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Isaac Orr
Isaac Orr (@thefrackingguy) is a policy fellow specializing in energy and environmental policy at Center of the American Experiment. He also works with the Mississippi Center for Public Policy.
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Isaac Orr
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March 14, 2023
Mississippi can’t learn the wrong lessons from Winter Storm Elliot
Proposals to reduce the risk of power outages by building more wind and solar facilities are opportunistic attempts to “both sides” the reliability debate.
Opinion
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Isaac Orr
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February 2, 2023
Sunshine might be free but solar power isn’t cheap
Mississippians are forced to pay for two electric systems: one that works when the sun is out, and one that works when it isn’t. Mississippi residents are consistently told that renewable energy sources, like solar panels, are now the lowest-cost ways to generate electricity, but these claims are based on creative accounting gimmicks that only…
Opinion
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Isaac Orr
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January 12, 2023
Solar subsidies will incentivize irrational energy decisions in Mississippi
The end result of the subsidies will be higher electricity prices for Mississippi families and businesses. In August 2022, President Biden signed the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” a $370 billion spending package that will do little to reduce inflation, but it will do a lot to subsidize solar power production. Unfortunately, these subsidies will lead…
News
News
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Daniel Tyson
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May 29, 2025
Special session concludes as lawmakers agree on new state budget
News
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Associated Press
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May 29, 2025
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, preserver of Virginia history and grandson of 10th US president, dies at 96
News
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 29, 2025
House works into the night on state budget leaving Senate to finalize special session
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
Business
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Frank Corder
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May 15, 2025
HH2 relocating Kentucky distribution center to Blue Mountain, Mississippi
Culture
Culture
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 29, 2025
Win percentage rule change could land Leach in College Football Hall of Fame
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 29, 2025
All in the family
Culture
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Jim Beaugez
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May 28, 2025
Country music hitmaker-turned-executive Craig Wiseman comes home
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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May 28, 2025
Like good moonshine, Bragg’s trilogy of Southern white poverty memoirs ages smoothly
Opinion
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Chip Pickering
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May 21, 2025
AI’s full business potential will be stifled by state regulations: Why a federal AI strategy is needed
Opinion
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Jeff Hale
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May 21, 2025
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