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Courtney Ingle
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December 4, 2018
Incumbent Gipson announces candidacy for MS Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Incumbent Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce has officially announced his candidacy to keep the seat to which he was appointed last year. Gipson was appointed by Governor Phil Bryant when Senator-elect Cindy Hyde-Smith left the position to run for retired U.S. Senator Thad Cochran’s seat. The current commissioner made his announcement on Facebook. “I,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 4, 2018
Agriculture Commissioner Gipson Submits Comments on Regulation of Cell-Cultured Food Products
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson, on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, submitted public comments to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the use of cellular agriculture to manufacture products derived from livestock and poultry stem cells. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and USDA have joint authority…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 4, 2018
State Auditor Issues $673,000 Demand Against Estate of Former Wilkinson County Chancery Clerk
State Auditor Shad White has issued a civil demand to the estate of the former Chancery Clerk of Wilkinson County, the late Thomas C. Tolliver. The demand states Tolliver exceeded the fee cap for his position and failed to reimburse the county for employee salary expenses. “Thomas Tolliver’s estate owes the taxpayers of Wilkinson County…
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 4, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 12/4/18
CLARION LEDGER – Retired state employees should be able to keep their pension and serve in Miss. Legislature, AG says Retired state employees have long forfeited their pensions if they served in the Mississippi Legislature. Now a new attorney general’s opinion could clear the way for state retirees, including troopers, teachers, school superintendents and health…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 3, 2018
Is the Democratic mayor of Magnolia considering a challenge of Jim Hood in Governor’s race?
The mayor of Magnolia, Mississippi, Anthony Witherspoon, has been publicly polling social media to gather feedback on him as a candidate in the 2019 Governor’s race. Witherspoon told the public the desired portions of a prospective platform would include the legalization of recreational and medical marijuana, $15/hr minimum wage increase, and fully funded public education,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 3, 2018
Representative Robert Foster considers run for Governor
District 28 Representative, Robert Foster (R), took to Facebook over the weekend to announce he is considering a run for Governor in 2019. In the video Foster asks the people what they want to see in their next Governor, and would they want to see that from him. Foster is a farmer and small business…
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 3, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 12/3/18
SUNHERALD – Mississippi’s era of outsize clout in Washington is waning Few states have held as much outsize clout on Capitol Hill over the last half-century as Mississippi — power that brought billions of federal dollars to the nation’s poorest state and gave its relatively small population of about 3 million residents sweeping sway in…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 30, 2018
Mike Espy files paperwork for 2020 run for U.S. Senate
Fresh off the runoff election, Mike Espy filed paperwork that would indicate he’s again preparing to challenge for the seat he just was defeated for. On Tuesday, Senator-Elect Cindy-Hyde Smith has finished the term she just won. With nearly 900,000 voters in Mississippi, Hyde-Smith bested Espy by a 54-46 margin. The paperwork was filed with…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 30, 2018
Op-ed: Families need school choice
Submitted by: Alice Dillon, Tylertown; Courtney Jones, Jackson; Missy Hopkins, Oxford Our families need school choice. The concept is simple: parents direct the tax dollars associated with their child to the best education they can find. Instead of leaving such an important decision up to strangers, we decide how education dollars for our own children are spent.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 30, 2018
Outside group is possibly targeting Mississippi for medicaid expansion ballot initiative in 2020
Successful ballot initiatives in Nebraska, Idaho and Utah could lead to even more efforts to bypass Republican governors and legislatures to expand Medicaid by public referendum, a key organizer of past winning campaigns says. According to an article by Forbes, The Fairness Project, which spent $6 million to support ballot measures that won earlier this…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 30, 2018
Wicker Urges Momentum for 355-Ship Fleet Buildup
Miss. Senator Says Return to Obama-Era Spending Caps Would Be ‘Unthinkable’ & ‘Irresponsible’ U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Seapower Subcommittee, yesterday led a hearing to receive testimony regarding the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding plans. The hearing comes amidst growing concerns that the Navy has been lagging in shipbuilding and will not be…
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 30, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 11/30/18
WJTV – Leaders to hold meeting to discuss findings from study on JPS WLBT – Schools and districts discuss how English language component will impact overall grades With a growing English language population, this is an issue that’s being handled in schools statewide. But the federal requirement gives them new timelines and consequences if they…
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Daniel Tyson
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August 1, 2025
Jackson mayor announces task force to address concerns at apartment complexes
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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August 1, 2025
US employers added just 73,000 jobs last month as labor market weakens in face of Trump trade wars
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 1, 2025
Watson continues work on election integrity in Mississippi
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028
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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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Susan Marquez
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August 1, 2025
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in August 2025
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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August 1, 2025
It is good
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David Lewis
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July 31, 2025
Mississippi’s cherished southern spaces -porches – featured in 2025 International Venice Architectural Biennale
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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July 30, 2025
“One big, beautiful bill” adoption signals both danger and opportunities for the state’s rural hospitals
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Russ Latino
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July 27, 2025
Facing the Darkness
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Kimberly Ross
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July 23, 2025
Caught in the Epstein web
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