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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
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…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
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…