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November 23, 2022
SALTER: McConnell’s GOP Senate leadership defense recalls 1996 all-Mississippi battle
**Submission by Sid Salter** The predicted Republican “red wave” was in reality less impressive, but it did give the GOP narrow control of the House while the outcome of the Georgia U.S. Senate race will determine whether the Democrats merely held serve on their narrow control of the Senate or slightly improved their situation. The…
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Frank Corder
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November 22, 2022
Biden extends Student Loan repayment pause once again
The White House hopes the six-month extension allows time for the courts to work out the Administration’s debt cancellation plan. Today, the U.S. Department of Education at the direction of President Joe Biden announced yet another extension of the pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections. The White House says the extension will alleviate…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 22, 2022
MDOT looks closer at Fannye Cook Natural Area in Rankin County
MDOT officials made a visit to the area which is being created as the largest urban natural area in the state. On Thursday, November 10, staff from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), were given a tour of the Fannye Cook Natural Area/Pearl River Basin Mitigation Bank in Rankin…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 22, 2022
Hearing presents possible solutions to financial crisis in Mississippi hospitals
State Health Officer estimates that 38 out of Mississippi’s 111 hospitals are at risk of closing in the near term. On Tuesday, the Mississippi Senate held a Public Health and Welfare Committee meeting with the goal of looking into possible solutions to address the financial crisis being felt by hospitals in the state. The meeting…
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2022
Taylor named new Mississippi State Superintendent
The Deputy State Superintendent from North Carolina is a graduate of USM. He’ll take over in January 2023. The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) held a special-called meeting on Monday for the stated purpose of interviewing the finalists for the position of State Superintendent. However, the board finalized their search for a new State…
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 21, 2022
Second Hinds County Election Commission co-conspirator pleads guilty
A $216,227.28 demand letter was issued to Cedric Cornelius when he was arrested. Today State Auditor Shad White announced that Cedric Cornelius has pleaded guilty to 3 counts of Fraudulent Writing to Defraud the Government, 2 counts of False Statements, 1 count of Conspiracy, and 1 count of Bribery of a Public Official in connection…
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Anne Summerhays
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November 21, 2022
Mississippi Department of Human Services releases five-year strategic plan
MDHS will implement measurable goals that enhance, streamline eligibility services to help Mississippians move decisively towards self-sufficiency. On Monday, the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) released a new strategic plan that has been in development since early 2022. This plan will guide the work of the agency over the next five years beginning in…
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Anne Summerhays
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November 18, 2022
MDOT projects increased to record high
A total of just over $964 million in projects was approved in Fiscal Year 2022. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), thanks to an increase in funding and an agency-wide focus on efficiency, the number of projects that were approved to begin construction reached an all-time high in the past fiscal year. A…
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Anne Summerhays
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November 18, 2022
Wicker, colleagues move to cut “toxic” programs at the Pentagon
Lawmakers introduce legislation to eliminate the position of CDO, prohibit federal funds from being used to establish any similar DEI office. U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined his congressional colleagues in introducing the “Restoring Military Focus Act,” which would cut resources for “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives at the Department of Defense. U.S. Representative Chip…
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Guest Editorial
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November 18, 2022
RICE: The New Fight to Protect the Right to Life in Mississippi
Submitted by Aaron Rice “It’s time to finish the job and put an end to judicially-imposed, elective abortion policy in the state that took down Roe,” writes MJI’s Rice. Did you know that in Mississippi – the state that led the charge to overturn Roe v. Wade – elective abortions are both illegal and a…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 18, 2022
AG Fitch joins coalition challenging new rule providing abortions to VA facilities
The coalition argues that the rule could potentially defy state’s with laws against abortions after the Dobbs ruling. A coalition of 15 Attorneys General, led by Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, wrote Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough to challenge a new rule providing access to abortions and abortion counseling at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 17, 2022
Passenger rail service on Mississippi Coast one step closer to reality
The rail service was halted in 2005 due to damage from Hurricane Katrina. Efforts to reinstate it have slowed over the years despite strong federal support. A recent letter from the CEO’s of Amtrack, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and the Alabama State Port Authority to the Surface Transportation Board is giving renewed positivity to the…
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
News
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 23, 2026
Suicide rates in Mississippi, U.S. have risen. Awareness is key to prevention, researchers say
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Frank Corder
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September 23, 2026
Senator Wicker unhappy with President Trump’s “lavish welcome” of China’s Xi Jinping to U.S.
Business
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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September 18, 2026
Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment
Business
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Frank Corder
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September 15, 2026
Hitachi Energy brings largest U.S. investment to date to Mississippi
Business
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Frank Corder
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September 10, 2026
General Atomics announced second expansion this year, bringing 125 more jobs to Shannon
Culture
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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September 23, 2026
No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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September 23, 2026
Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 23, 2026
Discord and division
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
Opinion
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
Opinion
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Lesley Davis
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September 21, 2026
The war on women’s spaces has reached the sorority house
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