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Courtney Ingle
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December 12, 2018
School choice: Homeschooling parents and students share their journey
School choice is a term that floats around during every legislative session, and most consider it with charter school legislation. But in reality, school choice reaches across the spectrum of education options in Mississippi, including homeschooling. According to the Mississippi Department of Education, the only thing a parent must do to start the homeschooling journey…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 10, 2018
Velesha Williams announces run for Governor – tries to replicate 2015 underdog primary win
When Democrat Velesha Williams announced on Saturday at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson that she will be running for Governor in 2019 there were no large crowds or TV cameras. In attendance were a couple dozen friends, prospective volunteers and campaign workers. The media packets she distributed to the three media people on hand…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 5, 2018
State Representative Robert Foster set to announce Gubernatorial decision in Hernando
Freshman Mississippi State Representative and farmer to hold special event in hometown of Hernando to announce his decision on his Gubernatorial Bid for 2019. Foster has been touring the state, calling State leaders and turning to Facebook as he nears his announcement. “I run a farm in Love, MS, the farm I grew up on.…
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Courtney Ingle
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December 4, 2018
Waitlisted: The Berrys: Hitting Wall After Wall
The Berrys: Hitting Wall After Wall By Joanna Holbert, Empower Mississippi Will and Jodi Berry of Sumrall are not unlike other parents when it comes to their worries and hopes for their children. But the couple has an extra burden to bear regarding their younger son Nathan because of the struggles he has faced in…
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Courtney Ingle
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December 4, 2018
MDE Announces Mid-Year Lottery for Special Needs Scholarship Program Applications
The Mississippi Department of Education announced today that it will hold the mid-year lottery for Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA) on December 13. The lottery will award 41 ESAs for the 2018-19 school year that were forfeited by families who opted not to participate in the program. Established by the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 3, 2018
Is the Democratic mayor of Magnolia considering a challenge of Jim Hood in Governor’s race?
The mayor of Magnolia, Mississippi, Anthony Witherspoon, has been publicly polling social media to gather feedback on him as a candidate in the 2019 Governor’s race. Witherspoon told the public the desired portions of a prospective platform would include the legalization of recreational and medical marijuana, $15/hr minimum wage increase, and fully funded public education,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 3, 2018
Representative Robert Foster considers run for Governor
District 28 Representative, Robert Foster (R), took to Facebook over the weekend to announce he is considering a run for Governor in 2019. In the video Foster asks the people what they want to see in their next Governor, and would they want to see that from him. Foster is a farmer and small business…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 30, 2018
Mike Espy files paperwork for 2020 run for U.S. Senate
Fresh off the runoff election, Mike Espy filed paperwork that would indicate he’s again preparing to challenge for the seat he just was defeated for. On Tuesday, Senator-Elect Cindy-Hyde Smith has finished the term she just won. With nearly 900,000 voters in Mississippi, Hyde-Smith bested Espy by a 54-46 margin. The paperwork was filed with…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 30, 2018
Op-ed: Families need school choice
Submitted by: Alice Dillon, Tylertown; Courtney Jones, Jackson; Missy Hopkins, Oxford Our families need school choice. The concept is simple: parents direct the tax dollars associated with their child to the best education they can find. Instead of leaving such an important decision up to strangers, we decide how education dollars for our own children are spent.…
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Courtney Ingle
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November 29, 2018
School Choice: What happens when the choices end
When the parents of the founding scholars chose to send their 5th graders to ReImagine Prep nearly four years ago, they were putting a lot of faith in a system that wasn’t even quite complete yet. “Thank you for trusting us with your kids when we were knocking on doors, asking you to send your…
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Editor
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November 28, 2018
Our analysis of the Mississippi Special Senate Election
Most Mississippians woke up on November 28th thinking, “Whew. I’m glad that’s over”. Mississippi got a small taste of “big boy” national politics during the 2014 Republican Senate Primary, but this 2018 special election was the first nationally focused political race featuring both parties that had any meaning or intrigue in more than a decade. …
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Courtney Ingle
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November 27, 2018
Hyde-Smith wins runoff; becomes the first woman elected to U.S. Senate from Mississippi
Cindy Hyde-Smith has won the runoff for the special election to replace Senator Thad Cochran, who retired due to medical reasons back in April. In so doing, she has become the first woman from Mississippi elected to the United States Senate. Hyde-Smith thoroughly toppled opponent Mike Espy by what is currently an 8% victory at…
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi law enforcement receives mental health crisis training
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Josh Boak, Associated Press
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July 8, 2025
Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations
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Frank Corder
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July 8, 2025
Governor sets special elections in 2 Senate seats, 1 House seat
Business
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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June 27, 2025
Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties
Business
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
Culture
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 8, 2025
I know
Culture
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Robert St. John
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July 7, 2025
A roast beef poboy and a curtain call
Culture
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Parrish Alford
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July 7, 2025
Wagon’s hitched, Lebby needs Shapen to stay healthy
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Susan Crabtree
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July 8, 2025
OMB: States used education grants for ‘left-wing agenda’
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Kimberly Ross
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July 3, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court picks parents, religious freedom over woke education bureaucracy
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Kelley Williams
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July 3, 2025
Why do utility monopolies exist?
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