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November 6, 2019
TAGGART: Back to the Future
By: Andy Taggart A couple of weeks ago, in a piece entitled “Votes Matter,” we looked at the history of Mississippi’s last forty years of governor’s elections, and tried to draw some conclusions about what might happen in the race between Tate Reeves and Jim Hood. I suggested in that column that if voter turnout…
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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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Jeremy Pittari
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December 15, 2025
Lawmakers see financial literacy as a growing need in Mississippi’s colleges and universities
News
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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December 15, 2025
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
Business
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
Business
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
Business
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
Culture
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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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December 15, 2025
The law of love
Culture
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Matt Friedeman
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December 14, 2025
Charles Wesley and Christmas
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
Opinion
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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