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January 4, 2016
Sen. Wicker sees PATH Act as bipartisan win toward creating a better tax system
ROGER WICKER: Bipartisan deal could lead to more reform One of the last pieces of legislation passed by Congress in 2015 promises to pave the way for urgently needed reforms to the confusing and outdated U.S. tax code – now more than a staggering 74,000 pages. The “Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act,” signed…
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January 4, 2016
State Sen. Hob Bryan hasn’t “picked up on much sectionalism” in Legislature
Area delegation not changing much Of course, such domination cannot continue forever. During last term, Rep. Jeff Smith, R-Columbus, whose district now includes a portion of Monroe County, was the only Northeast Mississippian chairing a money committee – House Ways and Means. The committee assignments for the upcoming four-year term will be made after the…
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January 3, 2016
No surprise here: Ma Brumfield says #Initiative42 leaders join with The Parents Campaign
Initiative 42 supporters vow continued funding fight Following the defeat of Initiative 42 in the November general election, The Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit grassroots network of parents, educators and public school supporters, has been at work to find other ways to encourage the state to direct more funding and resources toward public schools. According to…
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January 3, 2016
@realDonaldTrump draws big crowd, just how big disputed between Trump staff, Coast Coliseum staff
Trump draws near capacity crowd to MS Coast Coliseum Trump’s campaign staff said more than 13,000 tickets were requested for the event, and security estimates that just about that many attended. Trump mentioned at the beginning of his speech that there was a overflow crowd, and those who couldn’t make it in were allowed to…
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January 3, 2016
Tough budget year ahead for lawmakers in 2016 session
Lawmakers to grapple with tax cuts, tax hikes, deficits This portends one of the most difficult budgets for lawmakers to tackle since the Great Recession of the late 2000s. “We’ve got a $200 million problem we’ve got to deal with right off the bat,” said House Appropriations Chairman Herb Frierson. “Then, there are other problems.”…
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January 3, 2016
2016 session gavels in Tuesday; Senate ProTem still up in air
Lawmakers gavel in for extended term The 2016 session, being the first of the new term, is scheduled to last 125 days instead of the usual 90. But legislative leaders are said to be working on ways to shorten the number of days the full Legislature is in, which could save taxpayers hundreds of thousands…
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January 3, 2016
Legislative priorities take shape for session
Leaders’ priorities, major issues for 2016 Legislature Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Gov. Phil Bryant and others will push phasing out the franchise tax on businesses, which brings in about $245 million a year. But some leaders say the budget can’t sustain such tax cuts without major spending cuts elsewhere…. …Numerous reform measures pushed by GOP…
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January 3, 2016
PENDER: Political harmonic convergence to pass all appointed school superintendents
GEOFF PENDER: Time right to appoint superintendents If ever there were a time for Mississippi to end the absurd practice of electing school superintendents, the 2016 legislative session is it. There appears to be a political harmonic convergence — all the stars are lining up to allow this long-needed, long-thwarted reform to pass… …Mississippi has…
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January 3, 2016
AG Hood comments on Stokes’ comment against area officers
AG Hood speaks on Stokes’ statement Saturday Attorney General Jim Hood took to Facebook and Twitter to speak about Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes’ remarks about law enforcement. Here is the Facebook post that Attorney General Hood posted: “Comments or actions that put our law enforcement officers in harm’s way cannot be tolerated. Frustration or…
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January 2, 2016
McGOP split between Trump, Cruz: Tyner, McDaniel playing nice
Trump says ‘you’re hired’ to Biloxi “I don’t know of any polling directly in Mississippi right now, but at the local cafes and other places I go to, he seems to be resonating quite well,” said Jackson attorney and former gubernatorial candidate Mitch Tyner, recently named chairman of Trump’s Mississippi campaign… … State Sen. Chris…
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January 2, 2016
MINOR asks if Democrats can rise again in Mississippi
Bill Minor: Will Democrats rise again in Mississippi? So, with Democrats now gaining a foothold in the neighboring red state, is there a sign that Mississippi Democrats will one day be able to better compete on a statewide level here? With the retirement of executive director Rickey Cole, the party will be getting new leadership…
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January 2, 2016
Will #MSflag be hot button issue in 2016 session?
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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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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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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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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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September 17, 2025
Nash’s book chronicles a new take on the realities of ‘Reconstruction in Mississippi’
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