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December 19, 2011
Three-year COLA freeze could net $122M
Three-year COLA freeze could net $122M Mississippi could save $122.2 million in three years if lawmakers follow through with a recommendation to cut back on cost-of-living adjustments for government retirees. A commission charged with studying the sustainability of the Public Employees Retirement System is proposing a three-year freeze on the cost-of-living adjustments and altering the…
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December 19, 2011
Clarion Ledger – Barbour’s right, work needed to bring up Mississippi
Clarion Ledger – Barbour’s right, work needed to bring up Mississippi The priorities he presents today are on target, but the governor’s reflections show the depth of the ongoing, deep issues involving education, health care, teen pregnancy, illegitimacy and other issues associated with poverty that have long plagued the state. His call for more church…
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December 19, 2011
Push poll going after Palazzo
Push poll going after Palazzo Potential challengers to freshman Congressman Steven Palazzo have plenty of ammunition to launch a negative campaign, and a push poll with questions centered around a rash of his alleged missteps has already made the rounds. Among the buzz: a pricey trip to Israel for he and his wife paid for…
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December 19, 2011
Salter – Not collecting Internet sales tax hurts local retailers
Salter – Net sales tax hurts local retailers While I see the reader’s premise as somewhat incongruent, I’m no more or less concerned about the competitive disadvantage of the Chinese than I am Amazon.com and Reed’s Gum Tree Books in Tupelo. Reed’s, a venerable Mississippi business over a century old, has bricks and mortar businesses…
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December 19, 2011
Dual enrollment/credit plan saves time, tuition costs
Dual enrollment/credit plan saves time, tuition costs Caitlyn Scott is on track to graduate Pisgah High School in May with enough college-credit hours to be a sophomore at Mississippi College in the fall. Over the last two years, Scott has enrolled in high school courses that offer college-level credit hours through a partnership with Hinds…
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December 19, 2011
Plan for downtown Jackson hotel delayed again but not derailed
Plan for downtown Jackson hotel delayed again but not derailed Dreams of a convention center and hotel in downtown Jackson began in the ’90s. Although plans called for a hotel to be connected to the center by its opening in 2009, it remains years away from reality. Cecil Brown was on a task force of…
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December 19, 2011
National civil rights groups fighting Mississippi’s voter ID law
National civil rights groups fighting voter ID law WASHINGTON — National and local civil rights groups are asking federal officials to aggressively challenge new election laws in Alabama, Mississippi and other states, saying the laws threaten to reverse decades-old efforts to expand voting rights to all Americans. “It’s a widespread rollback of voting rights the…
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December 19, 2011
Cochran weighs in on $1 trillion spending bill
Cochran weighs in on $1 trillion spending bill Sen. Thad Cochran (Miss.), ranking Republican on the Appropriations Committee, emphasized the legislation conformed to the spending levels set by the Budget Control Act lawmakers passed in August to raise the debt ceiling. Cochran also emphasized cuts the legislation makes to various government programs, including those tasked…
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December 19, 2011
Gayle Wicker tells grads to be prepared for success, failure
Gayle Wicker tells grads to be prepared for success, failure Graduation? No sweat for University of Southern Miss senior Garrett Wright, 21, a construction major from Gulfport, who’s used to much heavier lifting. After all, he just built an outdoor classroom for students at Hawkins Elementary School. “It’s a big step in my career path.…
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December 19, 2011
Editorial – Barbour wrong about spending school reserves
Barbour wrong about spending school reserves From the Enterprise-Journal, (McComb): Gov. Haley Barbour, in a series of farewell speeches across the state, is putting forth some good ideas and at least one that’s not very conservative. Among a long list of suggestions on education, Barbour said K-12 districts, community colleges and universities should spend down…
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December 19, 2011
Is Adams County best suited with the Delta?
Is Adams County best suited with the Delta? NATCHEZ — Local leaders are hopeful that a panel of judges working to redistrict Mississippi’s four congressional districts will let Adams County stay put. One of the proposals on the table, though, would move Adams and Wilkinson counties from the 2nd Congressional District to the 3rd. The…
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December 19, 2011
Meridian Delegation Attends Bryant Summit
Meridian Delegation Attends Bryant Summit A policy summit Thursday called by Governor-elect Phil Bryant consisted of leaders from various fields around the state. Mayor Cheri Barry served on the budget committee. Bruce Martin with Meyer and Rosenbaum Insurance, and city employee Kirk Thompson worked on the jobs committee, while Meridian lawyers Rick Barry and Beth…
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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