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 | Daniel Tyson •

March 2, 2026

Watson not seeking re-election as Secretary of State but “will be on the ballot”

News | Paul Wiseman, Associated Press •

March 2, 2026

Trump expects his Fed pick and AI to deliver a replay of the ’90s boom. Economists have doubts

News | Frank Corder •

March 2, 2026

Spring forward: Daylight Saving Time returns this Sunday

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

February 25, 2026

Carpenter Pole and Piling expanding in Wiggins

Business | Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press •

February 23, 2026

Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

Business | Frank Corder •

February 18, 2026

Firehawk Aerospace establishing manufacturing operations in Crawford

Culture

Culture | Robert St. John •

March 2, 2026

Squirrel!

Culture | Alistair Begg •

March 2, 2026

King of creation

Culture | Frank Corder •

March 1, 2026

America is in trouble

Opinion

Opinion | Roger Wicker •

February 27, 2026

America and Europe share a destiny

Opinion | David Ibsen •

February 26, 2026

Mississippi should look to President Trump and Congress to ensure fair access to banking

Opinion | Mike Chaney •

February 25, 2026

Insurance fraud effects everyone