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February 12, 2013
AP Analysis: Hundreds of bill die during session
AP Analysis: Hundreds of bill die during session Hundreds of bills don’t survive a session of the Mississippi Legislature. Some are filed by multiple lawmakers when only one bill is needed. Some Senate bills are duplicates of House bills and vice versa. Some are silly. Some need more study. Some make no sense. Others originated…
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February 12, 2013
Palazzo wants offshore rig demolitions halted
Palazzo wants offshore rig demolitions halted Citing concerns for Gulf fish species, U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-4, and U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Ala., want the federal government to halt a policy that requires hundreds of inactive oil rigs to be demolished. The two representatives call the program “insanity.” The congressmen say the policy is killing…
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February 12, 2013
Storm recovery in Hub City hampered by continued rain
Storm recovery in Hub City hampered by continued rain About 80 people were injured in the 75-mile path of a tornado through the Pine Belt, and high winds destroyed or damaged 570 homes and apartments, closed 50 roads, mangled vehicles and damaged seven buildings on the University of Southern Mississippi campus. “If all we have…
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February 12, 2013
Mississippi House votes to give every teacher a raise, but there’s no money to fund it
Mississippi House votes to give every teacher a raise, but there’s no money to fund it The Mississippi House voted Monday to give every teacher a $5,000 pay raise starting July 1, but educators shouldn’t plan on that extra cash because the proposal has zero chance of surviving. “We don’t have the money,” House Appropriations…
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February 12, 2013
Sam R. Hall: State-run health insurance failed due to politics
Sam R. Hall: State-run health insurance failed due to politics Many – if not most – political watchers were a bit stunned by the federal government’s rejection of Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney’s plan for a state-run health insurance exchange. Chaney clearly thinks the the rejection is far more political than practical, and if that’s the…
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February 12, 2013
Snowden – Busy Week Ahead For Mississippi Legislature
Busy Week Ahead For Mississippi Legislature Monday begins what quite likely will be the busiest single week of the 2013 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature. In the House, 127 bills remain on the House “General” Calendar, and if these bills are not voted on by Thursday, they will be dead for the session. Bills…
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February 12, 2013
MS House passes HB 955 – the ‘Third Grade Reading Gate’ bill
Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and members of the Mississippi House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed House Bill 955, commonly known as the “Third Grade Reading Gate” bill, by a vote of 94-19. “No other measure that we pass this year will have a greater impact on our educational system than this bill,” said Speaker…
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February 11, 2013
Tea Party demands answers on secret immigration deal
The Clarion-Ledger’s political editor Geof Ponder, in the Sunday edition, under his POWER RANKINGS story on the current legislative session yesterday wrote: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION “The House threw an indendiary grenade, passing an immigration bill out of committee just before deadline. This appears to be a House chairman going rouge or the leadership reneging on an…
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February 11, 2013
Gov. Bryant declares state of emergency after tornadoes
Gov. Phil Bryant declared a State of Emergency today for four Mississippi counties due to the impacts of severe storms and tornadoes. Those counties are: Forrest, Lamar, Lawrence and Marion. Any additional counties with damages or impacts due to the ongoing severe weather will also be covered by this State of Emergency. “As local and…
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February 11, 2013
AP – Gunn shores up his strength
Gunn shores up his strength Speaker Philip Gunn has emerged as a stronger figure in his second year at the helm of Mississippi House. Last year, Gunn often seemed to be first among equals in a group of senior House Republicans. This year, he appears to be more firmly in charge. He has also managed…
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February 11, 2013
Gregg Harper lays out legislative goals
Hello– Over the past several weeks, I have begun to introduce my legislative agenda for the 113th Congress. My broader focus will remain on policies that eliminate government waste, improve or remove regulations, promote innovation, and advocate for intellectual disabilities. So far this Congress, I have introduced bills to undo a federal health policy that…
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February 11, 2013
Jackson Water refuses payment from cancer patient who wouldn’t remove hat
Jackson Water refuses payment from cancer patient who wouldn’t remove hat Put that checkbook away, hat-wearing Jackson water customer. Your money’s no good here. Jacqueline Gray, a Jackson resident, this week complained to the City Council that city employees refused to accept her water payment because she wouldn’t take off her hat inside the city…
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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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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Frank Corder
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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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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
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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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