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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2021
Miss. Dept. of Health on COVID State of Emergency: Agency will accommodate whatever the Governor decides
House Democratic Leader says the declaration should be about health, not politics. The State of Mississippi has been under a state of emergency since Spring 2020 due to COVID-19. That designation allows the state’s chief executive certain authority to act to address the public health crisis. On Wednesday, Speaker Philip Gunn called on Governor Tate…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 17, 2021
LIPSON: Incentives Matter – For Crime, Schools, and Employment
Submitted by Charles Lipson Right now we have the wrong ones. Sometimes, just below the surface lie some very powerful connections among seemingly unrelated problems. That’s true for the seemingly unrelated problems of rising crime, the year-long closure of public schools, acute employee shortages, and parents’ outrage at kids being taught critical race theory. Substantively,…
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Frank Corder
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June 14, 2021
AG Fitch, Auditor White announce $55.5 million settlement with Centene
Investigation into overpayments in MS Medicaid resolved. Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Auditor Shad White reached a $55.5-million settlement with Centene, the largest Medicaid managed care organization in the United States. The settlement resolves allegations of overpayments as a part of Mississippi’s Medicaid program. “My Office is business-friendly, and I firmly believe that businesses that…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 12, 2021
Op-Ed: Wicker Continues Push for Infrastructure Deal
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Crumbling Roads and Bridges Call for Major Federal Investment After weeks of encouraging discussions, President Biden walked away from infrastructure talks with a group of six Republicans this past week before setting off on a trip to Europe. As a participant in these discussions from the beginning, I was disappointed…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 11, 2021
Treasurer McRae: Let’s Get Mississippi to Work
Submitted by State Treasurer David McRae What do we do to improve Mississippi’s economy? As I travel across the state, this is one of the questions that keeps coming up – and it’s a fair one to ask. Given that Mississippi ranks 50th in employment and 46th in growth when compared to other states, the answer is…
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Frank Corder
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June 11, 2021
Congressman Thompson expresses disappointment in MS not applying for FEMA BRIC grant. But there’s more to the story.
Instead of competing for federal funding through an uncertain process, MEMA funded the requests. Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS02) issued a statement on Thursday claiming the state of Mississippi was the only state not to apply to participate in FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, grant which is intended to help states and localities…
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2021
Governor Reeves “adamantly opposed” to Critical Race Theory being taught in MS schools
Lawmakers could address CRT in 2022 session. Governor Tate Reeves says he is adamantly opposed to critical race theory “sneaking into our curriculums in the state of Mississippi,” and he is prepared to sign legislation to prevent it, should that become necessary. Reeves appeared on SuperTalk’s Gallo Show on Thursday morning where the host, Paul…
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Frank Corder
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June 9, 2021
Who won, who lost across the state in Mississippi’s Municipal Elections
Republicans win big in Tupelo, DeSoto County but Democrats show signs of life in Brookhaven. To quote Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson, Tuesday’s Municipal General Election turnout was “less than ideal.” Still, the voters who did go to the polls elected their local mayors and city officials for the next four years. Below is a…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 7, 2021
No A’s for MS House members in BIPEC’s latest “Business and Jobs” report card
BIPEC released their 2021 Business and Jobs report card on Monday. The Mississippi Business and Industry Political Education Committee, or BIPEC, released its annual legislative score card on Monday. While several State Senators received an A for their voting record, no State Representatives in the Mississippi House ranked as high. The report card looks at…
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Frank Corder
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June 7, 2021
City Hall Races to Watch in Mississippi’s Municipal General Elections
Most of the state’s municipalities holding General Elections on Tuesday. Voters in cities and towns across Mississippi will head to the polls tomorrow to elect Mayors, Councilmen or Alderman, and other municipal positions, depending on their local form of government. Democrats, once the party of choice for most of the state’s municipal leaders, are playing…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 4, 2021
Wicker: China Must Be Held Accountable for Global Pandemic
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker New Evidence Shows Virus May Have Escaped from Lab From the beginning of the pandemic, Americans were told that COVID-19 was an accident of nature and that any other conclusion was absurd. Experts confidently claimed that the virus emerged naturally from bats at a Chinese food market, where it spread…
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Frank Corder
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June 3, 2021
Biden’s energy policies look to be costing Mississippi taxpayers billions in “soft tax”
Soaring gas prices make talks of state gas tax increase to fix infrastructure DOA. Economists generally believe that artificially high gas prices are one of the most pernicious economic penalties that disproportionately affects lower income earners, a segment of the population Democrats say their policies are meant to help. But gas prices in Mississippi are up…
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Eddie Pells, Associated Press
, Eric Olson, Associated Press
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August 26, 2026
SEC joins Big Ten in banning pros from returning to college, including basketball players
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Magnolia Tribune
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August 26, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: August 26, 2026
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Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press
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August 25, 2026
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80
Business
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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August 20, 2026
Solero Technologies announces $14 million expansion in Water Valley
Business
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Frank Corder
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August 18, 2026
New Director coming to Port Pascagoula
Business
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Frank Corder
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August 18, 2026
Marathon Cheese expanding in Booneville, creating 39 jobs
Culture
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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August 26, 2026
‘Hamilton’ sensation Leslie Odom Jr. to open MSU’s Lyceum Series
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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August 26, 2026
The Spirit’s power
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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August 25, 2026
Where Mississippi public education began: The 200-year story of Franklin Academy
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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August 26, 2026
Supreme Court to rule on 2020 Census results that negatively impacted Mississippians
Opinion
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Roger Wicker
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August 21, 2026
Amtrak’s Mardi Gras line boosts jobs, tourism
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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August 19, 2026
Shades of Skynet? State’s measured approach to AI policy development was wise plan
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