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June 18, 2021
WICKER: PRO-SPEECH Act would bar Big Tech platforms from discriminating against users based on ideology
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Tech Giants Continue to Silence Conservative Voices The internet has dramatically improved life for millions of Americans over the last quarter-century, but it has also brought new challenges. One major problem is that a handful of massive tech companies controls what we can say, read, buy, or view online. These…
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2021
Miss. Dept. of Health on COVID State of Emergency: Agency will accommodate whatever the Governor decides
House Democratic Leader says the declaration should be about health, not politics. The State of Mississippi has been under a state of emergency since Spring 2020 due to COVID-19. That designation allows the state’s chief executive certain authority to act to address the public health crisis. On Wednesday, Speaker Philip Gunn called on Governor Tate…
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June 17, 2021
LIPSON: Incentives Matter – For Crime, Schools, and Employment
Submitted by Charles Lipson Right now we have the wrong ones. Sometimes, just below the surface lie some very powerful connections among seemingly unrelated problems. That’s true for the seemingly unrelated problems of rising crime, the year-long closure of public schools, acute employee shortages, and parents’ outrage at kids being taught critical race theory. Substantively,…
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Frank Corder
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June 14, 2021
AG Fitch, Auditor White announce $55.5 million settlement with Centene
Investigation into overpayments in MS Medicaid resolved. Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Auditor Shad White reached a $55.5-million settlement with Centene, the largest Medicaid managed care organization in the United States. The settlement resolves allegations of overpayments as a part of Mississippi’s Medicaid program. “My Office is business-friendly, and I firmly believe that businesses that…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 12, 2021
Op-Ed: Wicker Continues Push for Infrastructure Deal
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Crumbling Roads and Bridges Call for Major Federal Investment After weeks of encouraging discussions, President Biden walked away from infrastructure talks with a group of six Republicans this past week before setting off on a trip to Europe. As a participant in these discussions from the beginning, I was disappointed…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 11, 2021
Treasurer McRae: Let’s Get Mississippi to Work
Submitted by State Treasurer David McRae What do we do to improve Mississippi’s economy? As I travel across the state, this is one of the questions that keeps coming up – and it’s a fair one to ask. Given that Mississippi ranks 50th in employment and 46th in growth when compared to other states, the answer is…
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Frank Corder
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June 11, 2021
Congressman Thompson expresses disappointment in MS not applying for FEMA BRIC grant. But there’s more to the story.
Instead of competing for federal funding through an uncertain process, MEMA funded the requests. Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS02) issued a statement on Thursday claiming the state of Mississippi was the only state not to apply to participate in FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, grant which is intended to help states and localities…
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2021
Governor Reeves “adamantly opposed” to Critical Race Theory being taught in MS schools
Lawmakers could address CRT in 2022 session. Governor Tate Reeves says he is adamantly opposed to critical race theory “sneaking into our curriculums in the state of Mississippi,” and he is prepared to sign legislation to prevent it, should that become necessary. Reeves appeared on SuperTalk’s Gallo Show on Thursday morning where the host, Paul…
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Frank Corder
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June 9, 2021
Who won, who lost across the state in Mississippi’s Municipal Elections
Republicans win big in Tupelo, DeSoto County but Democrats show signs of life in Brookhaven. To quote Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson, Tuesday’s Municipal General Election turnout was “less than ideal.” Still, the voters who did go to the polls elected their local mayors and city officials for the next four years. Below is a…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 7, 2021
No A’s for MS House members in BIPEC’s latest “Business and Jobs” report card
BIPEC released their 2021 Business and Jobs report card on Monday. The Mississippi Business and Industry Political Education Committee, or BIPEC, released its annual legislative score card on Monday. While several State Senators received an A for their voting record, no State Representatives in the Mississippi House ranked as high. The report card looks at…
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Frank Corder
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June 7, 2021
City Hall Races to Watch in Mississippi’s Municipal General Elections
Most of the state’s municipalities holding General Elections on Tuesday. Voters in cities and towns across Mississippi will head to the polls tomorrow to elect Mayors, Councilmen or Alderman, and other municipal positions, depending on their local form of government. Democrats, once the party of choice for most of the state’s municipal leaders, are playing…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 4, 2021
Wicker: China Must Be Held Accountable for Global Pandemic
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker New Evidence Shows Virus May Have Escaped from Lab From the beginning of the pandemic, Americans were told that COVID-19 was an accident of nature and that any other conclusion was absurd. Experts confidently claimed that the virus emerged naturally from bats at a Chinese food market, where it spread…
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Frank Corder
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January 16, 2025
Navy destroyer to be named for former Mississippi Governor Mabus
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 16, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: January 16, 2025
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Jonel Aleccia, Associated Press
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January 15, 2025
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
Business
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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January 15, 2025
From boot camp to real world success
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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January 9, 2025
AI-related executive order signed by Governor Reeves
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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January 8, 2025
Global venture capital firm gener8tor focuses on the Magnolia State
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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January 16, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: It’s king cake season
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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January 16, 2025
The danger of a little procrastination
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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January 15, 2025
Historic Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle hosts classic organ recital series
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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January 15, 2025
Mississippi sporting a growing ability to recruit and land high-tech economic development prospects
Opinion
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Bill Crawford
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January 14, 2025
Path for taxpayer relief getting more clouded
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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January 8, 2025
Mississippi ‘yellow dog’ Democrat remembers Carter’s moderate stance on race, strong faith
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