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June 17, 2016
@MSTODAYNEWS goes into full media defense mode for @MSDeptEd on contract dust up #msleg
Wright: No duplication in contract work The Education Department also contracted with Elton Stokes, who’s currently listed as an administrator in the Montgomery County School District in Maryland where Wright worked as an associate superintendent before coming to Mississippi. According to meeting minutes from January of last year, the board voted unanimously during executive session…
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June 17, 2016
Cochran says Mississippi water quality needs addressed in Senate Appropriations bill
RELEASE: MISSISSIPPI WATER QUALITY NEEDS ADDRESSED IN SENATE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, COCHRAN REPORTS Senate FY2017 Interior Appropriations Bill Approved by Cochran-led Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today reported that Mississippi should benefit from legislation that would focus Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions on assisting state and…
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June 17, 2016
MSSC challenger Griffis draws support from Gov. Bryant, Lt. Gov. Reeves
State high court race takes political tone Challenger Court of Appeals Judge Kenneth “Kenny” Griffis, in his attempt to unseat state Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens, has raised more than $176,000 so far compared to Kitchens’ $108,000 in what is expected to be a highly watched contest. Of the $176,571 collected by Griffis’ campaign, $31,043…
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June 17, 2016
Oktibbeha Circuit Clerk, former state senator and Parole Board chair, arrested for trespassing
Oktibbeha Circuit Clerk arrested The Oktibbeha County Circuit Clerk was arrested Friday morning. Glenn Hamilton, 60, was arrested and charged with trespassing, according to jail records…. …A former state senator, Hamilton was appointed as chairman of the Mississippi Parole Board by former Gov. Haley Barbour in 2004. He served until 2008. Hamilton was elected as…
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June 17, 2016
Senate ProTem Burton found innocent of DUI
Sen. Terry Burton found innocent of second DUI State Senate President Pro Tem Terry C. Burton, R-Newton, was found innocent of a second DUI on Thursday after a Scott County judge ruled cough syrup and breath spray must have caused a “false positive” on the breath test he took after he wrecked. “I had a…
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June 17, 2016
Outgoing Director of Dept of Finance will follow AG opinion on special funds
Outgoing leader would adhere to AG opinion Kevin Upchurch, the outgoing state fiscal officer, said this week if he was still in office on July 1 he would adhere to the official opinions of the Attorney General’s office, meaning the state would have less revenue than originally thought for the upcoming budget year. The state…
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June 17, 2016
Mississippi Community Colleges raise fees
Most Mississippi community colleges raise fees Tuition at Mississippi’s 15 community and junior colleges will rise almost 7% on average this fall. Thirteen of the independently governed schools will raise charges on students this fall… …The increases come as state funding to community colleges falls 2 percent in the budget beginning July 1. The decrease…
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June 17, 2016
Congressman Palazzo Statement on Passage of Defense Bill
RELEASE: Palazzo Statement on Passage of Defense Bill Washington, DC – Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) released the following statement regarding House passage of the 2017 Defense Appropriations bill: “Once again, the House has done its work and passed a bill that fully funds our military. And once again, House Democrats turned their backs on our…
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June 17, 2016
Miss. Senators Recognize Juneteenth Independence Day
RELEASE: Miss. Senators Recognize Juneteenth Independence Day Measure Highlights Historic End of Slavery in U.S. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today honored the end of slavery by cosponsoring a resolution to designate June 19, 2016, as “Juneteenth Independence Day.” The Senate unanimously approved the measure, S.Res. 500, authored by…
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June 17, 2016
Disagreement between US House Democrats and Rep. Steven Palazzo on naming of US Navy ships
Democrats slam Rep. Steven Palazzo’s ship-naming amendment “U.S. Navy ships should not be named after politicians and congressmen,’’ Palazzo, a Marine Corps veteran who serves with the Mississippi National Guard, said in a statement. “As a veteran, I believe they should be named after former presidents, war heroes or those who gave their lives in…
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June 17, 2016
MINOR looks at population shifts affecting Mississippi Congressional seats
Bill Minor: Population dictates state’s power You may not pay much attention to population figures, but you should. Lack of it is costly in both political power, as well as economics. Perhaps the present generation knows this, but Mississippi has lost considerable influence in the U.S. House of Representatives in the past five decades because…
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June 17, 2016
Mississippi Kindergarteners showing progress
MS kindergarteners start behind, gain quickly Literacy tests show Mississippi kindergarteners are still starting behind but catching up quickly. For the second year in a row, test scores from 142 school districts show a majority of kindergarteners made great gains in literacy during the school year. Nearly 38,000 kindergarteners took the STAR Early Literacy exam…
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May 1, 2026
Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown
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Daniel Tyson
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May 1, 2026
Federal judge temporarily blocks new Metro Jackson Water Authority
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May 1, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: May 1, 2026
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
Culture
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Matt Friedeman
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May 3, 2026
America reads the Bible
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Marilyn Tinnin
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May 1, 2026
The tragic history of Windsor
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Alistair Begg
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May 1, 2026
A disciple of Christ
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Susan Crabtree
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree
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Russ Latino
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April 29, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi
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Sid Salter
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April 29, 2026
Reeves’ decision to preemptively call a special session for judicial redistricting is shrewd
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