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March 18, 2014
Transparency bills still on tap in Legislature
Mississippi Legislature tackling key bills that would improve transparency If you’re a champion of open government, then for the past several years you’ve lived in an exciting but bewildering time. Thanks to smartphones and high-speed Internet access, the tools of instant communication are more accessible today than ever before. And public interest in the activities…
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March 18, 2014
Criminal justice reform measures moving along in Mississippi Legislature
Criminal justice reform bill clears Mississippi House, Senate A bill proposing several changes to Mississippi’s criminal justice system is one step from going to Gov. Phil Bryant. The House and Senate on Monday both passed the final version of House Bill 585. But the House held it for the possibility of more debate. The bill…
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March 18, 2014
Congressman Bennie Thompson supporting Priester for Jackson mayor
Bennie Thompson is backing Priester for mayor, but why? Melvin Priester Jr. is getting support from the U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson—their campaign radio ads are even similar—who represents most of Jackson on the U.S. House of Representatives and is the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation. It’s an interesting turn of events, considering the…
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March 18, 2014
Mississippi Democrats rallying in preparation for 2015
Rallying the Democrats While Democrats are vastly outnumbered in state-level offices, party officials told a local gathering Saturday that they hope to change that in 2015, and they’re stoking the base now in preparation for an election-year battle. Speaking at the Pike County Democratic Executive Committee’s annual “Beans and Greens” fundraiser at the county fairgrounds,…
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March 18, 2014
MS-04: Congressman Steven Palazzo and Gene Taylor both campaign in Purvis
Palazzo and Taylor visit Wounded Minutemen in Purvis United States congressional candidate Gene Taylor and 4th District U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Biloxi, Steven Palazzo visited the Wounded Minutemen of Mississippi Golf Tournament on Monday at Pine Creek Golf Club in Purvis. While there, both touted their qualifications for the office Palazzo currently holds. Taylor recently…
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March 17, 2014
MS Police Chiefs, MSSC Justice Bill Waller and others support Rep. Andy Gipson on HB 585
Several letters of support were proferred on behalf of HB 585 sponsored by Rep. Andy Gipson. Those letters can be found here.
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March 17, 2014
Juan Williams recounts event at Evers house with Bennie Thompson, Alan Nunnelee & Gregg Harper
Juan Williams: GOP blinders on civil rights Rep. Gregg Harper, a Republican from Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District, is standing near the blood stained driveway in Jackson where civil rights activist Medgar Evers was assassinated as he fought for black voting rights in 1963. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi’s 2nd District, which includes Jackson,…
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March 17, 2014
@BreitbartNews – Civil War: 3 Primaries to Watch
Civil War: 3 Primaries to Watch 3. Mississippi Senate — June 3rd After showing signs that he would retire, MS Sen. Thad Cochran announced that he would seek a 7th term in the Senate. He has served in the Senate for almost 40 years. Cochran first entered Congress when Richard Nixon was President. A long-time…
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March 17, 2014
Brian Perry (@CapstonePerry) – Thad Cochran (@ThadforMS) is the practical and conservative choice
BRIAN PERRY: Cochran is the practical and conservative choice Wyatt Emmerich’s engaging column Sunday about the Thad Cochran-Chris McDaniel race in the Republican primary described the race as a choice between practical or pure ideology. We at Mississippi Conservatives believe voters do not face an either/or choice. Voters can have a both/and candidate. Voters with…
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March 17, 2014
@BiggerPieForum – Mississippi’s Poor and the Welfare State
Mississippi’s Poor and the Welfare State According to the Census Bureau, Mississippi is the poorest state in the U.S. Twenty-two percent of residents live below the poverty line, and the median income is only slightly above $35,000. Many more residents hover just above the poverty line and struggle for self-sufficiency. Furthermore, 32 percent of Mississippi’s…
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March 17, 2014
@GeoffPender – Miss. political power rankings
Miss. political power rankings 1. Teacher raise The House and Senate have gotten all sideways with dueling proposals. Let the haggling begin. But it would appear teachers will be getting a raise when the dust settles. If one-upmanship ensues between the House and Senate, the amount of that raise might grow. 2. MAEP funding The…
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March 17, 2014
CRAWFORD: Most state employees need a raise
BILL CRAWFORD: Most state employees need raise State employees can’t get a break. Well, most can’t. In 2012, Mississippi had 58,135 state employees earning an average salary of $41,870, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A Pew Charitable Trusts study reported this was significantly higher than the $35,263 average private sector salary in Mississippi.…
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September 23, 2026
Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of black woman found hanging from tree, seek 3rd suspect
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Frank Corder
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September 23, 2026
After losing her bid for U.S. Senate in the Democratic Primary, Priscilla Till to run for Mississippi Governor
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
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Cass Rutledge
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September 18, 2026
Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment
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Frank Corder
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September 15, 2026
Hitachi Energy brings largest U.S. investment to date to Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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September 10, 2026
General Atomics announced second expansion this year, bringing 125 more jobs to Shannon
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September 23, 2026
No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss
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Marilyn Tinnin
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September 23, 2026
Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta
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Alistair Begg
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September 23, 2026
Discord and division
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
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Lesley Davis
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September 21, 2026
The war on women’s spaces has reached the sorority house
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