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Sarah Ulmer
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April 4, 2019
Medicaid to increase monthly prescription drugs, yearly home health visits
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) will soon cover more prescription drugs per month and more home health visits per year for Medicaid beneficiaries, marking the second phase of the Medicaid EASE Initiative. First announced in December of last year, the Medicaid EASE Initiative – Enhancing Access to Services and Engagement – is a series…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 3, 2019
SALTER: Memoirs of Florence Mars, James Meredith offer insights into a troubled era in South
By: Sid Salter I have distinct memories of two memorable, inimitable figures from the civil rights era in Mississippi whose lives and experiences are featured in two books published by the University Press of Mississippi, the state’s academic book publishing press, that are now in bookstores or available at upress.state.ms.us. The first book is “Mississippi…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 1, 2019
Watkins & Eager Welcomes Former United States Congressman Gregg Harper
Watkins & Eager is pleased to announce that former United States Congressman Gregg Harper has joined the firm as a member in its Jackson office. “Gregg has represented Mississippi at the highest levels of government for a decade and brings a wealth of experience and relationships throughout Congress, the Administration, and around the State,” said James J.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 29, 2019
MDOT: More bridges added to closure list
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) on Thursday received an updated list of locally-owned bridges to be closed under Gov. Phil Bryant’s April 2018 emergency bridge closure proclamation. According to the most current list, the Office of State Aid Road Construction discovered an additional 27 deficient bridges needing immediate closure – bringing the current total…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 28, 2019
Op-Ed: The reality of human trafficking; A story not told
She deserved a chance. A chance at a life filled with more than pain. A chance to go to school. To make good grades. To be on the dance team or President of the Beta Club. To have a best friend who invited her to Friday night sleepovers where they talked about the cute boy…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 27, 2019
MDOT announces emergency bridge closures
Under the authority of Gov. Phil Bryant’s April 2018 emergency bridge closure proclamation, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) today was directed to begin immediately closing at least 34 local bridges. “If these bridges remain open, it will not only present a safety hazard to the traveling public but will also threaten $530 million in…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 27, 2019
Federal health plans extension good news for Mississippi
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Monday that they will allow insurance companies to continue to offer certain health plans that would have been phased out on January 1, 2020. These plans are often referred to as “grandmothered” plans, which do not meet all of the many mandates and restrictions in the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 27, 2019
SALTER: Warren’s 2019 political stop in Mississippi has few parallels to RFK’s 1967 Delta visit
By: Sid Salter The rather nondescript email from activist Marissa Barrow of the “Progressive Change Campaign Committee” arrived in my email inbox on March 18 with the subject line: “Elizabeth Warren parallels RFK’s 1967 tour of Mississippi Delta.” Upon opening the email, I was greeted with a series of comparative photographs – some color photos…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 25, 2019
OP-ED: Mississippi Voters Support Donor Privacy Bill on Governor’s Desk
A bill that would protect the personal privacy of individuals who donate to nonprofit charities awaits the signature of Gov. Phil Bryant this week. Authored by Rep. Jerry Turner and championed by Rep. Mark Baker, HB 1205 allows a nonprofit organization to defend itself in court if a rogue government agency or employee releases the nonprofit’s…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 21, 2019
Congressman Guest Welcomes Home Army National Guard
Yesterday, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) greeted troops of the 155th Brigade Combat Team of the Mississippi Army National Guard as they returned home to Mississippi. These troops were deployed for eight months to Kuwait and other locations in the Middle East. “I was honored to greet these men and women as they returned home after…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 20, 2019
SALTER: Wicker’s politically unpopular vote to maintain separation of powers was the right one
By: Sid Salter The social media hysteria, threats of political retribution, and withering criticism of Mississippi senior U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker’s vote in favor of a resolution of disapproval for President Donald Trump’s Feb. 15 national emergency declaration aside, Wicker’s vote was the right one. As Wicker and the other 11 Republican senators who voted…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2019
March 14 Proclaimed as Agriculture Day in State of Mississippi
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson was joined by Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick, Mississippi Senate Agriculture Chairman Billy Hudson and Mississippi House of Representatives Agriculture Chairman Bill Pigott as Governor Phil Bryant signed a proclamation declaring March 14, 2019, as Agriculture Day in the State of Mississippi. “I appreciate Governor Bryant…
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Daniel Tyson
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March 6, 2025
House rolls the dice again on mobile sports betting, amending two Senate bills
News
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Frank Corder
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March 6, 2025
SBA to require citizenship verification, will relocate offices “out of sanctuary cities”
News
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Daniel Tyson
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March 6, 2025
Senate reduces indigent counsel fee increases proposed by House
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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March 4, 2025
Fabricators Supply expanding in West Point, adding 15 jobs
Business
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Frank Corder
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March 3, 2025
ABB doubling size of its Senatobia facility with $40 million investment
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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March 2, 2025
SBA rolls out new loan program
Culture
Culture
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Ben Smith
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March 6, 2025
How knot to lose your next fish
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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March 6, 2025
Reflecting on light
Culture
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Jim Beaugez
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March 5, 2025
Mississippi Blues artist Brian Ballou makes his mark
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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March 5, 2025
Bird flu a dire concern to Mississippi’s almost $4 billion top agricultural commodity
Opinion
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James McHale
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March 4, 2025
Maximizing Mississippi’s higher ed ROI requires better data and inclusive financial aid
Opinion
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Charlie Bufalino
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February 28, 2025
Charter schools in Mississippi are working: Let’s give more families the opportunity
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