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June 15, 2016
Drumbeat gets louder on cronyism at @MSDeptEd – @ClarionLedger picks up the trail
Wright’s former co-workers get $600,000 in contracts According to the state contract database and board meeting minutes, Porter, Stokes and related companies have had eight contracts with MDE since 2014 totaling $604,836. Three of the contracts were under $50,000 and did not require approval from the state education board. From 2003 to 2009, Wright was…
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June 15, 2016
MITCHELL: Lt. Gov. Reeves, legislators blamed for special funds sweep causing agency issues
CHARLIE MITCHELL: Legislature doesn’t quite deliver a goat, but it’s close Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves says it’s Obama’s fault, but state agency chiefs are pointing a disappointed finger at Reeves and legislators. For what? The Great Scrape of 2016. “It’s going to take at least a decade to fix this,” said Mike Chaney, insurance commissioner…
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June 15, 2016
AG Hood issues opinion on special funds bill, says agencies should continue administering funds
AG: Budget change won’t create as much revenue as thought Those funds from the Budget Transparency and Simplification Act are a linchpin for the budget. If the funds do not produce as much money as originally thought, it could further complicate the quickly approaching new budget year. Various state agencies, such as Mental Health and…
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June 15, 2016
Southern Baptist Convention votes to ask Christians to discontinue use of Confederate flag #msflag
Southern Baptists oppose Confederate flag The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday urged Christians to stop displaying the Confederate battle flag, recognizing that it is perceived by many as a “symbol of hatred, bigotry and racism” that offends millions of people…. …They also changed the call for Christians to “consider prayerfully whether to limit, or even…
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June 15, 2016
Legislative Democrats paint doom over state budget, say must be “more conservative” on tax cuts
MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS WLBT 6/14/16
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June 15, 2016
Sen. Wicker: Senate Advances National Defense Bill
RELEASE: Wicker: Senate Advances National Defense Bill WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that the Senate has approved this year’s “National Defense Authorization Act” (NDAA). The measure, S. 2943, contains several provisions that would benefit Mississippi’s soldiers, veterans, military installations, and defense manufacturing.…
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June 15, 2016
Jackson Airport Authority claims FAA rule puts #msleg airport bill into question
Federal Aviation Administration Policy Deals Blow To State of Mississippi’s Hostile Attempt To Take Over Jackson, Mississippi’s Airports The Federal Aviation Administration recently announced a significant policy that will impede the State of Mississippi’s attempt to take control of Jackson’s airports next month. On May 4, 2016, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2162,…
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June 15, 2016
Tate Reeves files amicus in Rep. Hughes #msleg speed reader suit – argues MSSC shouldn’t be involved
Tate Reeves Amicus in Gunn v. Hughes 061416
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June 15, 2016
KINGFISH – More evidence of behind the scenes dealings enriching staff at MS Department of Education
Superintendent’s friends get over half a million dollars behind closed doors Blue Sky landed a $98,500 contract in 2014 to develop an “IT governance strategy”. The contract’s term ran from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. However, the contract was reduced to $48,500 in October. The board approved the contract on another 7-0 vote…
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June 14, 2016
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June 14, 2016
Human Rights Campaign on Orlando: Volatile LGBT debate like in MS influences people to act out bias
MS Congressman, LGBT, Muslim Communities Discuss Florida Mass Shooting Rob Hill is with the Human Rights Campaign of Mississippi. He’s concerned volatile political debates in Mississippi and nationwide over gay marriage and transgender issues are having a negative influence on people willing to act out their biases… …Al-Turk, believes it’s time for political leaders to…
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June 14, 2016
Federal Judge Reeves, who overturned state’s same sex marriage ban, to hear 3 challenges to #HB1523
One US judge to hear 3 lawsuits over Mississippi LGBT law One judge will hear all three challenges to a Mississippi law that will let clerks cite religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Each lawsuit originally had been assigned to a different federal judge. Two have been shifted to…
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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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