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February 12, 2013
Proposal to increase gas tax in Mississippi is alive, but fate uncertain
Proposal to increase gas tax in Mississippi is alive, but fate uncertain Legislation is alive in the House to increase Mississippi’s tax on motor fuel to provide additional funds to improve the state’s transportation system. And House Transportation Chair Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, the author of the legislation, said if that proposal dies in the tax-averse…
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February 12, 2013
AP Analysis: Hundreds of bill die during session
AP Analysis: Hundreds of bill die during session Hundreds of bills don’t survive a session of the Mississippi Legislature. Some are filed by multiple lawmakers when only one bill is needed. Some Senate bills are duplicates of House bills and vice versa. Some are silly. Some need more study. Some make no sense. Others originated…
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February 12, 2013
Palazzo wants offshore rig demolitions halted
Palazzo wants offshore rig demolitions halted Citing concerns for Gulf fish species, U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-4, and U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Ala., want the federal government to halt a policy that requires hundreds of inactive oil rigs to be demolished. The two representatives call the program “insanity.” The congressmen say the policy is killing…
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February 12, 2013
Storm recovery in Hub City hampered by continued rain
Storm recovery in Hub City hampered by continued rain About 80 people were injured in the 75-mile path of a tornado through the Pine Belt, and high winds destroyed or damaged 570 homes and apartments, closed 50 roads, mangled vehicles and damaged seven buildings on the University of Southern Mississippi campus. “If all we have…
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February 12, 2013
Mississippi House votes to give every teacher a raise, but there’s no money to fund it
Mississippi House votes to give every teacher a raise, but there’s no money to fund it The Mississippi House voted Monday to give every teacher a $5,000 pay raise starting July 1, but educators shouldn’t plan on that extra cash because the proposal has zero chance of surviving. “We don’t have the money,” House Appropriations…
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February 12, 2013
Sam R. Hall: State-run health insurance failed due to politics
Sam R. Hall: State-run health insurance failed due to politics Many – if not most – political watchers were a bit stunned by the federal government’s rejection of Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney’s plan for a state-run health insurance exchange. Chaney clearly thinks the the rejection is far more political than practical, and if that’s the…
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February 12, 2013
Snowden – Busy Week Ahead For Mississippi Legislature
Busy Week Ahead For Mississippi Legislature Monday begins what quite likely will be the busiest single week of the 2013 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature. In the House, 127 bills remain on the House “General” Calendar, and if these bills are not voted on by Thursday, they will be dead for the session. Bills…
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February 12, 2013
MS House passes HB 955 – the ‘Third Grade Reading Gate’ bill
Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and members of the Mississippi House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed House Bill 955, commonly known as the “Third Grade Reading Gate” bill, by a vote of 94-19. “No other measure that we pass this year will have a greater impact on our educational system than this bill,” said Speaker…
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February 11, 2013
Tea Party demands answers on secret immigration deal
The Clarion-Ledger’s political editor Geof Ponder, in the Sunday edition, under his POWER RANKINGS story on the current legislative session yesterday wrote: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION “The House threw an indendiary grenade, passing an immigration bill out of committee just before deadline. This appears to be a House chairman going rouge or the leadership reneging on an…
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February 11, 2013
Gov. Bryant declares state of emergency after tornadoes
Gov. Phil Bryant declared a State of Emergency today for four Mississippi counties due to the impacts of severe storms and tornadoes. Those counties are: Forrest, Lamar, Lawrence and Marion. Any additional counties with damages or impacts due to the ongoing severe weather will also be covered by this State of Emergency. “As local and…
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February 11, 2013
AP – Gunn shores up his strength
Gunn shores up his strength Speaker Philip Gunn has emerged as a stronger figure in his second year at the helm of Mississippi House. Last year, Gunn often seemed to be first among equals in a group of senior House Republicans. This year, he appears to be more firmly in charge. He has also managed…
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February 11, 2013
Gregg Harper lays out legislative goals
Hello– Over the past several weeks, I have begun to introduce my legislative agenda for the 113th Congress. My broader focus will remain on policies that eliminate government waste, improve or remove regulations, promote innovation, and advocate for intellectual disabilities. So far this Congress, I have introduced bills to undo a federal health policy that…
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June 25, 2025
NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defense
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Frank Corder
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June 25, 2025
Congressman Thompson votes to pursue impeachment against President Trump
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Frank Corder
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June 25, 2025
Governor Reeves on Jordan execution: “Justice will be done”
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Lynne Jeter
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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Laura Lee Leathers
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June 26, 2025
A hidden treasure: Merri Pennie’s Mercantile & Tearoom
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 26, 2025
Bruised and broken
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Richelle Putnam
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June 25, 2025
The Sound: An entertainment bin and economic boost to Mississippi
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Sid Salter
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June 25, 2025
After a half-century of legal logjam, will killer of Coast banker’s wife face execution June 25?
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Samuel Creekmore
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June 24, 2025
Mississippi must lead on addiction and PTSD treatment
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Ethan Watson
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June 23, 2025
Reality check for Gen Z: ‘Green’ energy requires wealth
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