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June 20, 2016
@GeoffPender: Special session a definite probably
Pender: Special session a definite probably n the year’s I’ve watched the sausage factory, I don’t believe the budget has ever truly been balanced — except maybe for a brief moment at the beginning of each regular legislative session, when lawmakers pass “deficit appropriations” to cover the bad checks they kited the year before. Legislative…
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June 20, 2016
@GregSnowden: Justice rebooted in Mississippi
Greg Snowden: Justice rebooted in Mississippi It is a fact that 95 percent of people who enter prison ultimately will leave and return to their local communities. Acknowledging this, SRCA offers incentives to individuals to successfully complete education, vocational, mental health and drug addiction programs that will reduce their likelihood of going back to a…
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June 20, 2016
AG Hood’s election investigation questioned
Bishop: AG investigation unwarranted in election challenge Attorney General Jim Hood injecting his criminal investigation unit into the District 4 election challenge is improper, David Bishop, who was seated as supervisor in January, said in response to a motion by Hood to seize and inspect the ballot boxes. Bishop also responded to a motion by…
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June 20, 2016
Gov. Bryant exploring options to address budget shortfall
Bryant studies options for budget shortfall Sources estimate the state will end the fiscal year on June 30 with a shortfall of between $60 million and $75 million in a budget of about $6.34 billion. That shortfall has many surmising that Gov. Phil Bryant will have to call a special session in the coming days…
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June 20, 2016
Mississippi tobacco lawsuit trust fund propping up state budget
What happened to Mississippi’s tobacco lawsuit money? The budget summary from the 2016 legislative session shows the fund will have a zero balance on July 1. The state will receive about $116 million for its annual settlement payment in the next few months, but that money won’t be invested for the future. Instead, it will…
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June 20, 2016
MS Dem chair Cole calls Cong. Kelly a “loyal back-bench foot soldier” for Donald Trump’s GOP
Kelly wraps up his first year in Congress Thompson, the dean of Mississippi’s House delegation, welcomes the gesture. It’s the only regular meeting he has with a Republican in his delegation. “He’s the one who reached out,’’ Trey Baker, a spokesman for Thompson, said of Kelly…. …Rep. Gregg Harper, his 3rd District Republican colleague, called…
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June 20, 2016
State attorneys: HB1523 doesn’t bar LGBT from marriage, protects exercise of religious beliefs
Mississippi attorneys: LGBT law protects religious rights “HB 1523 does not bar plaintiffs from getting married, exercising any right associated with marriage, or holding or living by whatever moral or religious beliefs they see fit,” the state attorneys wrote. “By its terms, HB 1523 is an accommodation law intended to convey the strongest protection for…
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June 19, 2016
Two court hearings may set path for Mississippi’s “Religious Freedom” law #hb1523 #msleg
Two court hearings may set path for Mississippi’s “Religious Freedom” law U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves will hear oral arguments Monday in Jackson on reopening a 2014 lawsuit that overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Thursday and Friday, Reeves will consider a separate lawsuit filed June 10 challenging the “Religious Freedom” bill. The Campaign…
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June 17, 2016
@MSTODAYNEWS goes into full media defense mode for @MSDeptEd on contract dust up #msleg
Wright: No duplication in contract work The Education Department also contracted with Elton Stokes, who’s currently listed as an administrator in the Montgomery County School District in Maryland where Wright worked as an associate superintendent before coming to Mississippi. According to meeting minutes from January of last year, the board voted unanimously during executive session…
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June 17, 2016
Cochran says Mississippi water quality needs addressed in Senate Appropriations bill
RELEASE: MISSISSIPPI WATER QUALITY NEEDS ADDRESSED IN SENATE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, COCHRAN REPORTS Senate FY2017 Interior Appropriations Bill Approved by Cochran-led Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today reported that Mississippi should benefit from legislation that would focus Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions on assisting state and…
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June 17, 2016
MSSC challenger Griffis draws support from Gov. Bryant, Lt. Gov. Reeves
State high court race takes political tone Challenger Court of Appeals Judge Kenneth “Kenny” Griffis, in his attempt to unseat state Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens, has raised more than $176,000 so far compared to Kitchens’ $108,000 in what is expected to be a highly watched contest. Of the $176,571 collected by Griffis’ campaign, $31,043…
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June 17, 2016
Oktibbeha Circuit Clerk, former state senator and Parole Board chair, arrested for trespassing
Oktibbeha Circuit Clerk arrested The Oktibbeha County Circuit Clerk was arrested Friday morning. Glenn Hamilton, 60, was arrested and charged with trespassing, according to jail records…. …A former state senator, Hamilton was appointed as chairman of the Mississippi Parole Board by former Gov. Haley Barbour in 2004. He served until 2008. Hamilton was elected as…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 6, 2025
State funding for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning down from previous year
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
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Daniel Tyson
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June 6, 2025
Legal fight over control of Jackson airport continues
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 6, 2025
Take a Dip this Summer: Your guide to Mississippi’s best water parks
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 6, 2025
Have I betrayed Him?
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Ben Smith
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June 5, 2025
Love God, love family, and shoot ducks
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Russ Latino
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June 6, 2025
Make America Boring Again
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Sid Salter
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June 4, 2025
Bo Robinson, appointed to PSC after jarring corruption scandals, dies at age 90
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Kimberly Ross
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June 3, 2025
The American epidemic of loneliness
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