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January 25, 2016
SALTER: MS Press to roast Congressman Gregg Harper
SID SALTER: Harper set to be roasted by MS Press In 2016, none of those folks were available as the honoree, so MPA reluctantly invited Gregg Harper — a tall, quiet guy from Pearl who just got through paying for his daughter’s exceedingly lovely wedding and who now has that glassy-eyed, stoop-shouldered, empty-pocketed look of…
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January 25, 2016
GATES: Independent body should be final arbiter in election challenges
Jimmie Gates: Independent body should decide contested results It would be prudent for lawmakers to change this process for any future legislative races to ensure a truly independent process is used to determine the will of voters in a tie or contested election outcome. I came away last week — not saying anyone did anything…
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January 25, 2016
Gov. Bryant sets SD 25 special election for March 8
Legislative Perspectives Gov. Phil Bryant set the special election to fill a vacancy in Senate District 25 for March 8. If needed, a runoff will be on March 29. The seat came open when Bryant appointed Sen. Will Longwitz last week as Madison County Court judge. Madison Republican Bill Billingsley, who challenged Longwitz in November’s…
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January 25, 2016
Austin Barbour, Brandon Jones on MPB @Issue 1/22/16 (video)
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January 25, 2016
PENDER: Mississippi has cut taxes, but until last week, it hasn’t cut spending correspondingly
Geoff Pender: Mississippi has cut taxes, but not spending Part of the revenue crunch is from $350 million in tax credits and breaks passed over the last four years. For the coming year, the phased reduction of the business inventory tax is reducing revenue by $126 million. Mississippi has cut taxes, but until last week,…
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January 25, 2016
Funding MAEP, schools based on A and B districts instead of C would cut costs
Changes could cut costs of MAEP JACKSON – The Mississippi Adequate Education Program, the subject of a litany of legislative fights over the last 12 years, will be much easier to fully fund if changes proposed by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves come to fruition. It would take $80 million less to fully fund the Adequate…
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January 25, 2016
Daily Journal editorial: Voting reforms proposed by Hosemann make sense
OUR OPINION: Hosemann’s voting reforms make 21st century sense Hosemann, grounded by bad weather, met with the Daily Journal editorial board via webcast, answering questions and explaining his proposals. The revisions came out of the Secretary of State’s Election Code Study Group, with a diverse membership. In brief, this is what Hosemann proposes, and it…
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January 25, 2016
AP on #MSleg election challenges: How many stumbles are acceptable?
Analysis: Disputes highlight human flaws in election process In hearings over two disputed Mississippi legislative races, testimony showed the imperfections of elections. Choosing government officials is a human endeavor, so stumbles are inevitable. The question is: How many stumbles are acceptable before an election should be overturned? Testimony showed that sometimes a clerk’s signature doesn’t…
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January 22, 2016
Will Republican supermajority in MS House result in tax cuts?
Mississippi Republicans Face Hard Tax Cut Choices But for Mississippi Republicans, the ouster of Mr. Eaton is only good news, granting them a three-fifths majority in the lower chamber, the threshold needed to pass revenue-related bills over Democratic opposition. That achievement is a reflection of the continuing and drastic recalibration of political power in Mississippi:…
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January 22, 2016
MS Ed Board adopts minor changes to academic standards
Mississippi state school board approves tweaks to academic standards Mississippi’s state Board of Education unanimously adopted a series of minor changes to the state’s academic standards Thursday, in what could be a quiet end to a controversy over the Common Core-linked guidance over what students should learn. Officials said teachers and students should notice few…
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January 22, 2016
Use of state credit cards reviewed by PEER
PEER scrutinizes state credit card use A Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee report says the watchdog agency found 23 percent of the time, guidelines weren’t complied with in a check of purchases with state-issued procurement cards/credit cards at three state agencies. Mississippi has spent $93 million through procurement cards over the last four years.…
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January 22, 2016
MINOR: Lt. Governor’s authority to appoint committees, assign bills not in state constitution
BILL MINOR: Reeves lacks constitutional authority on appointments No state law or constitutional provision conferred on Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves gives him the power he is now about to exercise: to appoint Senate committees and assign bills each will consider. When the Senate adopted without debate Senate Resolution No. l setting out permanent rules of…
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September 19, 2025
Congressional midterms taking shape in Mississippi
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 19, 2025
AGB Search chosen to assist IHL in nationwide search for new JSU president
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Frank Corder
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September 19, 2025
Mississippi’s Thompson votes against U.S. House resolution honoring Charlie Kirk
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September 17, 2025
Ridgeland-based HORNE to join BDO USA
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Lynne Jeter
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September 16, 2025
Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi
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September 15, 2025
A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 19, 2025
Discover treasures at Relics in Tupelo
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Alistair Begg
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September 19, 2025
Theology for life
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Susan Marquez
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September 18, 2025
Robert St. John roasted by Mississippi Press Foundation
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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Kimmel’s “the FCC won’t let me be” moment
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September 18, 2025
Sticks and stones: Navigating ‘free speech’ after Charlie Kirk’s murder
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Sid Salter
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September 17, 2025
Nash’s book chronicles a new take on the realities of ‘Reconstruction in Mississippi’
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