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January 9, 2015
Education Week gives Mississippi a D in overall school performance, B in early childhood ed
Miss. schools at bottom, but preschools get good mark JACKSON – Mississippi again ranks last in the nation in school performance according to an influential evaluation released Thursday, but the state ranks near the top in a new measure of how many students are participating in preschool programs. Education Week’s Quality Counts report gave Mississippi…
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January 9, 2015
State Auditor issues demand to Terry mayor
Demand issued for Terry Mayor State Auditor Stacey Pickering confirms his office has been working on a case involving Terry’s mayor since last year. The case against Roderick Nicholson was turned over to the Hinds County District Attorney’s office in July. D-A Robert Smith is recusing himself from the case, but the Auditor issued a…
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January 9, 2015
SouthMS Tea Party wanted Palazzo to throw South Mississippi under bus for show with Boehner vote
Palazzo gets flak from TEA Party for backing Boehner for speaker WASHINGTON — When U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo decided to back John Boehner for speaker of the House this week, the vote prompted the kind of fiery broadside from a TEA Party loyalist back home that reflects the turmoil that abounds within the Republican Party…
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January 9, 2015
Sen. Thad Cochran officially confirmed as Appropriations chairman
Thad Cochran confirmed as chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriations WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran was officially confirmed today as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations in the 114th Congress. He said his goal is to move forward in a responsible and timely manner to fulfill Congress’ constitutional obligation to fund federal…
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January 9, 2015
Sen. Roger Wicker in line for Senate seapower subcommittee chair
Sessions Poised to Chair SASC Subcommittee “Senator Sessions will not be leading the Seapower subcommittee,” one Senate aide said. “And given his involvement with Strategic Forces in the past, he is most likely to remain there.” The Seapower post could go to a member from another shipbuilding state, Mississippi’s Roger Wicker, who has new clout…
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January 9, 2015
Speaker ProTem Greg Snowden: most #MAEP money was never in the state coffers to begin with
State Rep. Greg Snowden urges defeat of education funding amendment JACKSON, Mississippi — The second-highest leader of the Mississippi House said Thursday that legislators have fulfilled their promises to improve public schools, and he urged voters to defeat an education funding proposal that will be on the ballot in November. House Speaker Pro Tempore Greg…
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January 8, 2015
State Senator David Parker qualifies for re-election
SENATOR DAVID PARKER QUALIFIES FOR RE-ELECTION Olive Branch optometrist and small businessman Dr. David Parker campaigns on a conservative Vision for the Future Dr. David Parker, an optometrist and small businessman, has qualified for reelection to the state Senate. He filed his qualifying papers with the Mississippi Republican Party today. “I believe elected office is…
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January 8, 2015
Cory Wilson Qualifies for House District 73 in Madison County
Wilson Qualifies for House District 73 in Madison County Madison attorney Cory Wilson qualified this week to run for Madison County’s new House seat, District 73. “As the 2015 Session opens, I am looking ahead to strengthen both Madison’s voice at the Capitol and the conservative House majority in the next legislature,” Wilson said. “I…
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January 8, 2015
Will Mary Hawkins-Butler actually run for Auditor or continue to flirt with it?
Madison mayor just might challenge Pickering A longshot potential candidate seems to be inching toward running in the Republican primary. Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler has been testing South Mississippi for support should she decide to run for state auditor. It’s a place where the average voter probably has at best a vague recollection of…
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January 8, 2015
US Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Backs Bill to Change Harmful Obamacare Rule
Wicker Backs Bill to Change Harmful Obamacare Rule Miss. Senator Joins Bipartisan Effort to Restore 40-Hour Workweek WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has cosponsored a bill that would amend Obamacare’s definition of a full-time workweek from 30 hours to 40 hours. The legislation was introduced by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and has bipartisan…
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January 8, 2015
Proposal by Rep. Haney Could Deter Wrongdoing by Public Officials
Proposal by Rep. Haney Could Deter Wrongdoing by Public Officials New legislation pending in the Mississippi House of Representatives will require that state and local public employees who are convicted of or plead guilty to any type of public corruption to forfeit their public retirement benefits. Rep. Greg Haney (R-Gulfport), in sponsoring House Bill 31,…
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January 8, 2015
Lawmakers phasing in performance based budgeting in state agencies
Mississippi to Use More Detailed State Budgeting Process Mississippi lawmakers say they’re moving toward performance-based budgeting, a system requiring state agency leaders to set clear goals and provide detailed information about whether programs are working. Republican Rep. Toby Barker of Hattiesburg said Wednesday that the system is being phased in a few agencies at a…
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March 27, 2026
Mississippi lawmakers agree on $2,000 teacher pay raise
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March 27, 2026
Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs
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March 27, 2026
Study committee created to ensure Mississippi municipalities are receiving accurate sales tax diversions
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Frank Corder
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March 26, 2026
DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion
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Frank Corder
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March 25, 2026
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 20, 2026
International Paper to build new $225 million facility in Rankin County
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Marilyn Tinnin
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March 27, 2026
Richard Truly: Mississippi’s astronaut and national treasure
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Alistair Begg
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March 27, 2026
Numbering our days
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Meredith Biesinger
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March 26, 2026
Anthony’s: A West Point table worth coming back to
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Russ Latino
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March 26, 2026
Facts, not feelings, are a hard sell in teacher pay raise debate
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Russ Latino
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March 25, 2026
Senate Democrat suing state over Mississippi Supreme Court map named by Hosemann to help redraw lines
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Sid Salter
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March 25, 2026
Supreme Court action on Mississippi cases impacts protest rights, balloting procedures
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