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Gov. Reeves Extends Unemployment Benefits to Help Workers Impacted by COVID-19
Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced efforts to extend the unemployment benefits provided to help Mississippi workers and their families hard-hit by COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Slump Today as Mississippi Continues to Reopen
Gov. Tate Reeves’ safer-at-home order continues this week, with notable exceptions, as the Mississippi State Department of Health announces 173 new cases of COVID-19 and five new deaths from Sunday …
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Governor Reeves Extends 'Safer At Home,' Reopens Barbershops and Salons
Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced the next stage for Mississippi to continue safely reopening the state's economy while protecting public health.
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As COVID-19 Cases Hit New High, Legislature Prevails Over Governor In CARES Act Battle
The same day the fight over control of $1.25 billion in CARES Act relief funds for Mississippi appeared to end, giving the legislative branch a win, Mississippi suffered its greatest …
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Two Days of Record COVID-19 Deaths Precede Mississippi Reopening
Mississippi is on track to reopen its parks and restaurants today, as what Gov. Tate Reeves calls the COVID-19 “plateau” continues. This morning, MSDH reported 262 new cases of coronavirus …
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COVID-19 Growing Near State’s Meat Processing Plants
Gov. Tate Reeves acknowledges that cases of coronavirus disease are spiking near the state’s meatpacking industries, and reminded Mississippians that immunocompromised and elderly residents are still under a shelter-at-home order.
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2020 Session to Reconvene Thursday, Legislators Release Plan to Help Small Businesses
By agreement of Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, the Mississippi Legislature will reconvene the 2020 Legislative Session at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, …
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Gov. Reeves Amends 'Safer At Home' Order to Reopen Restaurants and Parks
On Monday, May 4, Gov. Tate Reeves announced the next phase for Mississippi to begin "slowly and safely" reopening the state's economy while continuing to flatten the curve.
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UPDATED: Reeves: State Will Continue Reopening, Despite Not Meeting White House Criteria
The steady reopening of Mississippi will continue today, at odds with White House gating criteria and the concerns of many health experts in Mississippi and abroad.
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Bipartisan Legislative Supermajority Takes Control of CARES Act Money
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Philip Gunn led a legislative supermajority to claim $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act funds today, dealing a humbling blow to the authority …
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OPINION: COVID-19 Recovery Plan Needs Bipartisan Oversight, Lessons from Katrina
Mississippi is at a crossroads on our recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Our Legislature must be involved to ensure more balanced priorities and better financial accountability in the use of …
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Hosemann, Gunn Lead Bipartisan Fight With Governor to Control CARES Funds
Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Philip Gunn and a raft of legislators from both parties returned to the Capitol today to reassert legislative control over the purse …
City & County
OPINION: Mayor Lumumba Attempts to Disarm ‘Our People’ in Jackson, Literally and Figuratively
"During his tenure as mayor, Lumumba has presided over police killing and maiming of black toilers and has strengthened police’s capacity to brutalize and subjugate."
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Gov. Tate Reeves Vows Fight to Control $1.25 Billion in Federal CARES Act Funds
Gov. Tate Reeves insisted at an afternoon press conference that he possessed the authority, through state statute, to spend the federal relief money intended for COVID-19 recovery. Legislative leadership plans …
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Legislature Asserts Control Over CARES Act Funds by Early Return
The Mississippi Legislature will reconvene on Monday, “if not sooner,” Senate Minority Leader Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, told the Jackson Free Press today. The Legislature’s lightning-quick return comes weeks in advance …
