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Frank Corder
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October 31, 2022
Reeves calls special session for $2.5 billion capital investment project
Reeves says the Golden Triangle project will be the biggest such economic development investment in state history. Governor Tate Reeves has called the Mississippi Legislature into special session this week. Lawmakers will gavel in Wednesday at 10am to consider what Reeves called the biggest economic development project in Mississippi history. He says it is coming to…
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October 28, 2022
WICKER: Voting is an important duty of every American
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker The Mississippi Senator writes that the November 8th election will significantly shape the direction of our state and our nation. On September 18, 1787, Benjamin Franklin stepped out of Independence Hall in Philadelphia after meeting with the Continental Congress, which was drafting the new Constitution. A curious woman standing nearby…
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October 28, 2022
McRAE: Protecting Mississippi’s Finances
Submitted by State Treasurer David McRae “I remain strongly opposed to the ESG movement and will do all I can to protect Mississippi from its impact,” State Treasurer McRae writes. Over the last few years, “Environmental, Social, and Governance” (ESG) investment strategies have lured the attention of Wall Street powerhouses, but not because ESG funds…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 28, 2022
Insurance Commissioner Chaney discloses details about recent UMMC reimbursement demands
The reimbursement increase request comes amid similar quarrels between UMMC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi. On Thursday, Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney told business leaders and politicians gathered at the annual MEC Hobnob event in Jackson that he has been made aware of a new demand by the University of Mississippi Medical…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 26, 2022
Governor Reeves says Mississippi will not add COVID vaccine to school schedule
In the 2022 legislative session, lawmakers passed a new law that prohibits state, local governments from mandating the vaccine. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously to add the COVID-19 vaccination to the recommendation schedule for school children. The recommendation will now go directly to…
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Guest Editorial
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October 26, 2022
SALTER: For Mississippi, committee system clout remains the most tangible election outcome
By: Sid Salter All of the nation’s top election prognosticators – FiveThirtyEight.com’s Nate Silver, University of Virginia’s Larry Sabato, Charlie Cook, and Real Clear Politics – are offering projections and hedging bets over whether Republicans or Democrats will control the House and Senate after the 2022 midterm elections. With extreme political polarization, high inflation, supply…
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Guest Editorial
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October 25, 2022
LIPSON: Violent Crime Is Driving a Red Wave
Submitted by Charles Lipson The Democratic Party’s “soft on crime” image has become a political albatross, which candidates cannot readily discard. Two weeks before the 2022 midterms, fear of crime is second only to worries over inflation and recession. Both issues – personal security and economic security – affect voters directly. They arise every time…
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Guest Editorial
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October 25, 2022
GRAYSON: Stuck in the Mud on the Mighty Mississippi
Submitted by Charles Grayson with Bigger Pie Forum “The result will be an inflationary bump to food prices and probably other goods,” Grayson writes. Currently, the Mississippi River is setting record low water levels and will probably set more new records in coming days. Barge shipping on the river, vital to the U.S. economy and…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 24, 2022
Beloved administrator Joe Paul now permanent President of USM
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning officially named Dr. Joe Paul, as President of the University of Southern Mississippi. Paul was named Interim President in July while a search was conducted. As the result of several listening sessions with students, faculty, alumni and community leaders, it was clear the Paul was…
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Guest Editorial
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October 24, 2022
BURTON: Medicaid’s 340B has grown beyond original intent
Submitted by former State Senator and Senate President Pro Tem Terry Burton “The program has been hijacked by large for-profit hospital systems that are using the program to fill their pockets without providing any additional charity care,” former State Senator Burton writes. I would argue that most politicians have good intentions, but good intentions don’t…
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Guest Editorial
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October 22, 2022
Wicker: No End in Sight to Biden’s Cruel Inflation
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Mississippi Senator Wicker says Americans have been crushed by 20 straight months of rising prices. Almost a year ago, President Biden declared that inflation had finally peaked at 6.8 percent, yet we have now endured seven straight months of inflation over eight percent. June was the worst month yet, with…
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Frank Corder
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October 21, 2022
Nominations for the 6th Mississippi Top 50 Awards are now open through November 25th
Who would you say are the most influential leaders in Mississippi? Plan to nominate them for the MS Top 50 Awards. It’s that time of year once again; time to nominate deserving Mississippians for the annual Mississippi Top 50 awards. Mississippi is graced with tremendous talent in government, the political sphere, business, media and culture.…
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Frank Corder
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March 20, 2026
DiBiase found not guilty on all 13 counts for his alleged role in Mississippi’s largest-ever public welfare scandal
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Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
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March 20, 2026
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
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Frank Corder
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March 20, 2026
International Paper to build new $225 million facility in Rankin County
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Mississippi Ag Commissioner pushes back on California’s corporate climate reporting mandate
Business
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Salad Days Hydroponic Farm cuts ribbon on new Flora greenhouse facility
Business
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Frank Corder
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March 12, 2026
Unions ratify largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history
Culture
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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March 20, 2026
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra hosts Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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March 20, 2026
The triumphant King
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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March 19, 2026
JXN Food & Wine Festival expands to three days in 2026
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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March 20, 2026
Could Mississippi’s conservative, business donors stop giving to Republican incumbents?
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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March 19, 2026
Employers warn Senate plan to raise Mississippians’ drug prices will cost dearly
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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March 18, 2026
Hyde-Smith withstood a nearly “coordinated” attack in cruising to GOP primary win
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