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October 12, 2022
SALTER: Hosemann maintains consistent call for a more realistic Medicaid program in Mississippi
By: Sid Salter Republican Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann continues his consistent message that the state he helps to lead needs a more realistic Medicaid program in which the state’s values match the state’s policies – and that getting hung up over the term “Medicaid expansion” is an outdated obstacle to that goal. The context…
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Anne Summerhays
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October 11, 2022
Former Governor Barbour, retired Senator Lott to speak at Ole Miss
Former Mississippi officials will discuss strategies for facing state’s challenges during ‘Moving Mississippi Forward.’ On Thursday, October 13th, former Governor Haley Barbour and retired U.S. Senator Trent Lott will attend the University of Mississippi’s “Moving Mississippi Forward” to discuss how future leaders can come together to continue moving the state and the country in a…
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October 7, 2022
FELLOWS: Mississippi consumers will pay the price for federal credit card mandate
Submitted by Gordon Fellows, Mississippi Bankers Association President and CEO The Credit Card Competition Act won’t increase competition, but it will hurt consumers, businesses and banks, writes the MS Bankers Association President. Mississippi families are already facing sky high prices at the gas pump, grocery store, and almost everywhere in between. So why are lobbyists…
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October 7, 2022
GRAHAM: Jackson could finally get relief from flooding
Submitted by Hinds County District 1 Supervisor Robert Graham “Jackson has many challenges, but we have an opportunity now to overcome one of those long-standing issues and get this project built,” Hinds Co. Supervisor Robert Graham writes. Jackson has faced many challenges in the past few weeks. These are on top of many other challenges…
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Guest Editorial
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October 7, 2022
WICKER: Two Million Migrants Enter Country While Biden Looks Other Way
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker The Mississippi Senator says the President’s Administration has feigned ignorance. Our nation is facing many challenges, but none has gone more ignored by President Biden than the crisis on our southern border. Since the President took office, border states have been overwhelmed by waves of illegal immigrants and vast quantities…
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Sarah Ulmer
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October 5, 2022
SALTER: Like Barbour, Florida Gov. DeSantis now finds himself squarely on ‘hurricane duty’
By: Sid Salter When former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour announced his 2003 campaign for that office, he did so in his Yazoo City hometown. When he formally announced his re-election bid in 2007, he did so in Gulfport on the Mississippi Gulf Coast – a region still devastated in every way by 2005’s catastrophic Hurricane…
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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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Guest Editorial
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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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Guest Editorial
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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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Guest Editorial
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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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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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