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November 25, 2018
The “Kavanaugh” treatment of Cindy Hyde-Smith now in full swing
Ever since last week’s debate, the media has become over the top desperate. It’s full-on panic time and local outlets are getting the full-on bullhorn treatment from national outlets. It’s Mississippi’s version of the Kavanaugh hearings. High school yearbooks. People you’ve never heard of before suddenly being thrust in the media spotlight to say anything…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 21, 2018
Espy and Hyde-Smith lay it all out in runoff debate
Tuesday night, November 20, Mississippi Farm Bureau hosted a debate between Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy. The debate was intended to focus on the issues and bring to light each candidates platform on things like education, the 2nd amendment, infrastructure, abortion, immigration, and tax reform. The debate lasted one hour and there were 14…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 15, 2018
FoxNews reports that Mike Espy supported and lobbied for Ivory Coast administration now charged with war crimes
A report from Fox News states that Democrat U.S. Senate Candidate Mike Espy was hired to lobby on behalf of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and netted $750,000 for the job. Espy originally told The Hill that he never completed the contract with the Cocoa and Coffee Board of the Ivory Coast in February 2011…
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November 14, 2018
Are pro-Mike Espy forces overplaying their hand by trying to divide #mssen along racial lines
**WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT** Yesterday, a group of inner city ministers in Jackson hastily called a press conference to call on Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to resign after remarks she made over the weekend in reference to a friend and supporter, saying, “I would fight a circular saw for him . . . If he invited me…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 13, 2018
Why Teachers Leave Mississippi: Two former teachers weigh in
Teacher pay is often touted as a reason why Mississippi teachers leave the state, especially new teachers. But according to two teachers who have left Mississippi for surrounding states, money was barely the tip of the iceberg. Support Jane Stone (*Name changed by request) was a teacher in the Simpson County School District. She said that…
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 13, 2018
The Ferrettis: “Time is Running Out” for ESA Scholarship
*story courtesy of Empower Mississippi* The clock is ticking, and with each passing day, the Ferretti family of Cleveland gets closer to the Special Needs Education Scholarship Account (ESA) for their son slipping through their fingers. Blake and Leah Ferretti have three children with dyslexia, with their oldest son Thomas holding an ESA. The couple began…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 12, 2018
Top Mississippi conservatives urging support of Hyde-Smith before runoff
After a close race between Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy on November 6, the two are now headed to a runoff for the Mississippi U.S. Senate seat. Mississippi GOP officials are urging support of Hyde-Smith over the next three weeks. Here’s what Governor Phil Bryant, who appointed Hyde-Smith to the position earlier this year,…
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 11, 2018
Did Cindy Hyde-Smith’s inartful compliment of a supporter go too far?
On a November 2 campaign stop in Tupelo, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was appearing with cattleman Colin Hutchison on a brief public stop. With his arm around Hyde-Smith, he was effusively praised by Hyde-Smith. “I would fight a circular saw for him . . . If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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November 9, 2018
Chief Justice Bill Waller resigns from the Mississippi Supreme Court effective January 31, 2019
Mississippi Supreme Court Justice William Waller, Jr. has submitted a letter of resignation to Governor Phil Bryant, effective January 1, 2019. Waller has been the chief justice since January of 2009. He was elected to the court in November of 1996 serving District 1, Place 1. His current term was scheduled to end on January…
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November 6, 2018
Wicker rolls over Baria – Hyde-Smith and Espy to runoff – McDaniel graciously concedes
Tonight, in the Mississippi elections, it turns out that there were actually very few surprises. Races generally mirrored the polling guidance in just about every race. There was very little mystery in the congressional races as Trent Kelly (MS01), Bennie Thompson (MS02), Michael Guest (newly elected in MS03) and Steven Palazzo (MS04) all rolled in…
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November 2, 2018
The upshot of next week’s midterms – by the numbers
Mississippians are about to get a pretty definitive glimpse as to what sort of state it lives in. These midterms offer a pretty fascinating range of candidates. Establishment Republicans, unabashed liberals, “unity” candidates, tractor driving candidates, black candidates, white candidates, male candidates, female candidates, pro-flag candidates, anti-flag candidates, Trump-lovers, Trump-haters, well financed candidates, broke candidates,…
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November 1, 2018
Pro Espy forces not #RisingAbove in the special election
Mike Espy has been ostensibly trying to run a “unity” campaign encouraging Mississippians to #RiseAbove. His recently launched TV commercial quotes Abraham Lincoln and talked about “the better angels of our nature.” However, the California-based superPAC that’s quietly shoveled well in excess of a million dollars via independent expenditures in support of Espy’s campaign seems to be…
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Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
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January 18, 2025
Trump is arriving in Washington for inaugural celebrations to mark his return to power
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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January 17, 2025
Supreme Court backs law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company
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Daniel Tyson
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January 17, 2025
Mississippi House passes ‘Build Up Mississippi Act’
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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January 15, 2025
From boot camp to real world success
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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January 9, 2025
AI-related executive order signed by Governor Reeves
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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January 8, 2025
Global venture capital firm gener8tor focuses on the Magnolia State
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Parrish Alford
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January 19, 2025
Bulldogs outlast Rebels in nailbiter on hardwood
Culture
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Matt Friedeman
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January 19, 2025
Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Advice from a MS Civil Rights Icon
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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January 19, 2025
Arden Barnett brings the music to Mississippi
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Russ Latino
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January 17, 2025
House plan to eliminate income tax paints big vision, leaves big questions for Senate
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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January 15, 2025
Mississippi sporting a growing ability to recruit and land high-tech economic development prospects
Opinion
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Bill Crawford
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January 14, 2025
Path for taxpayer relief getting more clouded
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