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Frank Corder
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November 23, 2020
Mississippi Runoff Elections set for Tuesday, November 24th
While the General Election has passed, Mississippi still has a number of runoff elections on tap for tomorrow – Tuesday, November 24, 2020 – that voters should be aware of and plan accordingly to go to the polls and cast their vote. According to the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office, there are 17 races still…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 19, 2020
Legislators weigh in on Reeves’ proposed Patriotic Education Fund
Governor Tate Reeves released his Executive Budget Recommendation this week. In it, he highlights the elimination of the income tax, funding the police, protecting small business and several other priorities of his office for the FY 2022 budget. One stand out component was the creation of a Patriotic Education Fund. According to Reeves, the fund…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 18, 2020
Secretary Watson calls success of 2020 general election in Mississippi a team effort
Secretary of State Michael Watson called the November 3rd General Election a “fantastic election,” at least for Mississippi. He credited that to the team of Circuit Clerks and poll workers across the state who took on the task in unprecedented times. This year, more Mississippians than ever were able to vote early through absentee. Allowances…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 17, 2020
Comprehensive tax reform on the horizon for 2021 Legislative Session
Statewide leaders have amped up the conversation surrounding the state individual income tax. Governor Tate Reeves released his Executive Budget Recommendations for the FY 2022 budget and members of the Mississippi House of Representatives have said comprehensive reform is on the table. “An individual with a taxable income of $40,000 would save $1,850.00 per year…
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Frank Corder
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November 16, 2020
Two weeks after Election Day, Y’all Politics calls MS Supreme Court race for Griffis
One race in Mississippi still has not been called two weeks after the November 3rd General Election, that is the Mississippi Supreme Court race between Justice Kenny Griffis and Judge Latrice Westbrooks for the District 1, Position 1 seat. However, with only one county left to report its absentee ballots, some 1,800 or so in…
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Frank Corder
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November 12, 2020
Wicker, Hyde-Smith back Republicans Loeffler, Perdue in #GASen runoff
Mississippi U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are backing their Republican colleagues in their runoff election in Georgia as the GOP seeks to hold the majority in the Senate. Georgia’s Republican Senator David Perdue won over Democrat Jon Ossoff 49.71% to 47.96% but failed to reach the 50% mark. The other Georgia Republican Senator,…
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Frank Corder
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November 9, 2020
MS Governor Reeves calls NY Governor Cuomo’s comments over COVID-19 vaccine “despicable”
Pfizer announced today that a COVID-19 vaccine trial has proven to be over 90 percent effective preventing the disease among trial volunteers with no signs or symptoms of prior Coronavirus infection. The drug maker is asking the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of the two-dose vaccine after it completes the recommended two months…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 9, 2020
Secretary Watson responds to Madison’s emergency petition regarding Initiative 65
A week before the November 3rd election Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler of Madison filed an emergency petition against Secretary of State Michael Watson to appeal the way in which medical marijuana Initiative 65 was certified for the ballot. RELATED: Madison files emergency petition claiming Initiative 65 was improperly certified Madison and the Mayor claimed in…
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Frank Corder
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November 6, 2020
Wicker, Hyde-Smith support President Trump in seeking legal, fair vote count
As election observers descend on a handful of states and legal challenges mount, Mississippi U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith issued statements Friday supporting President Donald Trump’s efforts to ensure that all legally cast votes are counted, minus any fraud. Sen. Wicker posted the following statement on Facebook: “President Trump’s team reached out to…
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November 5, 2020
The magnitude of Mike Espy’s abject failure in Mississippi deserves further scrutiny
He seemingly had the political wind at his back. He ran a surprisingly competitive race in 2018 against an appointed US Senator that candidly stumbled a bit down the home stretch. Mike Espy tried to run more of a “Democrat lite” campaign in the technically non partisan 2018 contest by saying he would “rise above…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 5, 2020
Reeves says “no excuse early voting and universal mail in voting” won’t happen in Mississippi on his watch
In the midst of millions of ballots still being counted in the 2020 Presidential Election, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves took to Facebook to voice his thoughts on how other states have allowed voters to cast a ballot. I will do everything in my power to ensure every ballot legally cast in the 2020 election in…
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Frank Corder
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November 4, 2020
CORDER: 2020 election proves the goodness of Mississippi
Mississippi voters overwhelmingly rejected the manufactured media narrative that this state and America are systemically racist by soundly defeating Democrat Mike Espy, ending a Jim Crow era state constitutional provision, and endorsing a new Mississippi state flag. That is the headline from Mississippi for Election 2020, but you will not hear that from the national…
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Frank Corder
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May 27, 2026
Owens, Lumumba, Banks have until Friday to change their plea in Jackson bribery case
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Eddie Pells, Associated Press
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May 27, 2026
Key Senators Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill
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Frank Corder
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May 27, 2026
Mississippi looks to capitalize on new critical minerals industry
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Business
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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May 27, 2026
Mississippi Legends: Leontyne Price
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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May 27, 2026
Forgiven and forgiving
Culture
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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2026
Southern Miss, Miss. State hosting NCAA baseball regionals; Ole Miss heads to Lincoln
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Brent Sadler
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May 27, 2026
The Navy needs a strategic industrial plan to realize the Golden Fleet
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Sid Salter
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May 27, 2026
For most Americans, gas prices are the top public policy concern rising from Iran conflict
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Roger Wicker
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May 26, 2026
Deterrence is cheaper than war
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