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Frank Corder
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September 17, 2021
Mississippi State Economist admits “woodwork effect,” higher taxes are risks of Medicaid expansion
Case for Medicaid expansion much less airtight than media, Democrats claim based on interview with State Economist. Earlier this week, Mississippi State Economist Corey Miller released a report titled “A Fiscal and Economic Analysis of Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi under the Affordable Care Act.” The report (below), on the surface, appears to make the case…
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 17, 2021
Eliminating Mississippi’s Personal Income Tax
Submitted by Bigger Pie Forum The Mississippi Legislature is pondering eliminating the state’s personal income tax to help supercharge Mississippi’s economy. The theory is that such a move would entice businesses to move to Mississippi or to stay here. Some Mississippi policymakers believe that if Mississippi wants to enjoy population growth (a good indicator of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 17, 2021
Pregnant women, Covid-19 and the vaccine
Pregnant women at higher risk of serious disease if contracting Covid-19. While the number of COVID-19 cases in Mississippi seem to be on a downward turn, the Mississippi State Department of Health is still warning at risk groups to protect themselves from the virus. Unlike the first wave of COVID-19, the Delta Variant is impacting…
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Frank Corder
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September 17, 2021
Biden targets Mississippi in remarks trying to justify federal vaccine mandates
Governor Reeves responds: “It is a tyrannical move, Mr. President.” President Joe Biden says he is receiving pushing back against his federal vaccine mandates from states, particularly those with Republican Governors like in Mississippi, Florida and Texas. He says they are “undermining the lifesaving requirements” he proposed. Last week, Biden announced that he is instructing…
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 17, 2021
YP Daily Roundup 9/17/21
Stay up-to-date on what’s in the news with the Y’all Politics Daily Roundup. YP – Lawmakers find teacher pay isn’t the only issue in the shortage nationwide The Senate Education Committee held a hearing on Wednesday to hear from experts across the board on the reality of a teacher pay raise in Mississippi. The committee…
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Anne Summerhays
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September 16, 2021
Senators Wicker, Hyde-Smith demand Google stop silencing pro-life views and reverse unjust censorship
Miss. Senators are among 11 lawmakers who signed the letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. On Tuesday, pro-life group Live Action claimed that Google abruptly removed pro-life ads pushing a treatment to reverse the abortion pill, a treatment that the pro-life group claims has saved the lives of thousands of unborn babies. Today, Mississippi U.S.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 16, 2021
AG Lynn Fitch Calls on Biden Administration to Reverse Course on Vaccine Mandates Or Face Legal Action
Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch and 23 State Attorneys General wrote President Biden in strong opposition to his announced plans to institute vaccine mandates expected to impact nearly 100 million Americans. “Forcing Americans to be vaccinated or face job loss is the sort of heavy-handed, government-knows-best approach we have come to expect from this Administration,”…
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Anne Summerhays
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September 16, 2021
Auditor’s office given high marks in review by the National State Auditors Association (NSAA)
The Mississippi OSA has received a peer review rating of pass. The National State Auditors Association (NSAA) conducted peer reviews in late August and examined independent auditors from around the country. Today, State Auditor Shad White announced that his office received the highest possible rating for the period of August 2020 to July 2021. “The team…
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Anne Summerhays
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September 16, 2021
Governor Reeves announces launch of anti-human trafficking website
Website provides citizens with a centralized location for information related to human trafficking in Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Health website states that human trafficking affects 12 to 27 million men, women and children worldwide who are held in slavery. It is both a worldwide issue and a local issue. “Human trafficking is happening in Mississippi,…
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 16, 2021
Mississippi Ranks 35th in the Nation for K-12 Achievement in Quality Counts National Report
Mississippi achieved the No. 1 spot in the nation for gains on the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Mississippi ranks 35th in the nation for K-12 achievement in 2021, climbing from 50th in 2013, according to the latest Quality Counts report published in Education Week. The report examines achievement in school systems from…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 16, 2021
Lawmakers find teacher pay isn’t the only issue in the shortage nationwide
Teacher pay may not be the only deterrent for individuals leaving the profession or choosing not to enter it. The Senate Education Committee held a hearing on Wednesday to hear from experts across the board on the reality of a teacher pay raise in Mississippi. The committee heard from the Mississippi Department of Education, Department…
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Frank Corder
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September 16, 2021
Mississippi 1 of 23 states threatening lawsuit over Democrats’ voting bill
The “John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act” could be taken up for a vote by the U.S. Senate as early as next week. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R) joined 22 of her colleagues in other states in sending a letter to Congressional leaders threatening to sue should H.R. 4, the “John R. Lewis…
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Matthew Lee, Associated Press
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July 11, 2025
State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
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Annie Ma, Associated Press
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July 11, 2025
Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says
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Daniel Tyson
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July 11, 2025
New direct wine shipping law goes into effect in Mississippi
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event
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Lynne Jeter
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June 27, 2025
Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties
Culture
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Matt Friedeman
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July 13, 2025
Exercise with your child
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 13, 2025
Come away
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Ben Smith
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July 11, 2025
In my carnivore era
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Chip Pickering
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July 11, 2025
DOJ’s remedies will do more harm than good
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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July 11, 2025
After the Texas flood: Stop turning national tragedies into political weapons
Opinion
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Haley Fisackerly
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July 10, 2025
AWS: Good for Mississippi, great for Entergy customers
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