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Opinion

Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
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…
Opinion  |  Guest Editorial  • 
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…

Culture

Culture  |  Robert St. John  • 
July 27, 2026

What you can’t buy in New Orleans
Culture  |  Alistair Begg  • 
July 27, 2026

No ordinary death
Culture  |  Matt Friedeman  • 
July 26, 2026

Camp meeting