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December 23, 2011
Editorial – PERS suggestions are sensible
PERS suggestions are sensible Gov. Haley Barbour’s study commission has delivered a list of sensible suggestions to shore up the financial condition of the retirement system for Mississippi’s public employees. The most controversial part of the proposal will be those recommended for the cost-of-living allowance (COLA) adjustment. The commission recommends: A three-year freeze on the…
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December 23, 2011
Video – Democratic operative ambushes Barbour in October
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December 23, 2011
BILL MINOR – House Speaker Billy McCoy served Mississippi well
House Speaker Billy McCoy served Mississippi well It was indeed an honor for me last week to be among those paying tribute to retiring House Speaker Billy McCoy, the battling Democrat from the hills of Northeast Mississippi whose 32-year career significantly shaped the state’s most memorable legislative achievements in the 20th century. But it was…
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December 23, 2011
Rankin Co. official sworn in while serving overseas
Rankin Co. official sworn in while serving overseas Rankin County held a swearing in ceremony for its new elected officials. Nearly two dozen people took the oath at the Justice Center Building Wednesday. Among them, District Attorney Michael Guest, Sheriff Bryan Bailey, the board of supervisors, four justice court judges as well as the chancery…
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December 23, 2011
Palazzo disappointed with 2-month payroll tax extension
Palazzo Statement on Temporary Payroll Tax Holiday WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Assistant Republican Whip, today issued the following statement this evening regarding the temporary extension of the payroll tax holiday: “I am disappointed with this outcome. Conservatives in the House took a stand for a sensible long-term plan that provides certainty for…
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December 23, 2011
Mississippi River Senators support FEMA rule change
Mississippi River Senators support FEMA rule change JACKSON, Miss. — A levee isn’t perfect, but it exists and that should count for something when deciding if a property is at risk for flooding. That’s the position of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a new proposal that would break from past policy by accounting for…
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December 23, 2011
Formby looking forward to working with GOP House majority
Formby looking forward to working with GOP House majority State Rep. Mark Formby (R-Picayune) will begin his 20th year in the State House when it convenes on Jan. 3, and it will be the first time he will serve under a Republican House majority and a GOP House Speaker. Republicans this session will hold a…
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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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June 12, 2026
U.S. and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan’s prime minister says
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June 12, 2026
MDOT planning capacity projects, conducting other road work across the state
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June 12, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 12, 2026
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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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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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June 14, 2026
God does not play
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June 12, 2026
College World Series field once again tilts heavily toward SEC
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Alistair Begg
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June 12, 2026
Comfort for a troubled mind
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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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