Stephen Kent, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Stephen Kent

Stephen Kent is the Media Director and Analyst for the Consumer Choice Center.

Opinion | Stephen Kent •

October 6, 2025

Trump’s movie tariff is self-sabotage

President Trump might be crushing his enemies with this “film tariff,” but his friends and supporters will feel it too.

Opinion | Stephen Kent •

March 20, 2025

State bans on sports betting are not helping anybody

A House bill that would have allowed mobile sports betting in Mississippi died in the Senate. Prospects of reviving that measure are dim.

Opinion | Stephen Kent •

February 11, 2025

Mississippi can get it right on mobile sports betting

Stephen Kent with the Consumer Choice Center says conservative estimates suggest that Mississippi is losing between $40 million and $80 million annually by keeping mobile sports betting illegal.

News

News | Jeremy Pittari •

January 26, 2026

Senate Education Committee sets sights on increasing math skills, financial literacy

News | Frank Corder •

January 26, 2026

Governor Reeves confirms 2 deaths, 2 injured from winter storm

News | Frank Corder •

January 26, 2026

Absentee voting opens ahead of March 10 Midterm Primary Elections

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

January 20, 2026

SouthWorth acquires Mississippi-based American Furniture Manufacturing

Business | Frank Corder •

January 13, 2026

Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development

Business | Frank Corder , Daniel Tyson •

January 8, 2026

xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven data center

Culture

Culture | Robert St. John •

January 26, 2026

The best thing that ever happened to me

Culture | Alistair Begg •

January 26, 2026

Show no partiality

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

January 25, 2026

Repentance

Opinion

Opinion | Hunter Estes •

January 21, 2026

Mississippi Legislators: Be bold this session

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

January 21, 2026

Trump OMB launches full review of federal funds sent to blue states

Opinion | Russ Latino •

January 21, 2026

Quit the hysteria, Mississippi already allows students to transfer between public schools