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State’s retirement system gets low rankings

By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 14,852 Reads
On Sat, 07/24/2021 - 9:00 AM
A recently released report by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) ranked Mississippi's defined benefit pension system last or near last when it came to issues with its unfunded liabilities.
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Editorial: Hard truths about Amtrak

READ MORE > 12,188 Reads
On Sat, 07/24/2021 - 10:12 AM
Maybe it’s time for all Americans — even those who cringe at the trillion-dollar budget deficits of recent years — to admit that there really is no political or popular will to do anything substantial about our runaway spending.
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Opinion: Wise and Dzielak discuss Delta variant

By Robert Wise and David Dzielak , READ MORE > 11,583 Reads
On Sat, 07/24/2021 - 9:54 AM
Robert Wise: David, we got our most hits on the article about the Delta variant. People are concerned. What’s your update?
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Legislators hold meetings to review marijuana options

By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 11,564 Reads
On Sat, 07/24/2021 - 10:30 AM
Lawmakers met for the second time as they evaluate the possibility of medical and even a recreational marijuana program in Mississippi.
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MDOC pressures prisoners to renounce gangs as parole eligibility is expanded

By Brittany Brown - Mississippi Today , READ MORE > 10,113 Reads
On Fri, 07/23/2021 - 5:24 PM
The Mississippi Department of Corrections is asking people in prison to renounce gang membership as a part of the department’s Security Threat Group Management Unit.
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Editorial: Delta variant - Heed the warning

READ MORE > 9,542 Reads
On Sat, 07/24/2021 - 9:36 AM
We have been warned. Health officials in Mississippi, around the country and even around the world are telling residents in the state the delta variant of COVID-19 is here. It’s more contagious than any strain of the coronavirus this country has experienced to date.
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Bennie Thompson Sounds Off on State's Vaccination Efforts

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On Fri, 07/23/2021 - 1:12 PM
Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson has been outspoken for weeks over his disappointment in state officials apparently not taking full advantage of federal funds to help push vaccine awareness.
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A photo of the 2019 south Delta flooding, courtesy of the Forgotten Backwater Flood Project.

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Thompson Talks Yazoo Pumps Project

READ MORE > 9,322 Reads
On Fri, 07/23/2021 - 4:30 PM
With all of the disagreement in Washington today, there’s one high-dollar project the entire Mississippi delegation seems to be in favor of, and that is the completion of the Yazoo Backwater Pumps project.
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Habitat for Humanity mourns death of Elise Winter

READ MORE > 8,397 Reads
On Sat, 07/24/2021 - 9:18 AM
Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area (HFHMCA) is mourning the loss of its founder, former Mississippi First Lady Elise Winter.
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The state's defined benefit pension system got a massive boost from the stock market in fiscal 2020.

Preliminary data shows PERS had massive 30 percent investment returns in fiscal 2020

By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 7,902 Reads
On Tue, 07/27/2021 - 2:54 PM
According to preliminary data, the state's defined benefit pension system had its second-best year in investment income, a boost that will greatly help the flailing fund's bottom line.
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