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January 12, 2017
SALTER advocates for #msleg to pass online sales tax measure
Sid Salter: Collect that online sales tax The percentage of total tax revenue in Mississippi comprised of sales tax is nearly 40 percent, so declines in sales tax collections lost when revenue from growing online sales isn’t collected creates even more problems — and at a time when the state needs revenue for public education,…
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January 12, 2017
HARRISON attempts to hit #msleg Republicans on Charter School Board growth
BOBBY HARRISON: Conservatives disdain more government, except for Charter School Board The legislature creates a new agency and before there is time for the furniture to be broken in and the freshly painted walls to dry there are a cries the agency needs additional taxpayer funding. Conservatives would argue the aforementioned scenario happens all too…
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January 12, 2017
Philosophical exemption bill draws vaccine choice advocates to Capitol rally
Debate over vaccinations is back at the State Capitol JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA)– The debate over vaccinations is back at the State Capitol this year. All of this as president-elect Trump met with pro-vaccine CHOICE advocate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Tuesday. Mississippi lawmakers will be considering a bill that would allow for philosophical exemptions. Right now,…
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January 12, 2017
Former Governor Winter out of ICU
Former Mississippi governor out of ICU JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter remains in fair condition as he recovers from head injuries after falling on his icy driveway. University of Mississippi Medical Center spokeswoman Ruth Cummins says Winter was moved Tuesday from the intensive care unit to a regular room at the…
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January 12, 2017
Gov. Bryant expects Trump nominees to be confirmed, will attend inauguration
Bryant reacts to beginning of session, Trump cabinet hearings Meanwhile, Bryant said he will attend president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. He said this week’s Senate hearings for Trump’s cabinet nominees are part of a “healthy debate,” as the country prepares for an orderly transition of power. “I think in the end you will see…
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January 12, 2017
Gov. Bryant seeks funding for Trooper school
Mississippi looks to fund state trooper school PINE BELT (WDAM) – The Mississippi Highway Patrol is facing a shortage of state troopers, so the governor is asking lawmakers to fund a trooper school to boost numbers. Gov. Phil Bryant said the department is 160 to 170 troopers short of its allotted 650, and 149 others…
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January 12, 2017
Sen. Thad Cochran supports first step to repeal and replace #Obamacare
RELEASE: COCHRAN SUPPORTS FIRST STEP TO REPEAL & REPLACE OBAMACARE WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) early Thursday morning issued the following statement regarding his vote in support for a resolution to set in motion the legislative process to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. “Passage of this resolution begins…
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January 12, 2017
State Rep. Steve Holland (D) tells MS House this is his last term in #msleg
State Rep. Steve Holland (D), the always colorful self described liberal, told his Mississippi House colleagues Wednesday this would be his last term. Holland made the comment from the well as he advocated for passage of HB 479, the campaign finance reform measure. His wife, the mayor of Plantersville, is also expected to not seek…
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January 12, 2017
Speaker Philip Gunn and MS House Pass Campaign Finance Bill #msleg
RELEASE: Speaker Philip Gunn and MS House Pass Campaign Finance Bill Tighter Guidelines, Reporting Prohibit Personal Usage of Campaign Finance Money by Elected Officials and Candidates Jackson, MS—Today, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and members of the MS House of Representatives passed House Bill 479 by a bipartisan vote of 102-13. HB479 outlines definitions…
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January 12, 2017
Sen. @RogerWicker Questions Chao on Transportation Priorities
RELEASE: Wicker Questions Chao on Transportation Priorities Miss. Senator Discusses FAA Contract Tower Program, Merchant Marine Academy, Jones Act WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today questioned Elaine Chao at her nomination hearing to be President-elect Trump’s Secretary of Transportation. Wicker specifically asked…
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January 12, 2017
MS House passes HB 479, campaign finance reform, 102-13
Today, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed HB 479, the much anticipated campaign finance reform measure. It now moves to the Senate. Rep. Hank Zuber (R), who has been working to have the measure passed for over a decade, had this to say after the vote: 1/11/17
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January 11, 2017
Congressman Trent Kelly announces committee assignments for 115th Congress
RELEASE: Representative Trent Kelly announces committee assignments for 115th Congress Washington – U.S. Representative Trent Kelly, R-Miss. today announced he will serve on two committees during the 115th Congress: the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee assignments will be released later this month. Rep. Kelly has served for over 30…
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September 4, 2025
Chamberlin, Maxwell appear before U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
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Daniel Tyson
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September 4, 2025
Agriculture leaders kickoff initiative to make the industry stronger and more resilient
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 4, 2025
PEER reviews transportation costs for Mississippi school districts
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Lynne Jeter
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September 3, 2025
Hood Industries invests $245 million in Waynesboro expansion
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August 29, 2025
Tri-state partnership boosts South’s automaker bid
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Lynne Jeter
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August 28, 2025
Northrop Grumman opens high-tech aerospace lab at Northeast Mississippi Community College
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Ben Smith
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September 4, 2025
Granddaddy’s gun
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Alistair Begg
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September 4, 2025
Friends in Christ
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Susan Marquez
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September 3, 2025
JackTown USA: Bringing the history of Jackson’s vibrant music scene to life
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Sid Salter
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September 3, 2025
Agriculture Secretary Rollins praised MSU’s ag tech, research during campus visit
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September 1, 2025
Mississippi shouldn’t subsidize bad decisions, Green New Deal in other states
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Brent Bailey
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September 1, 2025
Mississippi should help build the energy backbone – not block it
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