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February 6, 2017
CRAWFORD: Inflated IHL enrollment costing taxpayers who are demanding efficiency, productivity
BILL CRAWFORD: Inflated university enrollment costs taxpayers Eliminating out-of-state tuition discounts and incorporating into admission practices at least a 21 ACT score at six Mississippi universities and at least a 23 ACT score at UM and MSU would just about wipe-out the need for remediation, significantly improve graduation rates, cause dramatic reductions in university enrollment…
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February 6, 2017
WEIDIE: State Treasurer Lynn Fitch could be heading to D.C.; Gov. Bryant would appoint replacement
AND YOUR NEXT STATE TREASURER IS ……. Unless there is a total blow-up of President Trump’s somewhat controversial nomination of businessman Andy Puzder as Secretary of Labor, Gov. Phil Bryant will appoint a new state treasurer. If Puzder is confirmed, incumbent Treasurer Lynn Fitch is expected to be appointed to a subcabinet position under Puzder.…
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February 6, 2017
Haley Barbour, University Press deny pictures used in book without permission
Barbour and press deny book used pictures without permission She demanded $350,000 in damages in a November lawsuit concerning Barbour’s 2015 book, “American’s Great Storm: Leading Through Hurricane Katrina.” Altman says the book uses at least two photos she took as a contract worker for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency after the storm struck in…
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February 6, 2017
Mississippi economy grows 3.4 percent in third quarter 2016
Mississippi economy grows 3.4 percent in third quarter 2016 JACKSON, MS (AP) – New figures show Mississippi’s economy grew at a 3.4 percent annual rate from July through September, just short of the national growth rate. Gross domestic product numbers released Thursday by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis try to measure all economic output…
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February 3, 2017
Cochran, Wicker Promote Bill to Require Senate Candidates to E-File Campaign Reports
RELEASE MISS. SENATORS INTRODUCE SENATE CAMPAIGN E-FILE REQUIREMENT BILL Cochran, Wicker Promote Bill to Require Senate Candidates to E-File Campaign Reports to Improve Transparency, Save Money WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today joined in introducing bipartisan, cost-saving legislation requiring Senate candidates to electronically file election reports with the…
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February 3, 2017
Mississippi House of Representatives Weekly Summary for February 3, 2017
Mississippi House of Representatives Weekly Summary: Week of January 30, 2017 Committee meetings to discuss House bills wrapped up on Tuesday, and the House convened as a whole Wednesday through Friday to discuss the legislation that made it to the calendar. One of the most contested bills this week was House Bill 480, an out-of-state…
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February 3, 2017
@AGJimHood shockingly gets called a Republican in insurance industry publication
Miss. carriers, OEMs, body shops meet with AG, insurance commissioner on consumer education The talks have been hosted by Attorney General Jim Hood and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, both Republicans. Hood’s office said he couldn’t comment at this point, and a spokeswoman for Chaney said Thursday morning she’d ask him to see if he had…
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February 3, 2017
Campaign finance reports go digital at @DelbertHosemann office
Campaign finance reports go digital Hosemann said he hopes with this new system candidates will file their records online, and the public will be able to see who donated what to their campaigns. By increasing access and the ability to search records electronically, Hosemann said, he is hoping to increase government accountability. If implemented across…
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February 3, 2017
@BIPEC new tool for campaign finance transparency #msleg #mselex
Good stuff by Alan Lange
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February 3, 2017
Sen. Cochran cosponsors bill to expand agriculture exports to Cuba
RELEASE COCHRAN COSPONSORS BILL TO EXPAND AG EXPORTS TO CUBA Bipartisan Bill Would Lift Private Financing Restrictions on U.S. Agriculture Exports to Cuba WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today threw his support behind a new effort to help create more export opportunities to Mississippi famers by lifting a U.S. restriction on private…
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February 3, 2017
Bill removing civil service protection from state employees passes MS House #msleg
State workers may lose civil service protection The House narrowly passed a bill Thursday that would remove most state employees from civil service protection for three years, allowing agency heads to more easily fire them or shift their positions to save money as the state budget crunch persists. “We just got January numbers,” said House…
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February 3, 2017
MS Senate passes bill to expand “go cup” zones
Senate OKs ‘go cup’ expansion for Livingston, others Lawmakers are giving municipalities not included in Mississippi’s “go cup” law a second shot. Thursday the Senate passed a bill that would allow “go cup” zones to be established in Madison County’s the Town of Livingston, along with other locations. According to the legislation, Madison County supervisors…
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December 15, 2025
Lawmakers see financial literacy as a growing need in Mississippi’s colleges and universities
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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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December 15, 2025
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
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Alistair Begg
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December 15, 2025
The law of love
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Matt Friedeman
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December 14, 2025
Charles Wesley and Christmas
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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