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Sarah Ulmer
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January 22, 2021
Key MS House leader offers bill to restructure authority over Division of Medicaid
A new bill from the Mississippi House of Representatives, HB 1013 authored by House Ways and Means Chairman Trey Lamar (R) would establish a Medicaid Commission to oversee the Division of Medicaid currently operated under the instruction of the Governor’s office. The proposed Commission would be made up of seven members. Three would be appointed…
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Frank Corder
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January 21, 2021
CORDER: Media-hyped warnings of pro-Trump, right-wing Capitol protests turn out to be a nothingburger
On Wednesday, those who tuned into the Inauguration ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol saw the might of the U.S. military on full display. Tall, barbed wire fences surrounded the Capitol Complex. Snipers were visible on neighboring buildings. Troops that had been camped inside the halls of Congress on the marble floors were staged in combat…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 20, 2021
Bill offered to put 90 day clock on Governor and Lt. Governor appointments
State Senator David Parker, a Republican from Desoto County, filed a bill in the 2021 Session that would create a 90-day time frame in which the Governor and Lt. Governor would be required to fill vacant offices. According to SB 2196, the clock would begin ticking as soon as the office became vacant and if…
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Frank Corder
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January 19, 2021
Sen. Roger Wicker talks Inauguration, Impeachment, Big Tech with Y’all Politics
Mississippi senior U.S. Senator Roger Wicker joined Y’all Politics on Tuesday to discuss the changes in Washington D.C. as Joe Biden is set to be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States tomorrow. Senator Wicker will no longer be the Senate Commerce Chairman as the U.S. Senate will have a 50-50 split…
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Frank Corder
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January 15, 2021
CORDER: No, Joe! Raising minimum wage to $15 would devastate small business recovery
Nestled in President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 stimulus plan he released Thursday evening was a provision to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, a Democratic cause célèbre over the last few years that until now would not have been a possibility with Republicans in the majority of at least one chamber. A newly…
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Editor
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January 14, 2021
Here’s what lawmakers could do to transform Mississippi’s troubled MAEP education formula
When Republicans took over the Mississippi House in 2011, there were certainly a few things high on the to-do list to make good to the voters that put them there. But making arrangements for education innovation and breaking the political hammer lock of teacher unions, liberal interest groups and education administrators over education spending to…
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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2021
Senator Roger Wicker: I will fight to hold Big Tech accountable for politically biased censorship
Big Tech companies have restricted or terminated American conservative users’ accounts and content on social media platforms over the last week following the breach of the U.S. Capitol. It began with the suspension and deletion of President Donald Trump’s social media accounts. According to Twitter in their explanation of the suspension Trump’s account, the company…
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Frank Corder
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January 11, 2021
Mississippi federal delegation would vote along party lines on impeachment
On Monday, Republicans in the U.S. House blocked consideration of a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office with nine days until the Inauguration Day for President-elect Joe Biden. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic caucus attempted to pass the resolution but West…
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Frank Corder
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January 7, 2021
Biden-Harris win affirmed as Mississippi’s Hyde-Smith, Kelly, Guest, Palazzo join objection
Following a day unlike anything the nation has seen in over 200 years, a joint session of Congress has certified the Electoral College votes showing President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris winning the 2020 election 306-232. That announcement by Vice President Mike Pence came just before 4am CST. Wednesday, protestors waving Trump MAGA…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 6, 2021
Tensions escalate in Washington as the United States Capitol is breached by protestors
**This is a developing story. Y’all Politics will provide updates as they are received both here and across our social media platforms.** On Wednesday, protestors in Washington D.C. entered into the United States Capitol building as House and Senate members were in the process of voting to certify the Presidential Electoral College results from the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 6, 2021
Mississippi Legislature ratifies new state flag design
The Mississippi Legislature returned for the 2021 Session on January 5 and wasted no time getting to business. The House, nearly immediately after gaveling in, took up HB 1 which will ratify the new Mississippi State flag design. House members voted 119-1 in favor of ratification. The measure was then sent to the Senate where…
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Frank Corder
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January 5, 2021
As municipal qualifying begins, Democrats in Mississippi struggling to remain competitive even at the local level
Qualifying for Municipal Elections in Mississippi opened Monday and runs through February 5th. The Mississippi Republican Party expanded its reach into cities and towns during the 2017 cycle, seating more Republicans in City Halls across the state than ever before. This was largely due to targeted outreach in communities where voters routinely supported Republicans in…
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Daniel Tyson
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July 3, 2025
Launch of Mississippi’s America250 Commission announced
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Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press
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July 3, 2025
The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
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Frank Corder
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July 3, 2025
Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court coming to address “very narrow, legal issue” in court-ordered legislative redistricting
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Lynne Jeter
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June 27, 2025
Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties
Business
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
Business
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
Culture
Culture
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Richelle Putnam
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July 4, 2025
The timeless allure and bayou elegance of Gulf Hills Hotel and Resort
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 4, 2025
Follow Rahab’s example
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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July 3, 2025
The rise of downtown Amory: A Mississippi story of heart and grit
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Kimberly Ross
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July 3, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court picks parents, religious freedom over woke education bureaucracy
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Kelley Williams
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July 3, 2025
Why do utility monopolies exist?
Opinion
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Ashby Foote
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July 2, 2025
Is Iran poised for disruption?
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