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January 7, 2013
Sen. Harry Reid: Hurricane Katrina ‘was nothing in comparison’ to Sandy
Sen. Harry Reid: Hurricane Katrina ‘was nothing in comparison’ to Sandy Hurricane Katrina “was nothing in comparison” to Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said in a speech on the Senate floor Friday. Reid, the Senate Majority Leader, was urging approval of an aid package for victims of Sandy, a Category 1 storm that…
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January 7, 2013
Anita Lee – Palazzo sought millions in Katrina relief for Biloxi Housing Authority
Palazzo sought millions in Katrina relief for Biloxi Housing Authority U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo says he voted against funding to pay the Hurricane Sandy flood insurance claims because of the deficit, but as the chief financial officer for the Biloxi Public Housing Authority back in 2005, Palazzo asked for federal relief despite the nation’s debt.…
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January 7, 2013
Harrison – Education to get Legislature’s focus
Education to get Legislature’s focus Education, always an important topic in legislative sessions, could be the dominant issue of the 2013 session, which starts Tuesday. It seems everybody has ideas about how to improve public education that they want to present to the 2013 Legislature. “This year, we must be serious about improving our education…
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January 7, 2013
Battle over Mississippi charter schools heating up as legislative session nears
Battle over Mississippi charter schools heating up as legislative session nears With Mississippi’s 2013 legislative session set to open Tuesday and charter schools sure to be a hot topic, the rhetoric over the issue is heating up. The Parents’ Campaign, a grass roots group of public education advocates in the state, is pushing back hard…
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January 7, 2013
Slim chance of Medicaid expansion in Mississippi with Gov. Phil Bryant promising veto
Slim chance of Medicaid expansion in Mississippi with Gov. Phil Bryant promising veto Mississippi lawmakers can expect to be pulled in opposite directions this year on a big-dollar question of whether to expand Medicaid. Gov. Phil Bryant and fellow Republicans who lead the House and Senate say they oppose expansion because they believe the state…
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January 7, 2013
New Miss. Supreme Court justice to take oath
New Miss. Supreme Court justice to take oath New Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Josiah Dennis Coleman will take the oath of office Monday. Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. will administer the oath of office during a ceremony at the Gartin Justice Building in Jackson. A formal investiture ceremony will be held later. Coleman is the…
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January 7, 2013
Mike Chaney letter to Gov. Phil Bryant intensifies Mississippi health insurance dispute
Mike Chaney letter to Gov. Phil Bryant intensifies Mississippi health insurance dispute Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is handing control of a state health insurance exchange over to the federal government by trying to block creation of a state-run exchange, Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney told the governor in a letter Friday. The Associated Press obtained a…
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January 7, 2013
Salter – Clarksdale Mayoral race pits influential Espy family vs. Bill Luckett
Salter – Clarksdale Mayoral race pits influential Espy family vs. Bill Luckett With municipal elections looming across the state in 2013, few upcoming mayoral races offers more intriguing choices than does the race for mayor of Clarksdale. The race will pit the son of the current mayor against one of the city’s best-known entrepreneurs. State…
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January 7, 2013
Congressmen Harper: ‘Cliff’ bill does not tackle spending
Congressmen: ‘Cliff’ bill does not tackle spending Although Congress avoided significant tax increases and budget cuts associated with self-imposed sequestration measures, Mississippi’s representatives say Tuesday’s agreement does not solve America’s most pressing problem: runaway spending. The U.S. temporarily avoided going over the “fiscal cliff” when House and Senate members reached a bipartisan tax agreement. The…
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January 7, 2013
Cochran votes for Sandy relief measure
Senator Expects Disaster Aid Package to be Refined in Conference with House Contact: Chris Gallegos, 202-224-5054 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted for Senate passage of a $60.4 billion supplemental appropriations bill developed to fund Hurricane Sandy and other federal disaster relief needs. The…
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January 7, 2013
NEWSMS – Sen. Roger Wicker Tweet Says No Way for Hagel Nomination
Wicker Tweet Says No Way for Hagel Nomination Sen. Roger Wicker Tweeted this weekend that he will strongly oppose Pres. Obama’s nomination of Hagel, who is himself a Republican and has two Purple Hearts from Vietnam. “#ChuckHagel would be a divisive and disastrous nominee for #SecDef. I will strongly oppose,” read Wicker’s Tweet. He did…
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January 7, 2013
Hopeful Bradley Lum alleges dirty politics
Hopeful alleges dirty politics Perry said students attending college away from their home are allowed to vote absentee back home or register where they go to school. But, in Lum’s case, he said, Lum was already registered in Hinds, so it was proper for him to vote and work the polls there. Perry said state…
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Maxwell appointed USDA State Director by President Trump
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Senator Wicker on Trump’s budget request: President’s advisors “were apparently not listening”
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Ole Miss pulls support of Oxford Pride Parade citing new DEI law
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Richelle Putnam
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May 4, 2025
Mississippi Legends: Jimmie Rodgers, the father of country music
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Matt Friedeman
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May 4, 2025
Anthrakian and déjà vu
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 4, 2025
Showers of blessing
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Sid Salter
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April 30, 2025
Is a new era in federal natural disaster relief something Mississippi can easily navigate?
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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