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December 22, 2011
State law conflicts with federal rules for floodplains
State law conflicts with federal rules for floodplains PASCAGOULA, Mississippi — Amending state law to allow local governments to enforce federal floodplain codes at hunting and fishing camps is critical to ensure residents can buy property insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program. That is the feeling of the Pascagoula City Council, at least. The…
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December 22, 2011
Cochran & Wicker encourage public comment on flood risk
Wicker encourages public comment on flood risk WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker, encouraged community leaders, engineers and people in flood-prone areas to assess and then comment on a new “levee-inclusive” risk assessment process that will replace the “without levee” method criticized by the lawmakers earlier this year. The Federal…
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December 22, 2011
Barbour to return to lobbying firm
Barbour to return to lobbying firm JACKSON — When Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour leaves office Jan. 10, he’ll return to the Washington, D.C., lobbying firm he founded in 1991 That’s according to a person with direct knowledge of the plan who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because Barbour’s plans were…
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December 22, 2011
CL – No radical changes in redistricting
CL – No radical changes in redistricting A three-judge federal panel this week did what the 2011 Legislature could not, and produced a congressional district map. As The Associated Press reported, “Notwithstanding the movement or potential movement of 146,000 persons, we made as few changes to the current districts as possible,” the three federal judges…
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December 22, 2011
Bennie Thompson pens letter to Biden over TSA union talks
Bennie Thompson pens letter to Biden over TSA union talks The ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee is urging Vice President Joe Biden to support a labor union in its contentious negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement with the Transportation Security Administration. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., penned his letter to Biden on Tuesday…
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December 22, 2011
Majority – With Steve Holland Voting For Gunn…
With Steve Holland Voting For Gunn… By virtue of being the choice of the Republican caucus for Speaker of the House, Philip Gunn has received titles such as Speaker-Designate or more simply Republican nominee. That is because he still needs to receive a majority of the 122-member chamber to officially receive the title. But with…
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December 22, 2011
Bill Minor reflects on meeting J. Edgar
Bill Minor reflects on meeting J. Edgar As I was being ushered into the office of the Great One – J. Edgar Hoover, no less – I expected to find him flanked by two Praetorian guards and backed by a huge American flag. Instead, there were no guards and just an ordinary size American flag…
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December 22, 2011
Sen.-Elect Hill says she’s interested in education
Sen.-Elect Hill says she’s interested in education PICAYUNE — Senate District 40 State Sen.-Elect Angela Burks Hill (R-Picayune), who will be sworn in on Jan. 3 to the state Senate, says her interests lie in education, the reduction and stabilization of insurance rates, and protecting South Mississippi’s rural and municipal water associations. Hill was elected…
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December 21, 2011
MAJORITY – More Details On The New Maps
MAJORITY – More Details On The New Maps We talked about some of the changes to the Jackson area under the new Congressional maps drawn by a panel of federal judges earlier. Basically, Gregg Harper will pick up Voting Districts 1, 5, 15, and 47 while 46 and 79 are headed to MS-02 and Bennie…
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December 21, 2011
SALTER – Barbour’s legacy is Katrina and a dominant state GOP
Barbour: Legacy is Katrina and a dominant state GOP Gov. Haley Barbour leaves office next month with a powerful legacy that means different things to different people. Democrats will remember Barbour as a political warrior who over his two terms led a political revolt that robbed them of the last bastion of power they had…
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December 21, 2011
Daily Journal – Regional unity key in upcoming term
Regional unity key in upcoming term Turnover in legislative representation is not unusual, and despite perceptions to the contrary, the election of 11 new senators and representatives to serve Northeast Mississippi in the coming four-year term counties is not unprecedented. Whenever legislative turnover is substantial the shared regional interests – especially related to economic development…
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December 21, 2011
Commercial Appeal breaks down redistricting
Commercial Appeal breaks down redistricting Here are the changes: Panola, Yalobusha and Grenada counties were moved from freshman Nunnelee’s northern First District to the Delta’s Second, represented by Thompson, first elected in 1993. Leake County is no longer split between District 2 and the central District 3. It will be entirely in District 2. Winston…
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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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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Matt Friedeman
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December 21, 2025
The conspiracy of the insignificant
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Kelley Williams
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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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