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April 30, 2012
SALTER – Cochran walking line with SNAP cuts
Cochran walking line with SNAP cuts In Mississippi, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – the federal program that my generation knew as “food stamps” – was feeding some 650,744 people in our state in January of this year. For Mississippi’s congressional delegation, it is a particularly thorny issue and perhaps for none more than…
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April 30, 2012
Bennie Thompson has NOT agreed to debate
Bennie Thompson has NOT agreed to debate U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson’s chief of staff says the congressman is not agreeing to debate his opponent before the November general election, as reported by The Panolian. Panolian staff writer Billy Davis reported that Lanier Avant, in response to a question about whether Thompson would agree to debate…
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April 30, 2012
Groups: Elect more women from South
Groups: Elect more women from South Heather McTeer lost her long-shot bid to unseat Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in Mississippi’s March primary. But she hopes her attempt encourages other women in the South to run for office – whether for a seat on the school board or in Congress. “Women need to see other women…
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April 30, 2012
Traffic camera company suing state over law banning cameras
Traffic camera company suing state over law banning cameras Mississippi law enforcement officials praise traffic cameras at intersections as an effective tool in enforcing traffic laws and reducing accidents. But most legislators and citizens see them as a “Big Brother” intrusion and question their accuracy. In 2009, then-Gov. Haley Barbour signed into law legislation banning…
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April 30, 2012
Mississippi lawmakers give school funding a boost
Mississippi lawmakers give school funding a boost State legislators slightly raised education spending but added no money for high-growth school districts Saturday as they slogged through a $5.55 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. House and Senate members dealt with most of the more than 100 individual appropriations bills that,…
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April 30, 2012
CL – Let Kemper Plant project proceed
CL – Let Kemper Plant project proceed The $2.4 billion Kemper County integrated gasification combined-cycle, or IGCC, plant project cleared another hurdle Tuesday, but it won’t be the last. Opponents of the project, which has been under construction for about a year, remain determined to stop it even though it will be a plus for…
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April 30, 2012
Thompson wants probe of alleged racial remarks
Thompson wants probe of alleged racial remarks U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson is seeking a federal investigation of allegedly racial comments by a Mississippi youth court prosecutor. Thompson asked Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday to investigate comments attributed to Jay Gore, a youth court prosecutor in Grenada. Before a hearing began on Monday for a…
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April 27, 2012
Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker celebrate Obama administration about face on ‘farm chores’
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today praised the Obama administration’s decision to abandon its effort to impose new federal regulations on youth farm labor. The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday evening informed congressional lawmakers that it would withdraw its proposed rule limiting children from working on farms and ranches. Cochran…
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April 27, 2012
Miss. House OKs redistricting plan favoring GOP
Miss. House OKs redistricting plan favoring GOP Mississippi House Republicans pushed through a redistricting plan Thursday that critics say would cut the number of white Democrats in the 122-member body. House members voted 70-49 for the plan, with 63 Republicans and seven Democrats supporting it. House Elections Chairman Bill Denny, a Jackson Republican, said the…
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April 27, 2012
U.S. Secretary of Navy Ray Mabus meets with the King of Bahrain
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April 27, 2012
Fetal heartbeat bill killed by Miss. Senate chair
Fetal heartbeat bill killed by Miss. Senate chair A Mississippi Senate chairman on Thursday killed a bill that could have led to a homicide criminal prosecution for anyone performing an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is found. Senate Judiciary B Committee Chairman Hob Bryan, D-Amory, said the bill is unconstitutional because lawmakers are limited in…
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April 27, 2012
Haley Barbour Warns Of Danger To Mitt Romney In Lead Up To Convention
Haley Barbour Warns Of Danger To Mitt Romney In Lead Up To Convention Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) said Thursday he expects President Obama’s reelection campaign and their allies to try to capitalize on Mitt Romney’s lack of cash flow coming out of the Republican primary, and to try to overwhelm him with negative…
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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