AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHealthcare & Insurance: Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is pushing short-term health plans via a proposed private exchange after ACA marketplace subsidies expired, as more than 70,000 Mississippians reportedly disenrolled and the uninsured rate is expected to rise. Auto Costs & Risk: A SmartAsset study flags Mississippi’s 29% uninsured-driver rate as the highest in the nation, raising the stakes for drivers’ uninsured motorist coverage. Public Safety: A late-summer heat wave is gripping much of the South and lower Mississippi Valley, with dangerous heat and humidity and little overnight relief. Economic Development: Leflore County’s board split 2-2 on matching funds for an industrial park site-development grant tied to environmental studies on 1,000+ acres. Workforce & Industry: Rivers Casino Philadelphia is rolling out a paid dealer training program that covers school costs and pays trainees during four weeks of classroom instruction. Food Supply: The FDA upgraded a massive Midwest Poultry Services egg recall to Class I, its highest risk level, over Salmonella concerns. Housing Planning: Lawrence’s affordable housing board is studying city-owned parcels—including near Oak Hill Cemetery and a former traffic control building—for infill development. Maritime Funding: MARAD awarded $35.18 million to 45 small shipyards, supporting equipment, infrastructure, and workforce training.
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