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February 7, 2013
Jackson Jambalaya – Desoto Legislators acting like cry-babies
Jackson Jambalaya – Desoto Legislators acting like cry-babies The “Community Editor” for the Desoto Times published an article reporting several Desoto legislators complain Jackson hates Desoto County: “JACKSON — Legislation coming out of the State Capitol in Jackson is squarely aimed at undermining the state’s fastest growing and academically high achieving school system as punishment…
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February 7, 2013
PSC bill clarifies law, doesn’t strip power — supporters says
PSC bill clarifies law, doesn’t strip power — supporters says Sen. Perry Lee, R-Mendenhall, said legislation the Senate passed Wednesday does not strip away the power of the three-member Public Service Commission to regulate rural water associations, but “just clarifies” existing law. The bill, which passed the Republican-led Senate 33-16 primarily along party lines, has…
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February 7, 2013
BILL MINOR: Will Mississippi match Jindal’s and move to end corporate and individual income tax?
BILL MINOR: Will Mississippi match Jindal’s tax switch? Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana grabbed headlines last month when he told a party pow-wow the GOP had become the “stupid” party. Jindal is trying to win Brownie points for a 2016 presidential bid as a different brand of Republican. But it was what the ambitious…
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February 7, 2013
Some bills survive, some don’t as Tuesday’s deadline falls in Mississippi Legislature (list)
Some bills survive, some don’t as Tuesday’s deadline falls in Mississippi Legislature (list) Here’s a glance at the status of selected bills in the Mississippi Legislature. Tuesday was the deadline for House and Senate committees to act on general bills filed in their own chamber. There are separate deadlines for budget and revenue bills. ALIVE…
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February 7, 2013
Palazzo asks Speaker to call house to order during speech
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February 7, 2013
DeSoto Times Robert Lee Long’s news story, er editorial, claims Jackson is out to get DeSoto
Legislation aimed at punishing DeSoto Legislation coming out of the State Capitol in Jackson is squarely aimed at undermining the state’s fastest growing and academically high achieving school system as punishment for helping to defeat charter school legislation last year. That’s the view of several DeSoto County lawmakers battling a flurry of bills coming out…
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February 7, 2013
S&P hires John Keker, Dickie Scruggs’ attorney, to rep them in fraud case
Exclusive: S&P hires top defense attorney for $5 billion lawsuit Keker, who is based in San Francisco and has represented everyone from cyclist Lance Armstrong to Enron’s Andrew Fastow, was hired at the recommendation of Floyd Abrams, a prominent New York attorney who also represents the ratings firm. “John Keker is one of the great…
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February 6, 2013
SH – Early childhood education should be both comprehensive and compulsory
SH – Early childhood education should be both comprehensive and compulsory Mississippi taxpayers will be paying for remedial education for generations to come unless the state adopts comprehensive and compulsory early childhood education. That requires both the commitment and the money to put pre-kindergarten programs into every Mississippi school district. During the current legislative session,…
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February 6, 2013
Tyrone Ellis – Rural Mississippi “not ready” for charter schools
Tyrone Ellis – Rural Mississippi “not ready” for charter schools WEST POINT, Miss. — Your child’s chance at a different education choice in charter schools has passed the Mississippi Senate and House, but House Democrat Minority Leader Tyrone Ellis does not think rural Mississippi is ready for charter schools. “It can happen in Chicago, it…
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February 6, 2013
Local option sales tax bill headed to full House
Local option sales tax bill headed to full House A Mississippi House committee has given municipal officials what they’ve wanted for more than 20 years — a chance at passage of a local options sales tax. The House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday approved a bill for a 1 percent local sales tax as…
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February 6, 2013
House clears way for 75 mph speed limit
House clears way for 75 mph speed limit Mississippi motorists may be able to drive 75 miles per hour – legally – before too long. On Tuesday, the state House passed legislation 115-5 to give the three-member, elected Transportation Commission the authority to raise the speed limit to 75 miles per hour. The bill now…
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February 6, 2013
Sam Hall on Medicaid DSH payment math
Medicaid math is tough when factoring loss of hospital funds Mississippi currently receives approximately $210 million in annual DSH payments for uncompensated care. Graves puts that at $219 per patient per day. He says the state would see a 15 percent cut in DSH payments starting in 2014, regardless if Medicaid is expanded or not.…
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June 6, 2025
State funding for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning down from previous year
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
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Daniel Tyson
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June 6, 2025
Legal fight over control of Jackson airport continues
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Susan Marquez
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June 8, 2025
Langdon and Maude Schuyler Clay capture the culture of Mississippi through the lens of a camera
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Matt Friedeman
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June 8, 2025
The party called Pentecost
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Marilyn Tinnin
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June 8, 2025
Elizabeth Spencer: A Grande Dame of Southern literature
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Russ Latino
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June 6, 2025
Make America Boring Again
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Sid Salter
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June 4, 2025
Bo Robinson, appointed to PSC after jarring corruption scandals, dies at age 90
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Kimberly Ross
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June 3, 2025
The American epidemic of loneliness
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