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Courtney Ingle
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February 12, 2019
How a Grocery Store Ad Sparked Social Media War Over Immigration Comment
Mac’s Fresh Market, a regional grocery store with locations in Durant and Ridgeland, has sparked controversy after using a quote relating Christianity to the ongoing conversation of securing the nation’s border in its most recent circular. The quote read “Heaven has a wall, a gate and a strict immigration policy. Hell has open borders. Let…
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Courtney Ingle
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February 8, 2019
The Mississippi Tourism Association supports SB 2193
As the state’s fourth largest industry, employing more than 127,500 people, tourism has a substantial role in the economic growth and vitality of Mississippi. Coming off the heels of a record fiscal year in 2018, 24 million visitors infused billions of new dollars into Mississippi’s economy and yielded $665 million in additional tax revenue. This…
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Courtney Ingle
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December 18, 2018
Ole Miss employees start first-ever campus labor union
Employees of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) are attempting to organize the first-ever labor union on campus. The “wall-to-wall” union, according to the Daily Mississippian, accepts the membership of anyone who receives a paycheck from Ole Miss. One of the leading organizers is Assistant Professor James Thomas, who recently sparked controversy by encouraging the…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 5, 2018
Mississippi Center for Public Policy discusses food truck regulations
The popularity of food trucks across the country has shot up over recent years, and in Mississippi, it is no different. As curbside cuisine rolls into various cities around the state, the municipal governments have toyed with various regulations that could be for various reasons; such as protecting the longstanding brick-and-mortar restaurants. This was the…
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Courtney Ingle
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August 30, 2018
Alabama and Mississippi top list of best states for manufacturing
“Global Trade” Magazine has ranked Mississippi and Alabama highly on its list of Best States for Manufacturing. Alabama topped the list for workforce development, agency-developer partnerships, and site selection according to Yellowhammer. In the Magnolia State, the Mississippi Development Authority was touted for its success attracting industry. “The state’s Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) promotes collaboration…
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Courtney Ingle
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August 20, 2018
Michael Guest endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses
(Brandon, Miss.)—The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) has endorsed 3rd Congressional District Republican nominee Michael Guest in his campaign. In a letter to Michael Guest, NFIB stated, “As the voice of small business, NFIB knows that good small business policy starts with electing good small business candidates. Therefore, your election is critical to the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 7, 2018
National and state black unemployment at historic lows, but gets no coverage
The current media narrative in Mississippi is completely preoccupied with how poor our economy is doing. The only measure of economic success appears to be the amount of tax revenue that state and local governments collect. However, there’s good news for those that wish to look. As of April 2018 the national black unemployment rate…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 5, 2018
Mississippi businesses have until April 15 to file annual reports
Businesses in Mississippi have until April 15 to file their Annual Reports. To date, about 70,000 businesses have filed. Under Mississippi law, all limited liability companies (LLCs) and corporations are required to file an Annual Report online with the Secretary of State’s Office between January 1 and April 15. Annual Reports include information about businesses’…
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Editor
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January 29, 2018
BIGGER PIE – How Do We Remove Corruption from Regulators?
A BPF View: How Do We Remove Corruption from Regulators? Two bills introduced this year would undo the consumer protection changes that were made more than a quarter-century ago after two Public Service Commissioners were convicted of extorting money from companies they regulated. Read more regarding this in today’s Clarion Ledger. Those changes included the creation of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 23, 2017
BIGGERPIE – #Kemper – The simple answer is the best answer
KEMPER – THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS THE BEST ANSWER On June 21, 2017, the PSC asserted control of the Kemper IGCC plant. The first day of summer turned out to be the longest and most fateful day of the last eight years for Mississippi Power. In a special PSC meeting, the commissioners conveyed a dramatic…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 7, 2017
BIGGERPIE – The Morganza Spillway and the Maginot Line
The Morganza Spillway and the Maginot Line The French built the Maginot Line of forts and fortifications after World War I. It was supposed to keep the Germans out of France. It didn’t. The Germans quickly went around it and took France again in WW II. A Maginot Line is now a metaphor for a…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 15, 2017
Bigger Pie Forum: PERS clearly in trouble; state has spending problem, not revenue problem
A Bigger Pie View – Mississippi’s Credit Rating Credit ratings firm Standard & Poor’s gave Mississippi policymakers a warning last Tuesday that the state’s credit rating, which determines how much taxpayers will have to pay in order to borrow money, is in danger of a downgrade. S&P said that the declining position of Mississippi’s defined-benefit pension system,…
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Frank Corder
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May 8, 2025
Court approves remedial redistricting plan submitted by State Board of Election Commissioners
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 8, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: May 8, 2025
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 7, 2025
Jackson State University President submits resignation to IHL Board
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Susan Marquez
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May 8, 2025
Sweet potato named Mississippi state vegetable
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 8, 2025
Where is your hope?
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 7, 2025
Two Golden Eagles lead list of Ferriss Trophy finalists
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Sid Salter
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May 8, 2025
Four decades later, a cold case arrest may fill in the blank on Shondra May’s tombstone
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Kimberly Ross
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May 6, 2025
Abortion pills are dangerous. Amber Nicole Thurman’s death is proof
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Douglas Carswell
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May 6, 2025
Tariffs: Why you should fear them
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