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February 17, 2017
Sec. of State Hosemann’s office holding municipal election certification training across the state
Secretary of State hosts election certification training in Hattiesburg The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office was at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg Thursday, hosting certification training for municipal election officials. The training has been held at various locations across the state. It covered election day activities and poll closing procedures. WDAM 2/16/17
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February 17, 2017
MS Gaming Commission reconsidering Diamondhead casino project it rejected in 2014
Diamondhead casino project reapplies for approval A Diamondhead casino project, first pitched in 2008 and rejected by the Mississippi Gaming Commission in 2014, has resurfaced. Jacobs Entertainment went before the commission at a hearing in D’Iberville to reapply for approval. Executives from the Colorado based company want to rekindle interest their casino resort proposal in Diamondhead. The…
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February 17, 2017
Mississippi House of Representatives Weekly Summary for February 17, 2017 #msleg
Mississippi House of Representatives Weekly Summary – Week of February 13, 2017 ### With general House Bills out of the way, representatives began working on House Appropriations Bills, which will determine how much money is given to various state organizations. The House was responsible for looking at the preliminary budgets of 54 state agencies, including…
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February 16, 2017
Senators Cochran, Wicker Vote to Overturn Obama-era Rule Infringing on Second Amendment
RELEASE Miss. Senators Vote to Overturn Obama-era Rule Infringing on Second Amendment Cochran, Wicker Cosponsored Senate Resolution of Disapproval Now Heading to President Trump WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today voted for legislation to overturn a federal rule that infringes on the Second Amendment rights of Social Security recipients.…
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February 16, 2017
SALTER recounts Haley Barbour’s recent MSU lecture
SID SALTER: Barbour explains leadership, gridlock: Salter “Good leaders understand if you expect somebody to be responsible for something, you have to give them the authority to get done what it takes to achieve the responsibility,” said Barbour. “You’ve got to accept responsibility when things go wrong, even if it’s not your fault. If you…
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February 16, 2017
MS Senate passes first round of cuts in appropriations bills
On the chopping block: Mental health, universities Several state agencies, including the Department of Mental Health, along with financial aid for the state’s universities and junior colleges, sustained cuts in the first round of appropriations bills passed out of the Senate Wednesday. Senate Bill 2976 reduces the Department of Mental Health’s general fund budget by…
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February 16, 2017
HARRISON: Strong case to be made that bill limiting lawsuits by AG is unconstitutional
BOBBY HARRISON: Legislation would have blocked tobacco lawsuit But a proposal is under consideration this session of the Mississippi Legislature that most assuredly would have prevented Moore from suing the tobacco companies if it had been law in the 1990s. The bill has passed the House by a narrow margin and is pending in the…
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February 16, 2017
Speaker Gunn eyes internet sales tax for state’s infrastructure repairs
Gunn touts internet tax for road funding JACKSON – House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, said recently the only revenue available during the 2017 session to address the state’s road and bridge needs comes from a bill that tries to force internet companies to collect for the state the 7 percent tax on retail items. The…
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February 16, 2017
Judge orders jury trial to decide 2015 Madison Co. Supervisor election
Jury will decide Madison County Supervisor’s race MADISON COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) – Special Judge Henry Lackey has ruled that a jury should decide the winner in last year’s Madison County District Four Supervisor’s Race. Republican David Bishop was declared the winner by two votes over incumbent Democrat Karl Banks. In question is the…
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February 16, 2017
MDA leading trade mission to Dubai, Jordan
Mississippi companies going on trade mission to Middle East JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – At least 15 Mississippi companies are heading to the Middle East next month in the hopes of establishing new partnerships. The Clarion-Ledger reports that the businesses will be visiting Dubai and Jordan in late March as part of a Mississippi Development Authority…
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February 16, 2017
State budget will likely shrink as revenues lag
Lawmakers work on FY 2018 budget JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi lawmakers are pushing forward early drafts of budget bills that are likely to change before a final deadline. Proposals show it’s likely that the overall budget will shrink because tax collections continue to lag. The budget-writing deadline is in late March, and the new…
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February 16, 2017
Out of prison, Scott Walker of #DMRScandal fame wants home to be bed and breakfast
Scott Walker’s B&B plans in jeopardy OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) – A well-known Ocean Springs homeowner now knows where his permit to operate a bed and breakfast stands.The planning commission turned down Scott and Trinity Walker’s application to operate a B&B from their home. But their attorney, Billy Guice, said the planning commission is only…
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July 27, 2026
Governor appoints Celeste Embrey Wilson to Mississippi Supreme Court
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Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
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July 27, 2026
Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 27, 2026
Miss. Board of Education updated on kindergarten readiness, literacy and math initiatives
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Frank Corder
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July 27, 2026
German cookie manufacturer locating operations in Madison with $70 million investment
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July 23, 2026
SIP Manufacturing coming to the Sip with $100 million investment
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Aluminum Dynamics investing another $200 million in Lowndes County
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Robert St. John
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July 27, 2026
What you can’t buy in New Orleans
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Alistair Begg
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July 27, 2026
No ordinary death
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Matt Friedeman
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July 26, 2026
Camp meeting
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Jeremy Hutchinson
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July 27, 2026
When junk science decides guilt in the South
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Sid Salter
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July 22, 2026
Critics aside, revamped youth court system is a Mississippi reform that’s long overdue
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Russ Latino
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July 21, 2026
Nolan Wells’ death is tragic on so many levels
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