Rising backlash as US firms seek Trump’s steel tariff waiver
U.S. companies seeking to be exempted from President Donald Trump’s tariff on imported steel are accusing American steel manufacturers of spreading inaccurate and misleading information, and they fear it may torpedo their requests.
Stormwater board finds issues with development
Starkville’s stormwater hearing committee tabled an ordinance relief request from Dan Moreland Friday, but final approval from the group is unlikely after members said his Louisville Street development is projected to increase water discharge in the area.
Stormwater waiver request prompts historic meeting
Starkville’s three-person stormwater hearing board is holding its first ever meeting today to discuss a storage unit project that yielded heated debate between an alderman and its developer Tuesday.
SSD, OCSD maintain district, school grades with waivers
Both Starkville School District and Oktibbeha County School District maintained their respective “C” district-level state accountability grades.
Waiver proposed for victims of domestic abuse
JACKSON — Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley is proposing a 60-day waiver on utility deposits for victims of domestic abuse. Presley, who represents Mississippi’s Northern
Miss. House passes bill banning welfare waivers
Renewing a political fight from last year’s presidential campaign, House Republicans passed a bill Wednesday that would prevent the Obama administration from waiving work requirements in the landmark 1996 welfare reform law.
Waiver will help MUW attract out-of-state students
Tuition will be a little cheaper beginning in January for qualifying students at Mississippi University for Women.
Miss. granted ‘No Child Left Behind’ waiver
Mississippi joined more than half the states in the nation this week, when it was granted a waiver from the most challenging aspects of the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act.