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Both chambers worked in fits and starts throughout the day Monday in special session devoted to appropriations for key agencies
Government
Call for resignation of Rep. Oliver rejected in Senate
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Rep. Oliver wrote in a May Facebook post that those who support the removal of Confederate monuments “should be lynched”
Education
Lawsuit over Gov. Bryant’s school funding cuts dismissed
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The lawsuit claimed the nearly $20 million in cuts to school districts Gov. Bryant ordered violated the state constitution
Government
State has one month to cover $154 million tax revenue shortfall
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Lower than anticipated revenue collections in May wiped out progress seen in the previous two months
Government
Lottery study committee: ‘No outcome in mind’
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Committee, appointed by Speaker Gunn, a lottery foe, will study and make recommendations on a state lottery
Government
Gov. Bryant: Lottery not on special session agenda
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Focus will be on funding three state agencies
Politics
Hillary Clinton eulogizes longtime friend, Carolyn Ellis Staton, at Ole Miss
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Clinton and the former Ole Miss provost were roommates at Yale Law School
Memorial service is Monday for Carolyn Ellis Staton, first female provost at Ole Miss
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The Vicksburg native died at her home in Oxford on Friday.
Forestry Commission cutting 75 positions
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Agency is also reorganizing because of budget cuts imposed by Legislature
Politics
Winter Institute helped New Orleans address Confederate monuments
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City official says work of Winter Institute jump started discussion of race and reconciliation
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Timeline: Point Cadet Leasing Fund
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City is suing state for lost rental payments
Biloxi seeks $600,000 from state for Point Cadet funds
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City claims 2016 sweeps law has cost it lost rent from casino; asks court to strike sweeps law