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February 11, 2013
Feds to State — Let’s run the exchanges together
Feds to State — Let’s run the exchanges together After blocking Mississippi’s proposal for a state-run health insurance exchange because of divisions among state leaders on the plan, federal officials said Friday that they’re encouraging the state to seek approval for a partnership — an exchange jointly run by the state and federal governments. “The…
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February 11, 2013
Blount – Revenue office should be moved to Jackson, not Clinton
Blount – Revenue office should be moved to Jackson, not Clinton The problem is that the Clinton location is preferred by House Speaker Philip Gunn, who represents Clinton. His interests are largely personal, at least from the standpoint that his personal interests lie more with his home district than anywhere else. From Office space: Power…
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February 11, 2013
Condoleezza Rice, Haley Barbour part of new high-profile bipartisan group on immigration
Condoleezza Rice, Haley Barbour part of new high-profile bipartisan group on immigration Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is part of a new bipartisan group that will push for an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws and a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States. The other co-chairs…
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February 10, 2013
DJ Editorial – Medicaid options worth additional discussions
Medicaid options worth additional discussions Under federal law, Medicaid can be expanded to cover people earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $15,000 per year. Republican governors in Ohio and Indiana have opted for the expansion route. Under the federal law the state will have to pay 10 percent of…
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February 10, 2013
Sen. Nancy Collins: PERS program needs hard deliberations for its future
NANCY COLLINS: PERS program needs hard deliberations for its future Let’s consider the facts. Financial liabilities of the plan have been growing at a rapid pace. Last year, the plan was funded at only 64 percent. Today, the system’s funded status is 58 percent, well below the recommended level of 80 percent, and unfunded accrued…
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February 9, 2013
Rep. George Flaggs is officially ‘in’ for Vicksburg mayor’s race
Flaggs officially in mayor’s race Rep. George Flaggs Jr. is retiring from the Mississippi Legislature in June, but is hoping his career in politics will not come to an end. Vicksburg Post 2/9/13
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February 9, 2013
Arthur Laffer has great WSJ op-ed on elminiating disincentives for working poor
Disincentives, Still Crazy After All These Years Mr. Alexander reports that a single mother of two in the Keystone State earning no wages will obtain welfare benefits—such as food stamps, child care and Medicaid services—worth more than $45,000 annually. If the woman begins earning wages, her total annual income, including the value of her welfare…
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February 9, 2013
‘Newsman’ Bobby Harrison equates charter schools to taking per capita library funds to bookstore
BOBBY HARRISON: Vouchers … useable for Borders, biscuits and gravy … The library near my home is not up to my standards so I want to convert my share of taxes used to support the system to a voucher that I can take to Borders. It’s my money after all. I should be able to…
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February 9, 2013
D’Iberville directed to stop spending $3 million grant
D’Iberville directed to stop spending $3 million grant The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has directed the city of D’Iberville to stop work on the Ocean Expo aquarium project funded in part by a $3 million BP grant and to turn over documents showing how the city has spent the money. The stop work order…
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February 9, 2013
Thoughts on the Obamacare exchange denial in Mississippi
A true political headscratcher by Alan Lange
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February 9, 2013
BREAKING – MS Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney’s presser on Obamacare decision
The federal Department of Health and Human Services, lead agency for health care exchanges in the country, said Thursday that Mississippi’s long-running plans to develop a state-based health insurance marketplace, was denied. Mississippi has long led the nation in plans to develop a free market exchange. To be successful, the Mississippi exchange would need working…
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February 8, 2013
PENDER – House Bill prohibits PERS Iranian investments
Bill prohibits PERS Iranian investments The House this morning overwhelmingly passed HB563, which would prohibit the state’s retirement system from investing in companies that do business with Iran. “It divests us from the Republic of Iran,” said House Appropriations Chairman Herb Frierson. He said the PERS board was not in favor of the legislation. Geoff…
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July 1, 2026
Expansion of Lee County auto parts plant will invest $53 million, create 28 jobs
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 1, 2026
Workforce Pell Grant program ramping up in Mississippi
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 1, 2026
Second pharmacist in fraud case sentenced this week to two and a half years and restitution payments
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Frank Corder
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June 23, 2026
Keytronic announces $8.89 million expansion in Corinth
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2026
Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Alistair Begg
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July 1, 2026
The true Israel
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 30, 2026
From beard oil to pizza: Discovering Munson & Bros. in Columbus
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Alistair Begg
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June 30, 2026
A solid diet
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Sid Salter
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July 1, 2026
Delta journalist Jim Abbott’s ‘Paper Man’ memoir captures his unique, impactful career
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Russ Latino
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June 30, 2026
An American Inheritance Requires a Moral People
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Russ Latino
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June 26, 2026
An American Inheritance for Everyone
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