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December 17, 2015
PERRY discusses MSSC resignations
BRIAN PERRY/Supreme resignations Two justices on the Mississippi Supreme Court announced their resignations this month. Both were up for re-election next year… …Mississippi Supreme Court Justices serve eight year terms and resignations are not uncommon. Of the 33 justices who have served on the Court over the past thirty years, roughly 40 percent have resigned…
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December 17, 2015
Calhoun Co. Sup arrested for taking bribes
Calhoun supervisor arrested for seeking bribes OXFORD, Miss.- Calhoun county supervisor faces federal charges that he was seeking bribes from timber haulers. WCBI reports that Earnest M. Fox of Bruce was arrested by the FBI and charged with two counts of interference with commerce by extortion. He could face up to 40 years behind bars…
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December 17, 2015
Congressman Harper unhappy with EAC being funded in omnibus bill
Bill includes money for Election Assistance Commission Funding for the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was included in the bill over objections by Rep. Gregg Harper and other Republicans who complain the commission has outlived its usefulness. Harper, a member of the House Administration Committee, re-introduced a bill earlier this year to eliminate the agency. “They’re…
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December 17, 2015
MDE issues complaint against Heidelberg principal for cheating
Clarksdale principal becomes third accused in state test cheating scandal A third educator in the Clarksdale (Miss.) school district has been accused of participating in a scheme to cheat on state testing. On Wednesday, the Mississippi Department of Education issued an administrative complaint against Lowanda Tyler-Jones, principal at Heidelberg Elementary School, for “violating state law…
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December 17, 2015
SALTER writes of former state senator Robertson’s precipitous fall
Sid Salter: Ex-senator takes precipitous fall STARKVILLE – The attorney who pleaded guilty to embezzling $400,000 from the Singing River Credit Union in Jackson County Circuit Court on Dec. 14 was once one of Mississippi’s most powerful state legislators, and it’s hard to overstate the extent of his fall from power. Former state Sen. Tommy…
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December 17, 2015
Mississippi Insurance Dept. releases Clarity Act Data Call
RELEASE: MID Releases Clarity Act Data Call (Jackson)- Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney today announced the release of the data call and analysis initiated by the Mississippi Insurance Department and supplemented by the requirements of House Bill 739, also known as the Clarity Act. The Clarity Act allows the Commissioner of Insurance to collect and…
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December 17, 2015
Palazzo, Cruz tout passage of measure that allows local broadcasters Stafford Act disaster relief
RELEASE: Cruz, Palazzo Pass the Emergency Information Improvement Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) released a statement today after the House passed S. 1090, the Emergency Information Improvement Act, that works to increase and safeguard the availability of critical information during times of emergency and crisis.…
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December 16, 2015
MS House Democrats not settled on new Minority Leader
House Democratic leader remains a question mark There has been speculation that the House Democrats will not name a leader. “I know the reality,” Holland said. “They (Republicans) have the votes and can work their will.” Still, many said a minority leader is needed to serve as a spokesman for the opposition. Some names have…
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December 16, 2015
Coast Legislators expect fight over BP funds in 2016 session
Lawmakers from Biloxi, Gulfport and Long Beach have plan to wrestle BP money from Mississippi Legislature The Legislature will tweak the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, will look for ways to pay for repairs to worn out roads and bridges and will consider spending more money on a gigabit broadband initiative on the Coast. But the…
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December 16, 2015
DeSoto Co School Board considering new Superintendent salary, Kuykendall makes recommendation
Pay at the top Voters decided in August the person to succeed outgoing DeSoto County Superintendent of Education Milton Kuykendall as the top education official overseeing Mississippi’s largest school district…. …Dodd confirmed that Kuykendall made a recommendation to the Board of Education for a $185,000 salary for the new superintendent during budget deliberations in September….…
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December 16, 2015
MS Legislative FY17 budget recommendations highlights
Legislative budget proposal would cut most budgets Legislative Budget Recommendation Some highlights of the fiscal 2017 state spending proposal adopted by the Legislature’s budget committee on Tuesday: Projects weak revenue growth of 1.9 percent. Is only a first step in setting a more than $6 billion state budget; the full Legislature will have the final…
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December 16, 2015
Madison Co. Election Commission deletes minutes raising questions
Election Commission votes to delete records Three members of the Madison County Election Commission voted to delete minutes from the record during a special-called meeting Tuesday morning…. …”What we are alleging here, this did not ever happen,” Cole said. “We did not present any special (minutes) for Nov. 6-9. “It’s a falsehood,” she added. “It…
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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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