Monthly Archives: April 2021

Editorial: Well Done! Lt. Gov. Helps Bring Computer Science to Schools

2021-05-02T15:02:46-05:00

Jackson, Miss. (WLBT) - It’s not often that good things come from challenging circumstances, but that’s exactly what happened in Mississippi with the recent passage of computer science education legislation for all public schools in our state. A global health crisis that dramatically impacted the lives of all Mississippians and forced many K-12 students to [...]

Editorial: Well Done! Lt. Gov. Helps Bring Computer Science to Schools2021-05-02T15:02:46-05:00

Lt. Governor Updates Pine Belt Leaders on Federal Funding

2021-04-27T21:50:15-05:00

Hattiesburg, Miss. (WDAM) - Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann visited Pine Belt leaders Wednesday and share updates from the legislature about incoming federal funding. Hosemann attended the ribbon-cutting for Pearl River Community College’s new medical simulation lab in Forrest County. In a meeting with local leaders, he answered questions and shared a few of the dollar [...]

Lt. Governor Updates Pine Belt Leaders on Federal Funding2021-04-27T21:50:15-05:00

PRCC Cuts Ribbon on Allied Health Lab Funded by Legislature

2021-04-27T21:56:05-05:00

Hattiesburg, Miss. (Pine Belt News) - For many students in the health sciences field at Pearl River Community College, their first time dealing with patients and equipment would most likely be in a laboratory or clinical setting. Now, however, those students have a chance to get hands-on experience – and a whole new level of [...]

PRCC Cuts Ribbon on Allied Health Lab Funded by Legislature2021-04-27T21:56:05-05:00

Listening Tour Begins for Lt. Governor Hosemann

2021-04-27T21:53:04-05:00

Pascagoula (WXXV) - Mississippi’s number two politician is here on the Coast this week meeting with local leaders in the three coastal counties with a look ahead to next year’s legislative session and what types of local projects might be on the horizon. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann kicked off his two-day listening tour of the [...]

Listening Tour Begins for Lt. Governor Hosemann2021-04-27T21:53:04-05:00

Miss. Doubles Pre-K Investment Under Lt. Governor Leadership

2021-04-27T21:59:08-05:00

Jackson, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Mississippi’s state-funded pre-kindergarten program has again received high marks in a national report that measures the quality of state-funded education for 3- and 4-year-olds nationally. The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) identified Mississippi as one of only six states in the nation whose pre-K program meets all 10 [...]

Miss. Doubles Pre-K Investment Under Lt. Governor Leadership2021-04-27T21:59:08-05:00

Lt. Gov. Hosemann Discusses Plans to Spend Federal Relief Funds

2021-04-27T22:07:12-05:00

Jackson, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann discussed how the state is planning to spend money granted to them from the recently passed "American Rescue Plan." The state received $1.8 billion through the plan. Under the relief guidelines, localities can use the money to provide assistance to households, small businesses and nonprofits. [...]

Lt. Gov. Hosemann Discusses Plans to Spend Federal Relief Funds2021-04-27T22:07:12-05:00

Hosemann: Federal Funds Should Change State’s Trajectory

2021-04-27T22:09:28-05:00

Columbus, Miss. (Commercial Dispatch) - Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann covered all the tenses during his visit to Columbus Tuesday, noting the progress made during the 2021 legislative session, which ended on April 1, the plans he is working on presently and looking far beyond the present as state leaders ponder how to spend what he [...]

Hosemann: Federal Funds Should Change State’s Trajectory2021-04-27T22:09:28-05:00

Senate Revives Teacher Pay Raise in 2021 Session

2021-04-27T22:12:03-05:00

Columbus, Miss. (WCBI) - Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann takes a tour through north Mississippi. The first-term Republican spoke to Columbus and Lowndes County leaders, along with educators in Columbus, this morning. He talked about the recent legislative session and took questions. The state Senate revived a plan for a teacher pay raise during the session [...]

Senate Revives Teacher Pay Raise in 2021 Session2021-04-27T22:12:03-05:00