The Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) was approved for $151.4 million through the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CPF). BEAM was established and signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves in 2022 to administer all state and federal broadband initiatives.
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Governor Tate Reeves today announced that he directed the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) to maintain and increase interaction with law enforcement officers at ports, in sensitive trafficking areas, and across the state as a result of Title 42’s expiration.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today announced that Mississippi’s unemployment rate reached a new record low in April 2023. April’s 3.4% unemployment rate marks the second consecutive month that Mississippi set a new record low.
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Governor Tate Reeves today announced that the state of Mississippi is investing $3.5 million into Northwest Community College’s Concourse Workforce Training Center.
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced he led opposition to the Biden Administration’s radical new Title IX rules which would force states to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports. 24 other Republican governors joined the effort.
Governor Tate Reeves released the following video message regarding the federal government’s decision to release a plan to mitigate flooding in the Mississippi Delta
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Governor Tate Reeves today made the following statement regarding the federal government’s decision to release a plan to mitigate flooding in the Mississippi Delta:
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A new standard license plate has now been approved in Mississippi. The new license plates will begin being issued starting with January 2024 renewals.
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Governor Tate Reeves today announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued grant awards for four Mississippi RESTORE projects. The four projects were initially approved by Governor Reeves and will support workforce development and infrastructure benefitting the economy in the Gulf Coast Region.
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JACKSON, Miss. – The State of Mississippi has been approved for direct housing assistance from FEMA to provide Transportable Temporary Housing Units (TTHUs) and other forms of housing for residents displaced due to the March 24th tornadoes. Roughly 250 survivors in the designated counties (Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, Montgomery, Panola, and Sharkey) are currently eligible for direct housing assistance. FEMA personnel are calling qualified applicants regarding their eligibility and moving forward with the next steps of this temporary housing process.
