Mississippi State Flag
Commission selects final two designs to become new state flag
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The flag commission on Sept. 2 will pick one of two designs to put before voters as a new Mississippi state flag.
Election 2020
Up in the polls during pandemic, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s campaign lays low
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About two months from the Senate election, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is banking on proxy support from President Trump’s popularity in Mississippi.
2020 Legislative Session
Lawmakers pass DMR budget compromise during fight over governor’s spending authority
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Just days before the agency would run out of money, the Department of Marine Resources received an appropriation from lawmakers.
2020 Legislative Session
As storms head toward Gulf Coast, Legislature slated to return Monday to pass DMR budget
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Passing the Department of Marine Resources budget has taken on new urgency as two potential hurricanes bear down on the Gulf Coast.
Coronavirus in Mississippi
Reeves says unemployed Mississippians will likely receive $300 per week through Trump stipend
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Gov. Tate Reeves said on Thursday the $300/week payments to Mississippians unemployed during the pandemic probably won’t last long.
Justice
Small town, big bust: Auditor announces Mississippi embezzlement arrest
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A Columbus official allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars — one of the largest municipal embezzlement cases in recent years.
Mississippi State Flag
One of these five designs could become the new Mississippi state flag
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The commission will fly the five finalists in front of the Old Capitol in Jackson Aug. 25. They will then select a single design on Sept. 2.
Mississippi State Flag
State flag commission makes tweaks, narrows choices to nine
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The flag commission met Friday and narrowed selections down to the final nine.
Election 2020
Espy, Hyde-Smith campaigns release dueling polls in Mississippi Senate race
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An internal poll shows Mike Espy is within five points of incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, to whom he lost by eight points in 2018.
2020 Legislative Session
Legislature funds teacher bonus program, but questions remain about its accountability and fairness
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A Mississippi Today analysis of the merit pay program shows some teachers receive more than $1,000, and others less than $50 at the same schools.
2020 Legislative Session
During another spending fight with Gov. Reeves, lawmakers leave without passing DMR budget
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Leaders continue to fight over who should have spending control of about $46 million in Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act money.
2020 Legislative Session
‘Punch in the face, stab in the back’: Legislature overrides Gov. Reeves’ veto of education funding bill
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The Republican-led override is the first time since 2002 that Mississippi lawmakers have undone a gubernatorial veto.
2020 Legislative Session
Can Mississippi afford its match for Trump’s $400-a-week unemployment order?
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Matching Trump’s order would cost Mississippi about $22 million a week, roughly doubling current payments in state unemployment benefits.
2020 Legislative Session
Legislature to reconvene Monday amid battle with Gov. Reeves
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Lawmakers were notified to return to the Capitol next week, amid a battle with Gov. Tate Reeves over his vetoes. Reeves has refused to call lawmakers back into session saying too many of them might still have coronavirus.
2020 Legislative Session
Gov. Tate Reeves says GOP lawmakers are suing him because he vetoed ‘payoffs for friends’
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House Republicans call Reeves’ vetoes unconstitutional. Reeves accused the House of letting “liberal Republicans” and Democrats run the show.