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Sarah Ulmer
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March 23, 2018
Cochran: FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill delivers for Mississippi
With President’s Defense, Border Security, Infrastructure Priorities, Mississippi Fares Well in Funding Measure U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, early Friday morning voted for the last legislation of his Senate career—an omnibus appropriations measure that will direct significant new resources to Mississippi in support of a national focus on strengthening…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 23, 2018
Mississippi makes history with the state’s first black Higher Education Commissioner
The first-ever African American has been named to oversee Mississippi’s eight public universities. According to the Associated Press, the state College Board announced Friday that Alfred Rankins Jr. will become higher education commissioner July 1 when Glenn Boyce retires. Rankins is the current president of Alcorn State University. “My experiences at Alcorn will inform my…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 23, 2018
Gun Bill, HB 1083, dies on deadline day
On Thursday HB 1083, the Gun bill, died on the concur or not concur deadline. The bill was skipped over by Judiciary B chairman Rep. Andy Gipson. This was the bill originally authored to give Enhanced Concealed Carry permit holders the ability to challenge public organizations or businesses that would not let them carry. This…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 23, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 3/23/18
WLOX – Hyde-Smith makes first campaign stop on Coast one day after appointment One day after her senatorial appointment by Gov. Phil Bryant, Cindy Hyde-Smith was already on the campaign trail. Her first stop was on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “I got up this morning and I thought, ‘What a beautiful day driving to the Coast.’…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 22, 2018
Omnibus passes in U.S. House; Harper gives statement
U.S. Congressman Gregg Harper (MS-03), Chairman of the Committee on House Administration and the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released the following statement after the House passed the omnibus, which provides all discretionary funding for the federal government for the remainder of the 2018 fiscal year: “This afternoon, I voted in favor…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 22, 2018
VIDEO: Senator Wicker pays tribute to Senator Thad Cochran
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today delivered a Senate address honoring his friend and colleague, Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., who will retire from the Senate on April 1 after faithfully serving Mississippi in Congress for the past 45 years. Below is a transcript of Sen. Wicker’s remarks: “Back in December of 1937, Thad Cochran was…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 22, 2018
Omnibus Bill Would Culminate FY2018 Appropriations Cycle, Increase Defense Funding & Enhance Infrastructure Development
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today endorsed passage of omnibus appropriations legislation that provides the largest funding increase for the American military in 15 years and makes significant investments in national priorities like infrastructure, border security and the opioid epidemic. The omnibus measure incorporates all 12 appropriations bills for FY2018, and is the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 22, 2018
Wicker Votes for Landmark Legislation to Combat Online Sex Trafficking
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Wednesday issued the following statement after the Senate passed H.R. 1865, the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA).” “Sex trafficking is not limited to faraway places around the globe,” Wicker said. “It is happening right here in America. Some companies and websites have been using…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 22, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 3/22/18
WLOX – Cindy Hyde-Smith says she is ready for the U.S. Senate Mississippi will soon have its first ever female member of congress. Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was appointed to the the U.S. senate by governor Phil Bryant in her hometown of Brookhaven. A crowd of 200 was on hand to hear the governor praise the current…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 21, 2018
Wicker Says Navy Has Denied Atheist Chaplain Application
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that he has received confirmation from the Navy that an application submitted by a “secular humanist” to serve in the Chaplain Corps has been denied. Wicker was joined by 22 Senators last week in sending a letter to Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and Adm. John Richardson opposing the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 21, 2018
State officials and organizations show support for newly appointed Cindy Hyde-Smith
So far, Mississippi officials are speaking out in support of the appointment of Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith to the United States Senate. Congressman Gregg Harper: U.S. Congressman Gregg Harper (MS-03), Chairman of the Committee on House Administration and the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released the following statement following Governor Phil Bryant’s announcement…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 21, 2018
VIDEO: Gov. Bryant names Cindy Hyde-Smith to replace Sen. Thad Cochran in Washington
Today in Brookhaven Gov. Phil Bryant officially announced that Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, Cindy Hyde-Smith would replace retiring Sen. Thad Cochran in D.C. This is a historic event for Mississippi as Hyde-Smith will be the first woman in the to represent Mississippi in Washington. READ MORE on the Governor’s decision to appoint Hyde-Smith HERE.
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 25, 2025
Second Medicaid Tech Bill vetoed by Governor
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Illia Novikov, Associated Press
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April 25, 2025
Trump says ‘Crimea will stay with Russia’ as he seeks end to war in Ukraine
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Frank Corder
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April 25, 2025
Standalone Dept. of Tourism vetoed over budget impasse
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Susan Marquez
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April 27, 2025
Mississippi Legends: Oseola McCarty, an unlikely philanthropist
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Matt Friedeman
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April 27, 2025
Young men are struggling, how to help
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 27, 2025
Why do I face trials?
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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Rachel Canter
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April 23, 2025
A new vision for keeping Mississippi first
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