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December 30, 2016
State Rep. Cory Wilson to push for Mississippi ABLE Act in #msleg
Mississippi ABLE Act at top of Cory Wilson’s list for 2017 legislative session Cory Wilson, Mississippi House District 73 representative, has plenty of things on his agenda for the 2017 legislative session. The first thing Wilson hopes to introduce is the Mississippi ABLE Act. Congress passed the ABLE Act two years ago, and it is…
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December 30, 2016
State Rep. Criswell: Mississippi Public Housing Authorities Deny Residents Constitutional Rights
State Rep. Dana Criswell: Mississippi Public Housing Authorities Deny Residents Constitutional Rights Public housing authorities in Mississippi are denying tenants their constitutional right to keep and bear arms. One example that has come to my attention is the Housing Authority of the City of Corinth. In their rules and regulations they specifically state; “The Housing…
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December 30, 2016
Oxford alderman announces run for mayor
Tannehill announces candidacy for Oxford mayor OXFORD – Robyn Tannehill, Ward II Alderman, has officially announced her candidacy for Oxford mayor. Tannehill sent out a press release earlier this week to share the news with the community. Tannehill has been a part of the Oxford community for the last 28 years. She describes herself as…
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December 30, 2016
Moss Point video raises questions if state animal abuse laws too weak
Animal abuse laws in Miss. are too weak, some say The disgusting video from Moss Point, Miss. showed two men throwing scalding hot liquid on a cat that later died, and some are saying the penalties for their actions are pathetic. “In Mississippi it’s very hard to prosecute it because we have such weak laws,”…
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December 30, 2016
Briefs filed in #HB1523 appeal
Opponents file briefs in HB 1523 appeal JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – The Religious Accommodations Act is still on hold per orders of a federal judge but more folks are adding in their voice to say they never want to let it take effect. More briefs were filed with the Fifth Circuit Court of…
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December 30, 2016
Columbus mayor to seek reelection; West Point mayor uncertain
GTA mayors make re-election decisions Robert Smith has said he is running for re-election in Columbus. However, in West Point, Mayor Robbie Robinson says he is still undecided if he will run again. He expects to have a decision in the next week. As you may remember a couple months ago, Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman…
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December 30, 2016
Gas tax increase for roads, bridges increasingly unlikely in #msleg 2017 session
Mississippi road money push hits likely pothole JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A year after an effort to increase gasoline and diesel taxes to spend more on transportation stalled, Mississippi legislative leaders say chances are slim again in 2017. Enacting any tax increase takes a three-fifths majority. Although the GOP holds that margin in both the…
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December 30, 2016
PineBelt lawmakers talk #MAEP rewrite, tax reforms #msleg
Pine Belt lawmakers outline state budget expectations Lamar County Rep. Brad Touchstone said he expects a lot of discussion about public education funding and making sure more dollars are spent in the classroom. “Despite what a lot of people think, Mississippi makes a very large commitment to public education,” Touchstone said. “For every $1,000 of…
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December 29, 2016
School Superintendents concerned over #MAEP rewrite
Education supes air concerns over MAEP for 2017 legislative session Republican leaders want to rewrite the state’s education funding formula to put more money into the classroom and less into administrative expenses, but that has local superintendents concerned. Thriving in ambiguity is what the superintendents are hoping to achieve given the possibility the funding formula…
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December 29, 2016
State Rep. Holland’s funeral home building in Nettleton given to city for library
Holland Funeral Home to become Nettleton’s new library NETTLETON, Miss (WTVA) — “I am a lifelong learner. I have spent my life in a public library and whatever I might be and whatever I am quite frankly I pretty much owe to two things, the public library and public education of this state and it…
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December 29, 2016
Gov. Bryant, #msleg leaders plan to fill rainy day fund
Leaders plan to follow rainy day fund law in upcoming session JACKSON – Gov. Phil Bryant, Lt.Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn all are in agreement that only 98 percent of the state’s projected revenue for the upcoming fiscal year should be budgeted during the 2017 session. Setting aside the 2 percent –…
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December 29, 2016
#msleg may revise 2016 Budget Transparency and Simplification Act over special funds
Legislators may revise change in Miss. budget process The Budget Transparency and Simplification Act was intended to streamline spending by wiping out the practice of some state government agencies paying others for things such as rent and technology services. It was also supposed to move all “special funds,” which are fees collected for specific programs,…
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 25, 2026
Veterans Affairs cuts backlog, sets record for number of claims processed
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Ali Swenson, Associated Press
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September 25, 2026
Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now
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Cass Rutledge
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September 25, 2026
A&W Custom Furniture expanding in Okolona, adding 20 jobs
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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
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
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Cass Rutledge
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September 18, 2026
Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment
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Susan Marquez
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September 25, 2026
Journey to Colonial Mississippi: An America 250 Celebration
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Alistair Begg
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September 25, 2026
Promised provision
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Alistair Begg
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September 24, 2026
The meaning of the Cross
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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
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
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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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