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Sarah Ulmer
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September 15, 2020
Mississippi revenues well above Fiscal Year estimates in August
Total Mississippi revenue collections for the month of August 2020 in FY 2021 are $18,019,004, or 4.05%, above the sine die revenue estimate. Fiscal YTD revenue collections through August 2020 are $64,627,246, or 6.89%, above the sine die estimate. Fiscal YTD total revenue collections through August 2020 are $258,718,083, or 34.79%, above the prior year’s…
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Frank Corder
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September 14, 2020
Election fraud remains a real concern, and Mississippi has taken steps to combat it
Concerns over election fraud have increased in recent months as mail-in voting has been expanded in various states during the pandemic. A prevailing media narrative is that election fraud is largely a partisan claim Republicans use to suppress Democrat turnout. Reuters recently asserted as much in an article entitled, “How a small group of U.S.…
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Frank Corder
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September 10, 2020
Espy releases new ad saying Hyde-Smith pushed to reopen state before Mississippi was ready
Mississippi Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mike Espy has released another ad in the 2020 campaign, taking aim at Republican incumbent U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. The newest ad entitled “Before” is the second television advertisement of the U.S. Senate race for Espy. In the latest ad, Espy accuses Senator Hyde-Smith of failed leadership during the…
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Frank Corder
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September 9, 2020
Mississippi Ballot Set – What You’ll See When You Go Vote in November
Mississippi State Board of Election Commissioners met Tuesday morning to certify the November General Election ballot. Governor Tate Reeves, Secretary of State Michael Watson and Attorney General Lynn Fitch serve as the state’s Election Commissioners. Reeves, Watson, and a representative for Fitch vetted the qualifications of the candidates to ensure all met the legal requirements…
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Frank Corder
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September 2, 2020
Espy seeks donations for bail money for Wisconsin protestors
Mississippi Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy is supporting Milwaukee Freedom Fund’s efforts to raise bail money to free people detained in Wisconsin for “demanding Justice for Jacob Blake.” Espy shared this tweet on Tuesday asking followers to, “Please consider donating $10 dollars or more to support the fight against injustice in our country.” The…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 2, 2020
Commission selects New Magnolia Flag for voters to consider in November
The November ballot will present the New Magnolia Flag as the option for Mississippi’s new state flag. It beat out the Great River flag, with commissioners voting 8-1 to advance the design for voter consideration. The votes are in and the flag on the ballot will be….. 8-1 for the New Magnolia Flag #stateflag #msleg…
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Frank Corder
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September 2, 2020
Mike Espy campaign releases new TV ad through national media outlets
Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy released a new ad via NBC today. According to NBC News, this latest ad was shared exclusively with them as “part of six-figure buy… buoyed by new internal polling showing a race within single digits.” https://youtu.be/YBpbqu4rs5M “It’s the first of at least three TV ads set to run across…
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Frank Corder
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August 28, 2020
CORDER: If voter lawsuit plaintiffs can go grocery shopping, why can’t they just go vote?
From the beginning of the pandemic, Democrats have used the public health concerns to invent the demand for no excuse mail-in voting in states like Mississippi where the traditional absentee voting system is alive and well. Never mind that thousands have marched in close contact in street protests across the nation for months, while the…
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Frank Corder
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August 27, 2020
Exclusive First Look at Mississippi’s Aquarium set to open Saturday
The Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport is scheduled to open to the public this Saturday, August 29th on the 15th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The newest attraction on the Gulf Coast is situated along Highway 90 just east of Highway 49 across from Gulfport’s small craft harbor. The nearly $100 million project has been under construction…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 24, 2020
GOMESA Funds to be split between Governor and Legislature in DMR budget
The Mississippi Legislature will convene Monday at 4:00 in what appears to be an attempt to finally set the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) budget for the 2021 Fiscal Year. What is typically not a controversial state agency budget has caused disagreement between lawmakers and the Governor’s office. The opposing opinions surround the Gulf of…
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Frank Corder
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August 21, 2020
BREAKING – Legislature set to reconvene Monday to pass DMR budget
UPDATE: Around 5:00 Friday, we were alerted that lawmakers were informed they would return to the Capitol on Monday at 4:00. It has also been posted on the state website. Several members from both legislative chambers have confirmed to Y’all Politics that Mississippi House and Senate leaders will call their chambers back to the Capitol…
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Frank Corder
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August 19, 2020
Chicago Mayor blames Mississippi, in part, for its gun violence – Tate Reeves fires back
Five people were killed and 46 others were injured in Chicago violence last weekend, according to ABC 7, as widespread looting continued in the downtown area. Included in the injured were 6 teenagers and a 12 year old boy who is the son of a Chicago firefighter. In an interview on MSNBC this week to…
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 27, 2024
Magnolia Mornings: November 27, 2024
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Frank Corder
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November 26, 2024
St. Pe wins South Mississippi Court of Appeals runoff
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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November 26, 2024
Mississippi seeks execution date for 1993 killing but lawyers say case could go to Supreme Court
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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November 27, 2024
The Basics with AWS’s Brandon Oyer
Business
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Frank Corder
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November 25, 2024
Burford Electric Service announces $3.55 million expansion in Columbus
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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November 24, 2024
Mississippi’s best B&B
Culture
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Jim Beaugez
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November 27, 2024
How Pontotoc, Mississippi native Cordell Jackson helped kickstart the rock and roll revolution
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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November 27, 2024
The Holy Spirit’s role
Culture
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Russ Latino
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November 26, 2024
Smoke Dat Turkey for Thanksgiving
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Sid Salter
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November 27, 2024
Eliminating DoEd could impact the state’s elementary and secondary education funding
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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November 27, 2024
Kitchens, Branning Supreme Court race too close to call
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Steven Gassenberger
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November 26, 2024
Modernizing PERS (Part 2): The state of play after 2024 session
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