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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2022
PERS continues concerning long-term trend lines
The Legislative PEER Committee released its annual review of the soundness of the state employee retirement system. On Thursday, the Mississippi Joint Legislative PEER Committee released a report titled 2021 Update on Financial Soundness of the Public Employees’ Retirement System examining the actuarial soundness, sustainability, and risk associated with the defined benefit retirement plan a…
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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2022
Church vandalism becoming a tool of leftist extremists in Mississippi?
WCBI reported on a rural church in Lowndes County graffitied with pro-abortion messages earlier this week. A small Mississippi church in rural Lowndes County was sprayed painted with pro-abortion graffiti messages earlier this week. Why the vandals chose that location is anyone’s guess, as it is far off the well-beaten path and members say its…
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Guest Editorial
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May 25, 2022
WILLIAMS: Another Utility Hustle
Submitted by Kelley Williams with Bigger Pie Forum “Why do Entergy and the Central Mississippi PSC Commissioner want Mississippi to be like California?” The Mississippi Public Service Commission purports to regulate utility monopolies including Mississippi Power and Entergy Mississippi. But the PSC actually shills for them. A shill is a hustler’s accomplice who touts rubes…
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Guest Editorial
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May 25, 2022
SALTER: Gas price nightmare exacerbated by stagnant gas taxes impact on future maintenance
By Sid Salter American taxpayers, who are also gasoline customers, are in an economic vise on questions of the cost of gasoline and the tax revenue gasoline purchases generate for future high construction and maintenance. The Associated Press reported in recent days that the average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 33 cents over the past…
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Guest Editorial
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May 20, 2022
WICKER: Brace for Biden’s Summer of Inflation – Cost of Living Soars as Possible Recession Looms
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker “Many on the left are now admitting that Democrat spending stoked inflation. Yet President Biden remains in denial.” By now we have all experienced sticker shock, the sense of disbelief that prices have risen so incredibly high. This time last year, we were paying $2.70 for a gallon of gas…
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2022
Census Bureau says Mississippi was undercounted in 2020 – by 4.11%
The state was previously among 3 states that was said to have lost population since 2010. The new estimates call that into question. In the release of the 2020 Census, Mississippi was listed as one of three states to have lost population since the 2010 Census. The recent Census showed the state lost 0.2%, or…
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Guest Editorial
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May 19, 2022
NORQUIST: New Flat Tax a Win for All Mississippians
Submitted by Grover Norquist Governor Reeves, Speaker Gunn promised taxpayers the Tax Freedom Act of 2022 just the first step towards complete income tax elimination in Mississippi. The Mississippi Tax Freedom Act of 2022 is a huge win for all Mississippians. Thanks to the leadership of Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn, this…
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Frank Corder
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May 18, 2022
Average gas price over $4 per gallon in all 50 states for first time ever
Mississippi’s new high average set today is $4.16. California tops $6 per gallon. For yet another day, the average price for a gallon of gas in Mississippi as well as across the United States has reached a new high mark. In fact, for the first time ever gas prices top $4.00 per gallon in all…
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Guest Editorial
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May 18, 2022
SALTER: Mistrust, political division, and isolation threaten more than elections, economic policies
By: Sid Salter Pew Center Research reflects a widely shared belief in this nation that distrust of the federal government and distrust among fellow Americans is a fundamental obstacle to finding meaningful solutions to the problems that confront our country. The Pew findings showed that 75 percent believe that trust in the federal government is…
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Frank Corder
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May 16, 2022
New record high average gas price per gallon reached in Mississippi, U.S.
Governor Reeves says President Biden is setting records in all the wrong places. On Monday, Mississippi reached a new record high average gas price per gallon, according to AAA. That average shows the Magnolia State at $4.075 per gallon. But Mississippi was not alone. The United States reached a new high as well, with $4.483…
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Guest Editorial
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May 16, 2022
LATINO: Honoring Fallen Officers
Submitted by Russ Latino “As a matter of public policy, lawmakers should be aware that every time they create a new law that the police must enforce, they raise the risk of conflict that puts officers in danger.” In 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared this week ‘National Police Week,’ in honor of those officers…
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May 13, 2022
WICKER: Taiwan Should Arm to Prevent Chinese Invasion
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Taiwan is not equipped to repel a Chinese invasion, but America could change that by selling them high-tech weapons, Wicker writes. The war in Ukraine is a stark reminder that dictators take advantage of weakness. President Biden’s threat of economic sanctions clearly failed to prevent Vladimir Putin from invading. Instead, Putin…
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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
News
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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
News
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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
Business
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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
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
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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November 25, 2024
Blameless
Opinion
Opinion
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Bill Crawford
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November 24, 2024
Whacks to federal spending may whack Mississippi budget
Opinion
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Nick Bain
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November 21, 2024
Lumumba’s hubris shines light on need for anti-corruption reforms
Opinion
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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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