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Sarah Ulmer
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September 25, 2018
Automotive Service Equipment Manufacturer Hunter Engineering Growing in Durant, Miss., Creating 60 Jobs
Automotive service equipment manufacturer Hunter Engineering is expanding operations in Durant, Miss. The project is an $8 million corporate investment and creates 60 jobs. “Hunter Engineering’s expansion in Holmes County and creation of so many new jobs is a strong indicator that the efforts of our state, regional and local leaders to maintain a strong…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 25, 2018
Early results of legalized sports betting in Mississippi are positive
The legalization of sports betting in Mississippi seems to be moving in a positive direction. It all started in New Jersey, when the state won it’s case to allow sports betting. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down PASPA, that prohibits single-game wagering, was ruled unconstitutional. Since that decision in May of 2018, Mississippi’s former legislation for…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 21, 2018
OPINION: Time Is Right to Bridge the Digital Divide in Mississippi
By: Mike McCormick, Mississippi Farm Bureau President Rural broadband is a critical pathway to global markets for agriculture and other industries. Farmers and ranchers depend on broadband, just as they do highways, railways and waterways, to ship food, fuel, and fiber across the country and around the world. From a broader perspective, rural communities need…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 21, 2018
OPINION: Choice Produces Better Student Outcomes Than Tight Government Regulations
The first public charter school opened in Mississippi more than two decades after our nation’s first charter school welcomed students in Minnesota. Today, five years after state legislators finally allowed charter schools to operate in our state, it is safe to say that charter approvals continue at the same snail’s pace. By: Brett Kittredge Director…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 19, 2018
SALTER: McDaniel’s ‘Morning Joe’ comments missed the point of our state’s fiscal realities
By: Sid Salter The so-called “jungle primary” to choose a successor to retired Republican Mississippi U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran took a truly strange turn in downtown Oxford last week. That Nov. 6 U.S. Senate special election race pits appointed Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Brookhaven against former Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Espy of Madison,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 18, 2018
From budget requests to protestors, all in the September Joint Legislative Budget Committee Hearings
State departments appeared before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee Monday in Jackson to make their budget requests for the Fiscal Year 2020. Public Employees’ Retirement System: Public Employees’ Retirement System, PERS, asked for $19.6 million, a change of just over $45k. PERS currently represents 324,000 public employees and according to new director, Ray Higgins, the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 13, 2018
VIDEO: Commissioner says MDOC has nothing to hide in regards to August inmate deaths
Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Pelicia Hall sat down with Y’all Politics to address rumors that the current death count of incarcerated individuals is somehow a result of neglect by MDOC. As of September 11, 2018, 59 deaths had been reported of inmates incarcerated by MDOC this year. In August alone 16 deaths were reported.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 12, 2018
SALTER: Despite Will’s prognostications, electoral math remains difficult for Espy in Senate race
By: Sid Salter Conservative newspaper columnist George Will is a magnificent political observer and a marvelous writer. Whether it’s politics or baseball, Will’s stuff is a reliably good read. A Will column earlier this month on Democrat Mike Espy’s current run for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi was mostly spot on. Espy is a tested,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 6, 2018
Empower Mississippi Names Donor Relations Manager
Empower Mississippi President Grant Callen announced today that Ellery Jones has been named Donor Relations Manager. “We are pleased to welcome Ellery to our team,” said Callen. “With a strong background in donor relations and fundraising, she brings a wealth of knowledge to this position making her the ideal choice to connect with our investors…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 6, 2018
OPINION: The Constitution Made America Great. Too Many Laws, Overzealous Politicians Threaten It.
By: Aaron Rice, Director of the Mississippi Justice Institute. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in hot water after saying that America “was never that great.” Cuomo is furiously trying to walk back this remark because all reasonable Americans understand that our country, while still struggling to live up to its ideals, has always been…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 5, 2018
SALTER: Remember State Rep. Alyce Clarke’s persistence, grit when state lottery finally begins
By: Sid Salter The word out of Jackson is now that Gov. Phil Bryant has signed the Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Act into law, it will take about a year to get the lottery up and running. When that transpires, Mississippians who want to play the lottery and those non-gamblers who will merely benefit…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 4, 2018
OPINION: Good On Tiger Woods For Refusing To Tee Up Political Controversy
Tiger Woods is taking heat from the media for just wanting to play golf and not taking their bait. By: Jon Pritchett, President and CEO of Mississippi Center for Public Policy. USA Today columnist Christine Brennan was highly critical of Tiger Woods earlier this week for his refusal to weigh in on the politics of the…
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Frank Corder
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March 5, 2025
Mississippi shipbuilders ready to work with Trump’s new White House office of shipbuilding
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Daniel Tyson
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March 5, 2025
Legislation to outlaw squatting moves forward in Senate
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Gene Johnson, Associated Press
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March 5, 2025
The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
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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
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Jim Beaugez
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March 5, 2025
Mississippi Blues artist Brian Ballou makes his mark
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C.H. Spurgeon
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March 5, 2025
Grow in grace and knowledge
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Meredith Biesinger
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March 4, 2025
Hattiesburg Pocket Museum: Mississippi’s tiniest museum
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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
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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
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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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