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June 1, 2016

#SCOTUS to hear @StateFarm case over Hurricane #Katrina fraud claim

Supreme Court to hear State Farm case over Hurricane Katrina fraud claim The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal by State Farm contesting a jury finding that the insurance company defrauded the federal government when assessing damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 along the Gulf of Mexico coast. The court…

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May 31, 2016

MASS public funds ban raises question of larger reform

Be careful what you lobby for by Frank Corder

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May 31, 2016

Rep. Mark Baker posts on MS Local Financial Stability and Choice Act on FB

Rep. Mark Baker posts on MS Local Financial Stability and Choice Act on FB A few weeks ago, there was a little dust up created by my comments about taking over Jackson. Those comments led to a broader discussion about the financial stability of our municipalities and school districts and available options in cases where…

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May 31, 2016

Commercial Appeal: Hood a minority political voice on bathroom issue in region

Crossing the Line: Restroom wars, a worthy grant and some things to watch for Either way, the conflict between Bryant and Hood stands in contrast to surrounding states that have gone all in on the issue that falls along party lines. In neighboring Tennessee, for example, Attorney General Herbert Slatery is clearly on the same…

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May 31, 2016

MS Insurance Dept says car insurance rate increases coming

MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS WLBT 5/30/16

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May 31, 2016

Congressman Kelly seeks to have Oxford Post Office named for fallen soldier

Kelly wants Oxford post office named for fallen soldier U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly has introduced legislation to name the U.S. Postal Service facility in Oxford the “Army First Lieutenant Donald C. Carwile Post Office Building” after the former Oxford and Batesville police officer who was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. Carwile re-enlisted in the Army…

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May 31, 2016

What’s ahead for State School Supt. Wright?

Analysis: Wright’s time as superintendent at crossroads Carey Wright wanted to be a superintendent pretty badly, but sometimes you have to wonder if she knew what she was getting into when she took the job leading Mississippi’s public schools. Just in the last month, the governor made it harder for Wright to reorganize the state…

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May 31, 2016

Dept of Rehab Services cutting vocational rehab due to budget cuts

Miss. budget cut affects disabled homeowners Officials with the Department of Rehabilitation Services say the agency will cut vocational rehabilitation and aid to disabled homeowners because state money is falling by 12 percent. That’s about $3 million. Vocational Rehabilitation helps find jobs for people who are blind or disabled. It served about 10,000 Mississippians last…

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May 30, 2016

SALTER: Sen. McCain uses President Obama’s trip to Vietnam to undo Sen. Cochran’s catfish regulation

SID SALTER: McCain continues battle against U.S. catfish Politics is about nothing if not timing, and U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, saw his opportunity and seized upon it while President Barack Obama was on a state visit to Vietnam in recent days. McCain used the president’s visit to Vietnam and Japan as a springboard to…

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May 30, 2016

MS Special Assistant AG: No reason to block HB 1523 from becoming law

WJTV 5/27/16

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May 30, 2016

No more public monies for Mississippi Association of School Superintendents

It is now illegal for public funds to be used on Mississippi Association of School Superintendents JACKSON, Miss. (AP) State lawmakers have made it illegal for school districts to spend any public money on the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Herb Frierson, a Poplarville Republican, said Friday that leaders of local…

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May 30, 2016

Non-profit owned Daily Journal pens editorial to advocate for tax increases

OUR OPINION: Maintenance, bridges call for additional revenue The 2016 legislative session arguably was not the best venue for pushing any kind of tax increase, no matter the urgency for revenue. Tax cuts were at the front of most legislators’ minds, especially Republicans who hold majorities in the Senate and House. Deteriorating highways and unsafe…

News

News | Frank Corder •

December 23, 2025

Coast Guard returning full operations to its Pascagoula station

News | Jeremy Pittari •

December 23, 2025

Mississippi Dept. of Education launches AI pilot program in 15 school districts

News | Fatima Hussein, Associated Press •

December 23, 2025

Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

December 19, 2025

Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility

Business | Frank Corder •

December 18, 2025

Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg

Business | Frank Corder •

December 15, 2025

Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County

Culture

Culture | Marilyn Tinnin •

December 24, 2025

The Nutcracker: An enduring Christmas tradition

Culture | Alistair Begg •

December 24, 2025

Prophecy fulfilled

Culture | Meredith Biesinger •

December 23, 2025

The Singing Christmas Tree: A Belhaven tradition and a Mississippi legacy

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

December 24, 2025

Slain director Rob Reiner made a complex but necessary film in Mississippi in the 1990s

Opinion | Donna Akers •

December 23, 2025

The joy of learning has been lost. It’s time to bring it back

Opinion | Kimberly Ross •

December 22, 2025

Magnolia Tribune

#SCOTUS to hear @StateFarm case over Hurricane #Katrina fraud claim

MASS public funds ban raises question of larger reform

Rep. Mark Baker posts on MS Local Financial Stability and Choice Act on FB

Commercial Appeal: Hood a minority political voice on bathroom issue in region

MS Insurance Dept says car insurance rate increases coming

Congressman Kelly seeks to have Oxford Post Office named for fallen soldier

What’s ahead for State School Supt. Wright?

Dept of Rehab Services cutting vocational rehab due to budget cuts

SALTER: Sen. McCain uses President Obama’s trip to Vietnam to undo Sen. Cochran’s catfish regulation

MS Special Assistant AG: No reason to block HB 1523 from becoming law

No more public monies for Mississippi Association of School Superintendents

Non-profit owned Daily Journal pens editorial to advocate for tax increases

News

Coast Guard returning full operations to its Pascagoula station

Mississippi Dept. of Education launches AI pilot program in 15 school districts

Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that

Business

Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility

Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg

Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County

Culture

The Nutcracker: An enduring Christmas tradition

Prophecy fulfilled

The Singing Christmas Tree: A Belhaven tradition and a Mississippi legacy

Opinion

Slain director Rob Reiner made a complex but necessary film in Mississippi in the 1990s

The joy of learning has been lost. It’s time to bring it back

Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards

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