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February 11, 2016
Mississipp Senate passes appointed superintendent bill
SENATE PASSES BILL REQUIRING APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENTS JACKSON – Legislation modernizing school governance through appointed superintendents passed the Senate in a large bipartisan vote today, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said. Senate Bill 2438 moves to the House for consideration. The bill, authored by Education Chairman Sen. Gray Tollison, R-Oxford, mandates that school boards hire superintendents to…
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February 11, 2016
EmpowerMS touts Legislation to Expand ESA’s Introduced in House and Senate
RELEASE: Legislation to Expand ESA’s Introduced in House and Senate RIDGELAND, Miss.- New legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate to expand education choice options to all Mississippi families. HB 943, introduced by Rep. John Moore (R-Brandon), and SB 2385, introduced by Sen. Buck Clarke (R-Hollandale), will make the Education Scholarship Account…
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February 11, 2016
MDOC Commissioner Fisher requests level funding, no cuts
Prison Chief Requests No Cuts in Budget At a House Appropriations Committee meeting Wednesday, Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Marshall Fisher recapped his efforts to cut costs and asked for $374 million in funding. It’s the same level of funding the department received last year. Fisher says the department is “seriously understaffed,” which leaves probation…
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February 11, 2016
HARRISON: Not surprising nor improper that Gunn turned to fellow Republicans for committee chairs
BOBBY HARRISON: Democratic chairs growing hard to find In 2016, Democrats did not try an alternative plan of picking up votes from the other side after they lost the November 2015 elections. They might have tried except for the fact that their effort would have been futile. In current day Mississippi, politicians are not switching…
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February 11, 2016
Dickie Scruggs: @HillaryClinton cannot be prosecuted over emails
Scruggs, Vassallo Debate: Could Hillary Clinton Be Prosecuted? Dickie Scruggs: Hillary Clinton and her predecessors cannot be prosecuted over emails containing retrospectively classified information. Neither Hillary Clinton, Colin Powell nor Condoleezza Rice could (or should) be prosecuted for privately possessing emails that contain information later determined to be classified. It is a criminal violation only…
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February 11, 2016
Wicker: Coast Guard Bill Signed Into Law, Includes Gulf Priorities
RELEASE: Wicker: Coast Guard Bill Signed Into Law Legislation Includes Gulf Priorities, Grant Opportunities, Safety Provisions WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today said he was pleased to see that the “Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2015” has been signed into law by President Obama. The measure reauthorizes and supports the Coast Guard’s mission…
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February 11, 2016
Sen. Wicker Praises SCOTUS Order to Stop Costly EPA Rule
RELEASE: Wicker Praises SCOTUS Order to Stop Costly EPA Rule Harmful, Unattainable Executive Overreach Halted Until Legal Challenges Resolved WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to halt the Obama Administration’s so-called “Clean Power Plan” while 26 states…
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February 11, 2016
Cochran: North Korea nuclear weapons ambitions and cyberattacks threat to US security
RELEASE: COCHRAN VOTES TO STRENGTHEN NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS ENFORCEMENT Overwhelming Senate Support for Confronting North Korean Nuclear Ambitions, Cybercrimes, Human Right Abuses WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, today voted to strengthen the U.S. enforcement of sanctions to stymie North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. The North Korea…
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February 11, 2016
Wicker says Obama’s Doctrine of ‘Strategic Patience’ Not Working on North Korea
RELEASE: Wicker: Senate Votes to Strengthen N. Korea Sanctions Miss. Senator Says Obama’s Doctrine of ‘Strategic Patience’ Not Working WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was joined by an overwhelming bipartisan majority of Senators in voting to expand and strengthen sanctions aimed at the North…
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February 11, 2016
State party chairs Nosef, Cole say Mississippi primary could have a presidential impact
WTVA 2/10/16
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February 11, 2016
Senate Education Committee passes out appointed school superintendent bill
State Senators Hill, Wilemon vote no
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February 11, 2016
SALTER: Gas tax increase tough political sell in Mississippi’s present political climate
Sid Salter: Gas tax hike hard sell to Mississippi lawmakers At the federal level, the Obama administration is also openly talking about changing the way federal highway funds get to local governments. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says he wants to find a way for cities to get federal transportation funds directly rather than passed…
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December 23, 2025
Coast Guard returning full operations to its Pascagoula station
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 23, 2025
Mississippi Dept. of Education launches AI pilot program in 15 school districts
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December 23, 2025
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Susan Marquez
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December 26, 2025
A cure for the post-holiday blues
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Alistair Begg
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December 26, 2025
Dead-end streets
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 25, 2025
Where Christmas comes to life: Mississippi’s growing role in holiday movies
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Sid Salter
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December 24, 2025
Slain director Rob Reiner made a complex but necessary film in Mississippi in the 1990s
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Donna Akers
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December 23, 2025
The joy of learning has been lost. It’s time to bring it back
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Kimberly Ross
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December 22, 2025
Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards
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