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Anne Summerhays
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September 13, 2022
Corporate investments across Mississippi fueling job growth and driving local, state economy
Nearly $1.3 billion invested in Mississippi for advanced manufacturing, distributing, logistics, automotive, and more so far in 2022, MDA reports. Even as the U.S. economy continues to struggle, Mississippi is celebrating a robust effort to increase opportunity in the state by attracting and retaining high quality jobs through strategic corporate investments in a state with…
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Guest Editorial
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September 13, 2022
Decision 2022: JMC’s Sept. 12 U.S. Senate scorecard – The Road To 51
Written by John Couvillon of JMC Enterprises/JMC Analytics and Polling JMC writes that theoretically, the Midterms should be a good year for GOP candidates. However, there are several challenges to consider. Now that election season is here (technically, three more states – and Louisiana on November 8 – have yet to hold their primaries), JMC Analytics and…
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Frank Corder
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September 13, 2022
U.S. Inflation remains high even with 0.2% decline in August
Consumer Price Index for all items rises 0.1%, with cost increases in food, medical care, shelter the largest contributors. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) Summary early Tuesday morning, showing that the CPI for all items rose 0.1% in August after being unchanged in July. Over the…
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Guest Editorial
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September 9, 2022
WICKER: Biden Saps the American Workforce
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker President Biden’s policies are discouraging work and separating Americans from the dignity it provides, Mississippi’s senior U.S. Senator writes. At the height of the recent pandemic, millions of Americans were forced out of work because of public health mandates and the closure of workplaces. Today, those mandates are gone, but…
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Guest Editorial
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September 9, 2022
GRESHAM: Lack of Credit Card Competition Raises Prices
Submitted by Tom Gresham “For business owners, swipe fees have become the most expensive operating cost after labor,” Gresham writes. Small businesses owners in places such as Indianola, Pontotoc, and Brookhaven are struggling with skyrocketing prices and a shortage of labor. These local stores are the heart of our communities, but the big credit card…
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Guest Editorial
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September 8, 2022
FOOTE: Cashier in the Coal Mine
Submitted by Ashby Foote “In our quest for net-zero emissions, we should not succumb to net-zero common sense,” Foote writes. September 4, 2022, marked the 140th anniversary of the world’s first electricity generation station at 257 Pearl Street in lower Manhattan (NYC). Thomas Edison dreamed it up and built it. The electricity came from six 27-ton…
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Guest Editorial
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September 8, 2022
BECKER: Congress Must End the ‘One China’ Policy
Submitted by Dr. Matthew Becker “There must be zero doubt of our actions should the Chinese Communist Party use force to ‘bring home’ Taiwan,” Becker writes. The “Victims of Communism Memorial,” located in Washington, D.C., has a simple dedication engraved on the front pedestal: “To the more than one hundred million victims of communism and…
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Guest Editorial
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September 7, 2022
SALTER: Decades in the making, Jackson’s infrastructure woes won’t be quickly or easily solved
By: Sid Salter Like seemingly every other facet of American society these days, when it comes to both the national media and the state’s press, the assignment of blame for the City of Jackson’s water and sewer system woes falls into two distinct camps. The first camp blames those woes almost entirely on what they…
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Guest Editorial
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September 7, 2022
WATSON: Mississippi Election Information Clarification
Submitted by Michael Watson Secretary of State Watson clears up misleading information in recent Clarion Ledger article on voting in Mississippi. While maybe well-intentioned, a recent Clarion Ledger article on voting in Mississippi provided misleading information on the different avenues one can take to cast his or her ballot. One of the headers even noted “If…
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Frank Corder
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September 6, 2022
Jackpot Justice +20: Taggart, Nash look back at impact of the longest special session in state history
This is the second installment in the Y’all Politics series looking back at the passage of tort reform that occurred 20 years ago in the longest special session in Mississippi history. In August 2002, former Governor Ronnie Musgrove, a Democrat, called in his trial lawyer friends to tell them over breakfast that the pressure to enact…
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Frank Corder
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September 6, 2022
Water pressure restored in Jackson thanks to state intervention
Governor Reeves implored the city of Jackson to put forward a plan to permanently fix the problem at the municipal level. On Monday – Labor Day – Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency announced that water pressure has been restored in the city of Jackson. The state got involved in the municipal…
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Frank Corder
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September 5, 2022
Labor Day: Thank you for your hard work, Mississippi!
Mississippians all across this great state put in long hours as they seek to provide and make a life for their families. Whether you are building the ships that protect America’s freedom on the Coast, hauling timber in the Pine Belt, growing crops that feed the world in the Delta, or teaching a class full…
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Clara Turnage
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August 25, 2026
Telehealth coaching helps rural patients take charge of diabetes care
News
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Frank Corder
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August 25, 2026
Mississippi launches UPSKILL grant for adult education, training for in-demand careers
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
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August 25, 2026
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms
Business
Business
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Cass Rutledge
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August 20, 2026
Solero Technologies announces $14 million expansion in Water Valley
Business
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Frank Corder
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August 18, 2026
New Director coming to Port Pascagoula
Business
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Frank Corder
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August 18, 2026
Marathon Cheese expanding in Booneville, creating 39 jobs
Culture
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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August 25, 2026
Where Mississippi public education began: The 200-year story of Franklin Academy
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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August 25, 2026
We all worship something
Culture
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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August 24, 2026
Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss welcomes pressure that comes with fame and aims to refine his game
Opinion
Opinion
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Roger Wicker
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August 21, 2026
Amtrak’s Mardi Gras line boosts jobs, tourism
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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August 19, 2026
Shades of Skynet? State’s measured approach to AI policy development was wise plan
Opinion
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Shaun Yurtkuran
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August 17, 2026
The Mississippi that welcomed my family
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