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Sarah Ulmer
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November 6, 2019
SALTER: Elections wreak havoc with sensible discussions of education spending, quality
By: Sid Salter After many months of speeches, political ads, TV & radio commercials and social media propaganda, trying to have a serious discussion of education funding in Mississippi is in great measure a fool’s errand and an errand that is dependent on one’s world view. With all that posturing and number-tossing, did we really…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 30, 2019
AFP targets corporate cronyism for Halloween
Americans for Prosperity today presented each member of Congress with a Halloween treat, a horror movie poster urging them to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the renewal of the so-called “tax extenders.” As part of the multimillion-dollar effort to Unrig the Economy and level the playing field for every American to succeed,…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 30, 2019
SALTER: After general election, Gunn likely to lead a resurgence of the Mississippi House
By: Sid Salter It was back in April of this year at a Stennis Institute of Government’s Capitol Press Corps luncheon and the topic was finance proposals for the state’s neglected roads and bridges. At the press luncheon, Gunn touted a House proposal commonly referred to as a “tax swap” that would have broadly paired…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 28, 2019
VP Mike Pence to hold GOTV rally on 11/4 for Tate Reeves on the Coast
Monday morning the Reeves campaign announced that Vice President Mike Pence will appear at a rally for the Gubernatorial Candidate on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “I am honored to host Vice President Mike Pence the day before this important election,” said Lt. Governor Tate Reeves. “He is a great leader and man of faith. Mississippi…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 24, 2019
Federal Agency Confirms that Pearl River Flood Control Project Will Not Jeopardize Species within Project Area
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) today issued a report stating that the proposed Pearl River flood control project in Jackson, Mississippi would not jeopardize threatened species or critical habitats within and around the project area. “This report confirms what we have long believed based on our own environmental studies,” said Robert Graham, Hinds…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 22, 2019
The Mississippi Powerball® and Mega Millions® Starting January 30
Mark your calendars, Mississippians, for January 30. Powerball® and Mega Millions® will both be available for purchase in Mississippi on that date. “Mississippians will no longer have to cross into neighboring states to participate in these drawing-style games,” said Tom Shaheen, president of the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC). “They will soon have the opportunity for…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 9, 2019
SALTER: Federal lawsuit challenging state constitution makes tight governor’s race even tighter
By: Sid Salter In a recent column, I wrote about the major time in Mississippi history that an obscure Mississippi constitutional relic from the days of “Jim Crow” laws came to electoral fruition in deciding a statewide election. It was 20 years ago in 1999 when Democrat Ronnie Musgrove – then the incumbent lieutenant governor…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 2, 2019
SALTER: Cruz’s opposition to Ozerden’s Fifth Circuit nomination is purely ‘purity’ politics
By: Sid Salter While most people aspire to the assurance that judges are first and foremost fair and unbiased in their rulings, President Donald Trump’s nomination of Southern District U.S. Federal Judge Halil Suleyman “Sul” Ozerden of Gulfport to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has evoked a far different response from some segments…
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Courtney Ingle
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September 27, 2019
Controversial Ole Miss professor with embattled tenure now leading Chancellor’s committee on academic freedom
Sociology Professor Dr. James Thomas, known for his combative statements regarding treatment of US Senators and Trump supporters being “modern day Hitlerjugend” on Twitter, is now leading the Chancellor’s standing Academic Freedom and Faculty Responsibility Committee at Ole Miss. Today I – Captain Twitter Fingers – was elected chair of the Chancellor's Standing Committee on…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 25, 2019
SALTER: The 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election may have echoes from the 1999 campaign
By: Sid Salter With just over six weeks to go before the 2019 general election in Mississippi, there are few Mississippians on either side of the partisan divide who don’t concede that the gubernatorial campaign is closer than any over the last 20 years. Democrat Jim Hood and Republican Tate Reeves, the marquee candidates, will…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 20, 2019
Could Jim Barksdale be the next Chancellor of Ole Miss?
Jim Barksdale has applied to be the next chancellor of the University of Mississippi. According to the Daily Mississippian and three other sources, Barksdale quietly applied for the position in which hearings will begin on October 2. The second round will commence in mid-October in which the Institutes for Higher Learning plans to have someone…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 18, 2019
SALTER: Accuracy of 2020 federal census will determine available federal dollars in Mississippi
By: Sid Salter We’ve spent most of the 2019 Mississippi general election cycle talking about the future of public healthcare and the state’s rural hospitals, the deteriorated condition of the state’s infrastructure system, and the needs of public education at all levels – with all three of those issues tied directly to the future of…
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Daniel Tyson
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July 3, 2025
Launch of Mississippi’s America250 Commission announced
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Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press
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July 3, 2025
The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
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Frank Corder
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July 3, 2025
Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court coming to address “very narrow, legal issue” in court-ordered legislative redistricting
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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June 27, 2025
Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties
Business
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
Business
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
Culture
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Richelle Putnam
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July 4, 2025
The timeless allure and bayou elegance of Gulf Hills Hotel and Resort
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 4, 2025
Follow Rahab’s example
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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July 3, 2025
The rise of downtown Amory: A Mississippi story of heart and grit
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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July 3, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court picks parents, religious freedom over woke education bureaucracy
Opinion
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Kelley Williams
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July 3, 2025
Why do utility monopolies exist?
Opinion
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Ashby Foote
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July 2, 2025
Is Iran poised for disruption?
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