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An adopted amendment to the bill added the ability for the public to remove members through a recall vote.
A bill that would require all school boards members to be elected in the state of Mississippi passed out of the House Education committee on Thursday. It was also amended to include a recall process for board members if the electorate decides the process is needed.
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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Life is hard here. And yet the Christian leaders are largely ebullient and eager to see what God might do through their ministries in the challenge that is Lagos.
Getting off the plane a week ago in Lagos, Nigeria, I was benevolently assaulted with… Africa.
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1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Life is hard here. And yet the Christian leaders are largely ebullient and eager to see what God might do through their ministries in the challenge that is Lagos.
Getting off the plane a week ago in Lagos, Nigeria, I was benevolently assaulted with… Africa.
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Nathan Sanders:
Employers considering long-term investments care deeply about whether a state can produce capable workers year after year. Education policies that improve attainment help answer that question.
By Nathan Sanders - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Nathan Sanders:
Employers considering long-term investments care deeply about whether a state can produce capable workers year after year. Education policies that improve attainment help answer that question.
By Nathan Sanders - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Nathan Sanders:
Employers considering long-term investments care deeply about whether a state can produce capable workers year after year. Education policies that improve attainment help answer that question.
By Nathan Sanders - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Starla Brown and Thomas Kimbrell:
The implication is clear: exempting facilities and services from CON restrictions will expand access to them.
On January 28, a federal district court struck down Mississippi’s long-standing moratorium on the establishment of certain new health care facilities, calling the forty-year application of the moratorium “irrational.”
By Starla Brown and Thomas Kimbrell - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Starla Brown and Thomas Kimbrell:
The implication is clear: exempting facilities and services from CON restrictions will expand access to them.
On January 28, a federal district court struck down Mississippi’s long-standing moratorium on the establishment of certain new health care facilities, calling the forty-year application of the moratorium “irrational.”
By Starla Brown and Thomas Kimbrell - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Starla Brown and Thomas Kimbrell:
The implication is clear: exempting facilities and services from CON restrictions will expand access to them.
On January 28, a federal district court struck down Mississippi’s long-standing moratorium on the establishment of certain new health care facilities, calling the forty-year application of the moratorium “irrational.”
By Starla Brown and Thomas Kimbrell - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Lt. Governor Hosemann told reporters the bills were the result of legislators “wanting to get a head of the game.”
The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed a measure to transfer $20 million into the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s disaster assistance fund after an ice storm swept through parts of Mississippi.
The funds would come out of the state’s Capital Expense fund.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Lt. Governor Hosemann told reporters the bills were the result of legislators “wanting to get a head of the game.”
The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed a measure to transfer $20 million into the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s disaster assistance fund after an ice storm swept through parts of Mississippi.
The funds would come out of the state’s Capital Expense fund.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
Lt. Governor Hosemann told reporters the bills were the result of legislators “wanting to get a head of the game.”
The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed a measure to transfer $20 million into the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s disaster assistance fund after an ice storm swept through parts of Mississippi.
The funds would come out of the state’s Capital Expense fund.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
One measure would extend the validity of medical cannabis cards while another would create the “Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act.”
Two bills related to Mississippi’s medical cannabis program passed in the House of Representatives this week.
One bill extends the timeframe for a patient’s follow-up visit to keep their medical cannabis card valid, while a second bill creates a system where patients suffering from debilitating or terminal conditions not already on the state’s list of approved conditions can petition to try medical cannabis.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
One measure would extend the validity of medical cannabis cards while another would create the “Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act.”
Two bills related to Mississippi’s medical cannabis program passed in the House of Representatives this week.
One bill extends the timeframe for a patient’s follow-up visit to keep their medical cannabis card valid, while a second bill creates a system where patients suffering from debilitating or terminal conditions not already on the state’s list of approved conditions can petition to try medical cannabis.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
One measure would extend the validity of medical cannabis cards while another would create the “Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act.”
Two bills related to Mississippi’s medical cannabis program passed in the House of Representatives this week.
One bill extends the timeframe for a patient’s follow-up visit to keep their medical cannabis card valid, while a second bill creates a system where patients suffering from debilitating or terminal conditions not already on the state’s list of approved conditions can petition to try medical cannabis.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 month 3 weeks ago
JACKSON — In-person and mail-in absentee ballots are now available in circuit clerk’s offices for the 2026 primary election for U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate to be held on March 10.
Mississippians may utilize the Secretary of State’s Y’all Vote website, which includes an Absentee Voting FAQ, or contact their circuit clerk to verify eligibility.
If eligible, ballots will be provided upon request by circuit clerks. Those who cast an absentee ballot may track their ballot through the My Election Day portal.
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DUCK HILL — James Michael Lancaster, age 62, owner of Lancaster Roofing, passed away Saturday, January 31, in Memphis.
Funeral services were 12 p.m. Friday, February 6, at Duck Hill Baptist Church followed by interment at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
He is survived by his daughter, Maegan D. Wall of Oxford; son, Dylan Lancaster of Batesville; two sisters, 11 grandchildren. and 5 great-grandchildren.
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DUCK HILL — James Michael Lancaster, age 62, owner of Lancaster Roofing, passed away Saturday, January 31, in Memphis.
Funeral services were 12 p.m. Friday, February 6, at Duck Hill Baptist Church followed by interment at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
He is survived by his daughter, Maegan D. Wall of Oxford; son, Dylan Lancaster of Batesville; two sisters, 11 grandchildren. and 5 great-grandchildren.
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OAKLAND — Mary Lottie Bynum, age 71, passed away Saturday, January 24.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Saturday, February 7, at Union Grove Church near Charleston.
Skeeter Robinson Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
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OAKLAND — Mary Lottie Bynum, age 71, passed away Saturday, January 24.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Saturday, February 7, at Union Grove Church near Charleston.
Skeeter Robinson Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
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