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May 3, 2016

State museums receive millions as completion nears

Millions allocated to help complete Civil Rights and history museums JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – Progress continues on the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History under construction in downtown Jackson. Lawmakers passed a bill this year allocating about $16.6 million to complete exhibits and furnish the buildings. Professional exhibit builders…

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May 3, 2016

Bay St. Louis councilwoman seriously injured by car that barreled into crowd of pedestrians

Bay councilwoman hit by vehicle airlifted to New Orleans WLOX News Now has learned Bay St. Louis City Councilwoman Wendy McDonald has been airlifted to Ochsner Health Center in New Orleans, LA. McDonald was hit by a vehicle outside of Our Lady of the Gulf Church, where she was attending a funeral visitation Monday morning.…

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May 3, 2016

U.S. Secretary of Education speaks against HB 1523

Education Secretary Objects to Religious Objections Law Education Secretary John B. King Jr. says laws in North Carolina and Mississippi that restrict the rights of transgender Americans are hateful and should be repealed. King spoke Monday at the Education Writers Association national conference in Boston. Asked about laws in the two states, King said they’re…

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May 2, 2016

Trent Lott failed to set up a Kasich-Rubio ticket to stop Trump #GOP2016

GOP Insider Trent Lott Tried to Broker a Kasich-Rubio Ticket to Thwart Donald Trump The other day, I bumped into Trent Lott, the former Republican Senate majority leader who’s now at the law and lobbying firm Squire Patton Boggs… … I noted that I had just finished listening to a Donald Trump speech. Lott rolled…

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May 2, 2016

MPB airs Conversations with former Gov. William Winter

MPB 4/28/16

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May 2, 2016

Insurance Commissioner Chaney: 5 new private companies offering flood insurance on Coast

New Private Options May Ease Flood Insurance Costs Hurricane season begins June 1st – 33 days and counting. Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says that’s why this is the time to talk flood insurance. “If you need flood insurance, you must buy it 30 days before a flood occurs or is in the process of…

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May 2, 2016

Councilman Stokes wants “No Confidence” vote in Gov. Bryant by Jackson City Council

Councilman Stokes will present new gun ordinance, vote against Gov. Bryant at city council Also on the agenda, Councilman Stokes is presenting a “no confidence vote” in Governor Phil Bryant to be considered on Tuesday as well. Councilman Stokes says this is in response to the Religious Accommodations Act, Confederate Heritage Month and the fact…

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May 2, 2016

CRAWFORD: NAEP report card shows most 12th graders not college, career ready

BILL CRAWFORD — Most 12th graders are not college or career ready A look at “The National Report Card” for 2015 produced by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) shows just 25% of U.S. 12th graders scored proficient or higher in math and just 37% in reading. Andrew Ho, a measurement expert at the…

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May 2, 2016

SALTER: Fantasy sports considered gambling

Sid Salter: Are fantasy sports gambling? Absolutely But are fantasy sports considered gambling by a substantial portion of the people who play it? Absolutely. Ask Joe Asher, operator of Nevada sports book operator William Hill U.S., who told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2015, “You put up of something of value, cash, to win something…

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May 2, 2016

Musgrove writes HP op-ed saying commissioning moved due to HB1523 yet Navy said not so 2 weeks ago

The Mississippi Religious Freedoms Bill is not as bad as you’ve heard. It’s Worse. by Former Governor Ronnie Musgrove (D) This law will have a profound economic impact on existing Mississippi businesses, however. This is a state law, but it is an international issue. The U.S Navy recently moved a ship commissioning of the USS…

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May 2, 2016

New Yorker: Mississippi, the Two Flag State

Mississippi, the Two Flag State by W. Ralph Eubanks Since my return, I have been constantly reminded that resistance to changing anything in Mississippi, whether the flag or the heightened black poverty, is primarily a resistance to ideas that come from outside the state—from South Carolina, from Mississippi writers who have emigrated, from Washington, D.C.,…

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May 2, 2016

Former cafeteria manager arrested by State Auditor

State Auditor Special Agents arrested former Cafeteria Manager for the Jefferson Middle School of the Columbia School District Jackson, Miss –State Auditor Special Agents arrested former Cafeteria Manager for the Jefferson Middle School of the Columbia School District, Marquette Magee of Columbia, Miss. He is accused of embezzlement – fraud in public office and for…

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May 1, 2026

Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown

News | Daniel Tyson •

May 1, 2026

Federal judge temporarily blocks new Metro Jackson Water Authority

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May 1, 2026

Magnolia Mornings: May 1, 2026

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

April 23, 2026

Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference

Business | Frank Corder •

April 22, 2026

Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus

Business | Frank Corder •

April 17, 2026

Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores

Culture

Culture | Robert St. John •

May 4, 2026

Table 19

Culture | Alistair Begg •

May 4, 2026

The day of atonement

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

May 3, 2026

America reads the Bible

Opinion

Opinion | Susan Crabtree •

May 1, 2026

U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree

Opinion | Russ Latino •

April 29, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi

Opinion | Sid Salter •

April 29, 2026

Magnolia Tribune

State museums receive millions as completion nears

Bay St. Louis councilwoman seriously injured by car that barreled into crowd of pedestrians

U.S. Secretary of Education speaks against HB 1523

Trent Lott failed to set up a Kasich-Rubio ticket to stop Trump #GOP2016

MPB airs Conversations with former Gov. William Winter

Insurance Commissioner Chaney: 5 new private companies offering flood insurance on Coast

Councilman Stokes wants “No Confidence” vote in Gov. Bryant by Jackson City Council

CRAWFORD: NAEP report card shows most 12th graders not college, career ready

SALTER: Fantasy sports considered gambling

Musgrove writes HP op-ed saying commissioning moved due to HB1523 yet Navy said not so 2 weeks ago

New Yorker: Mississippi, the Two Flag State

Former cafeteria manager arrested by State Auditor

News

Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown

Federal judge temporarily blocks new Metro Jackson Water Authority

Magnolia Mornings: May 1, 2026

Business

Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference

Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus

Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores

Culture

Table 19

The day of atonement

America reads the Bible

Opinion

U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree

U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi

Reeves’ decision to preemptively call a special session for judicial redistricting is shrewd

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