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Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 21, 2019

She’s not a prostitute, she’s just a child; House human trafficking bill passes committee

In just one year three task forces across the state of Mississippi have pursued investigations resulting in nearly a dozen human trafficking charges, more than 75 promoting prostitution charges, 6 exploitation of a minor charges, and the recovery of 4 missing children. With statistics like that, you cannot deny that human trafficking is a present…
Opinion  |  Editor  • 
January 21, 2019

MSTop50 List now complete – Lobbying and Business/Media/Culture awardees named

Today, the Mississippi Top50 announced the awardees in the Lobbying/Government Relations and Business, Media and Culture categories. In its third year, the MSTop50 Award recognizes the top 50 most influential Mississippians in the areas of elective/appointed government service, lobbying and government relations and business, media and culture. Henry Barbour, Capitol Resources Russell Bennett, Entergy Mississippi…