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February 9, 2018
New Y’all Politics poll of MS Dems shows Jim Hood is potentially vulnerable in a primary
Today, Y’all Politics has released the results of one of the largest commissioned surveys of Mississippi Democrats in years. Conducted by Triumph Campaigns, this was an automated (IVR) statewide telephone survey of 2,145 self-identified likely Democratic primary election voters. A survey of this size has a margin of error of +/- 1.8% at a 95%…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 4, 2018
It isn’t #msleg if there isn’t an argument about guns
Today members of the House passed HB 1083 on a vote of 80 to 29. According to Rep. Andy Gipson who authored the bill, it will not add anything new to the current law on enhanced concealed carry laws, it would only allow for a procedure to be put in place if an individual is…
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February 2, 2018
Will Chris McDaniel see his shadow? 4 more weeks of cowering from the fight on #mssen?
by Alan Lange It’s Groundhog Day and the question is, will Chris McDaniel see his shadow and give us four more weeks of evasion on whether he will run against Roger Wicker or not? Let’s take a look at the timeline of what he has said so far: As early as March last year, he…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 1, 2018
Only one bill survives to combat human trafficking within Mississippi’s borders #msleg
by Sarah Ulmer Human trafficking is not something that conjured up in faraway lands among people groups that you’ll never come face to face with. It is an epidemic that is affecting mothers, brothers, sisters, and daughters all across the United States and that means even right here in Mississippi. The Polaris map shows what…
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January 30, 2018
A look at the candidates and challenges in #MS03
by Alan Lange Rep. Gregg Harper’s announcement not to seek re-election in 2018 in January has touched off an unexpected political race of sorts. While it was anticipated that the US Senate Republican primary was going to be the one to watch, there now seems to be mounting evidence that the showdown between US Senator…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 26, 2018
Should #msleg tinker with vaccination success by allowing for religious exemptions?
by Sarah Ulmer It’s back before legislators, a bill that would allow religious exemptions for families who disagree with required vaccinations before their children can be permitted to attend school. This year it’s HB1505 authored by Rep. Andy Gipson. In 1969 religious exemptions were ruled unconstitutional, but since then most states have begun to permit…
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January 25, 2018
Rep. Jay Hughes’s “Let them eat cake” moment
By Alan Lange Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, was once famously quoted, upon being alerted that the peasants had no bread, as saying “let them eat cake” . The phrase has always symbolized the insensitivity and tone deafness of the rich to the needs of the poor. In an MPB interview this week after…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 23, 2018
School Choice Day at the State Capitol; lawmakers push for parents to have a say in child’s education
by Sarah Ulmer At the Capitol on Tuesday, parents, teachers and students from diverse backgrounds around Mississippi gathered with lawmakers to promote School Choice. For Leah and Blake Ferretti finding better educational options for their two boys was if fact, not an option. It started when their oldest, Thomas, who is 8, was diagnosed with…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 23, 2018
Unemployment Rate Falls to Historic Low and Number of Jobs Rises to Historic High.
Mississippi’s Employment Situation – Latest Edition This is the latest information announced today by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. Mississippi’s unemployment rate fell in December 2017 to 4.6%, which is the lowest level of unemployment ever recorded in Mississippi. The December rate is two-tenths of a percentage point lower than a month earlier in…
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January 23, 2018
Senator Wicker’s “hot mic” moment is a tempest in a teapot
by Alan Lange Last night, “Bill Track Editor” Amelia Frappolli from CQ Roll Call tweeted a “hot mic” moment where it caught a seemingly sinister snippet of Senator Roger Wicker talking to Senator Cory Booker and Senate pages during the Senate vote to reopen the government. Immediately, the moonbat universe went into hyperdrive. Raw Story…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 22, 2018
“It’s a tough sell” says author of Medical Marijuana bill @joelbomgar #msleg
The option to legalize medical marijuana is sitting before lawmakers during session this year after House Bill 391 was authored by Rep. Joel Bomgar of Madison. Bomgar, a conservative, Christian, Republican says it’s time for Mississippi to join 30 other states who have legalized the sale and use of medical marijuana for healthcare purposes. He…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 18, 2018
MDOT out from under State Personnel Board could mean better salaries, but fewer workers
One bill in the House, HB355, could remove the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) from under the State Personnel Board. A request author for the bill, Rep. Charles Busby, said was made by the department. “Right now we don’t pay enough money. One guy might be making $16,000 a year, learn his trade well and…
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January 20, 2025
Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 20, 2025
Watch: Trump takes his oath of office as the 47th President of the United States
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2025
Biden pardons Congressman Thompson, House Jan. 6th Committee, more on his way out
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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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Ben Smith
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January 20, 2025
The devil and the dog
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Robert St. John
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January 20, 2025
A king cake conversion
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C.H. Spurgeon
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January 20, 2025
The sweetness of forgiveness
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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
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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
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Bill Crawford
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January 14, 2025
Path for taxpayer relief getting more clouded
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