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Sarah Ulmer
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March 13, 2019
Global engineering company Weir Group increases investment in Newton, expanding production and adding 150 additional highly skilled jobs
Scotland-based mining equipment manufacturer The Weir Group is investing an additional $15 million in its Newton manufacturing facility as part of a total $50-million plan supporting an additional 150 jobs at the plant. When the investment plan is complete, employment will increase to more than 400 workers, a 60 percent increase from 2016. “Mississippi is…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 13, 2019
A dispute between one lawmaker and DPS raises questions on ‘what is public record?’
DPS spends $18,000 and counting to fight $200 ethics fine over records flap with lawmaker The disagreement began when Representative Joel Bomgar sent an email to Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director John Dowdy with questions and observations on drug dealers “fighting over turf,” the economics of the drug trade, and whether prison hurts or helps…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 13, 2019
SATLER: Will Baker, Fitch or Taggart become state’s first GOP attorney general since 1878?
By: Sid Salter The 2019 Mississippi Republican primary for attorney general will pit three veteran GOP politicians against each other for the right to become Mississippi’s first GOP attorney general since George Emrick Harris in 1878. The Republican winner will face Democrat candidate U.S. Army Col. Jennifer Riley Collins (Ret.), a decorated military intelligence officer…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 12, 2019
KOHLER Engines increasing its footprint in Hattiesburg
KOHLER Engines, a leading manufacturer of industrial gasoline and diesel engines, is growing its manufacturing operations in Hattiesburg, Miss. The company is making a significant investment in Hattiesburg and anticipates creating 250 full-time jobs. “The name KOHLER is synonymous with quality. The company is known around the world for its high-quality products, so it makes…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 6, 2019
SALTER: GOP secretary of state primary may raise some interesting election law issues
By: Sid Salter One of the more interesting political eleventh-hour developments as the 2019 March 1 qualifying deadline approached came in the Mississippi Secretary of State’s race with the surprising entry of incumbent Republican Southern District Public Service Commissioner Sam Britton into that GOP primary against incumbent Gulf Coast State Sen. Michael Watson. As soon…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 5, 2019
ABB expanding in Senatobia, creating 50 new jobs and fulfilling 150 previously announced jobs
Global manufacturing technology leader ABB is expanding its advanced manufacturing operations in Senatobia. The project is a $36 million corporate investment and will create 50 new jobs. The expansion also will enable the company to fill 150 of the remaining 300 jobs announced in 2016. “ABB’s decision to expand in Senatobia just more than two…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 28, 2019
OPINION: Higher cigarette tax means a stronger workforce
By: Tina Lakey Mississippi is our home. For me, it is where I grew up and reared a family. It’s also where I have worked to improve the business climate for 40+ years. When given the chance to help ensure my family and our community are happy and healthy in a Mississippi where we are…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 27, 2019
SALTER: Ocasio-Cortez, the Green New Deal, and the price of gas in Coffeeville and Tylertown
Newly-minted New York Democratic Party U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America – thinks the policies of the Democratic Party aren’t progressive enough and that the party needs to move farther to the left. To that end, Ocasio-Cortez (or AOC as she is popularly known) is a leading…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 25, 2019
VIDEO: Vice-Chair of Lottery Corporation says lottery games will be played in 2019
The 2018 Special Session brought about the passage of three major bills, one of which being the Lottery Bill, SB 2001. This created the Mississippi Lottery Corporation whose members were appointed by Governor Phil Bryant. The members include Dr. Cass Pennington, Philip A. Chamblee, Dr. Mike McGrevey, Kimberly LaRosa, and Gerard Gibert serving as Vice-Chairman. The…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 20, 2019
SALTER: Waller’s entry into 2019 governor’s race reshuffles the political deck- perhaps
By: Sid Salter As noted last fall in a previous column, the 2003 election cycle saw Mississippi voters make some interesting choices in terms of the 2019 election cycle in our state. In that 2003 general election, Republican Haley Barbour unseated incumbent Gov. Musgrove by taking 52.6 percent of the vote (470,404) to 45.8 percent…
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Courtney Ingle
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February 19, 2019
Mississippi Top 50 inducts Phil Bryant & Robert Clark to Hall of Fame
Governor Phil Bryant and Speaker Pro Tempore Robert Clark, Jr. were inducted into Mississippi Top 50 Hall of Fame Monday night in front of a capacity crowd at the Old Capitol Inn in Jackson. The 2019 Mississippi Top 50 Award Recipients were also recognized. Mississippi Top 50 is an annual list of the people who are judged…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 14, 2019
Federal court orders redistricting of MS Senate District 22 after lawsuit from failed candidate
Federal District Judge Carlton Reeves issued an order today declaring that the districts lines of State Senate District 22 violate Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act. Judge Reeves’s decision comes nearly seven years after Mississippi adopted it’s redistricting plan pursuant to the 2010 census in 2012. “The districting plan in Mississippi’s State Senate…
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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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