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Anne Summerhays
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April 15, 2022
Congressmen Palazzo, Guest support legislation banning timber imports from Russia
Mississippi lawmakers join over 80 Republican colleagues in cosponsoring the No Timber from Tyrants Act. In 2021, the United States imported more than half-a-billion dollars’ worth of wood products from Russia ($459 million) and Belarus ($52 million). Russia is the world’s fourth largest exporter of wood, and wood exports are a $12 billion industry. Mississippi Congressmen…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 14, 2022
RNC votes to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates
“We’re not walking away from the debates, we will have debates; it just won’t be under their platform,” MSGOP Chairman Bordeaux says. On Thursday, the Republican National Committee (RNC) voted unanimously to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), which is responsible for organizing presidential debates. The decision will prevent its presidential nominees from participating…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 14, 2022
Reeves signs legislation to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in Mississippi elections
Governor Reeves signed a bill on Thursday that would strengthen Mississippi election laws and voter rolls. Governor Tate Reeves signed HB 1510 into law on Thursday. It requires proof of citizenship in order to vote. The new law also directs a higher percentage of funding to local elections to ensure election integrity. “We are investing…
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Guest Editorial
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April 14, 2022
CARSWELL: Big wins for conservatives in this legislative session
Submitted by Douglas Carswell The moral argument in favor of lower taxes and less government is winning. An awful lot of what happens in politics is froth. Things that seem important at the time often turn out to be of little consequence. Equally, some of what passes almost unnoticed at the time can turn out…
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Guest Editorial
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April 14, 2022
LATINO: More Than a Tax Cut – Mississippi Shifts Away from Big Government
Submitted by Russ Latino The Mississippi Tax Freedom Act provides immediate relief to working-class families. On April 5, Mississippi joined a small cadre of states that have recently passed significant tax reform. The Mississippi Tax Freedom Act provides immediate relief to working-class families, and when fully phased in over the next four years, it will be the largest tax…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 13, 2022
Mississippi ranks middle of the road in COVID-19 response, report says
A National Bureau of Economic Research report found that states with strict lockdowns did not have better health outcomes. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) released a final report card on states’ responses to COVID-19. The study expanded on and updated the October 2022 report on how the pandemic impacted health, economics, and education…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 13, 2022
Governor Reeves signs bill creating Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility
Sally Doty will serve as the new office’s director. Governor Tate Reeves held a ceremonial bill signing on Wednesday for House Bill 1029, the Broadband Expansion & Accessibility for Mississippi (BEAM) Act. Authored by State Representative Scott Bounds, the legislation creates the Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi. Governor Reeves also announced his pick to…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 13, 2022
MS Insurance Department receives accreditation from NAIC
Mississippi is joined by Alabama and North Carolina in receiving the accreditation. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) held their spring meeting in Kansas City, Missouri at the beginning of April. The meeting allows for the Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation (F) Committee to vote to accredit state insurance departments. The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID)…
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Guest Editorial
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April 13, 2022
SALTER: Entitlement program financial instability plus inflation equals an approaching disaster
By: Sid Salter As the midterm elections approach, why isn’t their more interest in the approaching U.S. Social Security and Medicare policy abyss? In 2020, Social Security provided retirement, disability and survivor benefits to some 416,500 Mississippians with monthly benefits averaging $1,420 per month or $17,161 annually. That means that Social Security injects $7.147 billion…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 12, 2022
23 Attorneys General file amicus brief supporting religious liberty for service members
“We stand with LTC Dunn and the thousands of other service members seeking religious exemption to the Biden Military Vaccine Mandate,” Fitch said. In August 2021, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced plans to implement a COVID-19 vaccine mandates for active duty and Ready Reserve service members. While the mandate includes a religious liberty exemption,…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 12, 2022
Congressman Bennie Thompson announces community projects in Mississippi Delta
Thompson presented checks for five out of eight projects that will directly benefit Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District residents. In March, Congressman Bennie Thompson (MS-02) announced that he voted to fund $10,527,500 in Community Project Funding for the 2nd Congressional District that will go towards eight community projects. This funding, Congressman Thompson’s Office said, responds directly…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 12, 2022
Reeves signs Victoria Huggins’ Mississippi Pill Press Law of 2022
The bill criminalizes the unauthorized possession and transfer of a pill press and similar pharmaceutical producing equipment. Governor Reeves signed into law House Bill 679 on Tuesday, which represents another step in Mississippi’s effort to combat the opioid overdose epidemic. The law will also give authorities an additional resource to punish those who lace pills…
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2025
President Trump signs flurry of executive orders
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Zeke Miller, Associated Press
, Chris Megerian, Associated Press
, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
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January 20, 2025
Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions
News
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 20, 2025
Watch: Trump takes his oath of office as the 47th President of the United States
Business
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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January 15, 2025
From boot camp to real world success
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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January 9, 2025
AI-related executive order signed by Governor Reeves
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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January 8, 2025
Global venture capital firm gener8tor focuses on the Magnolia State
Culture
Culture
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Ben Smith
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January 20, 2025
The devil and the dog
Culture
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Robert St. John
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January 20, 2025
A king cake conversion
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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January 20, 2025
The sweetness of forgiveness
Opinion
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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January 17, 2025
House plan to eliminate income tax paints big vision, leaves big questions for Senate
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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January 15, 2025
Mississippi sporting a growing ability to recruit and land high-tech economic development prospects
Opinion
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Bill Crawford
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January 14, 2025
Path for taxpayer relief getting more clouded
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