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March 5, 2012
Charter schools, abortion, beer make for a busy week
Charter schools, abortion, beer make for a busy week The state Legislature was abuzz with activity last week in advance of Tuesday’s deadline to report general bills out of committee. Action and debate included: Charter schools: The House Education Committee narrowly passed, 14-12, a measure to promote charter schools, HB 888. The Senate had previously…
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March 5, 2012
Nunnelee raises big money
Nunnelee raises big money Incumbent congressional candidate Alan Nunnelee outraised and outspent his closest primary opponent by hundreds of thousands of dollars during the first months of 2012. Nunnelee, a freshman U.S. representative, earned $180,540 in political contributions since the beginning of the year, according to his campaign finance report filed Thursday. He already had…
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March 5, 2012
Analysis: Should Miss. require more budget info?
Analysis: Should Miss. require more budget info? Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he wants lawmakers to adopt a “Smart Budget Act” this term, requiring state agencies to provide more detailed information about how they intend to spend taxpayers’ money and how they will meet specific goals. He points to Texas as an example of what…
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March 5, 2012
DeSoto officials’ D.C. trip fruitful
DeSoto officials’ D.C. trip fruitful DeSoto County officials are bushed this weekend after returning Friday from Thursday’s all-day round of talks in Washington with the state’s congressional delegation. “But I was glad to be tired,” said Supervisor Lee Caldwell of Nesbit. “I think we got a lot accomplished,” she said of pledges of support to…
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March 5, 2012
Wicker to ADP: Budget talks frustrating
Wicker to ADP: Budget talks frustrating Sen. Roger Wicker said voting in the U.S. Senate in Washington has been slow-going. The Republican senator discussed political issues in Washington and how they will trickle down locally during the Area Development Partnership First Friday breakfast. “Never has it been more frustrating to me in the four years…
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March 5, 2012
Bennie Thompson Defends Record From Challenger’s Attack
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March 5, 2012
No Voter ID for primary
No Voter ID for primary Voters going to the polls on March 13 will not have to show identification at the polls. A Voter ID initiative approved last year still has to meet approval by the United States Justice Department before implementation. Beyond that, the Mississippi Legislature must enact a so-called enabling law in order…
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March 5, 2012
ATRA expresses support for Miss. AG reform bill
ATRA expresses support for Miss. AG reform bill A Washington, D.C.-based tort reform group recently wrote Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood about a bill that would change the way the State hires private attorneys to represent it. House Bill 211 would allow other state agencies to hire private attorneys instead of solely relying on Hood’s…
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March 4, 2012
MS Litigation Review makes the case for needed judicial pay raise
Legislature’s Failure to Enact Judicial Pay Raises Hard to Understand Once again this year the Mississippi Legislature is considering a bill that will provide a raise to Mississippi state court judges. And once again, passage of the bill is far from certain. The Legislature’s failure to act on this issue is a head scratcher. This…
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March 4, 2012
Sun Herald calls on Phil Bryant to slow down energy exploration permitting
Bryant is key to the pace of drilling MEPI President Patrick Sullivan believes his group has made a better case for offshore oil and gas exploration and extraction than in the months leading up to Hurricane Katrina. “I think things are different now and most notably, we’ve had the education effort on the front end…
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March 4, 2012
Sun Herald opposes Sunshine Law and supports Jim Hood despite his ‘cronyism’
Don’t let politics lessen the office of attorney general The legislation would essentially remove the attorney general from his role of providing state agencies with legal representation. This supposedly was prompted by Hood’s reluctance, and even his refusal, to pursue certain legal matters, in particular Hood’s decision not to participate with other attorneys general in…
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March 4, 2012
Yet more drama over Greg Davis spending – now it’s double billing
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis sought reimbursement from city, chamber for same charges, records show The newspaper found another 29 charges in those months that matched in city and chamber records by date and name of business. A dollar amount couldn’t be matched because Davis provided no amount when justifying his city expenses. The 29 charges…
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June 16, 2025
Wall Street recovers from Friday’s shock as US stocks rise and oil prices ease
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June 16, 2025
Entergy CEO talks data centers, economic development
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June 16, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: June 16, 2025
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Lynne Jeter
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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June 16, 2025
Does House settlement mean stability or more change for college athletics?
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June 16, 2025
A long thank you note
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June 16, 2025
Slow to speak
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June 16, 2025
The designer of fatherhood: How God’s character shapes earthly Dads
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June 15, 2025
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June 12, 2025
A victory for sorority sisters: The DOE affirmed what every 18-year-old pledge already knew
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