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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2022
Cassidy answers questions on platform issues that are raising eyebrows ahead of MS03 runoff
The 3rd District candidate once had jailing journalists, wedding gifts, Medicare-for-all on his website until he didn’t. Hear what he has to say. Michael Cassidy joined Y’all Politics this week ahead of the 3rd Congressional District Republican Primary Runoff Election to talk about his campaign and to answer questions about both his policy positions and…
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2022
Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus calls for ban on high-capacity rifles
The overwhelming majority Democrat group says such power should be reserved for trained police and military only. Mississippi’s Legislative Black Caucus is calling for Congress to ban high-capacity rifles. That’s the word from MLBC chair State Senator Angela Turner Ford as Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate are negotiating on a gun package. All…
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Frank Corder
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June 15, 2022
Compromise gun deal in U.S. Senate announced. What’s in it and what’s not?
Mississippi Senators Wicker, Hyde-Smith await actual bill language before committing, wary of infringing on constitutional rights. Over the weekend, 10 Republican U.S. Senators joined with 10 of their Democrat colleagues to unveil a tentative compromise agreement on gun control legislation in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting. Closed door meetings between the parties…
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June 15, 2022
SALTER: A surprising week in Mississippi politics revolves around entrenched division, apathy
By: Sid Salter From the U.S. Capitol to rural polling places in Mississippi in midterm congressional primaries, it has been a week of surprises and political drama that revolved around both intense political division and at the same time political apathy. As jarring and difficult to watch as the video of the riots was, will…
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Guest Editorial
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June 14, 2022
PICKERING: Sound the Alarm and Protect American Tech from Senate Legislation
Submitted by Chip Pickering “The legislation bars tech companies from implementing their own security measures to protect their technology and their users,” Pickering writes. Sound the alarm because Russia, China, and other adversaries are coming for America’s technology industry, and federal lawmakers want to make it easier for them to compromise our infrastructure and devices. Foreign…
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Guest Editorial
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June 13, 2022
WALLER: STEM Talent Critical for Future Success
Submitted by Scott Waller MEC President urges Congress to pass legislation to support straightforward pathway for immigrant STEM professionals. Mississippi is part of a global competition for workforce. For our state to succeed, it is vitally important to increase the number of proficient workers, including highly skilled STEM professionals. Last year, the Mississippi Economic Council…
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Guest Editorial
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June 10, 2022
WICKER: Revived ‘Green New Deal’ Would Multiply Our Economic Pain
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Mississippi Senator urges Democrats to abandon tax hikes, keep Trump-era tax cuts in place. President Biden’s tax-and-spend bill is regrettably back on the table. Last December, the President’s plan seemed all but defeated when two Democrat Senators, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, joined all Republicans in opposing the bill –…
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Sarah Ulmer
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June 10, 2022
Inflation hits new 40-year high
Overall CPI now at 8.6% as consumer prices soar, causing pain for Americans’ pocketbooks. After two years of economic devastation during the COVID-19 pandemic, billions of dollars doled out by Congress, and questionable economic decisions by the White House, the financial woes continue across the U.S. with a new 40-year high inflation rate reported this…
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Frank Corder
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June 9, 2022
Cassidy scrubs government “wedding gifts,” parent stipends from campaign site
The relative newcomer to Mississippi politics in a runoff with incumbent Congressman Guest appears to do a 180 after social media backlash over possible trillions in new spending. It was announced Wednesday afternoon that the Congressional Midterm Republican Primary in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District would be decided in a runoff on June 28th. That race…
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Guest Editorial
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June 9, 2022
GUNASEKARA: Republican climate plan will stop Biden’s assault on American energy and American pocketbooks
Submitted by Mandy Gunasekara “Solving skyrocketing energy prices, bolstering national security and improving the environment is not rocket science,” writes Gunasekara. Gas prices have officially doubled under the Biden administration. In parts of California, gas is selling at $10 a gallon. This is neither the result of price gouging nor the war in Ukraine, but rather President Joe…
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Editor
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June 8, 2022
Just when things were looking predictable for Mississippi Republicans
Here are some things that really stood out. Just when things were looking somewhat predictable, the midterm primaries happened. It’s understandable with 8 of 8 statewide elected officials, both U.S. Senators, 3 out of 4 Congressmen, and supermajorities in both chamber of the state legislature that Republicans have gotten spoiled with not a lot of…
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Guest Editorial
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June 8, 2022
SALTER: Readers ponder the future of how we pay for future road and bridge maintenance
By: Sid Salter After a recent column on the soaring retail cost of gasoline and the concomitant impact those prices have on related fuel taxes and the proliferation of electric vehicles, readers weighed in with their ideas and questions Nick Gerteis of Brooksville, an electric vehicle commuter, reminded me that Mississippi electric vehicle owners are…
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 7, 2025
Many first responders struggle with mental health. Mississippi is finding ways to show their lives matter
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 7, 2025
Mississippi teacher residency program gets boost with state funding
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 7, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: October 7, 2025
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 7, 2025
Averitt Express announces $9.6 million expansion in Richland
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 2, 2025
Smurfit Westrock expanding in Saltillo
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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September 25, 2025
Jabil establishing $70 million facility in Marshall County
Culture
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Stephen Griffin
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October 7, 2025
Tiny houses, big ideas: A new chapter for Mississippi State Parks
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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October 7, 2025
Only fools rush in
Culture
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Parrish Alford
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October 6, 2025
Miss. State doesn’t make much noise in a quiet week for Ole Miss, Southern Miss
Opinion
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Jeremy England
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October 7, 2025
The dream for Israeli citizens is the American Dream
Opinion
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Haley Fisackerly
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October 6, 2025
Superpower Mississippi: Entergy Mississippi’s bold plan to cut power outages in half at less cost to customers
Opinion
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Stephen Kent
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October 6, 2025
Trump’s movie tariff is self-sabotage
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