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Mississippi Edition for Wednesday, October 2, 2019:

Gov. Phil Bryant speaks out against impeachment-related proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives. Then, the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is in Mississippi touting Opportunity Zones. And after a Southern Remedy Health Minute: What's your favorite fair food? It may not be healthy, but it should at least be safe. And learn about one blues great honoring another.

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01:11 - Segment 1:

Mississippi's Republican governor says Democrats' attempts to unseat the President Donald Trump will fail. The House is conducting an impeachment inquiry of the President, following the revelation that he asked for the help of another country to investigate a political rival. Gov. Phil Bryant tells our Desare Frazier the matter is being mishandled.

Governor Phil Bryant referenced a tweet from President Donald Trump that claimed federal whistle blower rules have been changed. Multiple news outlets including the Washington Post and NBC News confirm the rules have not changed. 

We heard last week from two Mississippi Congressmen on the subject: Republican Representative Steven Palazzo and Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson. You can find both of those conversations HERE. 

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04:45 - Segment 2: 

The U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is in Jackson to promote a program designed to spur economic development in low-income areas. Secretary Ben Carson says Opportunity Zones encourage investors to create businesses and develop affordable housing in distressed communities and receive tax incentives. The program provides tax incentives to investors to create businesses and affordable housing in distressed communities nationwide. Secretary Carson addressed a crowd of several hundred in downtown Jackson.

Mississippi has 100 Opportunity Zones. Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs says his city was the first in the nation to use the program. He says last year a lumber mill was about to close. But they were able to find an investor willing to operate the business and 125 jobs were saved.  

Scott Spivey is Executive Director of the Mississippi Home Corporation. His organization is involved in distributing Opportunity Zone grants for the state. He talks with our Desare Frazier about how the housing side of the program works.

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14:46 - Segment 3: Southern Remedy Health Minute (Psoriasis)

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16:40 - Segment 4: 

Food inspectors with the Mississippi State Department of Health examine sinks, coolers and other parts of a food truck at the state fairgrounds. The Mississippi State Fair opens today, with its offerings of food, rides, and livestock displays. This year there's even an ice skating rink - indoors, of course. This morning, inspectors from the Mississippi State Department of Health are conducting any last-minute food inspections before tonight's 5 P.M. opening. The health department's Anne Hogue says food vendors face the same regulations as regular restaurants. She spoke with MPB's Ezra Wall.

20:55 - And before we go:

Acclaimed guitarist and singer Taj Mahal is headlining a blues and gospel festival in Mississippi, and organizers say he chose the list of performers. The Mississippi John Hurt Homecoming Festival is Oct. 5 and 6 in Carroll County. Hurt was born in Mississippi in 1893 and started playing guitar as a child. He worked on farms and for the railroad and had a brief recording career before the Depression. He became famous in folk music circles a few years before he died in 1966. His granddaughter, Mary Frances Hurt-Wright, is president of the foundation organizing the festival. She tells the Greenwood Commonwealth that Mahal was 19 when he met her grandfather at a folk music festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Hurt became a mentor, teaching Mahal about the music business.

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Photo Credit: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson appears before a Senate Banking Committee hearing on "Housing Finance Reform: Next Steps" on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Washington. Trump administration officials appear before Congress to defend their plan for ending government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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