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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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January 7, 2013
Medicaid expansion has slim chance in Mississippi
Medicaid expansion has slim chance in Mississippi Senate Public Health Committee Chairman Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, said he doesn’t think expansion will be approved this year to prepare for 2014. Even if a bill were to pass the House and Senate, Kirby said the governor has made it clear he’d veto it. “We do not have…
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September 30, 2026
U.S. economy grew a solid 2.2% in the second quarter, government says, upgrading previous estimate
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Frank Corder
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September 30, 2026
Colom “blown away” by Democratic Socialist’s Florida Senate campaign
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Frank Corder
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September 30, 2026
MDA Executive Director Cork retires; Governor Reeves appoints Waldrop to lead economic development agency
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Cass Rutledge
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September 25, 2026
A&W Custom Furniture expanding in Okolona, adding 20 jobs
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
England-based SubSea Craft expanding operations, locating U.S. facility on Mississippi Coast
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
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Susan Marquez
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September 30, 2026
Jackson’s own Cassandra Wilson, one of the most successful female jazz singers in modern history
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Alistair Begg
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September 30, 2026
Will He find fruit?
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Frank Corder
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September 29, 2026
Mississippi Senators Wicker, Hyde-Smith back Protect College Sport Act
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Roger Wicker
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September 28, 2026
Putin must be defeated
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
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