CDC recommends Pfizer booster doses for at-risk populations
Following the lead of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended a booster dose of the...
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Hyde-Smith says USDA report invalidates claim that Biden tax plan won’t hurt family farms
by Andi Davis
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith said a new report provides more evidence that capital gains tax changes to help pay for President Biden’s $3.5 trillion tax...
Read the draft of Legislature’s Medical Marijuana Bill
by Andi Davis
What follows is the current draft of a medical marijuana bill. If Governor Tate Reeves decides to call a special session, this is the language...
Lawmakers strike deal on medical marijuana proposal, paving way for special session
A special session appears to be on the horizon with lawmakers seemingly in agreement on the language of a medical marijuana proposal, according to Speaker...
MDE: Test scores fall statewide amid pandemic disruptions
Statistics shared by the Mississippi Department of Education reveal that students’ academic performance suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Test scores from the...
Home COVID tests not reportable in Mississippi, but overall reportable cases are declining
by Andi Davis
Compared to last week, Mississippi’s COVID-19 cases are declining. From September 10th to September 16th, there were 13,101 cases were reported by the Mississippi Department...
Ag Commissioner opposed to agency’s involvement with medical marijuana program
The commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is asking that his agency be left out of any potential medical marijuana program. As...
Hancock man sentenced to 21 years for 2020 shooting of U.S. Marshal agent
A Hancock County man will spend the next 21 years in prison for the July 2020 shooting of a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force agent. ...
Navy contract allows work to continue at Raytheon-Forest on Canadian aircraft
by Andi Davis
Image above: CF-18 Hornet (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Chase Cannon) U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith welcomed the award of a U.S. Navy contract...
MDOC probation officer accused of embezzlement in Forrest County
A probation officer within the Mississippi Department of Corrections has been arrested and charged with two counts of embezzlement in Forrest County. According to the...