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January 23, 2014
PERRY – Bringing home the bacon
PERRY/Bringing home the bacon Republicans and Democrats alike praised the recent $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill passed last week; Republicans and Democrats alike also criticized it. All of Mississippi’s federal delegation voted for the measure that encompassed 12 appropriation bills. That includes the sole Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson and all Republicans: Sens. Thad Cochran and…
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January 23, 2014
12 month pay fix for teachers moving forward in House
State lawmakers say Mississippi schoolteachers will be getting paid over 12 months despite the change in school start dates this year, but they can’t guarantee the same for other school employees. Bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians and others, lawmakers said, may have to shift to a nine-month pay schedule. Read more at ClarionLedger
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January 23, 2014
Groups express interest in starting as many as 30 charter schools in Mississippi
Groups say they’re interested in opening as many as 30 charter schools in Mississippi. Charter School Authorizer Board Chairman Tommie Cardin said he received letters of intent for as many as 28 schools by the 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline. A Columbus group said it also applied for two more schools, and Cardin said he expects…
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January 23, 2014
Wicker wants seafood inspected for mislabeling
Fish sold on U.S. retail markets are routinely mislabeled, harming consumers and threatening the livelihoods of American fishermen, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., said in a letter Wednesday to President Barack Obama. Calling government efforts to combat the problem “woefully inadequate,” they appealed to the president to order better coordination among…
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January 23, 2014
Coast Casino revenue lowest since 1999
Except for 2005 and 2006, when casinos were closed following Hurricane Katrina, South Mississippi hit its lowest total since 1999. Revenue still topped $1 billion but finished down $30 million, or 3 percent below 2012, according to numbers released late Wednesday by the state Department of Revenue. “I think competition is really hurting everyone,” said…
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January 23, 2014
City of Gulfport, Mississippi Secretary of State look to settle harbor suit
The city of Gulfport and the secretary of state’s office may have settled a lawsuit over the harbor. Gulfport City Council members voted 5-2 Wednesday to enter into a 65-year use agreement with the secretary of state on the water bottom. The agreement would cost the city nothing. “There must still be a final document,…
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January 23, 2014
Changes to Homestead Exemption not likely
The House Ways and Means Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would increase homestead exemption to give homeowners a break, but the measure would pull $69 million from the state treasury and hit county government coffers. And hours after the bill passed committee, word went out that it would be“re-committed,” or sent back to committee,…
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January 23, 2014
MINOR: Mississippi GOPers join ‘punish the poor’ brigade
It seems our legislative GOPers down here have joined the “punish the poor” Republican brigade in Congress, and even added another wrinkle to punish low-income folks. Having already visited several hurtful woes on the state’s teeming poor citizens, Mississippi House Republicans last week added the threat of drug testing for working poor who apply for…
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January 23, 2014
Rep. Steve Holland: Governor “pussy footed around” on teacher pay
Democratic state Rep. Steve Holland is never one lacking for words, and the same was true after the State of the State address. The Clarion Ledger caught Holland on camera for another instant classic by the longtime House Democrat. Click here to watch.
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January 23, 2014
MPB – Video of Phil Bryant State of the State and Democratic Response
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January 23, 2014
Text of Mayor Parker Wisemann’s Democrat Response to State of the State
Good evening. I am Parker Wiseman, the Mayor of the City of Starkville. It is an to address you on behalf of the Mississippi Democratic Party, the Democratic members of the Mississippi Legislature, and our Party’s local and county officials. Governor Phil Bryant just delivered the State of the State Address. And when he explains…
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January 23, 2014
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s 2014 State of the State Address
Thank you Mr. Lieutenant Governor and thank you Mr. Speaker. It is a privilege to be here with all of you this evening, standing shoulder to shoulder as we reflect on our accomplishments and set our goals for the work yet to be done. To each member of the Mississippi Legislature: what an honor it…
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April 13, 2026
Auditor White demands $7.4 million from private prison contractor
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Frank Corder
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April 13, 2026
Mississippi addresses biological sex, immigration status on driver’s licenses
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Josh Boak, Associated Press
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April 13, 2026
The U.S. is short 10 million houses. A new White House report lays out a blueprint to fix that
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Susan Marquez
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April 10, 2026
C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Robert St. John
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April 13, 2026
Life at the table
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Alistair Begg
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April 13, 2026
Do not be ashamed
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Matt Friedeman
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April 12, 2026
Spiritual revival – Is the key actually wanting “less”
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Roger Wicker
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April 10, 2026
Rebuilding the American arsenal
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Russ Latino
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April 8, 2026
The truth about ACA subsidies after the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
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Sid Salter
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April 8, 2026
A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions
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