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Sarah Ulmer
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February 7, 2018
Barbour’s embarrassing mistake illustrates the depth of the nation’s partisan divide
By: Sid Salter Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s lapse of memory, judgment, or whatever one chooses to call it that left him facing a federal misdemeanor gun charge, is what it is. For the record (records obtained first by the Hattiesburg Patriot web site), on Jan. 2 at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Airport, Barbour went…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 7, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 2/7/18
WTOK – Amid partisan split, Medicaid plan passes Mississippi Senate A proposal to keep Mississippi’s Medicaid program alive is advancing in the Legislature. Senators voted 31-16 Tuesday to pass Senate Bill 2836 , with most Republicans supporting it and most Democrats opposing it. The bill goes to the House for more work. Democrats expressed concern…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 6, 2018
House pushes minimum wage bill with equal pay language through to Senate #msleg
Another equal pay amendment was added to HB 1241, a bill that would prevent local government from increasing the minimum wage in their jurisdiction. On Friday Rep. Alyce Clarke offered an amendment that would require employers to pay each gender an equal amount for the same job if the performance requires equal skill, effort, and…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 6, 2018
Public Service Commission Closes Book on Kemper
Approved agreement protects customers from failed technology; Mississippi Power Company rates to decrease At its open meeting this Tuesday, the Public Service Commission unanimously voted to approve an agreement regarding Mississippi Power Company’s Kemper County Power Plant bringing the lengthy contested proceeding to a close. The settlement comes as a result of a Commission Order…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 6, 2018
House Passes Congressional Accountability Act Reform Measures
Committee on House Administration Chairman Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) issued the following statement upon passage of two measures that will institute needed reforms to the congressional workplace. H.R.4924, the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (CAA Reform Act) brings more transparency, accountability, and stronger protections for employees. H.Res.724 will allow the House to immediately adopt…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 6, 2018
New rule could require a racial and ethnic impact statement attached public offense bills #billoftheday
House Resolution 7 (HR 7), authored by Rep. Karriem would require any bill, amendment, referendum, or resolution change to a public offense law to have a racial and ethnic impact statement attached to it. The bill remains alive in the House and has been referred to the Rules Committee. House Resolution 7 BE IT…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 6, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 2/6/18
MERIDIAN STAR – Mississippi regulators set to approve deal on utility rates Mississippi utility regulators are likely Tuesday to approve a settlement on how much Mississippi Power Co. customers should pay for a troubled $7.5 billion power plant. Once touted as a model for the future of coal, the state Public Service Commission forced the…
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February 5, 2018
One of the first ads of #MS03 – “Perry Parker Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers”
https://www.facebook.com/PerryParkerforCongressMS/videos/1529389603796198/
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 5, 2018
MS Joint Legislative Budget Comm. releases January numbers – collections up $23MM over projections
The JLBC gave an updated report on where Mississippi’s finances lie as of January 31, 2018. So far, the fiscal YTD is over estimate at $23.1 million and for the month it’s over the estimate by $1.2 million. Total revenue collections for January are $1,150,205 or $.28% above the sine die revenue estimate. Corporate and…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 5, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 2/5/18
WDAM – List of candidates failing to file campaign finance disclosure released by MS Secretary of State’s office • Ron Williams • Sharon D. Gipson • Lennell Lucas • Ray Minor • James “Jimmy” Edwards, Jr. • Kenneth Wayne Jones • Jeffery Harness • Daryl L. Porter, Jr. • Gregory Harris • Rogena Mitchell •…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 4, 2018
It isn’t #msleg if there isn’t an argument about guns
Today members of the House passed HB 1083 on a vote of 80 to 29. According to Rep. Andy Gipson who authored the bill, it will not add anything new to the current law on enhanced concealed carry laws, it would only allow for a procedure to be put in place if an individual is…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 2, 2018
VIDEO: Weekly Wrap Up 2/2; Deadline day, Medicaid repealers, and Abortion bills
Here’s your Weekly Wrap Up with Capitol Correspondent Sarah Ulmer. Tuesday was a deadline day with bills surviving and dying in committee. Then on Friday the House took up some controversial bills including HB 1510, an abortion bill that would prohibit abortions after 15 weeks. Watch the video below:
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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
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Matt Friedeman
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April 12, 2026
Spiritual revival – Is the key actually wanting “less”
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 10, 2026
Joan Williams: Gifted author and Faulkner’s protégé
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Alistair Begg
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April 10, 2026
Protected by His presence
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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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