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Susan Crabtree
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January 23, 2025
Battle lines drawn on Trump’s border crackdown
House Homeland Security Committee chairman Mark Green applauded the flurry of immigration restrictions Trump imposed on his first day in office.
Analysis
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Russ Latino
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January 2, 2025
Big decisions await Legislature in 2025
Big issues, from tax reform to school choice, Medicaid expansion to PERS, await the Legislature as it gavels in for the 2025 session next week.
Analysis
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Steven Gassenberger
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December 18, 2024
The PERS $25 billion problem
In part 5 of this series on modernizing PERS, Steven Gassenberger says fixing PERS for sustainability won’t be easy, but reasonable solutions are within reach.
Analysis
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Jameson Taylor
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December 16, 2024
Federalism at the crossroads: What’s next for the states after Chevron?
Jameson Taylor writes that states must assume their proper place as independent governing bodies in order for the administrative state to be rightsized.
Analysis
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Russ Latino
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December 16, 2024
Polling shows Republican voters don’t actually care about Medicaid expansion
Even when framed in positive terms of “improving access to healthcare for working Mississippians,” only 2.2 percent of Republican voters say Medicaid expansion is top priority.
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Bill King
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December 13, 2024
House Subcommittee issues final after-action report on COVID
It is an exhaustive 557-page document covering almost every aspect of the pandemic.
Analysis
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Steve Vu
, Steven Gassenberger
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December 10, 2024
A new and necessary approach for Mississippi’s public pension
In part 4 of this series on modernizing PERS, Steve Vu and Steven Gassenberger explore solving the state's retirement shortfall with more pension choices.
Analysis
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Adam Sabes
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December 9, 2024
Could Arkansas’ LEARNS Act provide model for Mississippi?
Beginning in 2025, families of all Arkansas students will have access to funding up to approximately $6,660 for education-related expenses.
Analysis
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Mariana Trujillo
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December 3, 2024
Mississippi municipalities should brace for higher pension contributions
In Part 3 of a series on modernizing PERS, The Reason Foundation’s Mariana Trujillo writes that Mississippi’s municipalities face a harsh reality: Pay more now or pay even more later.
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Russ Latino
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December 2, 2024
Why we projected a Branning win: State of Supreme Court race
The anatomy of the "call" in the Branning-Kitchens Central Mississippi Supreme Court race was fairly simple.
Analysis
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Steven Gassenberger
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November 26, 2024
Modernizing PERS (Part 2): The state of play after 2024 session
In Part 2 of a series on modernizing PERS, The Reason Foundation's Steven Gassenberger examines recent legislative efforts to improve the sustainability of Mississippi's public retirement system and some of the flaws in current proposals for a fifth tier of beneficiaries.
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Steven Gassenberger
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November 20, 2024
Modernizing PERS to serve Mississippi’s public workforce
In the first of a five-part series on how to build a sustainable public employee retirement system, the Reason Foundation's Steven Gassenberger examines how changing worker habits should help shape reform.
News
News
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Jeremy Pittari
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February 14, 2025
“Last dollar program” passed in Mississippi Senate to provide tuition-free community college
News
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Daniel Tyson
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February 14, 2025
On second thought, Senate reaches threshold to pass direct wine shipping to Mississippi residents
News
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Frank Corder
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February 14, 2025
Municipal, county campaign finance reports could be available online if Senate bill passes
Business
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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February 9, 2025
Become a Certified Hospitality Expert in 30 minutes
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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February 5, 2025
Moving the needle on Mississippi’s workforce participation rate
Business
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Frank Corder
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February 3, 2025
Southeastern Timber Products announces $123 million expansion in Ackerman
Culture
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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February 14, 2025
A grand question
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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February 13, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Get a taste of Fan and Johnny’s in Greenwood
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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February 13, 2025
Take stock
Opinion
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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February 13, 2025
The Legislature should stop ‘considering’ fixes to our election code and just fix it
Opinion
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Alasdair Whitney
, Phillip Suderman
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February 13, 2025
When the government decides who can provide healthcare, everyone loses
Opinion
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Michael Chartier
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February 12, 2025
Mississippi’s students deserve open enrollment policies that work for families
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