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July 13, 2015
PENDER: Legislature should handle state flag issue, not force referendum
Geoff Pender: Legislature should deal with flag, not punt Note to Mississippi Legislature: When other states are pulling our flag from displays, when Congress is considering removing it from the Capitol, when first-to-secede South Carolina is removing the rebel flag from statehouse grounds, when other states struck it from their banners years ago and even…
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July 13, 2015
Pickering, Fitch, Chaney campaign in Purvis
Incumbents campaign at Purvis law enforcement luncheon Campaign season is heating up in Mississippi and some candidates for statewide office are getting warm receptions as they make their way around the Magnolia State. Several incumbents stopped by a law enforcement luncheon in Purvis Friday to speak to law officers and first responders. Among them were…
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July 13, 2015
Legislature could see more debate over how to handle failing schools in 2016 session
Analysis: State considers other options for failing schools In short, state intervention can balance a district’s budget, get student and teacher records in order, make backup alarms work on the school buses, and generally do the things needed to meet state accreditation requirements. But the current system of conservatorship has struggled to make lasting improvements…
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July 13, 2015
HALL: Ole Miss’ Freeze, Kennedy and State’s Mullen, Howland support MS flag change
Sam Hall: Coaches may have loudest voice on flag An interesting salvo in the debate over the state flag came Friday, when spokespersons for Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi confirmed four major coaches support removing the Confederate emblem. Dan Mullen and Hugh Freeze. Andy Kennedy and Ben Howland. And I’d wager more…
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July 13, 2015
ClarionLedger editorial: Rep. Herb Frierson being a responsible chairman
Clarion Ledger: Our view: ‘Political theater’ was responsible, too Simply put: People in a political fight use whatever tools they have at their disposal to win. Frierson did just that last week. He sent a not-so-subtle message to agency heads and, therefore, state employees that if Initiative 42 passes, their budgets will be cut, which…
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July 13, 2015
MS Power pushing again for rate increase
Power Co. aims for rate hike Saying it’s running short of cash and can no longer borrow without the support of its parent company, Mississippi Power Co. is trying again for a rate increase to help pay for the $6.2 billion power plant it’s building in Kemper County. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. asked…
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July 13, 2015
Congressman Thompson pushing #Initiative42
Rep.Thompson urges full funding for public schools In a spirited address before 350 constituents, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson urged voters to support Initiative 42 for Better Schools mandating full funding for Mississippi public schools by the state Legislature. “Don’t vote for any candidate who does not support public education,” he said. ClarionLedger 7/11/15
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July 13, 2015
Cochran pushing for another Coast Guard Cutter
Cochran seeks millions for Mississippi-built cutter WASHINGTON – Sen. Thad Cochran used his clout as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee last month to add $640 million to a spending bill for a ninth Coast Guard National Security Cutter to be built in his home state of Mississippi. The Coast Guard, however, says it doesn’t…
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July 13, 2015
Speaker ProTem Snowden cautions rewrite of history in flag debate
STATE FLAG BATTLE While Snowden believes the flag should come down, he cautioned that some are using the Charleston tragedy to promote an agenda to rewrite history. “(They) are making it difficult to have a reasonable dialogue about our state flag,” Snowden said. “Denigrating war memorials or otherwise erasing all reminders of our Confederate past…
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July 10, 2015
Police, Sheriffs say new texting while driving law ineffective, nearly impossible to enforce
Police agree texting law is ineffective Law enforcement officials in Madison County are all in agreement that the texting and driving law that went in effect July 1 is ineffective in its current form and nearly impossible to enforce. The violation is civil, not criminal, so tickets would have to be issued in Justice Court.…
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July 10, 2015
Wicker amendment aims for public schools to teach natural causes of climate change
Republican Senator Wants Schools to Teach ‘Natural Causes’ of Climate Change A senator from Mississippi has introduced an amendment to a sweeping education bill that delves into controversy. July 9, 2015 Senator Roger Wicker wants to make sure that public schools can teach students about “the natural causes and cycles of climate change.” The Mississippi…
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July 10, 2015
MINOR: State has “unfinished business of racial reconciliation”
Bill Minor: Ground has shifted in conservative South It’s obvious the ground has shifted beyond imagination in the Southland, the region that once fomented a war rooted in its perceived right to own enslaved black people. So, what lies ahead for Mississippi? Certainly it was not a good beginning last week when Jeppie Barbour, brother…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 7, 2026
Wednesday night storm spawns several tornadoes that damage hundreds of homes in three counties
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Frank Corder
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May 6, 2026
Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more
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Daniel Tyson
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May 6, 2026
Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Alistair Begg
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May 8, 2026
The cost of complaining
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Susan Marquez
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May 7, 2026
Noah “Soggy” Sweat’s “The Whiskey Speech” to be presented at Two Mississippi Museums
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Alistair Begg
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May 7, 2026
Purchased for God
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Russ Latino
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May 8, 2026
Something for everyone to hate in the redistricting debate
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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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