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Opinion  |  Editor  • 
October 26, 2018

California billionaire-backed PAC makes substantial independent expenditure for Espy

While what’s left of the state press establishment seems to be in a state of suspended animation, over the last two weeks, a PAC called POWERPACPLUS has, according to FEC reports, quietly launched nearly a $400,000 spend in the US Senate race in Mississippi.  Based on the money raised by Espy an outside group spending…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
October 19, 2018

Gov. Phil Bryant Appoints Mississippi Lottery Corporation Board of Directors

Gov. Phil Bryant appointed five members today to the Mississippi Lottery Corporation Board of Directors. The members include Dr. Cass Pennington, Philip A. Chamblee, Dr. Mike McGrevey, Kimberly LaRosa, and Gerard Gibert. The Mississippi Lottery Corporation was created during the Mississippi Legislature 2018 First Extraordinary Session upon passage of Senate Bill 2001. The affairs of…