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A timeline of the Gold Coast Commodities wastewater issue

By Steve Wilson - Staff Writer, 1,741 Reads

A Brandon-based chemical plant has been the subject of scrutiny since 2017 as its wastewater disposal methods have resulted in numerous regulatory orders, a lawsuit by the city of Brandon and a federal investigation.

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The Mississippi Permit Board denied a request by Gold Coast to delay an April 13 hearing.

Permit Board denies Gold Coast request to delay April 13 hearing on Pelahatchie wastewater site

By Steve Wilson , 2,503 Reads

The Mississippi Permit Board voted unanimously to deny the request of Gold Coast Commodities to delay an evidentiary hearing scheduled for next month that will reconsider a wastewater permit that was revoked in November.

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Large economic development projects funded by taxpayer-funded incentives such as Continental Tire have been a part of state policy for decades. A bill that would reform a complicated raft of incentives into an easier to understand and more transparent program passed the Senate Thursday.

Bill that would streamline economic development incentives passes unanimously in the Senate

By Steve Wilson , 2,451 Reads

The Mississippi Senate passed two bills Thursday that would overhaul the state’s labyrinthine code of financial incentives for companies seeking to relocate to the state or expand their existing facilities.

There are two bills that were authored by state Sen. David Parker, R-Olive Branch.

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A bill that would purge the voter rolls of inactive voters is now in the hands of the House.

Bill that would purge voter rolls of inactive voters headed to House

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A bill that would purge the voter rolls of inactive voters passed the state Senate and was sent to the House after a motion to reconsider was removed from the bill Tuesday.

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A new way to calculate the student population for funding purposes will have to wait until next session.

Switch in way that state calculates student population for funding purposes will have to wait until next session

By Steve Wilson , 2,204 Reads

Some Republican lawmakers and the state superintendent of education are united to change the way the state calculates school attendance as it pertains to school funding, but a change will have to wait until next session.

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A bill that would require student athletes to compete according to their biological sex passed the Mississippi Senate Thursday.

Bill that would require student athletes to compete according to their biological sex passes the state Senate

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A bill that would protect biological female student athletes from having to compete against those born as males passed in the Mississippi Senate on Thursday.

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The Mississippi House passed two bills that would help increase broadband access in rural areas.

Mississippi House passes two bills that would expand broadband access in rural areas

By Steve Wilson , 2,897 Reads

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed two bills that would improve access in rural areas to broadband services on Tuesday, including one that would create a broadband grant program and another that would allow the state’s investor-owned utilities to lease their unused fiber capacity to third-party providers.

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Lawmakers have pared the number of bills down from more than 2,000 to 644 after a key deadline Tuesday.

Alcohol distribution, occupational licensing reform bills pass key deadline in Legislature

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The first big deadline for the Mississippi Legislature was Tuesday and the number of bills has been whittled down from more than 2,000 to 644.

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A solar farm could be built in Scott County near the Rankin County line.

Commission could soon approve state's largest solar facility in Scott County

By Steve Wilson , 3,042 Reads

The Mississippi Public Service Commission is one step closer to approving a new solar facility in Scott County that could be the biggest in the state after issuing an order at its monthly meeting Tuesday.

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Pro-Initiative 65 groups say city of Madison's lawsuit could deprive Mississippians of their right to amend the state's constitution via ballot initiative

By Steve Wilson , 4,489 Reads

Two new amicus (friend of the court) briefs filed by the original sponsor of the Initiative 65 and the conservative policy group Americans for Prosperity were filed this week in an attempt to convince the state Supreme Court not to kill the state’s medical marijuana program before it can begin.

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