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Sarah Ulmer
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August 22, 2018
Members optimistic about agreement on state infrastructure plan as special session approaches
Lawmakers head back to the Capitol tomorrow for a special session to address the increasing concerns that surround the state’s major infrastructure needs. On Tuesday, Governor Phil Bryant issued a proclamation to create the Mississippi Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2018. The plan includes appropriating Use Tax dollars to cities and counties to address road and…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 21, 2018
Governor releases official Proclamation of a #msleg special session for 2018
Governor Phil Bryant has officially issued a Proclamation for Legislature to come back to order for a Special Session beginning on August 23, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. His proclamation outlines the primary focus for lawmakers; to create the Mississippi Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2018 which claims to provide nearly $200 million in infrastructure revenue annually. MIMA…
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Courtney Ingle
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August 20, 2018
Mississippi high ranked for charter schools–still lessons to be learned
In the last five years since Governor Phil Bryant signed legislation allowing charter schools to move into Mississippi, five schools have opened. Four are in Jackson, and one is in Clarksdale. Expansion of charter schools in Mississippi has been steady, but slow. Right now, only Jackson and Clarksdale have access to charter school education—leaving under-served…
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Magnolia Tribune
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August 17, 2018
Governor Phil Bryant announces special session #msleg
Today, Governor Phil Bryant announced that a special legislative session will convene next Thursday, August 23. Though the official “call” that will govern the content of the session has not yet been released, Governor Bryant has indicated that infrastructure repair and the allocation of BP money will be on the agenda. I will call a…
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Editor
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August 15, 2018
Cindy Hyde-Smith launches new ad touting her support of Trump’s SCOTUS pick #mssen
US Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has released a new TV ad reaffirming her support of Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Brett Kavanaugh. This will be part of TV buy airing around the state in the coming weeks. This ad appears to be part of an effort to force the hand of Mike Espy, a Democrat, who’s running…
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Editor
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August 13, 2018
Latest response to poll indicates Espy and McDaniel camps entering symbiotic stage #mssen
Last week, Y’all Politics released the results of another expansive statewide poll examining the people and races in the upcoming November 2018 election. As with most things nowadays involving politics and media, there was the predictable wailing and gnashing of teeth. As the old saying goes, politics makes strange bedfellows, and it appears now that…
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Editor
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August 9, 2018
Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker lead opponents in latest poll
US Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker lead their respective opponents in the latest Y’all Politics poll conducted by Triumph Campaigns on July 30 and 31. 2,100 Mississippians were polled across each of the four congressional districts. The poll also surveyed respondents on favorability/unfavorability of US Senate candidates and looked at the job approval ratings…
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Courtney Ingle
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August 8, 2018
Y’all Politics releases partial statewide poll results for congressional ballot tests
Y’all Politics has released the partial results of a poll that reveals who is the favored Congressional candidate for voters and President Donald Trump’s approval ratings in each of Mississippi’s four congressional districts going into the November elections. The full results of the statewide poll will be released Thursday and will feature the results of…
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Courtney Ingle
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August 7, 2018
Charter schools on the slow rise in Mississippi
Since 1992, charter schools have been developing around the country in an effort to give parents additional choices for their child’s education. Charter schools are free, do not have admission requirements, and parents and students can choose that school for their child. It wasn’t until 2013 that Governor Phil Bryant signed legislation that became one…
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Editor
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August 3, 2018
Takeaways from Neshoba 2018
There were several key themes or match-ups in the 2018 edition of political speaking at Founders Square Pavilion in Neshoba County. No one article will catch everything, but there were some themes that stood out to me. There was the Tate Reeves versus Jim Hood subtext. Another marquee storyline was how the three main candidates…
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Editor
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July 31, 2018
Internal documents show MDOT execs repeatedly whitewashed staff assessment of safety being the driver behind Lakeland frontage road
In response to a Mississippi Today request for public records, obtained by Jackson Jambalaya, email evidence suggests that MDOT executives repeatedly whitewashed staff assessments of the safety needs of a frontage road for local residents. Those executives opted instead to use the media requests as another opportunity to bludgeon the state legislature over lack of…
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Sarah Ulmer
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July 30, 2018
Mississippi U.S. Senate candidates weigh in on Kavanaugh nomination
President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme court is something that all senate candidates are likely going to be forced to make a decision on. It’s a litmus test of support for President Trump that many voters will factor into their decision. Now, Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Lucien Smith is…
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 24, 2026
Mississippi welcomes a record number of visitors that spent $12.4 billion
News
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
Crump releases Mississippi State Medical Examiner autopsy report for Wells
News
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Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
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September 24, 2026
Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
England-based SubSea Craft expanding operations, locating U.S. facility on Mississippi Coast
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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September 18, 2026
Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment
Culture
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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September 24, 2026
The meaning of the Cross
Culture
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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September 23, 2026
No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss
Culture
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Marilyn Tinnin
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September 23, 2026
Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta
Opinion
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
Opinion
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
Opinion
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Lesley Davis
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September 21, 2026
The war on women’s spaces has reached the sorority house
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