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June 4, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 6/4/2018
Bill Crawford bemoans the Koch Brothers influence on politics, bless his heart A foundation Charles Koch created (now defunct) spent millions over decades to fund groups advocating the Koch agenda, including conservative state-based think tanks affiliated with the national State Policy Network, e.g., the Mississippi Center for Public Policy. The Koch network has continued funding…
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June 1, 2018
Last minute money check for June 5 primaries #mssen #mselex
As we do a quick last minute check on fundraising before the June 5 primary next Tuesday, here’s a quick video that’s a great recap of the upcoming primaries and who’s running for what. Video is courtesy of the Gibbes Companies. US Senate Republican Primary Roger Wicker – $5,501,973.00 raised – $3,442,637.00 COH Richard Boyanton – $60,000.00 raised…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 1, 2018
Democrat Jensen Bohren #mssen candidate says own party is holding Mississippi back
Democratic candidate for the upcoming regularly scheduled Democratic primary, Jensen Bohren, is saying he was nearly bullied out of running by the Chairman of his own party. He also says that he was forced into a “loyalty test” that other candidates in the Senate primary were not forced adhere to. Bobby Moak, Chairman of the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 1, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 6/1/2018
US gains 223K jobs; unemployment at 18-year low of 3.8 pct.- WLBT WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers extended a streak of solid hiring in May, adding 223,000 jobs and helping lower the unemployment rate to an 18-year low of 3.8 percent from 3.9 percent in April. Average hourly pay rose 2.7 percent from a year…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 1, 2018
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, & Harper Welcome Raytheon Development Plans
Defense Manufacturer to Construct 50,000 Square Foot Radar Development Facility in Forest U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss. and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Congressman Gregg Harper, R-Miss., today welcomed the announcement of a planned 50,000-square-foot expansion of the Raytheon Forest Consolidated Manufacturing Center plant in Forest. The new facility will be used to develop radar equipment…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 1, 2018
Raytheon Increases Radar Manufacturing Capacity in Forest, Miss.
Industry-leading defense contractor Raytheon is expanding its radar manufacturing capabilities in Forest, Miss. The project is a $100 million corporate investment and will create dozens of direct jobs at the company’s Forest campus over the next five years. “Raytheon recognizes the value of continued investment in the state of Mississippi,” Gov. Phil Bryant said. “Together,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 1, 2018
Wicker Leads Senate Effort Supporting State Laws to Defund Planned Parenthood
More than 20 Senators Sign Wicker’s Amicus Brief in Support of States Prohibiting Medicaid Funding to Abortion Provider U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today submitted an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of Gee v. Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast. A Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in the case currently…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 31, 2018
Empower Mississippi Announces New Initiative on Employability and Criminal Justice Reform
Empower Mississippi announced today that the organization is launching a new initiative focused on increasing employability by reforming the state’s criminal justice system. Empower Mississippi is an independent, nonprofit advocacy organization made up of thousands of supporters across the state. We are dedicated to changing laws that limit opportunity so Mississippians can flourish. “We are…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 31, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 5/31/2018
Woman gives birth to baby girl at Jackson abortion clinic – WAPT A woman gave birth Wednesday to a baby girl at the state’s only abortion clinic in Jackson, authorities said. The woman, whose age and name have not been released, came to the Jackson Women’s Health Organization about 9 a.m. to have an ultrasound…
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May 31, 2018
Present! We ain’t talking about Christmas gifts – it’s the art of not taking a stand
by Alan Lange The late Alan Nunnelee was notorious in both the Mississippi Senate and in the US House for saying, “let your yeas be a yea and your nays be a nay.” Voting “present” for legislation, as opposed to voting yes or no or just not voting, is known euphemistically in the chamber as…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 31, 2018
MSU President Mark Keenum: American farms cannot take another hit
US farming cannot afford to continue to fall behind In an opinion piece Keenum wrote for The Hill, he wrote, with the possibility of new trade tariffs striking a sensitive chord in rural America, farmers are increasingly concerned about global competitiveness and the threat of a possible trade war affecting their bottom line. Hopefully, Congress…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 31, 2018
VIDEO: Hosemann dissapointed in low absentee ballot requests before primary
This week Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann reported that only about 6,000 absentee ballots had been requested prior to the state’s primary elections for the Third District Congressional seat and U.S. Senate seat, which is currently held by Sen. Roger Wicker. The election for Sen. Cochran’s former seat will not be part of the primary.…
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Bonnie Coblentz
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April 10, 2026
Strategic, unified vision transforms Carthage
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 10, 2026
Miss. Dept. of Health outlines upcoming fiscal year budget
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 10, 2026
Mississippi moves up to 48th in national health rankings
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Susan Marquez
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April 10, 2026
C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 10, 2026
Joan Williams: Gifted author and Faulkner’s protégé
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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April 10, 2026
Protected by His presence
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 9, 2026
The Mississippi Gift Company spreads the best of the Magnolia State across the globe
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Roger Wicker
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April 10, 2026
Rebuilding the American arsenal
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Russ Latino
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April 8, 2026
The truth about ACA subsidies after the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
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Sid Salter
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April 8, 2026
A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions
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