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Anne Summerhays
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May 13, 2022
Senator Wicker presses Navy leaders on fleet size, readiness issues
Miss. Senator questioned Navy’s readiness, shipbuilding, and an important study on amphibious warships commissioned by the Secretary of the Navy. This week, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing to receive testimony on the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2023 and the…
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Anne Summerhays
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May 13, 2022
35 Attorneys General urge ALI to reject amendments that leave victims of sex crimes vulnerable, put children at risk
AGs Fitch (MS) leads bipartisan coalition challenging efforts to weaken laws against human trafficking and sexual abuse, assault, and exploitation. This week, Attorneys General Lynn Fitch (MS) and Ellen Rosenbaum (OR) led a bipartisan coalition of 35 Attorneys General in writing a letter to urge the American Law Institute (ALI) to reject amendments that leave…
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May 13, 2022
WICKER: Taiwan Should Arm to Prevent Chinese Invasion
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Taiwan is not equipped to repel a Chinese invasion, but America could change that by selling them high-tech weapons, Wicker writes. The war in Ukraine is a stark reminder that dictators take advantage of weakness. President Biden’s threat of economic sanctions clearly failed to prevent Vladimir Putin from invading. Instead, Putin…
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Anne Summerhays
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May 12, 2022
Wicker raises importance of flood control solution for the Yazoo Backwater Area in hearing
Miss. Senator pressed Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality Brenda Mallory for action. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing in which Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality Brenda Mallory discussed the work the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is doing to improve the health of the…
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Anne Summerhays
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May 12, 2022
Mississippi Midterm Primary Elections take place in less than a month
In order to cast a ballot in the June 7th Primary Election, voters had to be registered by Monday, May 9th. The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office (SOS) announced that in order to cast a ballot in the June 7th Primary (U.S. Congress), you had to be registered to vote by Monday, May 9th at…
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2022
Biden Administration signals it’s OK with higher gas prices yet again
This latest “let them eat cake” revelation should surprise no one. Biden, Democrats are doing what they planned. Even as every American is struggling with inflation and higher prices at the pump, the Biden Administration announced this week that they are cancelling planned auctions of drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. The…
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Anne Summerhays
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May 12, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo, Guest welcome $15 million in AIP grants for Mississippi airports
The grants will go towards enhancement projects at 29 Mississippi airfields. On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), along with U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-MS) and Michael Guest (R-MS), welcomed the announcement of more than $15 million in new investments from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for enhancement projects at 29 Mississippi…
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2022
Mississippi liberal media attempts to politically neuter Auditor White using former Democratic officials’ comments
White calls it “garbage reporting,” tells liberal media to, “Stick with what you know,” like the use of pronouns and pro-choice talking points. The political hit jobs kept rolling on Thursday from the state’s leading liberal media outlet, and through their creative content agreements with other state media, the narrative quickly spread as was intended.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 12, 2022
Judge Carlton Reeves nominated to United States Sentencing Commission
The Mississippi federal Judge would be the first black Chair for the Commission if confirmed. On Wednesday, the White House announced that President Joe Biden has nominated seven individuals for the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Federal Judge Carlton Reeves was among the nominees. The Commission is a bipartisan independent agency created during the Reagan Administration to…
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Anne Summerhays
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May 11, 2022
Governor Reeves, DPS Commissioner Tindell announce major new safety initiative on Mississippi Coast
A similar effort was first launched in April in Jackson where they have seen success, leading to 49 arrests and the seizure of a multitude of drugs, illegal firearms. During a press conference on Wednesday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and Department of Public Safety (DPS) Commissioner Sean Tindell announced the expansion of a major safety…
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Frank Corder
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May 11, 2022
Life breathes a sigh of relief as Senate Democrats’ attempt to codify, expand abortion fails
The “extreme” legislation would have made abortion a statutory right, allowed abortion up to birth and abolished state laws regulating the procedure. Over the last week, Americans learned that a majority of Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade this summer and send the decision on how best to regulate abortion…
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Anne Summerhays
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May 11, 2022
Hyde-Smith looks to funding needs for USDA Watershed, Flood Prevention Operations program
Ag. Secretary assures FY22 watershed funding secured by Hyde-Smith will help address damages caused by June 2021 excessive rain event. On Tuesday, the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hosted Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at a hearing to review the FY2023 budget request for the USDA and related agencies, like the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 5, 2025
Mississippi 98% compliant as REAL ID deadline nears
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Daniel Tyson
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May 5, 2025
Crockett reminds Tougaloo grads “how to use a chair” in commencement address
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Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
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May 5, 2025
Trump administration says it’ll pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country
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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
Culture
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Parrish Alford
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May 5, 2025
Selmon under pressure to protect Mississippi State’s baseball legacy with next hire
Culture
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Robert St. John
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May 5, 2025
A spring of celebrations
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 5, 2025
The storm of God’s wrath
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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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