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February 24, 2016
@HillaryClinton announces Mississippi “Leadership Council”
RELEASE: Hillary for Mississippi Announces Leadership Council Jackson, MS – Hillary for Mississippi announced its Leadership Council – a group of more than 75 elected officials, community, and grassroots leaders who are building a grassroots-driven volunteer team that will help Hillary Clinton win the Democratic presidential primary in Mississippi on March 8. Leadership Council members…
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February 24, 2016
Mayor Yarber’s white Air Force veteran airport appointee stirs controversy on Jackson City Council
Yarber’s airport board pick stirs controversy over race Jackson city council members are at odds over Mayor Tony Yarber’s pick for the airport board, and at center of the controversy is the nominee’s race… …”I have no problem with someone being white being placed on the board, but if he’s being placed on the board…
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February 24, 2016
Gov. Bryant holds off on Hancock Co. Port and Harbor Commission appointment
Gov. Bryant halts Port and Harbor Commission appointment in the Bay In January, when Kane was up for reappointment, council members voted unanimously to recommend he remain and sent a letter to Bryant with that recommendation. The trouble is, in December, Bryant got another letter from Councilman Joey Boudin recommending Johnson fill the seat. The…
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February 24, 2016
Mississippi Power seeks another rate increase from PSC
Mississippi Power Requests Rate Increase In the filing, Mississippi Power is asking for approval of a 2 percent increase in retail revenues. A residential customer would see an estimated increase of $2.63 per 1,000 kilowatt hours per month under the proposed new rates. The Mississippi Public Service Commission has not said when it will consider…
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February 24, 2016
The Parents Campaign praises demise of school vouchers, lists other “harmful bills”
The Parents Campaign sent an email praising the demise of the House and Senate school voucher bills, noting that Rep. Frierson and Sen. Tollison allowed them to die in committee. Nancy Loome’s group now lists these bills as “harmful bills” to watch: HB 29 – Transfers authority from the State Board of Education to the…
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February 24, 2016
Sen. Wicker: Obama GITMO plan endangers American communities
RELEASE: Wicker Statement on Obama’s GTMO Plan WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s plan to transfer terrorists currently held at Guantanamo Bay to the United States: “Congress has repeatedly voted to stop the President from transferring known terrorists to the United States – a stance supported…
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February 24, 2016
Cochran says Lifting Restrictions on Moving Terrorist Detainees to U.S. Soil Improbable
RELEASE: COCHRAN CRITICAL OF OBAMA GUANTANAMO CLOSURE PLAN Chairman Says Lifting Restrictions on Moving Terrorist Detainees to U.S. Soil Improbable WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today criticized President Obama’s plan to close the U.S. terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transport the detainees held there to U.S. soil. The plan…
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February 24, 2016
Wicker: Gulf Coast Line Is Essential to National Passenger Rail Network
RELEASE: Wicker: Gulf Coast Line Is Essential to National Passenger Rail Network Miss. Senator Highlights Importance of State-Supported, Long-Distance Routes Following Last Week’s Historic Rail Inspection Trip WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today chaired a subcommittee hearing on “Passenger Rail: Opportunities and…
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February 24, 2016
MS Senate Transparency chair Sen. Polk draws fire for banning electronic devices, phones in meeting
Miss. Senate transparency chairman bans cellphones The Senate Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee had a standing-room-only crowd as it met to discuss several bills, including one to change the Jackson airport board. Committee Chairman John Polk, R-Hattiesburg, announced at the outset that people could not use electronic devices or stand too close to senators during…
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February 24, 2016
Jackson airport bill survives committee; school vouchers dies
Airport, flag, school vouchers – bills live, die A Senate bill that would usurp the city of Jackson’s control over the Jackson-Medgar Wylie Evers International Airport was among many that survived Tuesday’s deadline for committee action in the state Legislature. Bills calling for a change in the state flag to remove its controversial Confederate battle…
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February 24, 2016
Speaker Gunn believes #MSflag should be changed but can’t gain consensus in House
Speaker Philip Gunn Statement on Changing MS Flag Jackson, MS— Speaker of the House Philip Gunn responded today to Tuesday’s committee deadline passing without the emergence of a bill to address the State flag. “For anyone to suggest I have surrendered or backed up on my position of changing the flag is simply not true,”…
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February 23, 2016
State Rep. Holland (D) calls HB 943 “vicious attack on public education” by Republicans in op-ed
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 23, 2016 Contact all legislators in support of public schools The Republican-controlled Legislature has put forward a vicious attack on public education in the form of HB 943. This bill came out of the House Education Committee with virtually unanimous support from the GOP supermajority. The issue at stake is…
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March 18, 2026
Lumumba, Owens seek dismissal of bribery charges while Banks seeks separate trial
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 18, 2026
Senate moves Children’s Promise Act forward
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Russ Latino
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March 18, 2026
Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit against Ole Miss Chancellor dismissed by federal judge
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Mississippi Ag Commissioner pushes back on California’s corporate climate reporting mandate
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March 17, 2026
Salad Days Hydroponic Farm cuts ribbon on new Flora greenhouse facility
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March 12, 2026
Unions ratify largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history
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Marilyn Tinnin
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March 18, 2026
Mary Ann Mobley: Forever Mississippi’s hometown girl
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Alistair Begg
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March 18, 2026
True friendship
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Senate Finance Committee kills House NIL income tax exemption bill
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Sid Salter
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March 18, 2026
Hyde-Smith withstood a nearly “coordinated” attack in cruising to GOP primary win
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Russ Latino
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March 18, 2026
White House asking Mississippi Legislature to squash bill that would raise drug costs
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Russ Latino
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March 17, 2026
Meet Nancy, the progressive power broker holding Delbert Hosemann’s leash on education
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