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December 3, 2012
Gov. Bryant’s goals for 2013 focus on improving education
Gov. Bryant’s goals for 2013 focus on improving education Gov. Phil Bryant Friday unveiled his education proposal for Mississippi that aims to improve literacy among children, reward teacher excellence and give parents a choice of schools through statewide open enrollment and charter schools. Bryant announced his proposals for the 2013 legislative session during an event…
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December 3, 2012
Hall – Republicans fighting exchanges once supported them
Hall – Republicans fighting exchanges once supported them The most interesting — and head-scratching — story coming out of Jackson right now is the battle between Gov. Phil Bryant and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney over the health insurance exchange program. The background here should be well known, but the gist is that former Gov. Haley…
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December 3, 2012
Sam Hall – Initial Thoughts On Gov. Phil Bryant’s Education Agenda
Initial Thoughts On Gov. Phil Bryant’s Education Agenda Gov. Phil Bryant released his education plan today at Northwest Rankin High School, alma mater of his two children. The quick overview of his plan is this: Improving literacy skills and ending “status-quo social promotion” Developing and rewarding teacher quality Investing in early childhood education efforts Increasing…
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December 3, 2012
Entergy Mississippi Purchases Hinds Energy Facility
Entergy Mississippi Purchases Hinds Energy Facility JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 30 — Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Mississippi, Inc. has completed the purchase of the Hinds Energy Facility, a modern, 450 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant located in Jackson. The acquisition, which took place earlier today, will boost the utility’s electric generation capacity and…
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December 3, 2012
Hood drops price gouging charges over lack of evidence
Hood drops price gouging charges over lack of evidence The Mississippi attorney general’s office has dropped charges against the owners of a Vicksburg hotel who had been accused of price gouging during a state of emergency. Jan Schaefer, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Jim Hood, tells the Vicksburg Post (http://bit.ly/SzHZ7d) that there was not enough…
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December 3, 2012
Roll Call – Boehner Taps Candice Miller over Gregg Harper for Chairmanship
Roll Call – Boehner Taps Candice Miller over Gregg Harper for Chairmanship Michigan Republican Candice S. Miller was appointed chairwoman of the House Administration Committee, House Speaker John A. Boehner announced Friday afternoon, making Miller the only female chairman of a House committee for the 113th Congress. Miller’s selection over Mississippi Rep. Gregg Harper —…
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December 3, 2012
Mississippi Tea Party’s petition to stop Obamacare insurance exchange
Stop Mississippi’s Obamacare insurance exchange Petition by Jake McGuire Jackson, United States SIX KEY REASONS FOR STATES TO SAY NO TO EXCHANGES There is no obligation to create an exchange. The federal law does not require the states to establish exchanges – now or ever. This is a costly federal mandate that the states have…
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December 3, 2012
Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Voter Fraud Conviction
Statement by Secretary Hosemann on Sowers v. State of Mississippi: “I applaud the Supreme Court, the Attorney General and Tunica County District Attorney Brenda Mitchell for upholding our most important right—the right to cast a ballot in a free and fair election. In this case, Ms. Sowers was convicted of casting absentee ballots for individuals…
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December 3, 2012
Harper – White House proposal raises taxes and new spending
Dear Friend, Fiscal cliff discussions continue on Capitol Hill as House Republicans complete organizational meetings. GOP leaders huddled with former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, Erskine Bowles, who co-authored “The Moment of Truth” with former Republican Senator Alan Simpson. Their proposal, better known as the “Simpson-Bowles commission,” led to a non-partisan movement dubbed…
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November 30, 2012
ZNN – Dickie Scruggs’ prison release date set
Dickie Scruggs’ prison release date set Richard F. “Dickie” Scruggs, imprisoned on two judicial bribery convictions, will be released Dec. 12 on bond while he appeals the second one, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons website shows today. Scruggs, 66, of Oxford completed his sentence on one conviction and asked for release before the second one…
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November 30, 2012
Bill Minor, not suprrisingly, opposed to charter schools and the help they’d give poor MS students
BILL MINOR: Gunn’s action: Heavy-handed power It’s no wonder charter schools are championed by Republicans, whose mantra has been privatizing government functions wherever they can. They don’t think government can run anything (try telling that to Sandy-stricken New Yorkers and Jersyites.) Adding charter schools – a new, untried layer on top of this poor state’s…
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November 30, 2012
Landry’s Golden Nugget buys Isle Casino Biloxi for $45 million
Landry’s Golden Nugget buys Isle Casino Biloxi for $45 million The sale of Isle Casino Biloxi to Landry’s Golden Nugget was finalized Thursday, although the name of the resort won’t change for about six months. Landry’s announced in March it would buy Mississippi’s first casino from Isle of Capri for $45 million. A renovation and…
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May 9, 2025
Mississippi Supreme Court allows Favre’s defamation lawsuit against Auditor White to continue
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May 9, 2025
Hyde-Smith draws GOP challenger as Democrats target her Mississippi U.S. Senate seat
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May 9, 2025
Thompson calls on Trump to “put politics aside,” nominate a qualified FEMA Administrator
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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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Ben Smith
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May 9, 2025
William Carey’s Bobby Halford passes Ron Polk
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Hunter Estes
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May 9, 2025
The American Pope: Leo XIV emerges from Conclave
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Susan Marquez
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May 9, 2025
Fireflies to light up the night at Waller Craft Center in Ridgeland
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Roger Wicker
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May 9, 2025
Trump-Zelensky agreement could be pivotal moment toward ending Putin’s war
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Bishop Vincent Mathews
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May 9, 2025
The Church’s next mission field: Universal school choice
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Sid Salter
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May 8, 2025
Four decades later, a cold case arrest may fill in the blank on Shondra May’s tombstone
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