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Sarah Ulmer
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September 27, 2018
Mississippi ranks in Top 10 States for Doing Business
According to Area Development, an online magazine forum, Mississippi and many other Southern states like Georgia, Texas and Alabama. One common denominator among all of the top states is they have aggressive utility economic development programs, such as TVA, FPL, the SC Power Team, and Georgia Power. This is important as these states have resources other…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 26, 2018
SALTER: Tweets, posts and video: How much does social media impact election outcomes?
By: Sid Salter In the old days, a long drive on a state highway through stretches of rural Mississippi were a reasonably reliable barometer of the voter support or at the very least the fiscal health of a statewide campaign. All one had to do was count the billboards and yard signs. Billboards covering a…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 25, 2018
BREAKING – Trump’s rescheduled rally for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith next Tuesday 10/2 in Desoto County
President Trump has rescheduled his rally event to endorse Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for Tuesday, October 2. This time, in Desoto County. “I am honored that the President was able to reschedule his visit to Mississippi to show his support for our state and to campaign on my behalf,” Sen. Hyde-Smith said. “It has been a…
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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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Frank Corder
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May 23, 2025
Special session called for next week as House, Senate reach budget agreement
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Frank Corder
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May 23, 2025
President Trump approves Mississippi’s request for assistance for March storms
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Daniel Tyson
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May 23, 2025
Mississippi pauses to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice this Memorial Day
Business
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
Business
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Frank Corder
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May 15, 2025
HH2 relocating Kentucky distribution center to Blue Mountain, Mississippi
Culture
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Ben Smith
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May 23, 2025
Leaves of three, let it be
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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May 23, 2025
Walter Anderson Museum of Art opens The Traveler, a new contemporary art experience and cafe
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 23, 2025
For the unbeliever
Opinion
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Chip Pickering
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May 21, 2025
AI’s full business potential will be stifled by state regulations: Why a federal AI strategy is needed
Opinion
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Jeff Hale
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May 21, 2025
Where energy innovation meets emergency readiness
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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May 19, 2025
The boys are not alright
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