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December 24, 2015
Sen. Wicker lauds Coast Guard reauthorization and support bill
Wicker applauds Coast Guard reauthorization legislation The Senate’s passage on Friday of a measure that would reauthorize and support the Coast Guard was lauded by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS). Wicker, a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, authored several of the provisions in the legislation, H.R. 4188, that focus on increasing…
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December 24, 2015
SALTER: Eat local, buy local Ag to help improve Mississippi economy
Sid Salter: Ag is livelihood of 1 in 5 Mississippians Record yields (46 bushels per acre in 2015 compared to 52 bushels per acre in 2014) in the state’s soybean crops for the past four consecutive growing seasons impacted prices, which Williams said fell precipitously this year: “We are expecting a marketing year average of…
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December 24, 2015
Gov. Bryant appoints James Maxwell to Miss. Supreme Court
James D. Maxwell appointed to Miss. Supreme Court Governor Phil Bryant has appointed Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge James D. Maxwell II to the Mississippi Supreme Court. Maxwell’s appointment is effective Jan. 1. He replaces former Justice David Chandler, who Governor Bryant recently appointed Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Family and Children’s Services.…
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December 23, 2015
Lt. Gov. Reeves named to “Nice” list by Americans for Tax Reform
ATR’s Naughty and Nice List for 2015 Nice Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves For leading the campaign against Initiative 42, an anti-taxpayer measure that would’ve given one judge the power to mandate higher taxes. Americans for Tax Reform 12/22/15
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December 23, 2015
AG Jim Hood hires outside firm, Davidson Bowie, to represent state in pharmaceutical lawsuit
Miss. AG hires private lawyers to represent state in lawsuit against opioid makers Mississippi has joined the ranks of those public entities suing pharmaceutical companies over the marketing of opioid painkillers, with Attorney General Jim Hood lining up an in-state law firm to help in the fight. Last week, a retention agreement was signed between…
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December 23, 2015
CL gives MEC’s transportation infrastructure efforts an Attaboy
Attaboys and Oh boys for Dec. 23 Attaboy! To the coalition of business and community leaders pushing for infrastructure plans. The Mississippi Economic Council created a task force to study how the state could fund much-needed road and bridge maintenance. Their recommendation, while likely not popular, is clearly the only sane path. If state leaders…
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December 23, 2015
DeSoto Co School Board sets new Superintendent salary at $170,000
Uselton salary set in special board meeting Incoming DeSoto County School District Supt. Cory Uselton will get an approximate $70,000 pay raise when he enters the district offices in Hernando for the first time next month as leader of the county public school system. Board members in a special meeting Tuesday morning voted 3-1 to…
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December 23, 2015
MS Coast casinos boost revenues up 3 percent
Strong coast casinos boost Mississippi gambling revenue State Revenue Department figures released last week show casinos won $161 million in November, up 3 percent from $156 million in November 2014. The 11 coastal casinos won $91 million, up 10 percent from last year. The Scarlet Pearl casino in D’Iberville opened Dec. 10, boosting coastal casinos…
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December 23, 2015
@MSGOP chair @joenosef sees potential MS House supermajority as symbolic
Republican party chairman discusses potential supermajority in the House JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – The Democrat drew the long straw in a Mississippi House tiebreaker last month. Five-term incumbent Bo Eaton is trying to hold onto his seat. But Republicans would be pushed over the edge to a supermajority if his challenger Mark Tullos…
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December 23, 2015
MEMA director Latham retiring; Smithson tapped for job
Governor names new MEMA director The Mississippi Emergency Management Association will have a new leader in February. Col. Lee Smithson will take over as executive director when current MEMA executive director Robert Latham’s retirement is effective. Latham was appointed by Governor Bryant to fill the position in January 2012. He previously held the same position…
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December 22, 2015
Choosing the next Mississippi House Minority Leader has huge implications for Democrats
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December 22, 2015
PERS adds $1.5 billion in unfunded liabilities
$1.5 billion: Unfunded liabilities a problem for Mississippi pension system The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi added $1.5 billion to its unfunded liabilities and more than 5,500 new retirees in 2015. Mississippi’s defined-benefit pension system — which serves most state, county and municipal employees — has $16 billion in unfunded liabilities and is far…
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October 19, 2026
Trump signs an order aimed at boosting women’s health research, a plan backed by the first lady
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 19, 2026
Reeves appoints Jordan as DeSoto County Court Judge
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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court agrees to review a Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in private homes
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Frank Corder
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October 19, 2026
Ingalls awarded $99 million contract modification for USS Lyndon B. Johnson sea trials
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Cass Rutledge
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October 13, 2026
Startup plastics manufacturer Koinonia setting up operations in Drew
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Cass Rutledge
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October 12, 2026
ALO investing over $176 million in Southaven for national distribution center
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Robert St. John
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October 19, 2026
Dinner and a show
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Alistair Begg
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October 19, 2026
The city of man
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Susan Marquez
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October 16, 2026
“Dummy Mummy” freed from her tomb once again at Two Mississippi Museums
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Ellery Jones
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October 19, 2026
Forest products industry contributes heavily to Mississippi, U.S. economy
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Sid Salter
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October 14, 2026
Capital punishment logistical failures a self-fulfilling strategy of death penalty opponents?
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Roger Wicker
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October 9, 2026
Permit reform act is a much-needed course correction
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