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January 3, 2016
Tough budget year ahead for lawmakers in 2016 session
Lawmakers to grapple with tax cuts, tax hikes, deficits This portends one of the most difficult budgets for lawmakers to tackle since the Great Recession of the late 2000s. “We’ve got a $200 million problem we’ve got to deal with right off the bat,” said House Appropriations Chairman Herb Frierson. “Then, there are other problems.”…
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January 3, 2016
2016 session gavels in Tuesday; Senate ProTem still up in air
Lawmakers gavel in for extended term The 2016 session, being the first of the new term, is scheduled to last 125 days instead of the usual 90. But legislative leaders are said to be working on ways to shorten the number of days the full Legislature is in, which could save taxpayers hundreds of thousands…
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January 3, 2016
Legislative priorities take shape for session
Leaders’ priorities, major issues for 2016 Legislature Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Gov. Phil Bryant and others will push phasing out the franchise tax on businesses, which brings in about $245 million a year. But some leaders say the budget can’t sustain such tax cuts without major spending cuts elsewhere…. …Numerous reform measures pushed by GOP…
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January 3, 2016
PENDER: Political harmonic convergence to pass all appointed school superintendents
GEOFF PENDER: Time right to appoint superintendents If ever there were a time for Mississippi to end the absurd practice of electing school superintendents, the 2016 legislative session is it. There appears to be a political harmonic convergence — all the stars are lining up to allow this long-needed, long-thwarted reform to pass… …Mississippi has…
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January 3, 2016
AG Hood comments on Stokes’ comment against area officers
AG Hood speaks on Stokes’ statement Saturday Attorney General Jim Hood took to Facebook and Twitter to speak about Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes’ remarks about law enforcement. Here is the Facebook post that Attorney General Hood posted: “Comments or actions that put our law enforcement officers in harm’s way cannot be tolerated. Frustration or…
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January 2, 2016
McGOP split between Trump, Cruz: Tyner, McDaniel playing nice
Trump says ‘you’re hired’ to Biloxi “I don’t know of any polling directly in Mississippi right now, but at the local cafes and other places I go to, he seems to be resonating quite well,” said Jackson attorney and former gubernatorial candidate Mitch Tyner, recently named chairman of Trump’s Mississippi campaign… … State Sen. Chris…
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January 2, 2016
MINOR asks if Democrats can rise again in Mississippi
Bill Minor: Will Democrats rise again in Mississippi? So, with Democrats now gaining a foothold in the neighboring red state, is there a sign that Mississippi Democrats will one day be able to better compete on a statewide level here? With the retirement of executive director Rickey Cole, the party will be getting new leadership…
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January 2, 2016
Will #MSflag be hot button issue in 2016 session?
WDAM-TV 7-News, Weather, Sports-Hattiesburg, MS WDAM / WLBT 1/1/16
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January 2, 2016
Jackson mayor Yarber comments on Stokes, doesn’t condone violence against officers
WJTV 1/1/16
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January 2, 2016
Gov. Bryant to seek AG opinion on Jackson city councilman Stokes’ comments
Gov. Phil Bryant posted this on Facebook regarding Jackson city councilman Stokes’ comments towards inciting violence against area law enforcement: Below is my full statement regarding Jackson city councilman Kenneth Stokes’ remarks about law enforcement officers. “Mr. Stokes’ remarks are reprehensible, particularly with the attacks we have seen against our men and women in law…
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January 2, 2016
Madison Co. Sheriff Randy Tucker posts message regarding Jackson city councilman Stokes
Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker posted the following on Facebook regarding Jackson city councilman Stokes’ comments inciting force against area law enforcement: “Stokes…… I’m your huckleberry! Law Enforcement will not be intimidated by you. Any Madison county law enforcement that is attacked because of your ignorant statements, I will hold you responsible. I fully intend…
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January 1, 2016
Marijuana ballot initiative falls way short
Mississippi Pot Legalization Initiative Falls Far Short Hernando, Miss. A DeSoto County woman’s push for a ballot initiative legalizing marijuana in Mississippi has fallen far short of the required number of petition signatures. But Kelly Jacobs tells The Commercial Appeal she considers the effort a good first step toward change. Tuesday was the deadline for…
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 24, 2026
Board of Education updated on teachers’ use of ClassWallet as efforts are made to resolve frustrations
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Frank Corder
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July 24, 2026
NASA, Blue Origin agree to rocket testing at Stennis
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Frank Corder
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July 24, 2026
Senator Wicker to President Trump: Finish the job in Iran
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Frank Corder
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July 23, 2026
SIP Manufacturing coming to the Sip with $100 million investment
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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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July 24, 2026
Georgia, Texas, Ole Miss picked to finish 1, 2, 3 in SEC in preseason media poll
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Meredith Biesinger
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July 24, 2026
Roundabout Oxford: North Mississippi’s coolest summer escape
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Alistair Begg
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July 24, 2026
A choice to make
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Sid Salter
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July 22, 2026
Critics aside, revamped youth court system is a Mississippi reform that’s long overdue
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Russ Latino
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July 21, 2026
Nolan Wells’ death is tragic on so many levels
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Sid Salter
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July 15, 2026
Sen. Graham’s sudden death will impact seniority, congressional majority prospects
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