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Winter Storm Fern Drives Increased Energy Use

Winter Storm Fern Drives Increased Energy Use

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 8, 2026 | Statewide

  Winter Storm Fern brought heavy snow, ice, and record-low temperatures throughout many of the areas that Atmos Energy serves from Jan. 23 through Jan. 27. Because of the prolonged cold, your natural gas usage may have increased as your heating system, water...
Lawmakers look to criminalize illegal immigration under Mississippi state law

Lawmakers look to criminalize illegal immigration under Mississippi state law

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 7, 2026 | Statewide

By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune       A bill passed by the Senate Judiciary B Committee this week would criminalize illegal immigration under state law, making those who enter Mississippi “directly from a foreign nation at any location other than a...
MASS Accelerates Teaching Focus with Shape Tomorrow

MASS Accelerates Teaching Focus with Shape Tomorrow

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 6, 2026 | Statewide

The Mississippi Association of School Superintendents today announced the launch of Shape Tomorrow, a statewide initiative designed to reframe how Mississippians see teaching—one of society’s most powerful professions in terms of shaping the future. Shape Tomorrow...
Restoration of ballot initiative process back before Mississippi lawmakers

Restoration of ballot initiative process back before Mississippi lawmakers

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 6, 2026 | Statewide

By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     A measure to restore Mississippi’s ballot initiative process was moved out of the Senate Elections Committee this week to restart the negotiation process between the two chambers. Mississippi has been without a ballot...
House moves $5,000 teacher pay raise bill to the floor

House moves $5,000 teacher pay raise bill to the floor

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 6, 2026 | Statewide

By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     A bill that aims to address the ongoing teacher shortage in the state and proposes to address problems with the state’s retirement system under the new Tier 5 system passed out of the Mississippi House Education and...
Governor Reeves rips Hosemann, DeBar as being Democrat-aligned, opposed to conservatives

Governor Reeves rips Hosemann, DeBar as being Democrat-aligned, opposed to conservatives

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 5, 2026 | Statewide

By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     Governor Tate Reeves (R) took to social media early Wednesday morning to express his displeasure with how Republicans in the Mississippi Senate failed to back the House education freedom package put forward by Speaker...
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