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December 19, 2013
Miss. congressional delegation asks to ‘protect’ Cooper Tire interests in China
Miss. congressional delegation asks to ‘protect’ Cooper Tire interests in China Today, Mississippi’s U.S. senators, Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, along with U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee, signed a letter to U.S. diplomats and trade representatives who are meeting with Chinese counterparts in Beijing this week. A letter they signed asks the U.S. delegation to “help…
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December 19, 2013
Mississippi Senators Vote No On Budget Deal
Mississippi Senators Vote No On Budget Deal You won’t have to worry about another government shutdown anytime soon. Congress has passed a new two-year budget bill and that bill is now on its way to President Obama. The Senate vote passed Wednesday afternoon 64-36 even though both Mississippi Senators voted no. Thad Cochran said he…
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December 18, 2013
MS Criminal Justice Task Force Announces Recommenda?tions
Today the Mississippi Criminal Justice Task Force, chaired by Commissioner of Corrections Chris Epps, announced a comprehensive plan to improve the state’s criminal justice system. The bipartisan, inter-branch Task Force, with technical assistance from The Pew Charitable Trusts’ public safety performance project, developed the recommendations for the upcoming legislative session with a focus on identifying…
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December 18, 2013
Cecil Brown – Budget should include more funding for MAEP
Governor Phil Bryant and the Republican controlled Legislative Budget Committee (LBC) have released their state budget recommendations for the upcoming fiscal year. Despite a growing economy that will produce more than $400 million in new tax revenue over the next two years, the Republicans have once again failed to add any additional funds to the…
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December 18, 2013
Wicker, Ayotte, Graham: Military Retiree Cuts Would Also Impact Disabled Veterans
DoD Confirms Murray-Ryan Legislation Would Reduce Benefits of Service Members Retired Due To Injuries
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December 18, 2013
Group recommends cost-cutting measures for Mississippi criminal justice system
Group recommends cost-cutting measures for Mississippi criminal justice system Mississippi can improve its criminal justice system, and potentially save millions of dollars, by setting clearer sentencing laws, giving judges more discretion to order alternatives to prison and taking steps to ensure former inmates don’t mess up, a study group says. The nonpartisan group of 21…
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December 18, 2013
MDE Board Member: Governor’s statements “just red meat to Tea Party”
MDE Board Member: Governor’s statements “just red meat to Tea Party” “The governor’s proclamation is kind of just red meat to the Tea Party folks who don’t want or refuse to understand that there’s not anything wrong with Common Core. It’s really a great deal for Mississippi.” Mississippi Department of Education board member Bill Jones…
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December 18, 2013
Haley Barbour – The Lobbyists’ Lament
The Lobbyists’ Lament Well, well, well. A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans view lobbyists as having the lowest honesty and ethical standards of any profession of the 22 surveyed. We’re shocked! You don’t have to be an expert at studying the internals and crosstabs of a poll to understand that lobbyists’ work contains all…
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December 18, 2013
GOP senators trying to salvage military pensions
GOP senators trying to salvage military pensions On Monday, Senator Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, introduced an amendment to restore full retirement pay for current and future military retirees. The current budget agreement worked out by Senator Patty Murray (D-Washington) and Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) cuts benefits by more than…
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December 18, 2013
Cochran: ‘We are making progress’ on farm bill
Cochran: ‘We are making progress’ on farm bill U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, has offered his thoughts on the prospects of Congress completing a new, five-year farm bill early next year. Cochran addressed work on the farm bill during remarks to the Senate following his…
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December 18, 2013
Cochran Hires Campaign Manager for Tough Re-Election
Cochran Hires Campaign Manager for Tough Re-Election After an endorsement from the biggest names in Mississippi Republican politics, Sen. Thad Cochran has chosen Kirk Sims as campaign manager for his competitive re-election next year. Sims, currently Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s chief of staff, will lead Cochran’s bid for a seventh term, the Cochran campaign announced…
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December 18, 2013
Chris “Count” Chocola doubles down on hypocrisy accusing Cochran of cutting funding for Katrina
Chocola: Salter attack on Club for Growth lacks facts Sid Salter’s column attacking the Club for Growth for opposing Sen. Thad Cochran’s stance on the practice of pork barrel spending, otherwise known as “earmarking” deserves a response. It’s entirely true that Cochran has brought a lot of money back to Mississippi, and that money has…
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Matt Friedeman
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December 21, 2025
The conspiracy of the insignificant
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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