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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 22, 2014

Clarion Ledger looks at no bid state contracts

State awards billions in no-bid contracts State government spends billions of taxpayers’ dollars — nearly $6.5 billion in the last four years — through “no-bid” contracts, with little oversight or transparency. It’s a system ripe for overspending, malfeasance and cronyism. And it’s one that apparently allowed corruption to fester for years, with the head of…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 22, 2014

Sen. Wicker leads bipartisan group urging State Dept. to protect religious minorities in Iraq, Syria

Sen. Brown, others urge State Department to protect religious minorities in Iraq, Syria U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urging the State Department to take immediate action to protect religious minorities in Iraq and Syria. The letter was co-signed by U.S.…

Culture

Culture  |  Robert St. John  • 
June 22, 2026

The community cafe
Culture  |  Alistair Begg  • 
June 22, 2026

Majestic surrender
Culture  |  Matt Friedeman  • 
June 21, 2026

Remembering Dad this Father’s Day