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Public Service Commission nearing approval for Cooperative Energy's planned distribution grid upgrade
By Steve Wilson, 790 Reads
Fri, 07/09/2021 - 11:57 AM
The Mississippi Public Service Commission voted at its Thursday meeting to refer a planned improvement to Cooperative Energy’s distribution grid to Chairman Dane Maxwell, who represents the Southern District.
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Report warns Mississippi's defined benefit pension fund is in trouble
By Steve Wilson, 858 Reads
Thu, 07/08/2021 - 04:02 PM
A recently released report by the American Legislative Exchange Council ranked Mississippi's defined benefit pension system last or near last when it came to issues with its unfund
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Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons speaks to the Indianola Rotary Club this week.

Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons Speaks to Indianola Rotary
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On Wed, 07/07/2021 - 03:50 PM
Transportation Commissioner (Central) Willie Simmons addressed the Indianola Rotary Club this week about his bold initiative to bring more money from the Mississippi Department of Transportation to the Delta and areas west of I-55.
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Justices declined to give a rehearing in the case regarding a ballot initiative that would've created a medical marijuana program in Mississippi.

State Supreme Court won't conduct rehearing on Initiative 65
By Steve Wilson, 1,598 Reads
Thu, 07/01/2021 - 02:38 PM
The Mississippi Supreme Court won't be conducting a rehearing in the case that eliminated Initiative 65 and the state's ballot initiative system in its entirety.
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Clarksdale pay raise petition circulating
By Floyd Ingram, 1,040 Reads
Fri, 06/25/2021 - 12:56 PM
A petition calling for Clarksdale to “roll back” a proposed raise is circulating in the community but what effect it will have on the Clarksdale Board of Mayor and Commissioners remains to be seen.
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Federal government wants court-appointed monitor for state mental health system
By Steve Wilson, 3,547 Reads
Wed, 06/23/2021 - 11:44 AM
The federal government wants an independent monitor to ensure the Mississippi Department of Mental Health continues to transition to a community-based treatment program for the seriously mentally ill.
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The federal government wants the state of Mississippi to transition from an institution-based model like at the Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield to a community-based one for the seriously mentally ill.

State disputes several components of special master's plan in mental health case
By Steve Wilson, 2,912 Reads
Tue, 06/22/2021 - 11:28 AM
In a filing in federal court, the state argues that the some of the recommendations of the special master's plan will be too costly and that the court needs to provide specific conditions for the five-year legal battle over the stat
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Mississippi Lottery transfers more money to state's Education Enhancement Fund
By Steve Wilson, 745 Reads
Fri, 06/18/2021 - 12:06 PM
The Mississippi Lottery announced its latest transfer to the state’s general fund that will help fund both K-12 and higher education programs.
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One of the units at Gulfport's Plant Watson will be retired by 2023 under a plan submitted in April to the Mississippi Public Service Commission by Mississippi Power.

Environmental groups are skeptical of Mississippi Power's plan to reduce surplus generation capacity
By Steve Wilson, 1,307 Reads
Wed, 06/16/2021 - 04:20 PM
Mississippi Power filed its plan to comply with an order from regulators to reduce its surplus generation capacity, but an environmental group and several trade associations say the utility's plan doesn't meet the standards imposed by the order.
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Department of Health holds hearing on plans for dispensing $2.175 million in grant funds
By Steve Wilson, 808 Reads
Tue, 06/15/2021 - 02:54 PM
The Mississippi Department of Health held a hearing Monday as it determines how to spend more than $2.175 million in federal funds on public health projects statewide.
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