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Courtney Ingle
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April 9, 2019
Empower Mississippi: The ESA program is working. Why is it so small?
Just before the end of the 2019 legislative session, the state legislature acted on its 2015 promise to offer Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA) to more students with special needs. Funding for the program, which has received a $3 million appropriation for the past four school years, was increased to $5 million due to waitlisted families…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 9, 2019
Lt. Governor Tate Reeves says “I will,” when Jim Hood “won’t”
On Monday at Climate Masters in Pearl, the Reeves family business, Lt. Governor Tate Reeves kicked off his 2019 campaign for Governor. Reeves began by reminding the crowd of his competitive spirit and fighting for the conservative goals of Mississippians. He referred back to a movement in 2003, what he called an uprising, to ‘throw…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 8, 2019
Andy Taggart brings public and private sector experience to his run for Attorney General
Andy Taggart, a long time Mississippi attorney, has announced his run for Attorney General. In his interview with Y’all Politics, Taggart talks about his experience leading up to the decision to run as well as what he would like to change and impact if elected. After the tragic death of one of Taggart’s sons, a…
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Editor
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April 6, 2019
Judge Carlton Reeves deals major blow to Jim Hood’s jihad vs. Entergy
Normally, for trial lawyers, state court is where you want to be. However, in the case of Attorney General Jim Hood vs. Entergy, Carlton Reeves dealt the contingency case a pretty serious blow on Thursday night when he remanded the case back to state Chancery Court in Hinds County. Hood was so bold in October…
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Courtney Ingle
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April 4, 2019
Teachers talk strike, protests despite pay raise
The legislative session ended with teachers receiving a pay raise of $1,500–a move that the Mississippi Association of Educators calls “pandering” and “insulting.” Now another group, Pay Raise for Mississippi Teachers is stoking the fire by calling for protests and strikes among teachers. The page admitted that while teachers agree that something must be done,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 3, 2019
Improving public education – the top priority for Lt. Governor candidate Jay Hughes
Representative Jay Hughes, a Democrat representing Lafayette County, has now decided to run for Lieutenant Governor in the 2019 election cycle. He was originally elected to District 12’s House seat in 2015. “I took the alternative path. I was born into a poor family. My father was a rough neck in the oil field, my…
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Jay E. Hughes
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April 2, 2019
What will the next round of public records requests for AG Jim Hood’s Houston office find?
Attorney General Jim Hood continues to avoid divulging the most basic aspects of his hometown office dealings despite repeated requests to do so, either legally or voluntarily. As a result, Jackson New Media, Inc., parent company of Y’all Politics has filed a new round of Open Records Act requests that seeks to try and illuminate…
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 2, 2019
Empower MS: Recap of Extraordinary final week of session
On Friday, the state legislature voted to increase funding for Education Scholarship Accounts from $3 million to $5 million, creating around 300 new scholarships to meet the needs of hundreds on the waitlist. It was an exciting day for educational opportunity in Mississippi! While the vote was contentious, taking place during the last hours of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 29, 2019
Sine Die comes early for the 2019 Mississippi Legislative session
The Mississippi Legislature gaveled in and out for the final time during the 2019 legislative session on March 29, 2019. This is 9 days before the scheduled Sine Die day of April 7. Hear what leaders had to say about the session: This year the House and Senate tackled big items like: Human Trafficking bill, Criminal…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 28, 2019
UPDATE: Teachers to receive $1,500 pay raise from Legislature
UPDATE Thursday 28, 11:30 a.m.: Literally less than an hour after the Senate passed the Conference Report on SB 2770, the House followed suit. Similar to in the Senate with Senator D. Simmons, Representative David Baria makes a motion to recommit the report back to conference. He explains he wants the bill recommitted so that…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 26, 2019
EMPOWER MS – Program Aims to Equip Those Incarcerated Upon Release
“Getting out.” That’s the focus of nearly all of those who enter Mississippi’s criminal justice system. But, sadly, for a number of those who do get out, it’s only a matter of time before they are back behind bars. This pattern is one that Chaplain Marvin “Marv” Edwards has seen many times. Marv is the Coordinator…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 26, 2019
Don’t bet against Hosemann – “I’m going to be a full time Lt. Governor”
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is making a change to his political career. He is not running again to serve in his current position, instead he has decided to run for Lieutenant Governor. Hosemann announced his run to a group of supporters at the KLLM Transport headquarters in early January 2019. “I want to be…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 25, 2026
MUW earns second consecutive 100% Praxis pass rate for speech-language pathologists
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Frank Corder
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June 25, 2026
Governor likely to call special session to redistrict legislative seats later this year
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Frank Corder
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June 25, 2026
Reeves says elections have consequences, who Mississippi elects as its next governor matters
Business
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Frank Corder
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June 23, 2026
Keytronic announces $8.89 million expansion in Corinth
Business
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2026
Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi
Business
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
Culture
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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June 25, 2026
NCAA panel approves new eligibility rules giving Division I athletes 5 years to play 5 seasons
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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June 25, 2026
Thinking Christianly
Culture
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Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
, Steven Sloan, Associated Press
, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
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June 24, 2026
Trump berates Senate Republicans over Iran war vote after calling off bill signing
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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June 25, 2026
An American Inheritance: The Longest Surviving Constitution on the Planet
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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June 24, 2026
Neshoba County Fair continues to evolve, but the core family principle abides
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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June 23, 2026
An American inheritance that nearly wasn’t
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