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Frank Corder
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January 27, 2020
Statewide elected officials could see a pay raise with HB 21
New Ways and Means Chairman Trey Lamar (R-HD 8) thinks it’s time to consider a pay raise for Mississippi’s statewide and regional elected officials, this according to a bill filed Friday in the House of Representatives. Rep. Lamar filed House Bill 21 calling for the increase of salaries from the Governor to Transportation Commissioners. The…
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Frank Corder
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January 27, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 1/27/20
WLOX – Gov. Reeves to deliver first State of the State address Monday Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves will deliver his first State of the State address Monday night. One of the big issues Reeves is likely to focus on is the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Since this time last month, at least 10 inmates have…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 26, 2020
Hundreds rally at State Capitol for prison reform
”I can hear my brothers claiming, ‘I can’t breathe!’ Now I’m in a struggle fighting and I can’t leave! We’re calling out injustice of the MDOC! And we ain’t gonna stop ‘til our people are free!” This was the chant of around four hundred people Friday afternoon in front of the Mississippi Capitol at the…
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Frank Corder
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January 26, 2020
CORDER: Fiscal, Political Realities Align Against Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi
Barring significant financial or political changes in the State of Mississippi, Medicaid Expansion in the Magnolia State is unlikely any time soon. Under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, the federal government agreed to pay for the entire cost of Medicaid expansion for the first three years after its passage. However, states were required to…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 24, 2020
Sen. Wicker on Impeachment: “This is a narrow attempt to remove Donald Trump from office in an election year”
This week, U.S. Senators have heard the case for Impeachment against President Donald Trump as presented by Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s appointed House Managers. Y’all Politics caught up with Mississippi’s senior U.S. Senator Roger Wicker as the Senate was in recess. Wicker said he doesn’t think the arguments made thus far warrant removal of the President,…
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Frank Corder
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January 24, 2020
State Rep. Doug McLeod benched by House Leadership
State Rep. Doug McLeod (R-HD 107) was appointed to only one committee in the Mississippi House of Representatives by Speaker Philip Gunn this week, a move that can only be seen as signaling the House Leadership’s displeasure with the George County legislator. McLeod was arrested in May 2019 on domestic violence. At the time of…
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Frank Corder
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January 24, 2020
How sustainable is the 13th Check?
The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) annual cost of living adjustment, otherwise known as the ’13th Check,’ has grown nearly $400 million over the last decade. At that rate of increase, the 13th Check could exceed $1 billion before the end of the next decade due to the manner in which the benefit…
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Frank Corder
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January 24, 2020
YP Daily Roundup 1/24/20
Gov. Reeves visits Parchman, addresses problems I want to thank the good people at Parchman working to make a difference. They are doing their absolute best in tough circumstances. As we work to root out corruption and incompetence, we can’t forget those that are maintaining order today. 3/6 pic.twitter.com/cjoouLpBaR — Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) January…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 23, 2020
2020 State of the State set for Monday night
Legislators and state officials will gather at the Mississippi State Capitol in a Joint Session on the floor of the House and Senate for the 2020 State of the State address given by Governor Tate Reeves. This will be Reeve’s first time to give the address. In attendance will be First Lady Elee Reeves, dignitaries,…
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Frank Corder
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January 23, 2020
Speaker Gunn gives MS House Democrats a seat at the table
There are 44 Democratic members of the Mississippi House of Representatives, or roughly 36% of the chamber. Nearly that same percentage of Democrats were named by Republican Speaker Philip Gunn to help lead House Committees for the next four years. Gunn announced the House Committees on Thursday morning, insuring Republicans maintained strong control over key…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 23, 2020
Governor Reeves talks MDOC crisis and immediate actions to restore order
Governor Tate Reeves answered questions on Thursday regarding the current crisis within the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The situation has escalated in the last few days. Two inmates were pronounced dead at Parchman of what look to be homicides. Two other inmates were found hanged in their cells. Officials are classifying them as suicides. Reeves…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 23, 2020
Wicker, Hyde-Smith congratulate Mississippi 2020 U.S. Senate Youth Program Delegates
DeSoto & Madison County Youths Will Represent State, Receive $10,000 Scholarships U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today congratulated Bobby Current of Olive Branch and Alex Stradinger of Ridgeland on their selection to represent Mississippi at the 58th annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Current and Stradinger will join Wicker and…
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Frank Corder
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May 6, 2026
Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more
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Daniel Tyson
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May 6, 2026
Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 6, 2026
State agencies team up to promote maternal mental health care
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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
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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May 6, 2026
Canton Flea Market returns for 62nd year
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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May 6, 2026
A word to children
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 5, 2026
Where the Wild Things Grow: Inside Maypop Art’s garage studio
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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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Susan Crabtree
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree
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