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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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July 10, 2015
U.S. House Republicans back off of Confederate flag vote
House scraps vote on Confederate flag in cemeteries The Republican-controlled House scrapped a vote on permitting the Confederate flag at Park Service-run cemeteries on Thursday, a retreat under fire that only escalated a ferocious attack by Democrats complaining the banner celebrates a murderous, racist past…. …Earlier in the week, lawmakers decided by voice vote and…
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July 10, 2015
ARC grant funding announced by Wicker, Bryant
Wicker, Bryant Announce $85,000 in ARC Grants for Mississippi WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant today reported that Pontotoc County and Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC) will receive more than $85,000 in grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). “ARC is an important partner in spurring economic development…
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July 10, 2015
Cochran school libraries modernization amendment passes
RELEASE: SENATE APPROVES COCHRAN AMENDMENT SUPPORTING SCHOOL LIBRARIES MODERNIZATION Measure Added to Education Reform Act, Bill Also Includes Two Cochran Rural Education Provisions WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate today resumes consideration of major education reform legislation that got a boost Wednesday with unanimous approval of an amendment sponsored by U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)…
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July 10, 2015
New Congressman Kelly keeps most of Nunnelee’s staff
New US Rep. Kelly keeps most of his predecessor’s staff Kelly, 49, is a former district attorney who won a special election in early June to fill most of a two-year term started by fellow Republican Alan Nunnelee, who was 56 when he died of brain cancer in February. Nunnelee was first elected in north…
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July 10, 2015
Cochran: State and Foreign Ops Appropriation Bill gains committee approval
RELEASE: FY16 STATE & FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS BILL GAINS FULL COMMITTEE APPROVAL Legislation Advances U.S. Interests Abroad, Supports International Religious Freedom, Humanitarian Aid & Global Health Programs, Prohibits Alternative E-Mail Servers WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the FY2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, a $49.0…
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July 10, 2015
State awaits word from MS AG Hood on benefits for same sex spouses
State looking to Hood for guidance on same-sex benefits signups State officials are awaiting word from Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on when to extend worker benefits to the same-sex spouses of state and school employees. The Department of Finance and Administration, the state agency that administers worker benefits to state and public school workers,…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 19, 2026
UMMC looks to save Greenwood Leflore Hospital from closure by assuming ownership of facility
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 19, 2026
Miss. Board of Education using grant funding to add early childhood, literacy coaches
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June 19, 2026
Trump administration says it is cutting student loan interest
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2026
Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Richelle Putnam
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June 19, 2026
Anderson’s Bakery: Pascagoula’s sweetest tradition for 50 Years
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Alistair Begg
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June 19, 2026
Why the delay?
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Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
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June 18, 2026
College sports bill clears key Senate hurdle despite SEC, Big Ten opposition
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Russ Latino
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June 19, 2026
Dads Matter
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Hunter Estes
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June 19, 2026
Mississippians with Down syndrome are worth defending
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Gregory Kiley
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June 18, 2026
How China attacks U.S. interests in Mississippi
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