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Frank Corder
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August 24, 2022
MCPP releases 2022 “Fat Cat” Report noting the highest paid public officials in Mississippi
The annual report shows that public school superintendents, state agency heads lead the list. On Wednesday, the Mississippi Center for Public Policy (MCPP) released its annual Fat Cat Report, providing the public with a list of the state’s highest-paid officials. MCPP notes that Mississippi’s 50 highest-paid public officials make more money than all 50 of…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 24, 2022
Wicker, Thompson host briefings on flood control needs in Mississippi Delta
Wicker says he’s hoping that the visit by federal officials will shed light on the plight of Delta residents and be a step toward completing long-awaited flood relief. On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) invited Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory to Mississippi for a series of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 24, 2022
MDA to hold public hearing on DOE Grid Resilience Formula Grant Program
This is the first year the state of Mississippi has applied for the federal dollars through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience Formula Grant Program. The Mississippi Development Authority’s Energy and Natural Resources Division will hold a public hearing about the state’s first-year application of $6,051,572 from the federal government. The Grid Resilience Formula…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 24, 2022
SALTER: Remembering Willie Morris, Barry Hannah and other friends at the Miss. Book Festival
Submitted by Sid Salter Last week’s Mississippi Book Festival provided an opportunity to reconnect with old and dear friends in celebrating extraordinary writers like the late Willie Morris and Barry Hannah with people who knew and loved them – including Willie’s immensely talented son David Rae Morris, now an accomplished writer, photographer, filmmaker and documentarian…
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Frank Corder
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August 23, 2022
Y’all Politics files public records request seeking UMMC, media communications
Blue Cross subpoenaed similar information in a defamation lawsuit the company filed against UMMC officials. Earlier this month, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBS) subpoenaed multiple individual officials at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) over their communications specifically with two Mississippi news outlets in the current defamation lawsuit BCBS filed against the medical…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 23, 2022
Mississippi court set to hear arguments in lawsuit regarding grant funding for independent schools
The suit argues that the Legislature violated Section 208 of the State Constitution by appropriating $10 million to private schools. In June, Parents for Public Schools, Inc. (PPS), represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Mississippi, Mississippi Center for Justice, and Democracy Forward, filed a lawsuit to stop Mississippi state officials from using public…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 23, 2022
Thompson: Jackson shouldn’t expect federal help on water crisis until a plan is put forward
The 2nd District Congressman says no one from Jackson has shared the facts of the problem or a plan to correct it with him. Congressman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat representing Mississippi’s 2nd District, says the federal government will not consider helping the city of Jackson with its water crisis until a plan of action is…
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Frank Corder
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August 23, 2022
Jackpot Justice +20: Tort reform’s impact on Mississippi
Over the next few weeks, Y’all Politics will be sharing interviews and articles related to the passage of tort reform that occurred 20 years ago in the longest special session in Mississippi history. Y’all Politics will be talking with key players from that 2002 special session and the years to follow, outlining tort reform’s impact…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 22, 2022
Mississippi’s Second Amendment sales tax holiday will take place this weekend
The 2A tax holiday will be held August 26-28. Mississippi’s 2022 Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday (MSAW) will take place between 12:01 A.M. Friday, August 26, 2022, and 12:00 Midnight Sunday, August 28, 2022. In an official guide to the Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, the Department of Revenue (DOR) said that Sales Tax is not…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 22, 2022
2022 Promote the Vote registration now open
Registration is now open for the 2022 Promote the Vote (PTV) program through the Secretary of State’s office. This year’s theme for Promote the Vote is “Why Vote?” which is aimed at encouraging students to consider the importance of voting in relation to their beliefs and values. You can register online at www.sos.ms.gov/PTV. PTV is the…
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Guest Editorial
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August 22, 2022
GIBSON: Congress Must Not Kill the Golden Goose of American Technology
Submitted by Dan Gibson, Mayor of Natchez “We need to decrease our reliability on Chinese products, not increase it,” writes Gibson. Take a stroll through Natchez, the oldest city on the Mighty Mississippi River, and you will quickly see what makes this town special. Don’t be surprised if you see a famous Hollywood actor who…
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Anne Summerhays
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August 22, 2022
State Auditor report shows absent fathers cost taxpayers millions
Report states that Mississippi taxpayers will see an additional $700 million in current, future spending obligations each year due to fatherlessness. The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor (OSA) released a report today titled, “Dads Matter: The Taxpayer Cost of Fatherlessness.” The report presents research that shows engaged fathers are critical for a healthy society.…
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi moves up in national rankings for state-funded Pre-K enrollment
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Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
, Gene Johnson, Associated Press
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April 23, 2026
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
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Daniel Tyson
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April 23, 2026
Stove donation means community cares for women in MAGCOR’s ServSafe program
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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April 23, 2026
Players to watch, including familiar names and new faces, around the SEC following spring
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 23, 2026
Where Vicksburg slows down: A table at Key City Brewery & Eatery
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Alistair Begg
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April 23, 2026
Our heavenly friend
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Lesley Davis
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April 23, 2026
He Didn’t Even Hesitate: Mississippi’s Jake Mangum, America’s pastime, and the culture that still unites us
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Kelley Williams
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April 23, 2026
An ounce of prevention
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Russ Latino
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April 22, 2026
Federal indictment against The Southern Poverty Law Center hits close to home
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