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The Mississippi Senate Finance Committee on Monday voted to table a House bill that would have exempted name, image and likeness compensation from state income tax, State Sen. Dean Kirby said.
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Salad Days Hydroponic Farm opened a new 68,000-square-foot greenhouse in Flora on Tuesday, and the company said it can produce up to 3 million heads of lettuce annually.
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Mississippi’s agriculture commissioner signed an order to protect local agribusinesses from California’s new climate disclosure mandates, calling the law an overreach.
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The Jackson City Council voted 6-0 to rezone lots behind the shuttered Metrocenter Mall for industrial use even though two of the three parcels are listed as state-owned after years of unpaid taxes, according to county records and the secretary of state’s office.
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Residents voiced mixed reactions at a March 16 meeting about a new data center planned for a long-vacant Clinton facility. Mayor Will Purdie said the project will bring revenue and jobs, but questions remain about ownership, energy use and details of the agreement.
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An early childhood specialist told Mississippi Today that freeing unspent federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds could largely address the state’s child care shortage without new state dollars.
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Brian O’Connor appeared on SportsTalk Mississippi to reflect on a series at Arkansas and his team’s early struggles in Southeastern Conference play, host Brian Hadad said.
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Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk suggested Mississippi State consider adjustments to personnel, the batting order and the bullpen after a difficult weekend against Arkansas.
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E. Grady Jolly, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit appointed by Ronald Reagan, has died at 88, the Magnolia Tribune reported. He served 35 years on the federal bench and assumed senior status at age 80.
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Gov. Tate Reeves and State Treasurer David McRae said Monday that S&P Global Credit Ratings moved the state’s outlook to “stable” from “negative” and that Mississippi generated a record $1 billion in interest income in 2025. They credited pro-growth policies and conservative financial management.
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