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Sarah Ulmer
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February 6, 2019
The first committee deadline day brings an end to dozens of bills
Tuesday, January 5 is the first committee deadline day of the 2019 Legislative Session. Bills that do not get out of committee by today, will come to an end among legislators. Among the dead bills are: HB 1104 – the civil administrative forfeiture bill The bill was highly contested among lawmakers, but received a loud…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 6, 2019
Civil Administrative Forfeiture bill dies once again in committee
The civil administrative forfeiture bill, HB 1104, did not survive out of the Judiciary A committee in the House. The bill was highly endorsed by individuals like Public Service Commissioner Marshall Fisher and Governor Phil Bryant: I met with law enforcement today at the Mississippi State Capitol to discuss my support for them & HB…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 6, 2019
Mason Dixon poll has Hood +2 over Reeves and models independent candidate for #msgov
Today, Mason Dixon released a poll that’s in a series of tracking polls conducted over the last 18 months. The highlight of the poll shows Democrat AG Jim Hood with a hypothetical 44/42 advantage over Republican LG Tate Reeves with 14% undecided. The gap in the Mason Dixon poll has narrowed from Hood +5 to…
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February 6, 2019
New bill advances to reduce landowner liability from frivolous lawsuits
The running joke in the Mississippi Capitol right now is that you can’t swing a dead cat right now without hitting a trial lawyer. As appealing a prospect as that might sound to business people, the trial lobby in Mississippi is in full-scale panic over a bill that threatens the settlement machine of frivolous lawsuits. …
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Courtney Ingle
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February 5, 2019
Senate bills for ESA, give teacher pay raises pass committee, head to Senate
Two hot topic bills have passed the Senate education committee. Senate Bill 2675, which initially would expand the Education Scholarship Account (ESA), was replaced by a committee sub that removed expansion and only extended the repealer by five years. This version of the bill makes no changes to the ESA. Currently, there are over 400…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 5, 2019
House and Senate pass HeartBeat bills out of Committee
An unexpected turn of events late Tuesday, the Senate Public Health Committee passed SB 2116 and moments later the House Public Health Committee passed HB 732, both coined “The HeartBeat bill.” In the Senate: The bill, authored by Senator Joey Fillingane, would prevent a physician from performing an abortion if a heartbeat is detected. Typically…
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Courtney Ingle
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February 5, 2019
Wicker Votes for Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted in favor of final passage of S. 1, “Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019,” as amended. The final legislation includes several proposals, including new sanctions against Syria, increased military support for Israel and Jordan, and a plan to make it easier for states and…
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Jay E. Hughes
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February 5, 2019
Rep. Jay Hughes tries to reconcile campaign finance discrepancy – submits credit card statements
State Rep. Jay Hughes seems somewhat bemused that he is the first to be questioned over provisions of a campaign finance reform law he supported. Hughes, a Democrat from Oxford, is running for Lt. Governor. Over the weekend, a Clarion Ledger report surfaced alleging he possibly ignored provisions of the law he backed. Making matters…
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Courtney Ingle
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February 5, 2019
Mississippi Association of Educators responds to HB 1349 teacher pay raise bill
Yesterday, President Joyce Helmick and the Mississippi Association of Educators shared a written response to House Bill 1349 with the bill’s author, Representative Charles Busby; education committee chairs Senator Gray Tollison and Representative Richard Bennett; and state leadership. HB 1349 calls for a $2000 pay raise split over two years and a $1000 pay raise…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 5, 2019
Mississippi Opportunity Zone investment to be featured in the State of the Union Address
After all the political posturing in DC, it’s finally happening. The State of the Union Address will be delivered tonight at 8:00 p.m. by President Donald J. Trump. And a Mississippi business is slated to be featured in the speech. Roy James, Plant Manager of the Vicksburg Forest Products lumber facility, will be a special guest…
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Courtney Ingle
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February 5, 2019
GOP and Trump 2016 Leaders from 1st Congressional District Endorse Reeves for Governor
The grassroots support for Tate Reeves keeps rolling in. The conservative leader has earned the endorsement of Republican grassroots leaders and the leaders of President Trump’s 2016 campaign in Congressional District 1. Reeves has been a champion for tax cuts and bold conservative reform in Mississippi as Lieutenant Governor and has earned a reputation as…
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Courtney Ingle
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February 5, 2019
School Choice: the hope of ESA expansion must pass committee today
Today is the deadline for bills that would expand the Education Services Account (ESA) for students with special needs to clear committee if they are to make it to the floor for a vote. Governor Phil Bryant, Lt. Governor Tate Reeves, and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn have spoken in favor of expanding the…
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Frank Corder
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December 31, 2025
Governor grants second clemency over illegal sentencing
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 30, 2025
Health officials stress need for flu, measles vaccinations
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Frank Corder
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December 30, 2025
James, Amelia top list of baby names in Mississippi for 2025
Business
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Susan Marquez
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January 1, 2026
It is possible to eat healthy in Mississippi
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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January 1, 2026
Rekindling lost love
Culture
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Richelle Putnam
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December 31, 2025
Discover the world with heart: How Mississippi’s Jane Halbert Jones brings Southern warmth to global travel
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Russ Latino
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December 31, 2025
Your life is not a dumpster fire, be positive in 2026
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Sid Salter
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December 31, 2025
Sen. Wicker chairs a vastly different SASC in a very different Congress than did Stennis
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Russ Latino
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December 29, 2025
Tucker Carlson’s jihadi apology tour is despicable
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