Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) is now accepting proposals for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program is funded by the United...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Lawmakers in both chambers would like to see the process of placing an absentee ballot in an envelope changed in favor of simply casting a completed absentee ballot into a secure voting machine as is done on Election...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Two appropriation bills were passed in the Mississippi House on Thursday concerning the state’s K-12 education system. Combined, the bills provide just over $5 billion in funding for education in Mississippi....
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the state’s 2024-25 school-year graduation rate was 90.8%, exceeding the latest national rate of 86.6% from the 2021-22 as reported by the National Center...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune During a House Education Committee meeting held Wednesday afternoon, Chairman State Rep. Rob Roberson (R) announced it would be their “last meeting.” “This is our only meeting that we will be having, from what I...
By Danielle Morgan, Executive Director Mississippi Tourism Association A Smarter Structure for One of Mississippi’s Strongest Industries Mississippi’s tourism industry generates $18.1 billion in total economic impact, supports more than 136,000 jobs, and delivers more...
