Stephen Kent, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Stephen Kent

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

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 | Frank Corder •

June 19, 2025

Suspicious device deemed “not a threat” at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula

News | Jeremy Pittari •

June 19, 2025

Mississippi State Board of Education removes U.S. History end-of-course testing requirement

News | Daniel Tyson •

June 19, 2025

Mississippi, NVIDIA partner to advance AI education, workforce development

Business

Business | Magnolia Tribune •

June 17, 2025

Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama

Business | Bernard Condon, Associated Press •

June 16, 2025

The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company

Business | Lynne Jeter •

June 15, 2025

Will Bradham expands business his father needed

Culture

Culture | Dennis Waszak Jr., Associated Press •

June 19, 2025

From ‘Love Island’ to the practice field, Jaxson Dart is already fitting in with the Giants’ QBs

Culture | Susan Marquez •

June 19, 2025

Jackson’s Levure features all natural wines

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

June 19, 2025

Your cross

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

June 18, 2025

Mississippi was once the scene 62 years ago of a federalized National Guard at Ole Miss

Opinion | Kelley Williams •

June 17, 2025

Georgia’s PSC is in the game on data centers, Mississippi’s has been benched

Opinion | Kimberly Ross •

June 17, 2025

Perceived hypocrisy does not an excuse make for violent mob-driven riots