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December 23, 2011
Palazzo disappointed with 2-month payroll tax extension
Palazzo Statement on Temporary Payroll Tax Holiday WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Assistant Republican Whip, today issued the following statement this evening regarding the temporary extension of the payroll tax holiday: “I am disappointed with this outcome. Conservatives in the House took a stand for a sensible long-term plan that provides certainty for…
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December 23, 2011
Mississippi River Senators support FEMA rule change
Mississippi River Senators support FEMA rule change JACKSON, Miss. — A levee isn’t perfect, but it exists and that should count for something when deciding if a property is at risk for flooding. That’s the position of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a new proposal that would break from past policy by accounting for…
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December 23, 2011
Formby looking forward to working with GOP House majority
Formby looking forward to working with GOP House majority State Rep. Mark Formby (R-Picayune) will begin his 20th year in the State House when it convenes on Jan. 3, and it will be the first time he will serve under a Republican House majority and a GOP House Speaker. Republicans this session will hold a…
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December 22, 2011
State law conflicts with federal rules for floodplains
State law conflicts with federal rules for floodplains PASCAGOULA, Mississippi — Amending state law to allow local governments to enforce federal floodplain codes at hunting and fishing camps is critical to ensure residents can buy property insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program. That is the feeling of the Pascagoula City Council, at least. The…
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December 22, 2011
Cochran & Wicker encourage public comment on flood risk
Wicker encourages public comment on flood risk WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker, encouraged community leaders, engineers and people in flood-prone areas to assess and then comment on a new “levee-inclusive” risk assessment process that will replace the “without levee” method criticized by the lawmakers earlier this year. The Federal…
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December 22, 2011
Barbour to return to lobbying firm
Barbour to return to lobbying firm JACKSON — When Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour leaves office Jan. 10, he’ll return to the Washington, D.C., lobbying firm he founded in 1991 That’s according to a person with direct knowledge of the plan who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because Barbour’s plans were…
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December 22, 2011
CL – No radical changes in redistricting
CL – No radical changes in redistricting A three-judge federal panel this week did what the 2011 Legislature could not, and produced a congressional district map. As The Associated Press reported, “Notwithstanding the movement or potential movement of 146,000 persons, we made as few changes to the current districts as possible,” the three federal judges…
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December 22, 2011
Bennie Thompson pens letter to Biden over TSA union talks
Bennie Thompson pens letter to Biden over TSA union talks The ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee is urging Vice President Joe Biden to support a labor union in its contentious negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement with the Transportation Security Administration. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., penned his letter to Biden on Tuesday…
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December 22, 2011
Majority – With Steve Holland Voting For Gunn…
With Steve Holland Voting For Gunn… By virtue of being the choice of the Republican caucus for Speaker of the House, Philip Gunn has received titles such as Speaker-Designate or more simply Republican nominee. That is because he still needs to receive a majority of the 122-member chamber to officially receive the title. But with…
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December 22, 2011
Bill Minor reflects on meeting J. Edgar
Bill Minor reflects on meeting J. Edgar As I was being ushered into the office of the Great One – J. Edgar Hoover, no less – I expected to find him flanked by two Praetorian guards and backed by a huge American flag. Instead, there were no guards and just an ordinary size American flag…
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December 22, 2011
Sen.-Elect Hill says she’s interested in education
Sen.-Elect Hill says she’s interested in education PICAYUNE — Senate District 40 State Sen.-Elect Angela Burks Hill (R-Picayune), who will be sworn in on Jan. 3 to the state Senate, says her interests lie in education, the reduction and stabilization of insurance rates, and protecting South Mississippi’s rural and municipal water associations. Hill was elected…
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December 21, 2011
MAJORITY – More Details On The New Maps
MAJORITY – More Details On The New Maps We talked about some of the changes to the Jackson area under the new Congressional maps drawn by a panel of federal judges earlier. Basically, Gregg Harper will pick up Voting Districts 1, 5, 15, and 47 while 46 and 79 are headed to MS-02 and Bennie…
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November 3, 2025
Special legislative elections set for Tuesday in 8 Senate, 2 House districts
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Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
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November 3, 2025
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats
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November 3, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: November 3, 2025
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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October 29, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
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October 27, 2025
Delta Grain investing $3.76 million to expand Sidon operations
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Robert St. John
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November 3, 2025
How one thing became everything
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Alistair Begg
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November 3, 2025
Fuel for cheerful giving
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Chris Burrows, Associated Press
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October 31, 2025
No. 7 Ole Miss wary of the threat posed by South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers
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Sid Salter
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October 29, 2025
Shutdown impacts in Mississippi require an understanding of reliance on federal funds
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Daniel Sparks
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October 24, 2025
Mississippi taking strides to reduce harm from smoking
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Grant Callen
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October 23, 2025
If lawmakers are trying to defund public education, they aren’t very good at it
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