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Frank Corder
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October 5, 2022
Presley, Bailey approve PSC net metering rules as Maxwell maintains opposition over cost concerns
“This is not the time to place even more strain on ratepayers,” the Southern District Commissioner says. Despite opposition from consumer groups and even Governor Tate Reeves, the Mississippi Public Service Commission voted 2-1 to revise its net metering rules, also known as the “Mississippi Distributed Generation Rules,” from its original update in July. READ…
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October 4, 2022
CARSWELL: Mississippi’s Education Establishment is Holding Kids Back
Submitted by Douglas Carswell “Saying no to charter-school applications in districts consistently given low grades means consigning those children to poorly performing schools,” writes Carswell. With charter-school applications repeatedly being denied, it’s time to overhaul the approval process. Last week, Mississippi’s Charter School Authorizer Board was doing what it does best: saying “no” to people…
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September 30, 2022
MCRAE: Every Little Bit Counts
By: Treasurer David McRae Even though gas prices have eased a bit, the pressure on our wallets seems unrelenting. Food costs remain 11 percent higher than last year, energy costs are up 24 percent, and other household items are up 8 percent, according to the Consumer Price Index’s August 2022 report. When it seems as…
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September 30, 2022
WICKER: Biden Makes Taxpayers Shoulder Student Debt
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Mississippi Senator says $400 Billion Debt Transfer Is Unfair to Working Americans This past August, in a bid to improve his standing with young voters, President Biden announced that he will transfer vast sums of student debt to the American taxpayer. His plan – which is really a decree since…
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Frank Corder
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September 29, 2022
Energy experts Jack and Elizabeth Coleman talk regulation, policy with Bigger Pie Forum
Listen as the Colemans share insight into the international energy crisis and what Mississippi can do to prevent it from coming here. Energy and electricity experts Jack and Elizabeth Coleman recently sat down with Bigger Pie Forum to discuss timely topics in the energy industry at the regulatory and policy making levels. The Colemans dive…
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September 28, 2022
SALTER: Sierra Club grousing aside, Beckett, Posey qualified, capable of leading PUS, MDWFP
By: Sid Salter It’s unlikely that Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was either seeking or expecting any praise from the Sierra Club – a liberal environmental organization – when announcing his appointments last for the new executive director of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) and the new executive director of the Mississippi Public…
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September 27, 2022
Could ethical lapse in non-disclosure undermine Mississippi Today’s coverage of TANF scandal?
Gray wall of silence in the media: Serious ethics concerns on welfare scandal coverage arise in Mississippi’s largest newsroom Five days ago, Y’all Politics reported that a former Assistant Attorney General serving at State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), Stephanie Ganucheau, who at the time worked for former Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, played a…
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Frank Corder
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September 26, 2022
Spitballing federal spending? Congressman Thompson seeking $200 million for Jackson water system
He says the $200M is a “Bennie Thompson figure” in absence of a plan from the city. Last week, Mississippi 2nd District Congressman Bennie Thompson told Politico that he would like the city of Jackson to remain the owner of its struggling water system but says the question is whether or not the city has…
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September 23, 2022
WICKER: Senate Resolution Commemorates Heroic Actions at Ole Miss 60 Years Ago
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Wicker Honors Mississippi National Guard for Ending 1962 Riot Mississippi is fortunate to have had a strong National Guard dating back to 1798, nearly two decades before we became a state. Since then, Mississippi National Guardsmen have served in virtually every armed conflict since the War of 1812, including both…
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Frank Corder
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September 21, 2022
Former Attorney General Jim Hood’s lawyers recommended project involved in TANF scandal
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Magnolia Tribune was formed as a legal entity in October of 2022. It subsequently acquired the assets of Jackson New Media, including the Y’all Politics brand and all of its content. We have chosen to provide access to that content, including this article, in a historical archive. Magnolia Tribune makes no representations with…
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Frank Corder
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September 21, 2022
Jackpot Justice +20: Former special counsel to Mississippi Senate gives inside look into tort reform’s passage
This is the third installment in the Y’all Politics series looking back at the passage of tort reform that occurred 20 years ago in the longest special session in Mississippi history. The fall of 2002 saw the longest special session in Mississippi history. The purpose of the call by former Governor Ronnie Musgrove, a Democrat,…
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September 21, 2022
SALTER: Despite national turmoil, Mississippi’s a long way from political realignment
By: Sid Salter While American political discourse continues to careen to the poles of both ends of the partisan continuum, Mississippi’s current round of midterm congressional elections suggests nothing in the way of political realignment. Mississippi’s midterms saw the majority of incumbents headed toward reelection. Second District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton, and First District…
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Frank Corder
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November 25, 2024
Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner down 5% since last year but still 19% higher than 2019
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 25, 2024
State Superintendent focusing on early childhood, career education
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 25, 2024
Magnolia Mornings: November 25, 2024
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Frank Corder
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November 25, 2024
Burford Electric Service announces $3.55 million expansion in Columbus
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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November 24, 2024
Mississippi’s best B&B
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2024
Koch Foods investing $145.5 million in expansion of Morton facility
Culture
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Parrish Alford
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November 25, 2024
Stewart Patridge reflects on Egg Bowl fight 27 years later
Culture
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Robert St. John
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November 25, 2024
No place like home
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C.H. Spurgeon
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November 25, 2024
Blameless
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Bill Crawford
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November 24, 2024
Whacks to federal spending may whack Mississippi budget
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Nick Bain
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November 21, 2024
Lumumba’s hubris shines light on need for anti-corruption reforms
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Steven Gassenberger
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November 20, 2024
Modernizing PERS to serve Mississippi’s public workforce
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