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February 3, 2017
Sen. Cochran cosponsors bill to expand agriculture exports to Cuba
RELEASE COCHRAN COSPONSORS BILL TO EXPAND AG EXPORTS TO CUBA Bipartisan Bill Would Lift Private Financing Restrictions on U.S. Agriculture Exports to Cuba WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today threw his support behind a new effort to help create more export opportunities to Mississippi famers by lifting a U.S. restriction on private…
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February 3, 2017
Bill removing civil service protection from state employees passes MS House #msleg
State workers may lose civil service protection The House narrowly passed a bill Thursday that would remove most state employees from civil service protection for three years, allowing agency heads to more easily fire them or shift their positions to save money as the state budget crunch persists. “We just got January numbers,” said House…
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February 3, 2017
MS Senate passes bill to expand “go cup” zones
Senate OKs ‘go cup’ expansion for Livingston, others Lawmakers are giving municipalities not included in Mississippi’s “go cup” law a second shot. Thursday the Senate passed a bill that would allow “go cup” zones to be established in Madison County’s the Town of Livingston, along with other locations. According to the legislation, Madison County supervisors…
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February 3, 2017
McCrory sentencing pushed back a day in MDOC case
Sentencing put off for Brandon man in prison bribery case After a daylong hearing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate put off sentencing for Cecil McCrory until Friday. WJTV 2/2/17
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February 3, 2017
MS House holds internet sales tax bill on motion to reconsider
Internet sales tax bill now in limbo The Mississippi House could be on track to reverse itself and eventually kill a proposed Internet sales tax. House Bill 480 passed the House Wednesday, despite opposition. The bill would enforce sales tax collections for items sold over the internet, and would earmark the money for road and…
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February 3, 2017
Southern Transportation Commissioner Tom King says MDOT facing a funding crisis
MDOT commissioner calls lack of funding a ‘crisis’ The Mississippi Department of Transportation is facing a funding “crisis” with public safety at stake. That was the message delivered Thursday morning by Southern District Transportation Commissioner Tom King. He laid out his concerns at a news conference in Hattiesburg. King talked about the lack of money…
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February 3, 2017
Wicker, Manchin Lead Bipartisan Call to Expand Mobile Network in Rural America
RELEASE Senators Renew Efforts to Close the Rural Broadband Gap Wicker, Manchin Lead Bipartisan Call to Expand Mobile Network in Rural America WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., today sent a letter to the new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai asking him to prioritize mobile broadband deployment…
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February 2, 2017
BEN WILLIAMS: Mississippi’s prescient governor @PhilBryantMS #msleg
BEN WILLIAMS: Mississippi’s prescient governor At a time when pundits were drooling over free money, the former State Auditor questioned the hype. In 2012, Medicaid was already 23.4 percent of Mississippi’s budget. In his 2013 State of the State address, Bryant proposed that instead “of assuming enormous costs that we cannot afford, I would suggest…
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February 2, 2017
Tax Foundation awards Lt. Gov. Reeves, Speaker Gunn with 2016 Outstanding Achievement in Tax Reform
RELEASE 2016 Outstanding Achievement in State Tax Reform Each year, the Tax Foundation honors state legislators, governors, and other individuals with our Outstanding Achievement in State Tax Reform award. As the name suggests, the honoree’s accomplishments must (1) be outstanding, (2) be an achievement (not merely a proposal) during 2016, and (3) reform taxes to…
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February 2, 2017
PERRY: Put some blame on former Gov. Bilbo when you pay 7% on Amazon purchases
BRIAN PERRY/Amazon collects ‘use tax’ When you pay 7 percent more on your Amazon purchases, put some of the blame on Governor Theodore G. Bilbo. At Bilbo’s urging, the Mississippi legislature passed what some consider the nation’s first general sales tax in 1930. Bilbo encouraged the tax; vetoed revenue bills without the tax; and then…
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February 2, 2017
Sen. Wicker Urges Senate Approval of EPA nominee Scott Pruitt
RELEASE Wicker Urges Senate Approval of Scott Pruitt Senate Dems Boycott Committee Vote on POTUS Nominee for EPA Administrator WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today expressed his disapproval with Senate Democrats’ action to boycott President Trump’s nomination of Scott Pruitt for Environmental…
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February 2, 2017
Sen. Wicker Discusses Net Neutrality, Broadband Expansion
Wicker Discusses Net Neutrality, Broadband Expansion WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today questioned a panel of experts during a committee hearing focused on ways to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens. Wicker specifically asked questions about the Federal Communications Commission’s onerous net neutrality rules,…
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Governor calls lawmakers into special session to address state’s youth courts
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
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July 14, 2026
Supreme Court justices tell Congress their safety is at risk and more must be spent on security
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Watson’s campaign for Lt. Governor built on relationships, not shying away from tough conversations
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Aluminum Dynamics investing another $200 million in Lowndes County
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Frank Corder
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July 8, 2026
Mississippi-based UniTek Global Services acquires Concurrent Utility Services
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Frank Corder
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July 7, 2026
Hood Industries closing Wiggins mill after 56 years
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Meredith Biesinger
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July 14, 2026
A little bit of wonderland in Hattiesburg: The story of Ross Mansion
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Alistair Begg
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July 14, 2026
You shall be clean
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Alistair Begg
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July 13, 2026
A pleasing sacrifice
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Kelley Williams
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July 13, 2026
Black Swans and Mudberg
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Robert St. John
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July 13, 2026
The least valuable customer in Nevada
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Roger Wicker
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July 10, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court protects gun owners, women’s sports
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