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April 11, 2011

SNOWDEN – Redistricting Scattershot, Part Deux

Redistricting Scattershot, Part Deux AVEAT: As with my previous redistricting blog posts, these opinions are entirely my own. I speak for no one but myself, and deliberately restrict my comments to the political aspects of legislative redistricting. Specifically, I do not opine as to any of the related legal issues, of which there are many.…

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April 11, 2011

Letter – GulfLive belittled National Guard in chastising Palazzo

Letter – GulfLive belittled National Guard in chastising Palazzo on missing Christening On April 4, the editorial board of The Mississippi Press took issue with U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo’s absence at a ship christening in Pascagoula on March 26. The remarks were scathing, and essentially belittled him for speaking at the Mississippi National Guard Non-Commissioned…

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April 11, 2011

AP Analysis – Some run for Miss. gov on ideas alone

Analysis: Some run for Miss. gov on ideas alone Mississippians shouldn’t wait for slick TV ads or glossy brochures from some of the 11 men running for governor this year. A forum at Mississippi State University this past week gave three of the low-budget candidates a chance to connect directly with a few hundred potential…

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April 8, 2011

Arkansas and Lousiana also having trouble agreeing on redistricting

Redistricting forecast: Cloudy in three states In Arkansas, the House Committee on State Agencies and Government Affairs rejected a remap plan which passed the Senate Tuesday. The Senate earlier in the week rejected a House plan. In Louisiana, both chambers abruptly adjourned early Thursday with no agreement on a map. That legislature faces a 6…

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April 8, 2011

Hate speech comes to Hattie when Rev. Wright comes to town

Hate speech comes to Hattie “There are people in power who have opinions about you based on their privilege of skin color,” he told the mostly black crowd. “I’m in the text – Pilate was European, Jesus was not European.” He then launched into a hateful tirade against whites, attacking everything European. “They are ignorant…

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April 8, 2011

MIM round-up on Lt. Gov campaign forum

MIM round-up on Lt. Gov campaign forum ** There was a forum at Mississippi State last night featuring several candidates for governor and lieutenant governor moderated by Sid Salter. Here are reports from WCBI, Commercial Dispatch, and the Starkville Daily News on the event. The notable absence among top-tier candidates was Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant.

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April 8, 2011

Opinion – Dennis has room to go; lack of Dem. candidate for Lt. Gov stunning

Madison County Journal – Dennis has room to go; Dems. lack of candidate for Lt. Gov stunning Those who say the GOP race is over may be wrapping up too soon, however. Although Phil Bryant has been a political fixture for almost 20 years, 41 percent of poll respondents had no opinion of him. Thirty-two…

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April 8, 2011

Palazzo votes for troop funding bill

Palazzo Votes to Cut Spending; Keep the Government Open Washington, D.C. – Representative Steven Palazzo (MS-04) issued the following statement today regarding the continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown. “Today, I cast a critical vote to cut additional spending and continue the spending cuts that the House has passed so far this year. The…

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April 8, 2011

Harper endorses troop funding bill

Dear Friend, As Speaker John Boehner continues to negotiate a resolution to the fiscal year 2011 budget impasse, House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers of Kentucky has introduced H.R. 1363, the “Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.” This troop funding bill includes federal resources for the U.S. Department of Defense to operate…

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April 8, 2011

NUNNELEE: It’s Wrong to Play Politics With Funding Our Troops

We must allow our military to focus on their mission while we focus on ours, to cut spending (Washington, D.C.) – Today Congressman Nunnelee (R-Miss) gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Department of Defense and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Troop Funding Bill) which is currently the only proposal…

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April 8, 2011

Wicker Works to Avoid Shutdown and Cut Federal Spending

Wicker Works to Avoid Shutdown and Cut Federal Spending WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today urged his colleagues to keep the federal government funded while making significant cuts to spending. “The federal government is borrowing 40 cents for every dollar we spend, which remains an irresponsible burden on our children and grandchildren,”…

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April 8, 2011

Where do we go from here?

I may have an idea by Alan Lange

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Miss. Dept. of Health outlines upcoming fiscal year budget

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Mississippi moves up to 48th in national health rankings

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C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure

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Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi

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Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown

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Spiritual revival – Is the key actually wanting “less”

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SNOWDEN – Redistricting Scattershot, Part Deux

Letter – GulfLive belittled National Guard in chastising Palazzo

AP Analysis – Some run for Miss. gov on ideas alone

Arkansas and Lousiana also having trouble agreeing on redistricting

Hate speech comes to Hattie when Rev. Wright comes to town

MIM round-up on Lt. Gov campaign forum

Opinion – Dennis has room to go; lack of Dem. candidate for Lt. Gov stunning

Palazzo votes for troop funding bill

Harper endorses troop funding bill

NUNNELEE: It’s Wrong to Play Politics With Funding Our Troops

Wicker Works to Avoid Shutdown and Cut Federal Spending

Where do we go from here?

News

Strategic, unified vision transforms Carthage

Miss. Dept. of Health outlines upcoming fiscal year budget

Mississippi moves up to 48th in national health rankings

Business

C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure

Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi

Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown

Culture

Spiritual revival – Is the key actually wanting “less”

Joan Williams: Gifted author and Faulkner’s protégé

Protected by His presence

Opinion

Rebuilding the American arsenal

The truth about ACA subsidies after the “One Big Beautiful Bill”

A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions

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