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February 14, 2017
Section of old Hwy 45 could be named “Rockabilly Way” in bill passes #msleg
Bill would rename highway Rockabilly Way TUPELO – A state highway that stretches into Tennessee has moved closer to receiving a new name that would pay tribute to a historic style of music. Mississippi House legislators unanimously passed a bill (HB0907) on Thursday that would designate a section of Old Highway 45 in Lee, Prentiss…
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February 14, 2017
MS Senate kills bill that would have allowed Governor to appoint Dept of Mental Health exec director
Senate blocks bill to put governor over mental health dept. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Senate has reconsidered and killed a bill that would let the governor appoint the Department of Mental Health director. Senate Bill 2567 passed the Senate last week but was put on hold. Senators voted not to release the bill…
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February 14, 2017
@MSGOP chair Nosef visits Tupelo, meets with municipal candidates
State GOP chairman meets with local municipal candidates TUPELO, Miss (WTVA) — Mississippi GOP Chairman Joe Nosef stopped in Tupelo on Monday night. Nosef is making several stops across the Magnolia State to meet with Republican municipal candidates ahead of the June elections. He along with Mississippi GOP staff provided tips on running effective municipal…
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February 14, 2017
Gov. Bryant, MDA announce 150 jobs coming to Carthage
Chicken processor plans to hire 150 in Carthage CARTHAGE, Miss. (AP) – A new wholesale company that includes some Georgia partners will invest more than $2 million and hire 150 people to process chicken in Leake County, Miss. Pearl River Foods will buy chicken, process it into breasts and tenders, and sell it to other…
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February 14, 2017
Sen. Wiggins’ BP funds bill moves from MS Senate to House
Proposal for oil-spill fund moves to Mississippi House JACKSON, MS (AP) – The Mississippi House will get to debate a bill setting aside $750 million in oil spill economic-damage payments for projects on the Gulf Coast. The Senate passed Senate Bill 2634 last week but put it on hold. That hold was released Monday, sending…
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February 13, 2017
Sen. @RogerWicker meets #SCOTUS Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch
Wicker Meets Supreme Court Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today met with President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch. Wicker issued this statement following the meeting: “Judge Gorsuch has issued a number of decisions and publications that suggest that he is a very talented jurist. These…
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February 13, 2017
AMY: #msleg Republican leaders should blame themselves for widespread ignorance on #MAEP rewrite
JEFF AMY: Analysis: Lack of info not helping school funding Last week’s derailment of what had once looked like a legislative freight train might provide the opportunity. Unable to decide on what proposals to bring forward, leaders in the House and Senate both abandoned placeholder bills to die at Thursday’s deadline. The issue could still…
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February 13, 2017
MS Senate passes bill making sextortion, sexploitation a crime
Revenge porn bill passes in Senate A bill passed in the Senate would create the crimes of sextortion and sexploitation, or what some refer to as revenge porn legislation. Senate Bill 2907 would prohibit a person from disclosing a photo or other visual image without permission of a person’s intimate parts exposed or of the…
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February 13, 2017
PENDER: Bureaucracy has ear of #msleg leaving it answerable to no one
GEOFF PENDER: Bryant tackles bureaucracy, but it fights back Gov. Phil Bryant is trying to tackle state bureaucracy, but he’s seeing firsthand the wisdom of Ronald Reagan’s adage: “A government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth.” House Bill 1425 would put most of the state’s many occupational…
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February 13, 2017
CRAWFORD: Universities should raise standards, move remediation to community colleges
BILL CRAWFORD: Move remediation to community colleges, hybrid universities Universities should raise admission standards and, for the most part, exit the remediation business. Community colleges are best suited for this role with lower costs for both state and student, plus they provide more pathways to completion for academically challenged and disinterested students. Two things –…
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February 13, 2017
SALTER: #msleg pushing back hard against death penalty lawsuits
SID SALTER: Alternate execution method bill ignores larger death penalty debate House Bill 638 is the reaction to litigation filed challenging the “cruel and unusual punishment” aspects of lethal injection. Most of those legal challenges were filed as a delaying tactic to thwart the imposition of the death penalty. For good or ill, state legislatures…
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February 13, 2017
Congressman Thompson calls for new investigation in Emmett Till case
U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson calls for new investigation in Emmett Till case TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, Miss. — U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson is calling for a new investigation into the Emmett Till murder case. Thompson specifically said he wants the government to look into the woman at the center of the case, Carolyn Bryant. Byrant admitted to…
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November 6, 2026
Lipscomb, a first-time candidate, says, “These are not my first fights,” as she launches Secretary of State bid
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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November 6, 2026
U.S. continues to generate jobs, yet inflation is eroding the spending power of millions of Americans
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November 6, 2026
Reeves announces approval of more than 100 Opportunity Zones under federal tax program
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Meredith Biesinger
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October 22, 2026
New Albany’s claim to cake fame: Sugaree’s Bakery
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Frank Corder
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October 20, 2026
Fairbanks Morse Defense doubling manufacturing capacity at its Pascagoula facility
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Cass Rutledge
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October 20, 2026
Lumber manufacturer investing $8.3 million in Macon expansion
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November 6, 2026
No. 2 Georgia and No. 12 Mississippi meet again in a showcase of two of the SEC’s best since 2023
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Susan Marquez
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November 6, 2026
Veteran’s Day events held across Mississippi
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November 6, 2026
Love in action
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Russ Latino
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November 4, 2026
Democrats took Republicans behind the woodshed. The GOP has only itself to blame
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Sid Salter
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November 4, 2026
Like other tax proposals, California voters on Nov. 3 test-drove a tax on billionaires
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Russ Latino
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November 3, 2026
A time for choosing: America’s future is bigger than one election
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