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December 10, 2012
Death leaves another Senate vacancy
Death leaves another Senate vacancy Death vacated another state Senate seat the same day Gov. Phil Bryant scheduled a special election to fill the vacancy left by last week’s death of Sen. Bennie Turner, D-West Point. Sen. Alice Harden, D-Jackson, died Thursday after a lengthy illness. Bryant will schedule another special election to fill Harden’s…
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December 10, 2012
Coleman readies for state Supreme Court
Coleman readies for state Supreme Court When 40-year-old Josiah Coleman takes his oath of office Jan. 7, he will have what he calls the job of his dreams. He also says “never say never” to other political aspirations. The Toccopola man becomes the state’s youngest Mississippi Supreme Court justice with that oath, which will be…
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December 10, 2012
Senator Chris McDaniel honors heroes of Pearl Harbor
Senator Chris McDaniel honors heroes of Pearl Harbor Senator Chris McDaniel (R-Jones) honors the heroes of Pearl Harbor in this column submitted to JJ: In December of 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt made his famous speech to Congress, requesting a declaration of war against Japan. One of the defining moments in history, it was seventy-one years…
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December 10, 2012
State poised for job creation, MDA director Christensen says
State poised for job creation, MDA director Christensen says Mississippi is poised for solid job growth and creation, according to the executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority. Brent Christensen spoke to the Area Development Partnership on Friday, discussing his first months at the MDA, his past in Hattiesburg and Mississippi’s future. Christensen began as…
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December 10, 2012
Jim Greenlee — U.S. Attorney’s should be apolitical
Jim Greenlee — U.S. Attorney’s should be apolitical A federal probe into shady dealings by former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin appears teed up for prosecution, now that a second businessman has pleaded guilty this week to bribery charges. A grand jury investigation into contracting work at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office continues to develop.…
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December 10, 2012
Lott knocks Rand Paul, talks filibuster reform
Lott knocks Rand Paul, talks filibuster reform Former Senate GOP leader Trent Lott gave Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and other unnamed Republicans a verbal spanking Friday, calling them “ridiculous” for threatening to hold up defense authorization legislation on the Senate floor this week. Speaking at a National Conference of State Legislatures event, Lott criticized a…
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December 10, 2012
Senator Wicker Addresses Need for Better Green Building Standards for Defense Department
Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Tuesday discussed on the Senate Floor an amendment he filed to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to help ensure military construction projects avoid unnecessary costs related to third party energy-efficient building standards through increased transparency. The Department of Defense (DOD) is reviewing outside energy-efficient standards to ensure cost benefit and…
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December 10, 2012
Possibility of Mississippi lottery worries Arkansas lottery officials
Possibility of Mississippi lottery worries Arkansas lottery officials Arkansas lottery officials are keeping a nervous eye on Mississippi as that state’s legislators prepare to consider creating a state lottery. Officials say they don’t want to lose the revenue the lottery now receives from Mississippi residents who cross the state line to play Arkansas’ lottery, especially…
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December 8, 2012
Nunnelee Newsletter: The Problem is Spending
Nunnelee Newsletter: The Problem is Spending 12/07/12 Dear Friends, If there is one thing to understand about the issues surrounding the fiscal cliff, it is this: The problem is spending. Here are some facts: In 2008, total federal spending was around $2.9 trillion. This year: $3.7 trillion. Spending as a percentage of the size of…
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December 7, 2012
Gregg Harper – Really Obama?
During the debate on raising the debt limit, the president delivered remarks from the White House’s press briefing room. “What we said was give us $1.2 trillion in additional revenues, which could be accomplished without hiking taxes – tax rates, but could simply be accomplished by eliminating loopholes, eliminating some deductions and engaging in a…
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December 7, 2012
Clarion Ledger – Open enrollment not effective tool
Open enrollment not effective tool One of Gov. Phil Bryant’s most controversial education proposals is for open enrollment in public schools. His plan would allow inter- and intra-district transfers between public schools. The governor says we have built up invisible walls that keep students locked in failing schools. He likens these invisible walls to the…
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December 7, 2012
Gov. Phil Bryant urges teens to avoid early parenthood at conference
Gov. Phil Bryant urges teens to avoid early parenthood at conference JACKSON, Mississippi — To fight Mississippi’s highest-in-the-nation teen birth rate, is it best to give young people detailed information about contraception or to just tell them to abstain from sex before marriage? Separate conferences Thursday at the Jackson Convention Complex offered competing views. Republican…
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May 7, 2025
Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
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May 7, 2025
Vance says Russia was ‘asking for too much’ in its initial Ukraine peace offer
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May 7, 2025
Mississippi revenue collections down in April but remain above fiscal year estimate by $6 million
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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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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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May 7, 2025
Two Golden Eagles lead list of Ferriss Trophy finalists
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Richelle Putnam
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May 7, 2025
Mississippi Arts: The Jimmie Rodgers Festival and Museum
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May 7, 2025
Our quiet dwelling place
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Kimberly Ross
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May 6, 2025
Abortion pills are dangerous. Amber Nicole Thurman’s death is proof
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Douglas Carswell
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May 6, 2025
Tariffs: Why you should fear them
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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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