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Sarah Ulmer
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February 8, 2021
Medicaid tech bills make their way through the Legislature with major changes ahead
Any day now, lawmakers in each chamber could be taking up their version of the Medicaid Technical Amendments bill on the floor. SB 2799 authored by Senator Kevin Blackwell (R) and HB 1008 offered by Rep. Joey Hood (R) are said to be relatively similar in nature this year, at least at this point. The…
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Frank Corder
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February 4, 2021
GOP voters give Reeves 72% job approval on COVID, support income tax elimination and teacher pay increase
Contrary to mainstream media narratives, Mississippi Republican voters seem pleased with their top elected leaders, this according to the latest Impact Management Group (IMG) poll commissioned by Y’all Politics. IMG conducted a statewide public opinion survey using 600 2020 Republican Party Primary voters in the State of Mississippi between January 13-17, 2021. FAVORABILITY OF TOP…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 2, 2021
Legislators take on election procedures with over two dozen bills filed in 2021
The way Mississippi elections run are always a topic of conversation as bills are filed in the Legislature each session, but perhaps more so this year after a nationally polarized general election during a pandemic with what was estimated to be the highest turnout the U.S. has ever seen. This year, Mississippi House and Senate…
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Frank Corder
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January 29, 2021
CORDER: Don’t let COVID be excuse to backslide on legislative improvements to accessibility
Good governance in our republic relies heavily upon accessible representatives and an open process by which those elected officials conduct the business of the people. That premise is why Open Meetings laws exist. Yet, these sunshine laws are only as good as the citizens who insist upon such transparency and the elected officials who abide…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 28, 2021
Momentum building for computer science availability in K-12 public schools across Mississippi
More emphasis is being put on computer science availability in the classroom during the 2021 Mississippi Legislative session. SB 2678 and HB 633 were both filed and would be a phase-in of computer science courses in schools across the state who serve K-12 students starting in the 2022-2023 school year. Two years later, the full…
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Frank Corder
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January 27, 2021
CORDER: Mississippi is a nuclear option away from losing control over its own elections
There are tectonic changes to how Americans vote that are a nuclear option away from becoming reality. Imagine states not being able to run their redistricting. Imagine illegal aliens being able to register to vote on the day of the election. Imagine no more Voter ID. Imagine party operatives ballot harvesting thousands of mail in…
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Frank Corder
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January 25, 2021
Democrat Leahy to preside over Trump impeachment. Wicker says Chief Justice Roberts not presiding speaks volumes.
Democrat U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, the most senior member of the chamber, will preside over the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate instead of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts. Reports have noted that Roberts has declined to participate. There is an unsettled legal question as to…
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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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Jeremy Pittari
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October 9, 2025
State Board of Health updated on effects of federal shutdown, importance of vaccinations
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Daniel Tyson
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October 9, 2025
State Fair big business for Mississippi, capital city
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 9, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: October 9, 2025
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 7, 2025
Averitt Express announces $9.6 million expansion in Richland
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 2, 2025
Smurfit Westrock expanding in Saltillo
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Lynne Jeter
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September 25, 2025
Jabil establishing $70 million facility in Marshall County
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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October 9, 2025
A sweet spot in Hattiesburg: Mulukakao makes chocolate and coffee with heart
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Alistair Begg
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October 9, 2025
Humble faithfulness
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Susan Marquez
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October 8, 2025
Family of Curious George creators visit de Grummond Collection in Hattiesburg
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Sid Salter
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October 8, 2025
Researchers say religion declines globally, but Mississippi still the ‘most religious state’
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Jeremy England
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October 7, 2025
The dream for Israeli citizens is the American Dream
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Haley Fisackerly
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October 6, 2025
Superpower Mississippi: Entergy Mississippi’s bold plan to cut power outages in half at less cost to customers
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