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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
October 13, 2022

As Midterms approach, Americans feeling the pinch as inflation remains high

Core consumer prices jumped up 6.6%, the fastest since 1982. With the midterm elections less than a month away, inflation continues to plague the U.S. economy, causing tangible pocketbook pressure for every American. The U.S. Labor Department released the latest economic report on Thursday showing that the Consumer Price Index rose by 0.4% in September…
Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
October 12, 2022

UMMC, BCBS mediation suspended indefinitely. The dispute may soon become Legislature’s problem.

If an agreement isn’t reached by year’s end, lawmakers could be asking questions of the two when they gavel back in. The dispute between the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCSB) of Mississippi appears to have no end in sight. The two multi-billion dollar entities are at a stalemate…