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

health insurance exchange

News | Frank Corder •

June 5, 2026

Report: Improper ACA enrollments in Mississippi could cost taxpayers over $600 million

News | Associated Press •

June 5, 2026

Four former Alabama State men’s basketball players were paid to fix a game against Southern Miss in 2024, NCAA says

News | Jeremy Pittari •

June 5, 2026

Lawmakers question Rural Health Transformation director on program’s transparency

Business

Business | Daniel Tyson •

May 20, 2026

International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi

Business | Frank Corder •

May 14, 2026

Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville

Business | Frank Corder •

May 12, 2026

M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

June 5, 2026

L.V. Hull Home and Legacy Center opens in Mississippi

Culture | Alistair Begg •

June 5, 2026

As He planned

Culture | Alistair Begg •

June 4, 2026

The lie of isolation

Opinion

Opinion | Roger Wicker •

June 5, 2026

Mississippi building 21st century blue economy

Opinion | Sid Salter •

June 3, 2026

It’s the third of June and the haunting mystery of Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ remains

Opinion | Hunter Estes •

June 2, 2026

Mississippi needs the success sequence