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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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February 23, 2016
Mississippi’s RNC Committeeman Henry Barbour endorses @marcorubio
RNC Mississippi Committeeman Henry Barbour Endorses Marco Rubio For President Today, Republican National Committee National Committeeman for Mississippi Henry Barbour endorsed Marco Rubio for president. Conservatives across Alabama are excited for Marco heading into the March 1 primary. Along with serving as the National Committeeman for Mississippi on the RNC, Henry Barbour is a longtime…
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February 23, 2016
Trent Lott criticizes hyper-partisanship, lack of comradery in Congress
Lott criticizes decline of deal-making during Tupelo visit Former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott sharply criticized the prevalence of hyper-partisanship in Washington and national politics Wednesday at Reed’s GumTree Bookstore in remarks during a book-signing event… …Lott, speaking to an audience of about two dozen, bemoaned the fact that most members of Congress do not move…
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February 23, 2016
PSC to remain over cooperatives through compromise legislation
Deal would keep some Mississippi PSC power over cooperatives Lawmakers had introduced multiple bills backed by Mississippi’s electrical cooperatives after months of disputes over the commission’s attempts to expand regulation over cooperatives. Key issues included whether the commission had power to order cooperatives to subsidize energy efficiency programs and residential solar panels, and to regulate…
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May 5, 2026
Debate lingers over what, how to pay Jackson’s new police chief
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi Attorney General joins coalition calling for state control over sports-related prediction markets
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May 5, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: May 5, 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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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 5, 2026
Where the Wild Things Grow: Inside Maypop Art’s garage studio
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Alistair Begg
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May 5, 2026
Who do you say that I am?
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Robert St. John
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May 4, 2026
Table 19
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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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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