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April 19, 2016
Tax cut package passes Mississippi House, Senate
Lawmakers slash budgets, borrow, cut taxes The tax cut deal, starting in 2018, would begin phasing out the corporate franchise tax over 10 years and cost $260 million, and the 3 percent individual income tax bracket over five years, eventually costing $415 million. For the fiscal 2017 budget lawmakers continued to set on Monday, the…
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April 19, 2016
AG Hood pens op-ed calling Legislature ignorant, irresponsible over not doing what he suggests
Attorney General Jim Hood: Legislative leadership is being irresponsible The lieutenant governor of Mississippi has decided that huge tax cuts in the face of equally large reductions in a dwindling state budget make sense for our citizens. And yet, nothing could be more irresponsible. To essentially ignore the health, education and public safety of nearly…
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April 19, 2016
Legislators agree to campaign finance reforms
House, Senate negotiators reach campaign finance deal The measure would ban some spending of campaign money such as buying cars, clothing (other than campaign T-shirts and such), and other non-campaign expenses. It would allow some spending not related to a campaign but for expenses incurred by being an “officeholder.” It appears the compromise measure would…
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April 18, 2016
Gulfport mayor Billy Hewes: I have a right to my opinion and won’t be shamed for it
Hewes says ‘door of tolerance swings both ways’ Mayor Billy Hewes reiterated in a Facebook post that the city is all about tolerance, despite his personal belief that only heterosexuals should be allowed to marry…. …While his position has not changed since 2004 on marriage, he said in the Facebook post: “I have every right…
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April 18, 2016
Legislators reach tax cut agreement
Legislative leaders reach accord to cut taxes, budget work continues Besides reaching an agreement Sunday night on a tax cut proposal legislative leaders also hammered out an accord on bonds to fund construction projects and on tax credits, such as for the development of historic properties. The bond package totals $249.6 million and includes funds…
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April 18, 2016
Legislature working to finalize state budget
Legislature slashes budgets, ponders taxes, borrowing Lawmakers worked into the night Sunday on a $6 billion state budget, passing major cuts to most agencies as Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn and their lieutenants continued back-room haggling over cutting taxes and borrowing. The budget work is expected to continue at least through…
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April 18, 2016
Gov. Bryant signs dismemberment abortion ban
Governor Signs Dismemberment Abortion Ban Into Law JACKSON, MISS– Governor Phil Bryant has signed a bill that bans dilation and evacuation as a form of abortion in the second trimester. This method, commonly used after 12 weeks gestation, uses tools such as clamps and forceps to pull a fetus apart piece by piece and remove…
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April 18, 2016
Olive Branch mayor to seek reelection
Phillips plans re-election bid A desire to continue the work that has been done in his first term has led Olive Branch Mayor Scott Phillips to decide to run for re-election to the city’s top post next year. Although Election Day 2017 is still many months away, Phillips has decided that he plans to seek…
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April 18, 2016
House passes bill protecting Gulfport projects
House bill passes protecting $450M in Gulfport development projects The bill that holds the fate of $450 million in development projects passed the state House of Representatives this morning 117-0. It has now been forwarded to the Senate for a vote. Rep. Richard Bennett and Sen. Sean Tindell were asked to oversee the passage as…
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April 18, 2016
Gov. Bryant signs Church Protection Act
Church Protection Act Becomes Law Gov. Phil Bryant has signed into law a bill that allows some members of churches to undergo firearms training so they can provide armed security for their congregations. The Church Protection Act specifies that those designated can carry guns into church buildings. It also allows people to carry holstered weapons…
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April 18, 2016
Legislature approves rolling state agency savings into general fund
House, Senate Pass Budget Bill The House and Senate Friday passed Senate Bill 2362, rolling 16 agencies with separate budgets into the state’s main General Fund budget. If Gov. Phil Bryant signs the bill, top budget writers say they’ll be able to spend $104 million from agency savings to fill deficits in the current budget…
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April 16, 2016
Rep. Andy Gipson on what HB1523 does and does not do
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BILL BECOMES LAW Rep. Andy Gipson The much-publicized House Bill 1523 became law when signed by Gov. Bryant on April 5, 2016. Even before Gov. Bryant signed the bill, a consortium of gay-rights lobbyists, Hollywood’s rich and famous, national media talking heads and big money interests cleverly created a false narrative about…
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 18, 2025
Some Alcorn students at Lorman to be housed in hotel while dorm repairs conclude
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Frank Corder
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July 18, 2025
Applications open for new Mississippi Department of Public Safety Cadet Class
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Daniel Tyson
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July 18, 2025
Corps plan to address Pearl River flooding draws mixed reaction from residents
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028
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Lynne Jeter
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event
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Ben Smith
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July 18, 2025
Gigging with the GOAT
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Susan Marquez
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July 18, 2025
Taste & Sip: A summer picnic experience
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 18, 2025
Are you a grumbler?
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Philip Wegmann
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July 16, 2025
How Trump, Biden’s arms shipments differ: NATO pays ‘100%’ for Ukraine
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Sid Salter
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July 16, 2025
The Texas disaster stirs memories of the dangers facing Mississippians from flooding
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Chip Pickering
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July 11, 2025
DOJ’s remedies will do more harm than good
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