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May 1, 2012
Legislature a step closer to 1-cent tax
Legislature a step closer to 1-cent tax State lawmakers Monday agreed on a bill that would let voters in Jackson and some outlying communities decide on a special 1-cent sales tax increase for much-needed water and sewer repairs. But it appears the debate is far from over. Both the House and Senate adopted conference reports…
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May 1, 2012
Miss. Senate remap plan to be unveiled today
Miss. Senate remap plan to be unveiled today Mississippi Senate leaders plan to reveal redistricting plans for the chamber on Tuesday afternoon, with the intention of asking the full Senate to approve the map Wednesday. Republican Sen. Merle Flowers, of Southaven, is redistricting chairman for the 52-member chamber. He said Monday that the proposed new…
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May 1, 2012
Bryant names new Board of Health appointee
Bryant names new Board of Health appointee Gov. Phil Bryant has appointed Dr. Tad Barham, medical director and chairman of the board of directors at Woman’s Hospital in Flowood, to the state Board of Health. Pending Senate confirmation, Barham’s term is effective immediately and ends on June 30, 2017. Barham replaces Dr. Carl Reddix, a…
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May 1, 2012
Reuters – Sierra Club extends Kemper coal-plant legal battle
Sierra Club extends Kemper coal-plant legal battle Sierra Club officials in Mississippi are continuing a legal fight to stop construction of a $2.88 billion coal-gasification power plant by a Southern Co utility in Kemper County, Mississippi. Last week, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) voted 2-1 to re-issue a certificate allowing the utility, Mississippi Power…
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May 1, 2012
Elephant Fight
Senate, House Republicans battle over bond bill By Frank Corder
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April 30, 2012
State lawmakers approve budget with out ‘bond bill’
State lawmakers approve budget with out ‘bond bill’ Lawmakers on Sunday signed off on a state budget of nearly $5.6 billion, but remained at an impasse on borrowing for special projects, with Lt. Gov Tate Reeves announcing there will be no “bond bill” for the first time in many years. “Last year when I was…
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April 30, 2012
Transcript: Haley Barbour on CBS’ Face the Nation
Transcript: Haley Barbour on CBS’ Face the Nation
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April 30, 2012
POLITICO – Barbour: Romney well-positioned
POLITICO – Barbour: Romney well-positioned Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Sunday likely Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is in a better position than he expected going into the general election. Barbour told Bob Schieffer on CBS’s “Face the Nation” he was surprised the former Massachusetts governor was ahead or even in polls against President…
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April 30, 2012
Public Safety budget fails to upgrade trooper vehicle
Public Safety budget fails to upgrade trooper vehicle Mississippi state troopers will have to wait at least another year before they get a wave of new patrol cars under legislation the House approved in a rare Sunday evening session. House members approved a $69.4 million budget for the Department of Public Safety that did not…
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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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June 16, 2026
Credit union CEO, state employee sued for allegedly embezzling over $90 million
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June 16, 2026
Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
Chaney to seek sixth term as Mississippi Insurance Commissioner
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 16, 2026
The Next Chapter: How Dixon Books & Loft brought new life to a Natchez landmark
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Alistair Begg
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June 16, 2026
The conquering lion
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Robert St. John
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June 15, 2026
The unlived life
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
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Andy Gipson
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June 10, 2026
Working with the Trump administration to eliminate welfare fraud
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