Starla Brown, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Starla Brown

Starla Brown is State Director of Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi.

Opinion | Justan Rice , Starla Brown •

February 23, 2026

Mississippi’s independent workers deserve better. House Bill 1072 is the answer

The concept is straightforward: let hiring parties make voluntary contributions to portable benefit accounts owned by independent contractors.

Opinion | Starla Brown , Thomas Kimbrell •

February 2, 2026

Judges and lawmakers move to remove restrictions on health care in Mississippi

The implication is clear: exempting facilities and services from CON restrictions will expand access to them.

Opinion | Starla Brown •

December 5, 2025

Modernizing Mississippi’s workforce: Why portable benefits are the next step

Starla Brown says Mississippi's workforce has already adapted to the modern economy — now it’s time for state policies to catch up.

Opinion | Starla Brown •

September 24, 2025

Break down the barriers: How zoning reform can reignite the American Dream

Starla Brown says Mississippi should dismantle burdensome regulations that prohibit or disincentivize developers from building more diverse housing options.

Opinion | Starla Brown •

January 27, 2025

Mississippi should give kids more education opportunities

As Starla Brown writes, universal access means students are not consigned to failing schools while the fortunate and well-connected leave.

Medicaid | Starla Brown •

October 15, 2024

Medicaid expansion in Mississippi is not the answer. Here’s why

Medicaid was never designed to be a primary insurance provider for able-bodied consumers, writes Starla Brown.

Opinion | Starla Brown •

March 27, 2024

Mississippi’s Certificate of Need laws: Hindrance to healthcare progress

Starla Brown says it's time for policymakers in Mississippi to recognize the detrimental effects of CoN laws and take bold steps towards their repeal.

Opinion | Starla Brown •

November 28, 2023

Biden’s DOJ Wants Even More Power Over the Free Market

AFP-MS State Director Starla Brown shares why the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's "hostile environment" could cost America its technological edge.

Opinion | Starla Brown •

February 7, 2023

Certificate of Need laws are standing in the way of addiction recovery

Mississippi legislators missed the opportunity to repeal the CON laws and prevent the dangers they cause for Mississippians. By any measure, America is experiencing a substance use crisis. In 2021, deaths from overdoses reached an estimated 107,622 people across the United States, with roughly another 140,000 deaths due to excessive alcohol use. Unfortunately, Mississippi has not been spared from…

News

News | Cass Rutledge •

September 23, 2026

Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area

News | Jeremy Pittari •

September 23, 2026

Suicide rates in Mississippi, U.S. have risen. Awareness is key to prevention, researchers say

News | Frank Corder •

September 23, 2026

Senator Wicker unhappy with President Trump’s “lavish welcome” of China’s Xi Jinping to U.S.

Business

Business | Cass Rutledge •

September 18, 2026

Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment

Business | Frank Corder •

September 15, 2026

Hitachi Energy brings largest U.S. investment to date to Mississippi

Business | Frank Corder •

September 10, 2026

General Atomics announced second expansion this year, bringing 125 more jobs to Shannon

Culture

Culture | Mark Long, Associated Press •

September 23, 2026

No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss

Culture | Marilyn Tinnin •

September 23, 2026

Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta

Culture | Alistair Begg •

September 23, 2026

Discord and division

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

September 23, 2026

Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white

Opinion | Bill Cork •

September 22, 2026

The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

September 21, 2026

Starla Brown

Mississippi’s independent workers deserve better. House Bill 1072 is the answer

Judges and lawmakers move to remove restrictions on health care in Mississippi

Modernizing Mississippi’s workforce: Why portable benefits are the next step

Break down the barriers: How zoning reform can reignite the American Dream

Mississippi should give kids more education opportunities

Medicaid expansion in Mississippi is not the answer. Here’s why

Mississippi’s Certificate of Need laws: Hindrance to healthcare progress

Biden’s DOJ Wants Even More Power Over the Free Market

Certificate of Need laws are standing in the way of addiction recovery

News

Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area

Suicide rates in Mississippi, U.S. have risen. Awareness is key to prevention, researchers say

Senator Wicker unhappy with President Trump’s “lavish welcome” of China’s Xi Jinping to U.S.

Business

Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment

Hitachi Energy brings largest U.S. investment to date to Mississippi

General Atomics announced second expansion this year, bringing 125 more jobs to Shannon

Culture

No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss

Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta

Discord and division

Opinion

Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white

The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver

The war on women’s spaces has reached the sorority house

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