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Frank Corder
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November 22, 2022
Biden extends Student Loan repayment pause once again
The White House hopes the six-month extension allows time for the courts to work out the Administration’s debt cancellation plan. Today, the U.S. Department of Education at the direction of President Joe Biden announced yet another extension of the pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections. The White House says the extension will alleviate…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 22, 2022
MDOT looks closer at Fannye Cook Natural Area in Rankin County
MDOT officials made a visit to the area which is being created as the largest urban natural area in the state. On Thursday, November 10, staff from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), were given a tour of the Fannye Cook Natural Area/Pearl River Basin Mitigation Bank in Rankin…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 22, 2022
Hearing presents possible solutions to financial crisis in Mississippi hospitals
State Health Officer estimates that 38 out of Mississippi’s 111 hospitals are at risk of closing in the near term. On Tuesday, the Mississippi Senate held a Public Health and Welfare Committee meeting with the goal of looking into possible solutions to address the financial crisis being felt by hospitals in the state. The meeting…
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Frank Corder
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November 22, 2022
Gunn appoints Scoggin to MS House Appropriations Committee
The Jones County Republican fills the vacancy on the key committee left by Jim Beckett who resigned to be the Public Utilities Staff Executive Director. Speaker of the Mississippi House Philip Gunn has appointed State Representative Donnie Scoggin to the House Appropriations Committee. Scoggin, a Republican representing House District 89 since 2017, will fill the…
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2022
Taylor named new Mississippi State Superintendent
The Deputy State Superintendent from North Carolina is a graduate of USM. He’ll take over in January 2023. The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) held a special-called meeting on Monday for the stated purpose of interviewing the finalists for the position of State Superintendent. However, the board finalized their search for a new State…
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 21, 2022
Second Hinds County Election Commission co-conspirator pleads guilty
A $216,227.28 demand letter was issued to Cedric Cornelius when he was arrested. Today State Auditor Shad White announced that Cedric Cornelius has pleaded guilty to 3 counts of Fraudulent Writing to Defraud the Government, 2 counts of False Statements, 1 count of Conspiracy, and 1 count of Bribery of a Public Official in connection…
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Anne Summerhays
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November 21, 2022
Mississippi Department of Human Services releases five-year strategic plan
MDHS will implement measurable goals that enhance, streamline eligibility services to help Mississippians move decisively towards self-sufficiency. On Monday, the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) released a new strategic plan that has been in development since early 2022. This plan will guide the work of the agency over the next five years beginning in…
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Guest Editorial
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November 21, 2022
WICKER: New bill would bring more orphans into loving homes
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker The Mississippi U.S. Senator pushes legislation to help save adoption agencies from the crushing regulatory burden they continue to face. Eden was born into a dire situation. Like so many unwanted young girls in India, she was abandoned as an infant and left for dead. By the grace of God,…
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Anne Summerhays
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November 18, 2022
MDOT projects increased to record high
A total of just over $964 million in projects was approved in Fiscal Year 2022. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), thanks to an increase in funding and an agency-wide focus on efficiency, the number of projects that were approved to begin construction reached an all-time high in the past fiscal year. A…
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Anne Summerhays
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November 18, 2022
Wicker, colleagues move to cut “toxic” programs at the Pentagon
Lawmakers introduce legislation to eliminate the position of CDO, prohibit federal funds from being used to establish any similar DEI office. U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined his congressional colleagues in introducing the “Restoring Military Focus Act,” which would cut resources for “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives at the Department of Defense. U.S. Representative Chip…
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Guest Editorial
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November 18, 2022
RICE: The New Fight to Protect the Right to Life in Mississippi
Submitted by Aaron Rice “It’s time to finish the job and put an end to judicially-imposed, elective abortion policy in the state that took down Roe,” writes MJI’s Rice. Did you know that in Mississippi – the state that led the charge to overturn Roe v. Wade – elective abortions are both illegal and a…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 18, 2022
AG Fitch joins coalition challenging new rule providing abortions to VA facilities
The coalition argues that the rule could potentially defy state’s with laws against abortions after the Dobbs ruling. A coalition of 15 Attorneys General, led by Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, wrote Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough to challenge a new rule providing access to abortions and abortion counseling at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities…
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Frank Corder
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December 23, 2025
Coast Guard returning full operations to its Pascagoula station
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 23, 2025
Mississippi Dept. of Education launches AI pilot program in 15 school districts
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Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
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December 23, 2025
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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December 24, 2025
The Nutcracker: An enduring Christmas tradition
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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December 24, 2025
Prophecy fulfilled
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 23, 2025
The Singing Christmas Tree: A Belhaven tradition and a Mississippi legacy
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Sid Salter
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December 24, 2025
Slain director Rob Reiner made a complex but necessary film in Mississippi in the 1990s
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Donna Akers
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December 23, 2025
The joy of learning has been lost. It’s time to bring it back
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Kimberly Ross
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December 22, 2025
Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards
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