Roads bill passed by Senate will ‘cripple’ MDOT, commissioner says
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Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, adds, “This bill is nothing more than a vindictive attempt to silence and punish the highway commission.”
Long-time critic will not challenge Kemper power plant settlement
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Hattiesburg oil businessman considered lawsuit over what he considered underlying flaws in the Public Service Commission’s settlement with Mississippi Power
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Reeves pushes ‘$1 billion’ road funding plan for state, local projects
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Senators have two days to read and vote on the 300-page bill
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Roads funding plan hits dead end
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House transportation leader hopes proposal to raise fuel tax and eliminate an income tax bracket might see new life in a special session this summer
Regulators settle ’emotionally intense’ Kemper power plant case
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Public service commissioners say a decision Tuesday ends all issues related to the Kemper facility, but is the controversy over?
To pay for roads, proposal would increase fuel tax, phase out a tax bracket
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Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, a steadfast opponent of raising the gas tax, does want to eliminate the 4 percent income bracket
Jackson stands up to Justice Dept., defends anti-racial profiling ordinance
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Trump administration threatens to withhold criminal justice grants from cities that do not fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities
Feds threaten to subpoena Jackson; advocates fight immigration crackdowns
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Justice officials have officially put Jackson on notice for what President Trump’s administration considers a sanctuary city policy
Regulators weigh Kemper plant’s future
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Key players involved with the Kemper County energy facility project, including energy corporations to environmental groups, presented arguments to state utility regulators that will determine the future of the plant
Women’s march, with a more diverse speaker lineup, rallies for ‘power to the polls’
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Women’s health and reproductive rights, equal pay, quality public education and worker’s rights were just some of the reasons hundreds of people marched on the state Capitol
State regulators want utilities to pass tax cut savings on to customers
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The tax overhaul includes a reduction in public utilities’ tax rate. Meanwhile, the Public Service Commission also on Tuesday, approved rate increases for two utilities.
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Rural high-speed internet: White House, state lawmakers push to expand access
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One official calls Mississippi’s need for broadband access throughout the state an “infrastructure crisis”.
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Jackson, Gulfport named among 2017 neediest cities
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Mississippi’s two largest cities are among the neediest cities in the country, a recent WalletHub study says. The study looks at more than 180 of the most populated U.S. cities. Jackson is ranked No. 5 for neediness after Detroit, Newark, Memphis and Cleveland, OH. Neediness is defined by high levels economic disadvantage, according to the study released Wednesday.
Lakeland Drive project completion should ease traffic flow
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One of the busiest stretches of roadway in the state should see less congestion thanks to a part of Lakeland Drive opening all its six lanes Monday. The Highway 25/Lakeland Drive expansion project, which began construction in 2015, adds additional lanes on both sides of Lakeland stretching between Airport and Grants Ferry Roads. The project also expands a bridge over Flowood Drive and improves major intersection configurations, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation. The Mississippi Legislature in 2014 assigned $10 million out of MDOT’s budget to the project. Byram-based Superior Asphalt Inc. started project construction in October 2015 under a roughly $36.3 million contract.
Two Mississippi museums: ‘One is not complete without the other’
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Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History, opening today, no longer considered ‘separate but equal’