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January 18, 2022
RETZLAFF: In 2022, Congress Might Double-Cross Small Businesses
Submitted by Rob Retzlaff “It’s easy to bash big and successful businesses, but Congress should not cry “monopoly” when the facts prove otherwise.” The past two years have been hell for small businesses. Lockdowns, retail and office closures, and lost revenue were devastating. Fortunately, Congress delivered billions of dollars of aid to help small businesses,…
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January 17, 2022
LIPSON: The Little President Who Falsely Cried Racism
Submitted by Charles Lipson Biden Hides in the Last Refuge of Today’s Scoundrels President Biden’s wisdom and penetrating intelligence sometimes escape him. So far, they have stayed away for fifty years and show no signs of returning. They are often accompanied by wild exaggerations, invented personal stories and hyperbolic attacks on opponents. Examples are not…
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January 14, 2022
WICKER: Biden’s Gambit to Nuke Senate Rules Meets Bipartisan Resistance
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker “The President does the nation a grave disservice by repeating falsehoods that are needlessly raising the temperature of our politics.” At a time when our nation is sharply divided, some on the political left seem determined to drive partisan tensions to a breaking point. This past week, President Biden launched…
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January 14, 2022
Treasurer McRae: 2021’s Financial Wins
Submitted by Treasurer David McRae “Regardless of your views on the president himself, it’s difficult to argue against the fact that our country faced one crisis after another in 2021.” This week marks one year since President Biden took office. Regardless of your views on the president himself, it’s difficult to argue against the fact…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 13, 2022
Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act passes the Senate floor with veto proof majority
SB 2095 passed the chamber with just five ‘no’ votes. It now heads to the House for consideration. The smoke began billowing up from the Mississippi Capitol today as lawmakers signal that they have an agreement on a final version of the Medical Marijuana bill. Today, the Mississippi Senate took up SB 2095 titled, “The…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 12, 2022
Mississippi House passes its Teacher Pay Raise plan by a vote of 114-6
The START Act now goes to the Senate where lawmakers there have announced their own plan. On Wednesday, State Rep. Richard Bennett, Chairman of the House Education Committee, presented his $219 million proposal to address a teacher pay raise. HB 530 sailed through the House will little discussion, gaining a 114-6 vote of approval. The…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 12, 2022
PERS’ Lessons from the Municipal Retirement Systems
SUBMITTED BY BIGGER PIE FORUM Thirty-five years after it was closed, MRS still covers 1,510 retirees in 19 cities. The Public Employee Retirement Systems of Mississippi (PERS) had one of its best years ever from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. That is good news for its participants and good news for those who…
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Frank Corder
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January 12, 2022
Medical Marijuana bill revised, lowers amount and provides local opt out
See what’s in the latest version of the “Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.” The latest iteration of a Medical Marijuana bill has been filed in the Mississippi State Senate. The bill number is SB 2095 and it is titled, “The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.” State Senator Kevin Blackwell (R), the lead negotiator in the chamber, filed…
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January 12, 2022
SALTER: Will Mississippi voters regain the ability to engage in the voter referendum process?
Submitted by Sid Salter Just as the initial adoption of the modern initiative process was difficult, so, too, will be the “fix.” As the 2022 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature moves forward, the question of the future of medical marijuana in the Magnolia State remains in limbo. Lawmakers appear in agreement on a plan…
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Frank Corder
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January 11, 2022
Day after Senate leaders propose teacher pay increase, Mississippi House version raises the bar even higher
The Senate version would move starting teacher pay to $40,000. The newly released House bill trumps that by $3,000. On Monday, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R) and Senate Education Chairman Dennis DeBar (R) released their proposal to raise teacher pay over the coming years, restructuring the pay scale and investing some $210 million into teacher…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
Congressional Redistricting plan expected to be debated on MS Senate floor on Wednesday
HB 384 passed the Mississippi House last week by a vote of 76-42. On Tuesday, State Senator Dean Kirby, chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, said that he expects to bring up HB 384 – the ‘Magnolia 1’ Congressional Redistricting plan – when the Mississippi Senate meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. During a Senate…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 10, 2022
Lt. Gov. Hosemann, Senate Education Chairman DeBar propose $210 million investment in teacher pay
Mississippi Legislature will consider teacher pay, other benefits this session, including this proposal that raises teacher pay another $4,700 on average. Following the 2021 session, Senate Education chairman Sen. Dennis DeBar held public hearings around Mississippi to compile information in order to draft a compensation package bill that would raise teacher pay. On Monday, Sen.…
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Frank Corder
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January 8, 2026
xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven data center
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Frank Corder
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January 8, 2026
Democrat state representative seeks to strip Tasers from Mississippi police officers
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Jeremy Pittari
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January 8, 2026
House Education Committee hears arguments for, against school choice
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
Business
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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David Brandt, Associated Press
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January 8, 2026
Thriving in the NIL era, Ole Miss turns into an unlikely college football powerhouse
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Susan Marquez
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January 8, 2026
Agritourism growing in Mississippi
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Alistair Begg
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January 8, 2026
Wake Up
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Russ Latino
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January 7, 2026
The dumb leftist argument against school choice that won’t go away
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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January 7, 2026
Mississippi’s 2026 mid-term incumbents appear safe but wary of kitchen-table issues
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Russ Latino
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January 5, 2026
Maduro’s ‘warm collectivism’ meets Trump’s ‘rugged individualism’
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