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2 days ago · by Bobby Harrison October 7, 2024. Mississippi Today is a part of the Deep South Today network of nonprofit newsrooms. We believe that an informed Mississippi is a better Mississippi. We center readers in everything we do, informing--and engaging--Mississippians through reporting, podcasts, events and online communities.
Amazon coming to Mississippi with plans to create jobs
Jan 25, 2024 · A key component in Amazon Web Services’ commitment to spend $10 billion to construct two “hyperscale data centers” in Madison County is an agreement with Entergy to provide the large volume of electricity that such an endeavor will require. Officials said the project — which will include building solar power fields — will not increase ...
Struggling renters in Mississippi can now apply for assistance
Mar 29, 2021 · Mississippi is now accepting applications to help struggling renters, three months after then-President Donald Trump signed a massive COVID-19 stimulus bill, including $25 billion for rental assistance. On Monday, the same day the state opened the program, President Joe Biden’s U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended a ...
Mississippi abortion law: an FAQ - Mississippi Today
Jun 29, 2022 · Is abortion still legal in Mississippi? After July 6, 2022, no. Chancery Judge Debbra Halford refused to block Mississippi’s abortion ban from going into effect after the 10-day post-certification period of the state’s trigger law — which ends Thursday, July 7, 2022. Abortions in Mississippi, in most cases, will be illegal as of that date.
How will the Mississippi One Grant affect you? - Mississippi Today
Oct 25, 2021 · The “Mississippi One Grant” will replace Mississippi’s three current financial aid programs: the Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG), which awards between $500 and $1,000 a year. the Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG), the state’s merit-based grant, and. the Higher Education Legislative Plan for Needy Students (HELP ...
What’s happened since welfare chief pleaded guilty to federal …
Sep 22, 2023 · Brett DiBiase pleads guilty to state charges. Nancy and Zach New indicted. A federal grand jury indicts Nancy and Zach New on separate charges that their private schools, called New Summit, defrauded the Mississippi Department of Education out of $2 million, later increased to $4 million. Forensic audit released.
Mississippi Legislature sends bill changing medical marijuana law …
Mar 20, 2023 · The Legislature has approved changes to Mississippi’s cannabis law that will limit the information available to the public about businesses’ citation records and will attempt to crack down on inconsistencies from the agencies tasked with running the new medical marijuana program. The bill, first filed in the House, was amended by a Senate ...
‘It’s a great day’: Mississippi raises new state flag after 126 years
Jan 11, 2021 · Credit: Vickie King, Mississippi Today. A new state flag was raised over the Mississippi State Capitol on Monday to replace the old flag, which flew for 126 years and featured the divisive Confederate battle emblem. Flags were raised on the Capitol grounds and over the domes of both the House and Senate in a Monday afternoon ceremony.
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Mockingbird Cannabis gears up to open medical marijuana …
May 18, 2022 · Inside a $30 million bet on Mississippi’s medical marijuana industry. Clint Patterson, CEO of Mockingbird Cannabis, with blue prints of the 163,000 square-foot facility currently under construction, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today.