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Anne Summerhays
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April 8, 2022
Will Yazoo pumps deliver “environmental justice” to the Mississippi Delta?
Senators Hyde-Smith and Wicker join other Mississippians who want the pumps finished as Congressman Thompson continues to waffle. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in 2020 that the Yazoo Backwater area experienced significant flooding during nine of the ten previous years, and under the Trump Administration funding had been set aside to move the…
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April 8, 2022
WICKER: Defense Budget Is Recipe for U.S. Decline
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Biden Plan Would Appease Dictators While Indulging Socialism If there was ever a moment for presidential leadership, it is now. Ukraine is engulfed in a bitter war with Russia, gas prices are soaring, and inflation is holding back our full economic recovery. Unfortunately, President Biden’s new budget proposal totally fails…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 7, 2022
Mississippi lawmakers set FY 2023 budget with extreme surplus
The budget adopted by the Legislature is nearly $6.3 billion. The Mississippi Legislature has adopted a budget for the 2023 Fiscal Year at just under $6.3 billion from the state’s portion. This number falls well below the estimated $6.987 billion in revenue estimates for FY 2023 and includes a massive teacher pay raise and income…
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April 6, 2022
SALTER: Regular session closing with chambers unable to agree on restoring initiative process
By: Sid Salter Since 1992 and at earlier points in the state’s history, Mississippi voters have been able to bypass the Legislature and engage in what has been called “direct democracy” in proposing constitutional amendments and getting them decided at the ballot box rather than at the state Capitol Building. But it appears that Mississippi…
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Anne Summerhays
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April 5, 2022
Governor Reeves signs largest tax cut in state history into law
Governor, Speaker look ahead for full elimination in future. On Tuesday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) held a a ceremonial signing for House Bill 531 which will deliver the largest tax cut in the state’s history. The bill will return over half a billion dollars to the people of Mississippi, eliminate the current 4% tax…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 5, 2022
Mississippi lawmakers agree to contract outside operators, construct new warehouse for ABC
The long-outdated Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) warehouse will be replaced with a new modern facility. The Mississippi House and Senate have come to an agreement regarding what to do with the current outdated Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) warehouse in Gluckstadt. SB 2844 will allow the state to construct a new facility to be operated by…
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Frank Corder
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April 4, 2022
Governor Reeves: No excuses left not to reconfirm Hopkins to Gaming Commission
Mississippi Gaming and Hospitality Association representing casinos says its members “trust the governor’s decision will be in the best interest of the industry and the state.” Last week, Governor Tate Reeves (R) expressed his discontent with how Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R) and State Senator David Blount (D) were blocking the reconfirmation of Gaming Commission Chairman…
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Guest Editorial
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April 1, 2022
WICKER: I will be voting “no” on President Biden’s SCOTUS nominee Judge Jackson
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Senator Wicker says meeting Judge Jackson did not alleviate his concerns that she has a far-left judicial philosophy. This past week, I met with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in my office to discuss her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. I entered that meeting with serious concerns about her record…
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Frank Corder
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April 1, 2022
Initiative process on life support as 2022 session soon to end
State Rep. Shanks joins Y’all Politics to talk about the latest news on the initiative process negotiations. Watch the interview below. The initiative process in Mississippi remains in limbo with little chance to reach an agreement before the 2022 session winds down. As reported first here at Y’all Politics earlier this week, at issue is…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 31, 2022
Legislature passes Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund
Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund to be filled with an appropriation not a sales tax diversion. Both chambers in Mississippi Legislature have signed off on the House’s Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund bill after the legislation went to conference and being recommitted earlier this week for changes to allow for Legislative oversight. “This is going to be…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 31, 2022
Governor Reeves signs largest teacher pay raise in Mississippi history
Teacher pay raise goes into law with signing ceremony at local school. Governor Tate Reeves signed the largest teacher pay raise in Mississippi’s history in a ceremony at Madison Central High School on Thursday. The new law gives teachers, on average, an over $5,000 raise. Assistant teachers will receive on average a $2,000 raise. “When…
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2022
Natchez Mayor Gibson discusses remote workers initiative with Bigger Pie Forum
“Shift South” one of many topics discussed on BPF podcast. Bigger Pie Forum recently traveled to the jewel of the Mississippi River to meet with Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson at the National Historic Landmark of Dunleith Historic Inn. Mayor Gibson discusses how Natchez is finding itself in an upside surprise renaissance on the heels of…
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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
Business
Business
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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
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
Business
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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
Culture
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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
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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April 8, 2026
The truth about ACA subsidies after the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
Opinion
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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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