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April 4, 2013
Attempted murder charge reestablished
Attempted murder charge reestablished The Legislature has reestablished the charge of attempted murder in Mississippi, with a penalty of 20 years to life. “This bill is good for Mississippi and very bad for attempted murderers,” said its author, Sen. Will Longwitz, R-Madison. “It’s just common sense, and it will keep us all safer. Victims and…
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April 4, 2013
Nunnelee works to ensure abortion fees don’t get paid by Obamacare
Nunnelee works to ensure abortion fees don’t get paid by Obamacare A Republican congressman is attempting to ensure that abortion fees aren’t part of ObamaCare insurance exchanges. Mississippi Congressman Alan Nunnelee explains that his Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-State Exchange Plans Act (SAFE Act) aims to amend Title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable…
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April 4, 2013
State Farm testifies on infamous sticky note
State Farm testifies on infamous sticky note More than seven years after Hurricane Katrina, former State Farm Claims Manager Lecky King for the first time publicly testified about an infamous sticky note she left on a homeowner’s Hurricane Katrina damage report. Two former adjusters for State Farm, sisters Kerri and Cori Rigsby, claim in the…
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April 3, 2013
Will Mississippi Republicans open the gift they’ve been given?
Medicaid expansion fight is a gift By Alan Lange
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April 3, 2013
Great piece by Sid Salter on education reform
Education reform remains a marathon, not a sprint In a state plagued with Mississippi’s long history of low educational attainment and withering poverty, there are no quick fixes. Thank goodness charter schools are now a tool in the toolbox for improving public education in Mississippi after a long, hard political battle. Thank goodness that Mississippi…
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April 3, 2013
Former Governor Haley Barbour portrait unveiled at Mississippi Capitol
Barbour portrait unveiled at Mississippi Capitol He also joked about the ceremony itself: “I have noticed people saying, ‘Well, I’m coming to your hanging. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time.'” Spectators applauded as Barbour and Cartmell pulled a black cloth off the painting. “Bravo! Bravo,” said state Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville. “I…
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April 3, 2013
Karl Gibbs wins HD 36 House seat filling term of father who passed away in 2013
Gibbs wins House seat The seat was left vacant by the Jan. 13 death of Democratic Rep. David Gibbs, who had served since 1993. Candidates in special elections run without party labels. Karl Gibbs will serve out the current four-year term, which ends in January 2016. He will be joining the Legislature in the final…
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April 3, 2013
DJ – 2014 budget contains some good, some bad
2014 budget contains some good, some bad The Legislature continues working through a backlog of legislative conference reports – budget bills and statutes – as the crush of deadline week intensifies in the Capitol. Late Sunday afternoon, both chambers had given final approval to K-12 public school funding, a major item every year generating intense…
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April 3, 2013
Crawford – Gov. Bryant’s teacher ed standards are in dispute
Gov. Bryant’s teacher ed standards are in dispute Gov. Phil Bryant ruffled feathers when he dinged the IHL Board for not supporting his new teacher education entrance standards. “That was quite a tantrum Gov. Phil Bryant pitched at the College Board recently, criticizing its members for voicing concerns about his effort to increase standards for…
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April 3, 2013
HARRISON: Gunn, as a member, embraced contentious debate
HARRISON: Gunn, as a member, embraced contentious debate Former Speaker Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, probably wishes his successor – Philip Gunn, R-Clinton – had the same aversion to contentious debate when Gunn was one of the minority leaders in the House. Gunn, who is in his second year as speaker of the Mississippi House, says he…
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April 3, 2013
Miss. lawmakers consider allowing privatization of child support collection, other DHS duties
Miss. lawmakers consider allowing privatization of child support collection, other DHS duties The Mississippi House on Tuesday passed the final version of a bill to let the Department of Human Services hire private contractors to collect overdue child support. But lawmakers said House Bill 1009 would not stop at child support collections. Opponents said the…
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April 3, 2013
House passes charter schools with NO DEBATE!?!
House passes charter schools with NO DEBATE!?! The House on Tuesday passed a charter schools bill 62-56 with, oddly, no debate or questions on House Bill 369, the “Charter Schools Act of 2013.” The chamber’s first vote on the bill, on Jan. 24, came only after 10 hours of debate that ran into the wee…
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December 15, 2025
Lawmakers see financial literacy as a growing need in Mississippi’s colleges and universities
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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December 15, 2025
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
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Alistair Begg
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December 15, 2025
The law of love
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Matt Friedeman
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December 14, 2025
Charles Wesley and Christmas
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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