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February 3, 2017
McCrory sentencing pushed back a day in MDOC case
Sentencing put off for Brandon man in prison bribery case After a daylong hearing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate put off sentencing for Cecil McCrory until Friday. WJTV 2/2/17
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February 3, 2017
MS House holds internet sales tax bill on motion to reconsider
Internet sales tax bill now in limbo The Mississippi House could be on track to reverse itself and eventually kill a proposed Internet sales tax. House Bill 480 passed the House Wednesday, despite opposition. The bill would enforce sales tax collections for items sold over the internet, and would earmark the money for road and…
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February 3, 2017
Southern Transportation Commissioner Tom King says MDOT facing a funding crisis
MDOT commissioner calls lack of funding a ‘crisis’ The Mississippi Department of Transportation is facing a funding “crisis” with public safety at stake. That was the message delivered Thursday morning by Southern District Transportation Commissioner Tom King. He laid out his concerns at a news conference in Hattiesburg. King talked about the lack of money…
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February 3, 2017
Wicker, Manchin Lead Bipartisan Call to Expand Mobile Network in Rural America
RELEASE Senators Renew Efforts to Close the Rural Broadband Gap Wicker, Manchin Lead Bipartisan Call to Expand Mobile Network in Rural America WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., today sent a letter to the new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai asking him to prioritize mobile broadband deployment…
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February 2, 2017
BEN WILLIAMS: Mississippi’s prescient governor @PhilBryantMS #msleg
BEN WILLIAMS: Mississippi’s prescient governor At a time when pundits were drooling over free money, the former State Auditor questioned the hype. In 2012, Medicaid was already 23.4 percent of Mississippi’s budget. In his 2013 State of the State address, Bryant proposed that instead “of assuming enormous costs that we cannot afford, I would suggest…
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February 2, 2017
Tax Foundation awards Lt. Gov. Reeves, Speaker Gunn with 2016 Outstanding Achievement in Tax Reform
RELEASE 2016 Outstanding Achievement in State Tax Reform Each year, the Tax Foundation honors state legislators, governors, and other individuals with our Outstanding Achievement in State Tax Reform award. As the name suggests, the honoree’s accomplishments must (1) be outstanding, (2) be an achievement (not merely a proposal) during 2016, and (3) reform taxes to…
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February 2, 2017
PERRY: Put some blame on former Gov. Bilbo when you pay 7% on Amazon purchases
BRIAN PERRY/Amazon collects ‘use tax’ When you pay 7 percent more on your Amazon purchases, put some of the blame on Governor Theodore G. Bilbo. At Bilbo’s urging, the Mississippi legislature passed what some consider the nation’s first general sales tax in 1930. Bilbo encouraged the tax; vetoed revenue bills without the tax; and then…
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February 2, 2017
Sen. Wicker Urges Senate Approval of EPA nominee Scott Pruitt
RELEASE Wicker Urges Senate Approval of Scott Pruitt Senate Dems Boycott Committee Vote on POTUS Nominee for EPA Administrator WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today expressed his disapproval with Senate Democrats’ action to boycott President Trump’s nomination of Scott Pruitt for Environmental…
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February 2, 2017
Sen. Wicker Discusses Net Neutrality, Broadband Expansion
Wicker Discusses Net Neutrality, Broadband Expansion WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today questioned a panel of experts during a committee hearing focused on ways to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens. Wicker specifically asked questions about the Federal Communications Commission’s onerous net neutrality rules,…
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February 2, 2017
Sen. @RogerWicker Votes to Confirm Tillerson as Secretary of State
RELEASE Wicker Votes to Confirm Tillerson as Secretary of State WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today voted to confirm Rex Tillerson to be the next Secretary of State. “Secretary Tillerson has the experience necessary to help President Trump restore our standing in the world,”…
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February 2, 2017
Former #msleg McCrory to be sentenced in MDOC scandal today
Brandon businessman to be sentenced in prison bribery case A businessman and former lawmaker is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday for crimes related to bribing Mississippi’s former corrections commissioner. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate will decide how much time Cecil McCrory will spend in prison. WJTV 2/1/17
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February 2, 2017
MS House passes breweries bill 93-23
Bill would let brewers sell limited amounts of beer on site Small Mississippi breweries could sell beer to customers on site under a measure moving forward in the Legislature. House members voted 93-23 Wednesday to pass House Bill 1322 , sending it to the Senate for more debate. The measure would let a brewery sell…
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Frank Corder
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October 12, 2026
Callais decision causing headaches in Mississippi as special election and 2027 loom large
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 12, 2026
IHL extends commissioner’s contract, increases pay
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Clara Turnage
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October 12, 2026
Researcher using $7 million grant to create ‘self-driving’ lab at Ole Miss
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Cass Rutledge
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October 12, 2026
ALO investing over $176 million in Southaven for national distribution center
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Cass Rutledge
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October 7, 2026
Huntington Bank investing over $40 million to modernize Tupelo operations center, regional headquarters
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Cass Rutledge
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October 6, 2026
Westwin Elements investing $502 million to establish nickel refinery in Natchez
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Alistair Begg
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October 13, 2026
An ear open, a will ready
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Robert St. John
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October 12, 2026
Closing time at the Vatican
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Alistair Begg
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October 12, 2026
Justice, kindness, and humility
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Roger Wicker
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October 9, 2026
Permit reform act is a much-needed course correction
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Delbert Hosemann
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October 8, 2026
Hosemann: It is time for Mississippi to ban all kratom products
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Sid Salter
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October 7, 2026
Growing calls to suspend or eliminate federal and state gas taxes have consequences
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