A bill in the United States Senate called the State and Municipal Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART) Act could provide $500 billion to state, local, and tribal governments, and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith thinks the bill’s acronym is more than … Continued
The statewide suspension of utility service disconnections ends today. With the expiration of an order from the Mississippi Public Service Commission, water, electric, gas and sewer services can once again be cut off due to lack of payment. The PSC … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 273 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report brings the state’s total number of cases up to 13,731. 652 Mississippians have tragically passed away due to the virus with the confirmation of 17 additional … Continued
Recently, Empower Mississippi released Unleash Mississippi, a new white paper with policy recommendations for reimagining education and work in a post-coronavirus world. On Tuesday morning, the president of Empower, Grant Callen, joined The Gallo Show to talk about the education … Continued
The Mississippi Highway Patrol has concluded its 2020 Memorial Day Travel Enforcement Period. The enforcement period along with the Crash Awareness Reduction Effort (C.A.R.E.) safety initiative began Friday, May 22, at 12:01 a.m. and ended Monday, May 25 at midnight. … Continued
Way before becoming the director of the Mississippi Justice Institute, Aaron Rice was a high school kid going through his morning routine when a group of 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes. … Continued
If you’ve ever spent any time in the Mississippi Delta, you have seen a crop duster flying so close to the ground that the scene makes you think a crash is inevitable. It takes some serious talent to be able … Continued
Trung Nguyen knew he wanted to serve in the military on September 11, 2001. The first-generation American was sitting in class in Jackson County when the news of the terrorist attacks on both the twin towers at the World Trade … Continued
There is no question that Memorial Day spurred from the Civil War, but there is question to where the founding of the national holiday should be credited. “It happened during and right at the end of the Civil War with … Continued
Home of the Free because of the Brave! The city of Pascagoula welcomed home the nearly 160 soldiers of the 859th Vertical Engineering Company on Thursday. They’ve been separated from their families for a year as they were on a tour … Continued