Skip to content
News
Business
Culture
Opinion
Issues
About
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
Sponsorship
Y’all Archive
Search
Donate
News
Opinion
Business
Culture
About Us
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
Opinion
Opinion
|
Frank Corder
•
May 3, 2022
Leaked draft SCOTUS opinion in Mississippi’s Dobbs case points to overturning Roe v. Wade
If majority holds and leaked draft is real, SCOTUS could side with Mississippi’s argument for states’ rights in defense of its 15-abortion ban. Late Monday evening, Politico reported on a leaked draft of a majority opinion in Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban case, known as Dobbs, currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. That draft opinion authored…
Opinion
|
Anne Summerhays
•
May 2, 2022
“George Washington” of the Mississippi Republican Party, Wirt Yerger, Jr., passed away
Yerger established the Republican Party in Mississippi, serving as State Chairman of the MSGOP from 1956 to 1966. On Monday, Wirt Yerger, Jr., founding Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, passed away. In 2020, the Mississippi Top 50 announced Yerger as one of three honorees in the 2020 Hall of Fame. Yerger received a Bachelor of…
Opinion
|
Guest Editorial
•
April 29, 2022
BECKER: Russia may be just getting started in Eastern Europe
Submitted by Dr. Matthew Becker “It is my belief that Russia will not stop at Transnistria if Moscow is successful,” Dr. Becker writes. On April 22, General Rustam Minnekayev, of Russia’s Central Military District, stated that the “second phase” of the war is to expand beyond the Donbas and create a land bridge to Transnistria,…
Opinion
|
Guest Editorial
•
April 29, 2022
WICKER: Ukraine will need U.S. help for the long haul
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker “We need to give Ukraine the tools they need to defeat Russia even if it takes months or years,” Wicker writes. Vladimir Putin thought he could seize the capital of Ukraine in three days. Yet after two months of bloody fighting, Ukrainian troops have staved off defeat. Russia has lost…
Opinion
|
Frank Corder
•
April 28, 2022
CORDER: Governor’s vetoes should remind lawmakers of why Municipal Option Sales Tax is a smart idea
Instead of allowing local citizens to decide the fate of local projects, lawmakers are content to put all state taxpayers on the hook via earmarks. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced today that he was issuing line-item vetoes in a budget bill related to earmarks for, among other things, municipal buildings and special local projects that…
Opinion
|
Sarah Ulmer
•
April 28, 2022
Reeves makes line-item vetoes to final bill of the 2022 Legislative Session
The Governor says the vetoed spending is not the responsibility of state taxpayers. Governor Tate Reeves has chosen to partially veto the final bill of the 2022 Legislative session. HB 1353, a budget bill, made several different appropriations to special projects. Reeves indicated he did not agree with all of the expenditures which resulted in…
Opinion
|
Guest Editorial
•
April 27, 2022
SALTER: A vital record: Journal article chronicles path to changing Mississippi’s state flag
By Sid Salter In any given publication since 1939, The Journal of Mississippi History has been an invaluable record of the institutional memory of the state of Mississippi. But few editions of the scholarly journal have been more valuable to Mississippians than is the current Vol. 84, No. 1 and No. 2 for the Spring and Summer…
Opinion
|
Frank Corder
•
April 27, 2022
Governor Reeves line-item vetoes $50 million earmark for UMMC
Reeves indicates more line-item appropriation vetoes could be forthcoming. Late Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves announced via social media that he had partially vetoed Senate Bill 3010, an appropriation bill for the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). Reeves did not veto the entire bill, choosing only to veto Section 24, lines 153-214 in SB 3010.…
Opinion
|
Sarah Ulmer
•
April 25, 2022
Governor Reeves vetoes four bills including ones related to shifting Ethics Commission authority, criminal voting rights
Reeves also allows bill creating Mississippi Healthy Food Families Program to become law without his signature. Governor Tate Reeves has vetoed four bills from the 2022 Mississippi Legislative Session. The vetoes range from provisions pertaining to campaign finance reports to restoring voting rights to criminal convictions. The vetoes include: SB 2306 SB 2336 SB 2530…
Opinion
|
Guest Editorial
•
April 22, 2022
BORDEAUX: Democrat Economics Fail while Republican Economic Freedom Thrives
Submitted by Frank Bordeaux, Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party Conservative policymaking by committed Republican leaders are empowering job creators and unleashing the free market. America should follow Mississippi’s example. Since President Biden took office and Democrats assumed control of the U.S. Congress, inflation has skyrocketed and major supply chain issues have emptied shelves. In…
Posts pagination
Prev
1
…
89
90
91
92
93
…
394
Next
Opinion
|
Guest Editorial
•
April 22, 2022
WICKER: Biden Headed for Worst Year Ever on Illegal Immigration
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker “We must hope that some of his fellow Democrats will join Republicans and force him to do his job, extend Title 42, and stave off an even worse border crisis,” Wicker writes. After four years of strict immigration enforcement under President Trump, President Biden has reduced our border to a…
Opinion
|
Guest Editorial
•
April 22, 2022
PICKERING: Stop Relying on China
Submitted by Stacey Pickering Last thing we need is for Congress to risk our American technology edge and put something such as our electronic health records at risk of abuse. It’s an obvious, glaring vulnerability. The United States and many of our allies have grown increasingly dependent on bad actor countries such as Russia and…
News
News
|
Frank Corder
•
December 3, 2025
Narcan vending machine coming to Singing River Gulfport Hospital
News
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
December 3, 2025
Mississippi’s Opioid Settlement Council approves application list, sends recommendations to lawmakers
News
|
Frank Corder
•
December 3, 2025
Five months into fiscal year, Mississippi revenues exceed estimates by $90 million
Business
Business
|
Frank Corder
•
December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
Business
|
Frank Corder
•
November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
Business
|
Daniel Tyson
•
November 20, 2025
Amazon investing $3 billion in Warren County data center campus
Culture
Culture
|
Susan Marquez
•
December 3, 2025
Mississippi Museum of Art purchases Frank Lloyd Wright-designed property
Culture
|
Alistair Begg
•
December 3, 2025
A solid conviction
Culture
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
December 2, 2025
Chambliss wins 2025 Conerly Trophy, named top college football player in Mississippi
Opinion
Opinion
|
Sid Salter
•
December 3, 2025
Sen. Wicker’s asking the right questions as Congress weighs Ukraine policy, boat strikes
Opinion
|
Russ Latino
•
November 29, 2025
For the enigmatic Mr. Kiffin, a decision looms
Opinion
|
Sid Salter
•
November 26, 2025
My wise grandmother taught me to be thankful for the power of the penny
All the latest delivered to your inbox!
LinkedIn
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Email
(Required)
By joining our newsletter, you are confirming that you agree with the
Privacy Policy
Cat Title
|
Author
•
Date
Title Placeholder