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January 16, 2015
Mississippi House of Representative Weekly Summary for January 16, 2015
RELEASE: Mississippi House of Representatives Weekly Summary Week of January 12, 2015 Members did not hesitate to address big issues early on this week. After adjournment on Monday, members of the Constitution committee met and adopted House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 9 . It was debated Tuesday morning for more than two hours on the House…
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January 16, 2015
State economist: Mississippi economy not perfect, but better than it has been in a long time
Mississippi economy growing, but slower than region and nation JACKSON — Mississippi’s economy is growing but still lags behind regional and national recovery from the Great Recession, an expert said Thursday. “Everything’s not just perfect. But it is, I would say, better than it has been in a long time,” state economist Darrin Webb told…
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January 16, 2015
Sen. Phillip Moran now chairing Wildlife, Fisheries committee, Sen. Sean Tindell Energy vice chair
CRAWDADDY: Coast senators get leadership posts in Jackson Coast Sens. Philip Moran and Sean Tindell have been named to leadership posts in the state Senate, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday. According to a release from Reeves’ office, Moran, R-Kiln, will be chairman of the Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee, replacing Sen. Giles Ward, who…
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January 16, 2015
Will he stay or will he go? Democrat AG Jim Hood to announce in “the next week or so”
Attorney General Jim Hood: Decision soon on 4th-term run JACKSON, MISS. — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Thursday that he will decide soon whether to seek a fourth term this year. Hood, 52, is the only Democrat in statewide office. Responding Thursday to questions from The Associated Press, Hood said he will make a…
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January 15, 2015
State Sen. Will Longwitz wants cap on administrative spending by school districts
Longwitz bill would curb school district spending Local legislators were putting the finishing touches on bills this week ahead of the Monday filing deadline. State Sen. Will Longwitz (R-Madison) has a handful he’s introducing this session, with a couple focused on education. One bill would place a cap on administrative spending by school districts in…
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January 15, 2015
Mississippi Senate passes House’s alternate #MAEP ballot language
Alternative to Mississippi school funding amendment added to November ballot, see how they voted JACKSON, Mississippi — The Mississippi ballot this November will list two proposed state constitutional amendments dealing with education funding. Critics say having two proposals on the same ballot is a formula for confusion, and the complexity of the state’s law governing…
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January 15, 2015
Speaker Pro Tem Greg Snowden on #MAEP at MEC
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January 15, 2015
Musgrove to judge: order #MAEP funds for 21 school districts, lawmakers to never underfund again
Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove asks judge to pay 21 Mississippi school districts $200 million (updated) JACKSON, Mississippi — Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove asked a judge Wednesday to order the state to pay money that 21 school districts say they are owed from past school underfunding. Musgrove, a Democrat who helped write the Mississippi Adequate…
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January 15, 2015
State Superintendent Carey Wright surprised by #CommonCore controversy, says shouldn’t be divisive
Wright surprised by Common Core controversy State Superintendent of Education Carey Wright said she is a little surprised by the Common Core controversy generated by Gov. Phil Bryant, who last month said the state should change its academic goals, even if Wright wants to stick with the standards. During a Hattiesburg American editorial board meeting…
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January 15, 2015
State Sen. Angela Hill pushes fight against #CommonCore on Congressional Republicans
MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICANS ‘READY TO FIGHT’ COMMON CORE, BUT WHAT ABOUT CONGRESS? Mississippi State Sen. Angela Hill (R) says Republicans in her state are “ready to fight” to repeal the Common Core standards, but challenges the now Republican-led Congress to acknowledge that the controversial education reform initiative has been an overreach by the federal government from…
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January 15, 2015
MS Democrat chair @RickeyCole uses #MAEP debate as opportunity to recruit candidates, fundraise
From Mississippi Democratic Party email: Subject: The Republican Assault on Public Education Friends, Yesterday and today, the Republicans in the legislature made their intentions clear: they want to gut public education, undercut the priorities of hundreds of thousands of Mississippians, and expect you to be okay with that because they know what is best for…
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January 14, 2015
MS Tea Party sets off “money bomb” seeking donations to run radio ads
Excerpt from MS Tea Party email solicitation: Our federal government is running AWAY at a perilous rate from traditionally Conservative ideals such as Freedom, Liberty, free markets and Constitutionally limited government. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution supports these principles as the Founders intended. Time now is overdue for us to act within…
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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