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August 4, 2022
LIPSON: The Decline and Fall of Newspapers
Submitted by Charles Lipson “Cheap, ubiquitous computing is killing print papers by introducing competition and choice,” Lipson writes. A few years ago, you would have unfolded your newspaper and read opinion and analysis like this. Those days are gone. Today, most of us get our news and commentary online, perhaps supplemented by network or cable…
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Sarah Ulmer
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August 3, 2022
Blue Cross subpoenas UMMC officials for communications with media in defamation suit
Communications from media outlets Mississippi Today and SuperTalk Mississippi specified in subpoena in BCBS defamation suit against UMMC. In the continued insurance coverage renewal battle between the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBS), Blue Cross has subpoenaed multiple individual officials about their communications specifically with two Mississippi…
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August 3, 2022
SALTER: Air conditioning state prisons is a measure of both basic humanity and business acumen
By: Sid Salter Those who are like me old enough to remember life before air conditioning in the Deep South often flinch a bit when passionate, well-meaning young prison reformers launch into a lecture about the cruelties of operating state prisons without the benefit of that comfort. Air conditioning on a national scale in the…
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August 2, 2022
WATSON: Get Ready to Vote, Mississippi
Submitted by Secretary of State Michael Watson New voting machines, increased Election Support funding heading to counties. While Mississippians across the state are gearing up for the next school year, our office is preparing for the fast-approaching November general election. It’s an important time for our state with all four congressional seats on the ballot…
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Sarah Ulmer
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July 29, 2022
Blue Cross files defamation lawsuit to set record straight regarding UMMC network negotiations
BCBS claims UMMC’s ad campaign is maliciously designed to injure their reputation and improperly coerce them into a new contract that benefits UMMC. The insurance giant, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBS), is claiming in a recent lawsuit that employees of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) engaged in a defamatory public relations…
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July 29, 2022
WICKER: CHIPS Act to Boost Research Funding for Rural States
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker To better compete with China, Wicker says he helped negotiate the legislation to energize the U.S. chip industry and boost technological research across America. One of the biggest changes to our economy in recent decades has been our dependence on microchips. These tiny electronic devices – sometimes called semiconductors –…
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Frank Corder
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July 29, 2022
Governor Reeves addresses non-renewal of Pigott’s legal services contract with MDHS
Reeves said Mississippi doesn’t need legal representation that is focused on trying to be an informant for a “left-wing blog.” On Thursday, Governor Tate Reeves thoroughly addressed the non-renewal of Mississippi Department of Human Services outside attorney Brad Pigott’s legal services contract that has sent some media outlets into a frenzy. MDHS is seeking to recoup…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 28, 2022
Second day of political speaking at the 2022 Neshoba County Fair concludes
Speakers included Governor Reeves, Secretary of State Watson, Attorney General Fitch, and more. The 2022 Neshoba County Fair, “Mississippi’s Giant Houseparty,” started on Friday, July 22, and will conclude on Friday, July 29. This year’s lineup of public and political speakers took place on Wednesday, July 27, and Thursday, July 28. Thursday’s line up of political…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 27, 2022
Political speaking at the 2022 Neshoba County Fair kicked off today
Wednesday’s speakers included Lt. Governor Hosemann, Insurance Commissioner Chaney, lawmakers, and more. On Wednesday, the political speeches at the 2022 Neshoba County Fair kicked off and attendees had the opportunity to hear from sitting public officials and candidates for public office from the local and state level. The lineup of political speakers on Wednesday included: Honorable…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 26, 2022
Commissioner Maxwell, Secretary Watson express concerns with PSC updated net metering rules
PSC Commissioners Presley and Bailey joined together to pass the new solar rules. The question now is how much it will cost the average consumer. Earlier this month, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) approved amendments to the former Net Metering and Interconnection Rules by a vote of 2-1. The newly adopted rules include policies…
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Guest Editorial
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July 26, 2022
CARSWELL: Why we launched the Leadership Academy
Submitted by Douglas Carswell with MCPP “The rising generation of leaders in our state needs to mobilize and push for real change,” Carswell writes. Mississippi has had a conservative super-majority for about a decade. What do we have to show for it? To be fair, income taxes have been cut. Last year saw a universal…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 25, 2022
Biden Administration seeks to redefine definition of recession ahead of likely bleak economic report
Senator Wicker says changing the definition does not take away the pain that President Biden’s economy is inflicting on Americans. On Thursday of this week, the U.S. Department of Commerce is set to release the second-quarter gross domestic product reading. In a statement released on July 20, the Senate Republican Policy Committee pointed out that…
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Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
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November 25, 2024
Special counsel moves to dismiss election interference and classified documents cases against Trump
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 25, 2024
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds state ban on broad medical cannabis advertising
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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
Business
Business
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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
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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
Culture
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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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