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Frank Corder
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August 18, 2022
U.S. Attorney uncovers Rental Assistance fraud scheme as program ends in Mississippi
Governor Reeves says the news is proof that Mississippi made the right call to end RAMP. The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi has made public the discovery of a Rental Assistance for Mississippians Program (RAMP) fraud scheme by a Clarksdale resident. According to a release issued Thursday morning, a judgment was…
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Magnolia Tribune
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August 18, 2022
IHL Board meets today: Will UMMC/Blue Cross dispute be on the agenda?
There is one item on the legal agenda that could spur discussion. Today, the Institutions for Higher Learning (IHL) Board will conduct their regular monthly meeting. IHL Chair Tommy Duff will gavel in the meeting at 9:00 a.m. IHL Minutes August 2022 by yallpolitics on Scribd Amidst a broiling legal battle between the University of…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 17, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith cosponsor bill to prohibit taxpayer-funded abortions for illegal immigrants
Mississippi Senators join colleagues in support of the No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act. On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) announced their support for the No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act (S.4770). The legislation would prohibit any employee or contractor with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) or…
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Frank Corder
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August 17, 2022
Brandon Presley’s upcoming fundraiser has Democrats talking about 2023
It doesn’t appear Presley is chomping at the bit to follow in fellow Democrat Jim Hood’s footsteps, but he is reading the tea leaves. In 2019, Democrats hung their hopes of winning a statewide executive branch seat on former Attorney General Jim Hood, the only Democrat statewide official left at the time. Even with significant…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 17, 2022
This week marks a year since the Taliban took over Afghanistan as the U.S. withdrew
Senators Hyde-Smith, Wicker comment on the one-year mark, expressing concern for the people left under the Taliban’s oppression. A year ago, twenty years after being removed from power in a U.S.-led invasion, Taliban militiamen swept into Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul. NBC News reported that at least 43% of the population is now living on…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 16, 2022
EAC, Secretary Watson designate today as Help America Vote Day, National Poll Worker Recruitment Day
This day of action is meant to assist poll worker recruitment efforts throughout Mississippi and across the nation. In conjunction with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has proclaimed August 16, 2022, as Help America Vote Day in addition to National Poll Worker Recruitment Day. Established in 2020 by…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 16, 2022
CDC releases new COVID-19 federal guidelines
The new guidelines ease up on COVID restrictions, including some that have been around since the start of the pandemic. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) streamlined its COVID-19 guidance to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed to COVID-19, and…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 16, 2022
The Mississippi Book Festival is back on at the State Capitol
After a two year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s best Literary Lawn party is returning to the Mississippi State Capitol. The festival last gathered in Jackson in 2019. It is a free event and open to the public at the historic Mississippi State Capitol building and surrounding areas. The festival takes place…
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Frank Corder
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August 15, 2022
Poorly disclosed flow of money to media raises questions in UMMC/BCBS dispute
A public healthcare entity and a non-profit media outlet share high dollar donors making transparency a challenge. As first reported Friday on Jackson Jambalaya, there continues to be a curious flow of funds that now seems at least of tangential interest in a lawsuit between Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Mississippi and University of…
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Frank Corder
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August 15, 2022
House Republicans respond to media-driven Ethics Commission complaints about caucus meetings
Ethics Commission could rule by year end if they, in fact, have jurisdiction. Read the complaints from the media outlet and responses by the House GOP, Speaker Gunn below. The Mississippi Legislature is set to return to the Capitol in just over four months, yet the issue of whether House Republican Caucus meetings should be…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 15, 2022
New Albany named Mississippi’s newest certified retirement city
New Albany is 14th city to join the Welcome Home Mississippi program. On Monday, the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) announced that New Albany has been named Mississippi’s newest certified retirement city under the Welcome Home Mississippi (WHM) program. The WHM program is administered by the MDA and attracts retirees from around the country to communities…
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Guest Editorial
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August 14, 2022
WICKER: Recession Likely to Get Worse After $739 Billion Tax Bill
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Mississippi Senator assesses damage from the Biden tax hike. As our economy enters a recession, Democrats in Washington have chosen to use the last remaining months of the congressional term to impose new taxes on the American people. Their $739 billion tax-and-spend bill, dishonestly titled the “Inflation Reduction Act,” has…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 2, 2025
Judge issues temporary restraining order against three PBMs
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Daniel Tyson
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May 2, 2025
Governor expresses frustration with House, Senate as budget talks continue
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Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
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May 2, 2025
White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump’s 2026 budget plan
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 2, 2025
He promises you
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Susan Marquez
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May 1, 2025
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in May 2025
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 1, 2025
The mighty one
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Sid Salter
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April 30, 2025
Is a new era in federal natural disaster relief something Mississippi can easily navigate?
Opinion
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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