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Deadline for Winter Storm Fern assistance is Wednesday; MEMA shares updated figures
Mississippians impacted by Winter Storm Fern have until Wednesday to apply for federal funding through FEMA's Individual Assistance program.
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4m‘When Amazon comes to town.’ Clinton and company host ribbon cutting for new data center
A planned $1-billion Amazon data center in Clinton will be in the former Delphi auto parts plant that once employed almost 300 people but has sat mostly empty since 2009.
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15mHow will Amazon’s data centers impact Mississippians’ electric bills? We may never know
The Mississippi Legislature gave Amazon an express route through well-established regulatory checkpoints. The Public Service Commission has a much depleted role overseeing spending by Entergy Mississippi, Amazon’s power provider, in relation to the data centers.
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7mWhere do Amazon’s data centers in Mississippi stand? Company offers details on project status, water and energy footprint
Of Amazon's four announced data center facilities in Mississippi, the one in Canton is operating. The ones in Ridgeland, Vicksburg and Clinton are in the works.
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6mDemocratic super PAC investing $2M on Colom's challenge of Hyde-Smith, part of $50M national effort
Hyde-Smith has criticized Colom's ties to national Democratic groups, highlighted her close relationship with President Donald Trump and, as former state agriculture commissioner, touted support for Mississippi farmers.
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7mLaw professor: Supreme Court misses chance to fix jury discrimination in Pitchford case from Mississippi
Mississippi courts have repeatedly grappled with allegations of discriminatory jury selection. The U.S. Supreme Court missed opportunity to fix that in recent ruling, a law professor writes.