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December 30, 2016
PineBelt lawmakers talk #MAEP rewrite, tax reforms #msleg
Pine Belt lawmakers outline state budget expectations Lamar County Rep. Brad Touchstone said he expects a lot of discussion about public education funding and making sure more dollars are spent in the classroom. “Despite what a lot of people think, Mississippi makes a very large commitment to public education,” Touchstone said. “For every $1,000 of…
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December 29, 2016
School Superintendents concerned over #MAEP rewrite
Education supes air concerns over MAEP for 2017 legislative session Republican leaders want to rewrite the state’s education funding formula to put more money into the classroom and less into administrative expenses, but that has local superintendents concerned. Thriving in ambiguity is what the superintendents are hoping to achieve given the possibility the funding formula…
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December 29, 2016
State Rep. Holland’s funeral home building in Nettleton given to city for library
Holland Funeral Home to become Nettleton’s new library NETTLETON, Miss (WTVA) — “I am a lifelong learner. I have spent my life in a public library and whatever I might be and whatever I am quite frankly I pretty much owe to two things, the public library and public education of this state and it…
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December 29, 2016
Gov. Bryant, #msleg leaders plan to fill rainy day fund
Leaders plan to follow rainy day fund law in upcoming session JACKSON – Gov. Phil Bryant, Lt.Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn all are in agreement that only 98 percent of the state’s projected revenue for the upcoming fiscal year should be budgeted during the 2017 session. Setting aside the 2 percent –…
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December 29, 2016
#msleg may revise 2016 Budget Transparency and Simplification Act over special funds
Legislators may revise change in Miss. budget process The Budget Transparency and Simplification Act was intended to streamline spending by wiping out the practice of some state government agencies paying others for things such as rent and technology services. It was also supposed to move all “special funds,” which are fees collected for specific programs,…
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December 29, 2016
SALTER: PERS faces unsustainable conditions
Sid Salter: Public pension issue will grow into crisis PERS officials are quick to point out that Mississippi’s pension system is not in “crisis” at this time and that’s true. But our state’s share of the national economic problem of low rates of return on pension system investments and a growing imbalance in the number…
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December 28, 2016
#msleg PEER report recommends more funding for Charter School Authorizer Board
Report calls for more charter school funding The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, or PEER, is required by law to analyze finances for Mississippi’s fledgling charter schools system, created by legislation in 2013. The report says that funding for charter schools is not providing enough money to also run the Mississippi…
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December 28, 2016
MITCHELL: MSSC swearing in, decisions not high in minds of Mississippians
CHARLIE MITCHELL: Supreme Court oath-taking won’t be quite as spectacular Seven white men, one woman (the fourth in the court’s history), one African-American (the third since Reconstruction) are at the top level of judicial review for the state. There was a time when decisions of the court were almost constantly in the news, but that’s…
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December 28, 2016
Sen. @RogerWicker touts action in Senate under GOP leadership in op-ed
ROGER WICKER: New laws creating overdue reforms Congress ended 2016 with a major piece of legislation to keep goods flowing on our waterways and our communities protected from dangerous floods. The “Water Resources Development Act” (WRDA) is good for Mississippi, authorizing important projects such as dredging for our ports on the Mississippi River and initiatives…
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December 28, 2016
Lawmakers vague on further tax reform in #msleg 2017 session
Mississippi lawmakers vague on ’17 tax proposals JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi lawmakers passed a substantial tax-cut package in 2016, with reductions phasing in over several years. Leaders are vague about whether they will propose other tax changes during the 2017 legislative session that begins Jan. 3. Nicole Kaeding, an economist with the Washington-based Tax…
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December 28, 2016
Former MDOC Commissioner Epps to stay in prison until sentencing, judge says
Judge rejects Epps’ request to leave jail until sentencing U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate on Friday rejected a plea from Christopher Epps to release Epps until his May 24 sentencing. Wingate revoked Epps’ bail on Nov. 4 after Epps was charged with stealing outdoor lights and a control box from the house he forfeited…
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December 27, 2016
PETTUS hits keep coming, takes stab at @realDonaldTrump’s “heart”
Gary Pettus: ‘I am Donald’s Heart’ Whatever you may have heard about me from the disgusting media, Donald is not me-less. I exist. And I am better than everyone else’s. You wouldn’t believe how much better. Let me tell you how much: Most are pear-shaped organs about 4 inches across, but I am more like…
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June 11, 2026
Miss. Supreme Court rules AG, not Auditor has authority to prosecute cases seeking recovery of state funds
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Frank Corder
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June 11, 2026
Insurance Commissioner threatens to pull licenses of over 70 producers after scheduled hearings
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 11, 2026
State support for youth courts remains in limbo
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Susan Marquez
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June 11, 2026
Let’s scream for ice cream
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Alistair Begg
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June 11, 2026
The eternal plan of God
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Marilyn Tinnin
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June 10, 2026
Ora Reed: From Lexington, Mississippi, around the world, and back again
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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
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Andy Gipson
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June 10, 2026
Working with the Trump administration to eliminate welfare fraud
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Sid Salter
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June 10, 2026
Legislature should heed Rep. Price Wallace’s effort to revive the ballot initiative process
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