Mississippi

Tennessee AG leads 23-state letter over climate chapter in federal judges’ manual

Monday, May 18 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is leading a 23-state letter demanding answers from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts over a climate science chapter in a federal judicial evidence manual.The letter, addressed to Administrative Office Director Robert J. Conrad... Read More.

BlackRock to spend $1 million on financial literacy in Mississippi

Tuesday, May 12 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - BlackRock will direct $1 million toward financial literacy efforts in the state as part of a resolution tied to the state's cease-and-desist order against the investment management company over its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices, Mississippi Secretary of State... Read More.

SBA Disaster Assistance Loan Information

Monday, May 4 by Stephen Donovan

Businesses and nonprofits are eligible to apply for business physical disaster loans and may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace disaster-damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets. Homeowners and renters are eligible to apply for home... Read More.

New Mississippi law targets third-party legal funding

Wednesday, April 22 by The Center Square

A new Mississippi law takes aim at foreign third-party litigation funding. Gov. Tate Reeves has signed Senate Bill 2747, which was known as the Transparency in Consumer Legal Funding... Read More.

Report: Mississippi No. 24 in Rich States, Poor States

Wednesday, April 22 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Mississippi is ranked No. 24 in the country in economic outlook in the 19th annual Rich States, Poor States ranking. Fifteen state policy variables are... Read More.

Family gets chance to sue after mom declared dead too early

Wednesday, April 22 by The Center Square

The family of a woman who was briefly found to be alive after being declared brain dead and taken to an organ-donation center can try again to sue over the mistake. ... Read More.

NAACP sues xAI over air pollution near Memphis data center

Wednesday, April 15 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The NAACP filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against Elon Musk's xAI, saying the company is illegally operating 27 methane gas turbines in Mississippi to power its Colossus 2 data center complex across the state line in Memphis. ... Read More.

Op-Ed: For lower electricity prices, build baby build

Tuesday, April 14 by The Center Square

Americans are fed up with five years of sharply rising electricity prices. Left unchecked, this will worsen, and not because of skyrocketing oil costs, as oil accounts for one percent of U.S. electric power, or data centers, which currently consume five percent of electricity. ... Read More.

Big oil find in Gulf promises more coastal restoration funding

Friday, April 10 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - A well yielding "high-quality" oil discovered off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of America by a partnership of three international energy companies should boost the state's tax revenues for coastal restoration beginning as early as 2027. ... Read More.

Tennessee AG leads 23-state letter over climate chapter in federal judges’ manual

BlackRock to spend $1 million on financial literacy in Mississippi

SBA Disaster Assistance Loan Information

New Mississippi law targets third-party legal funding

Report: Mississippi No. 24 in Rich States, Poor States

Family gets chance to sue after mom declared dead too early

NAACP sues xAI over air pollution near Memphis data center

Op-Ed: For lower electricity prices, build baby build

Big oil find in Gulf promises more coastal restoration funding

ALEC: Mississippi 19th in energy retail price

Justices appear skeptical of late mail-in ballot deadlines

U.S. Supreme Court to hear mail-in ballots case Monday

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