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Philip Wegmann
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February 17, 2025
‘The Realignment’: GOP Sen. Hawley to introduce pro-union legislation
The Missouri senator would prefer if the president listened to him and helped get his latest pro-labor legislation into law. So would the Teamsters who support the new bill.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Steve Vu
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Frank Corder
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October 31, 2025
Hyde-Smith, fellow Republican Senators urge Trump to include Charlie Kirk in National Garden of American Heroes
News
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Frank Corder
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October 31, 2025
Governor Reeves seeks waiver to ban unhealthy food purchases when using SNAP
News
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Daniel Tyson
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October 31, 2025
State leaders lay out legislative agendas ahead of 2026 session
Business
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
Business
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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October 29, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
Business
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 27, 2025
Delta Grain investing $3.76 million to expand Sidon operations
Culture
Culture
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Chris Burrows, Associated Press
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October 31, 2025
No. 7 Ole Miss wary of the threat posed by South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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October 31, 2025
City with Soul: Jackson hosts the National Folk Festival for the first time
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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October 31, 2025
Father, forgive them
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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October 29, 2025
Shutdown impacts in Mississippi require an understanding of reliance on federal funds
Opinion
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Daniel Sparks
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October 24, 2025
Mississippi taking strides to reduce harm from smoking
Opinion
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Grant Callen
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October 23, 2025
If lawmakers are trying to defund public education, they aren’t very good at it
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