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Sarah Ulmer
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April 17, 2019
Workforce development gaining traction among business leaders and lawmakers
When it comes to workforce development, the state of Mississippi is utilizing multiple resources in order to create a more transparent and coordinated program for individuals who want to enter the workforce. Just this year, two workforce development summits have been hosted by top Mississippi officials. In January, Governor Phil Bryant hosted over 600 businesses…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 10, 2019
SALTER: Immigration: “Country’s full” but U.S. farm, construction labor shortages persist
By: Sid Salter During a briefing on immigration and border security in Calexico, Calif., last week, President Donald Trump held fast to his steady contention that the U.S. immigration system was overburdened as he continued to push for a Southern border wall and tighter security to combat illegal border crossings. “There is indeed an emergency…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 9, 2019
Mississippi Goes Purple for Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Marsy’s Law for MS is working to bring more attention to the rights of crime victims The Office for Victims of Crime, an agency within the Department of Justice, has declared April 7-13 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW). This year NCVRW celebrates the progress made by those before us as we look to a…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 4, 2019
Medicaid to increase monthly prescription drugs, yearly home health visits
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) will soon cover more prescription drugs per month and more home health visits per year for Medicaid beneficiaries, marking the second phase of the Medicaid EASE Initiative. First announced in December of last year, the Medicaid EASE Initiative – Enhancing Access to Services and Engagement – is a series…
Culture
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 3, 2019
SALTER: Memoirs of Florence Mars, James Meredith offer insights into a troubled era in South
By: Sid Salter I have distinct memories of two memorable, inimitable figures from the civil rights era in Mississippi whose lives and experiences are featured in two books published by the University Press of Mississippi, the state’s academic book publishing press, that are now in bookstores or available at upress.state.ms.us. The first book is “Mississippi…
Culture
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 1, 2019
Watkins & Eager Welcomes Former United States Congressman Gregg Harper
Watkins & Eager is pleased to announce that former United States Congressman Gregg Harper has joined the firm as a member in its Jackson office. “Gregg has represented Mississippi at the highest levels of government for a decade and brings a wealth of experience and relationships throughout Congress, the Administration, and around the State,” said James J.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 29, 2019
MDOT: More bridges added to closure list
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) on Thursday received an updated list of locally-owned bridges to be closed under Gov. Phil Bryant’s April 2018 emergency bridge closure proclamation. According to the most current list, the Office of State Aid Road Construction discovered an additional 27 deficient bridges needing immediate closure – bringing the current total…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 28, 2019
Op-Ed: The reality of human trafficking; A story not told
She deserved a chance. A chance at a life filled with more than pain. A chance to go to school. To make good grades. To be on the dance team or President of the Beta Club. To have a best friend who invited her to Friday night sleepovers where they talked about the cute boy…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 27, 2019
MDOT announces emergency bridge closures
Under the authority of Gov. Phil Bryant’s April 2018 emergency bridge closure proclamation, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) today was directed to begin immediately closing at least 34 local bridges. “If these bridges remain open, it will not only present a safety hazard to the traveling public but will also threaten $530 million in…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 27, 2019
Federal health plans extension good news for Mississippi
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Monday that they will allow insurance companies to continue to offer certain health plans that would have been phased out on January 1, 2020. These plans are often referred to as “grandmothered” plans, which do not meet all of the many mandates and restrictions in the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 27, 2019
SALTER: Warren’s 2019 political stop in Mississippi has few parallels to RFK’s 1967 Delta visit
By: Sid Salter The rather nondescript email from activist Marissa Barrow of the “Progressive Change Campaign Committee” arrived in my email inbox on March 18 with the subject line: “Elizabeth Warren parallels RFK’s 1967 tour of Mississippi Delta.” Upon opening the email, I was greeted with a series of comparative photographs – some color photos…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 25, 2019
OP-ED: Mississippi Voters Support Donor Privacy Bill on Governor’s Desk
A bill that would protect the personal privacy of individuals who donate to nonprofit charities awaits the signature of Gov. Phil Bryant this week. Authored by Rep. Jerry Turner and championed by Rep. Mark Baker, HB 1205 allows a nonprofit organization to defend itself in court if a rogue government agency or employee releases the nonprofit’s…
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 24, 2026
Mississippi welcomes a record number of visitors that spent $12.4 billion
News
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
Crump releases Mississippi State Medical Examiner autopsy report for Wells
News
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Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
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September 24, 2026
Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
England-based SubSea Craft expanding operations, locating U.S. facility on Mississippi Coast
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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September 18, 2026
Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 24, 2026
The meaning of the Cross
Culture
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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September 23, 2026
No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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September 23, 2026
Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
Opinion
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
Opinion
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Lesley Davis
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September 21, 2026
The war on women’s spaces has reached the sorority house
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