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New state laws on school funding, inheritance and alcohol go into effect today

Monday, July 1 by Staff Report

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is enacting several new laws, including one that says sign language courses may replace foreign language courses for students to earn credit toward high school graduation. A look at some of the other new...

Mississippi Transportation Commission makes a case for more infrastructure funding

Thursday, April 11 by Staff Report

The Mississippi Transportation Commission addressed the critical need for new, recurring sources of revenue and warned of the effects of underfunding infrastructure at a

Kosciusko-Attala CTC, Neshoba County, and several other schools/districts awarded funds from MS Legislature

Thursday, February 1 by Staff Report

The Kosciusko-Attala Career Tech Center is one of 25 schools/districts in the state of Mississippi to be awarded funds from the Mississippi Legislature for career and technical education. According to a press release from AccelerateMS, approximately $1.4 million has been allocated...

Federal funding still aiding local governments and homeowners for June tornadoes

Thursday, December 14 by Staff Report

MADISON, Miss. Six months after the June 14-19 severe storms and tornadoes in Mississippi, federal support is assisting homeowners, renters, businesses and local governments with recovery. More than $6 million in federal support has been approved by FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)...

Mississippi Senate pushes for fully funding public schools

Tuesday, March 7 by Staff Report

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Senate leaders are pushing to rewrite the state’s education budget formula. The Mississippi Adequate Education Program has only fully funded public schools twice since it was put into law in 1997. Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and Senate Education Committee Chairman...

Natchez Trace Parkway receives funding to rehabilitate 83 miles of the parkway in Mississippi through Attala and Leake Counties

Friday, August 19 by Breck Riley

Through funding from the Great American Outdoors Act’s (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund and Federal Highway Administration’s National Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) Program, the National Park Service (NPS) will receive approximately $130.6 million to rehabilitate 83 miles...

Mississippi Main Street Association announces funding for grant program

Monday, May 9 by Breck Riley

The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) has received legislative funding for the Main Street Community Revitalization Grant program that will directly benefit the 48 Designated Main Street Communities in Mississippi. The Main Street Community Revitalization Grant program will provide $5 million in funds for eligible...

Adoption Program Gets Funding Boost

Wednesday, April 27 by Randy Bell

A program aimed at finding permanent homes for children in foster care is being expanded in Mississippi. The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is giving the Department of Child Protection Services $1.7 million to pay for ten professionals whose fulltime job is arranging adoptions. ...

MS Band of Choctaw Indians Receive Historic HUD Funding with $5 Million Award

Tuesday, December 17 by Breck Riley

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) and Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben are pleased to announce a $5 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). MBCI will use the funds to assist with the construction of rental units...

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in the Southern District of Mississippi Awarded $363,000 in Funding

Monday, October 21 by Breck Riley

Justice Department Awards Over $273.4 Million to Improve Public Safety, Serve Crime Victims in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities The Department of Justice announced Friday that it has awarded over $273.4 million in grants to improve public safety, serve victims of crime, combat...

Stories tagged with: funding

New state laws on school funding, inheritance and alcohol go into effect today

Mississippi Transportation Commission makes a case for more infrastructure funding

Kosciusko-Attala CTC, Neshoba County, and several other schools/districts awarded funds from MS Legislature

Federal funding still aiding local governments and homeowners for June tornadoes

Mississippi Senate pushes for fully funding public schools

Natchez Trace Parkway receives funding to rehabilitate 83 miles of the parkway in Mississippi through Attala and Leake Counties

Mississippi Main Street Association announces funding for grant program

Adoption Program Gets Funding Boost

MS Band of Choctaw Indians Receive Historic HUD Funding with $5 Million Award

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in the Southern District of Mississippi Awarded $363,000 in Funding

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