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March 5, 2016
@BIGGERPIEFORUM – More flood for less rain
More flood for less rain After the great Mississippi River flood of 1927 congress told the US Army Corps of Engineers to make sure it didn’t happen again. The Corps has been trying for almost 90 years. The result? More flood for less rain. This pithy assessment of the Corps work is from John McPhee’s…
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March 5, 2016
@BIGGERPIEFORUM – A frugal ostrich
A frugal ostrich named Gilbert The Secretary’s job is to receive the fillings and post the information for public use. He does. But the filings are frequently incomplete, late, inaccurate, and essentially unusable as posted. The Secretary could require more detailed, accurate, and timely filings and post them in a searchable digital format. They could…
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February 19, 2016
@BIGGERPIEFORUM – More flood for less rain
More flood for less rain. After the great Mississippi River flood of 1927 congress told the US Army Corps of Engineers to make sure it didn’t happen again. The Corps has been trying for almost 90 years. The result? More flood for less rain. This pithy assessment of the Corps work is from John McPhee’s…
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October 29, 2015
BIGGERPIE – It’s the monopoly, stupid.
It’s the monopoly, stupid. The main problem with K-12 public school education may not be the lack of funding. It’s more likely the lack of competition. Public schools are government monopolies. Monopolies are protected from competition. They don’t have to innovate to improve to survive. So they don’t. They just get ever more bureaucratic and…
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March 6, 2015
BIGGER PIE – The old quarterback’s resume #Kemper
The old quarterback’s resume Company asks court to muzzle old quarterback. It seems the company doesn’t want the old quarterback to talk about any of this. The Jefferson County, Alabama, Circuit Court recently granted the company’s request for a temporary restraining order to keep him from talking after negotiations over a severance package broke down.…
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January 6, 2014
PEER, auditor vindicate Bigger Pie Forum from baseless attacks from union-backed JobKeeper Alliance
PEER, auditor vindicate Bigger Pie ?This column ran in the Northside Sun on January 2, 2014; it is reprinted with permission.? Fools and Idiots Mark Twain advised: “Never argue with an idiot. He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience,” and “Don’t interrupt a fool when he’s making your point.”…
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August 22, 2013
Bigger Pie hits back hard on union-boss backed Alabama astroturf group ‘Job Keepers Alliance’
Institute for Technology Development and Bigger Pie Forum Respond to False Allegations Made by Kemper Power Plant Proponents Representing Alabama Interests Jackson, MS – August 20, 2013 – The Institute for Technology Development (“ITD”) is a 501(c)(3) Mississippi nonprofit corporation that since its formation in 1983 has promoted economic development in Mississippi through a variety…
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April 22, 2013
Court rules in favor of Bigger Pie public records request compelling PSC to produce info
Court rules in favor of Bigger Pie public records request The Mississippi Public Service Commission has failed to comply with the order from Chancellor Dewayne Thomas. In July 2012, Bigger Pie Forum filed a public records request with the Commission requesting records containing Mississippi Power Company’s 2009 natural gas price forecasts that were used to…
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November 28, 2012
BIGGER PIE – St. Louis schools turn around with New Orleans expertise
Adams has closed schools, replaced leaders “Since taking over here, Mr. Adams has lifted the high-school graduation rate by 18 percentage points and eliminated $25 million in debt. Attendance is up and misbehavior is down. State test scores are still painfully low—about three-quarters of elementary-school students can’t read or do math at grade level—but the…
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October 3, 2012
BIGGER PIE – MS pension system needs reform now
MS pension system needs reform now The 2008 financial crisis hurt investments nationwide, but Mississippi’s pension plan has additionally been hurt by something less popular to mention: Legislation passed in 1999, which increased payouts to employees without providing a mechanism to cover those payouts. Former Gov. Haley Barbour’s PERS Study Commission addressed this issue and…
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September 27, 2012
Video: Bigger Pie vs Mississippi Power for public records
Video: Bigger Pie vs Mississippi Power for public records Bigger Pie Forum made a public records request for documents related to the Kemper plant that were filed confidentially by Mississippi Power Company with the Public Service Commission. Included in the request were documents about the 2009 natural gas price projections that Mississippi Power used to…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 22, 2023
Governor signs proclamation declaring Ag Day in Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 22, 2023
Wicker among the most effective Republican U.S. Senators
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Anne Summerhays
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March 21, 2023
Legislature passes Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling Act of 2023
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Kerry McDonald
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March 21, 2023
Former Public School Teachers are Earning More as Education Entrepreneurs
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 15, 2023
NFIB reports continued concerns over labor shortages, inflation
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Frank Corder
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March 14, 2023
Prospect of Singing River Health System sale draws “multiple proposals”
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Courtney Ingle
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March 20, 2023
Pinta replica docked and displayed in Biloxi
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Frank Corder
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March 20, 2023
How Sweet it is for Ole Miss Women’s Basketball
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Courtney Ingle
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March 17, 2023
Sports provides backup for parents, children when started young
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Sid Salter
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March 22, 2023
French pension reform protests offer lessons to Americans about Social Security’s future
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A.B. Stoddard
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March 21, 2023
GOP Headed for Showdown on Social Security and Medicare
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Russ Latino
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March 19, 2023
$20 million ‘oops’ raises legal questions for Jackson Water Czar
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