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New Mississippi laws take effect over weekend

7.4.23 – By BEN SUTTON Itawamba County Times With July 4 festivities over the weekend and into this week, new Mississippi laws going into effect on July 1 might have flown under the radar for folks enjoying the holiday. New laws tackling everything from school...

Here are the Mississippi laws that take effect July 1

6.28.23 – (WJTV) -JACKSON, Miss. New Mississippi laws will go into effect on Saturday, July 1, 2023. The new laws will include an increase support for mothers of newborns, tighter restrictions on voting, a designation for a state fruit and set...

Mississippi’s unemployment hits another record low

6.16.23 – JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that Mississippi’s unemployment rate reached another record low in May 2023. May’s 3.2% unemployment rate marks the third consecutive month that Mississippi set a new...

Mississippi receives $151.4 million for broadband expansion

6.2.23 – Magnolia Tribune The U.S. Department of the Treasury has dispersed $10 billion in grant funding throughout the nation. Mississippi will receive $151.4 million of that for increasing broadband service. The BEAM office is overseeing all broadband expansion...

Mississippi hits new record low unemployment

5.22.23 – JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) Mississippi reached a new record low for unemployment during the month of April. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announcement Friday, the state jobless rate was 3.4%. Gov. Tate Reeves celebrated the news in a...