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September 22, 2021
SALTER: Legislative redistricting remains an intensely political, intensely partisan exercise
By: Sid Salter With Census data compiled, state legislatures across the country are engaged in the intensely political, intensely partisan exercise of legislative redistricting for both congressional districts and state legislative districts. There are few exercises in state government more important and more impactful than the redistricting process. It can have partisan impacts that last…
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September 21, 2021
State Senator McDaniel: Medicaid expansion is not the answer
Submitted by State Senator Chris McDaniel “Our goal should be to reform the Medicaid system, not just throw more money at it, which seems to be the current policy.” One of the most meaningful issues of the upcoming legislative session will be the possible expansion of Medicaid. I agree with Governor Tate Reeves and will…
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September 20, 2021
BOUNDS: National Hunting and Fishing Day
Celebrating Mississippi’s Sportsmen and Women By Representative Scott Bounds Saturday, September 25 marks our nation’s 49th Annual National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHFD). Signed as an official Presidential Proclamation by President Richard Nixon in 1972, NHFD is a great opportunity to come together and recognize the historical and ongoing contributions of the original conservationists –…
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Frank Corder
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September 17, 2021
Mississippi State Economist admits “woodwork effect,” higher taxes are risks of Medicaid expansion
Case for Medicaid expansion much less airtight than media, Democrats claim based on interview with State Economist. Earlier this week, Mississippi State Economist Corey Miller released a report titled “A Fiscal and Economic Analysis of Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi under the Affordable Care Act.” The report (below), on the surface, appears to make the case…
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September 17, 2021
Eliminating Mississippi’s Personal Income Tax
Submitted by Bigger Pie Forum The Mississippi Legislature is pondering eliminating the state’s personal income tax to help supercharge Mississippi’s economy. The theory is that such a move would entice businesses to move to Mississippi or to stay here. Some Mississippi policymakers believe that if Mississippi wants to enjoy population growth (a good indicator of…
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Frank Corder
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September 15, 2021
Mississippi Democrats field candidates in all 4 Congressional Districts ahead of 2022 midterms
Election results are likely to remain the same with Republicans holding 3 of the 4 Districts come November 2022. Mississippi Democrats have now fielded candidates in each of the state’s four Congressional Districts ahead of the 2022 midterms, a feat they were not able to do just two years ago. Below is a listing of…
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September 14, 2021
State Sen. Sparks: Mr. President, You are Wrong
Submitted by State Senator Daniel Sparks “Congratulations on the first success of your presidency; flipping the media narrative…” Mr. President, you are wrong. You are wrong on the crisis at the border, you are wrong on inflation, you are wrong on the economy, you are wrong on Afghanistan and you are wrong to attempt to…
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September 13, 2021
State Sen. McDaniel: Don’t Ignore the Seventy-Four
Submitted by State Senator Chris McDaniel “A large majority of Mississippians desire access to medical marijuana, and they want it under free-market conditions.” I am not writing to support or condemn a statewide policy regarding the issue of medical marijuana. That ship has already sailed; the point is already decided. Seventy-four percent of Mississippians have…
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September 10, 2021
Senator Wicker Reflects on 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker September 11 Attacks Awakened America’s Iron Resolve On the morning of September 11, 2001, I drove to a breakfast meeting at the Pentagon hosted by Donald Rumsfeld, our Secretary of Defense. The discussion focused on the emerging threats to our national security, including terrorism. At one point, Mr. Rumsfeld told…
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Anne Summerhays
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September 10, 2021
Federal. Vaccine. Mandates.
Mississippi officials speak out against Biden’s plan to require COVID-19 vaccine. On Thursday, President Joe Biden revealed a six-pronged strategy the White House says is meant to reduce the spread of the COVID Delta variant and boost vaccination rates nationwide for the 80 million unvaccinated Americans. Biden said his mandates are not about freedom or…
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September 9, 2021
Oxford COVID patient responds to Mayor Tannehill’s “shaming” of unvaccinated as “selfish”
Submitted by Lee Habeeb Dear Mayor Tannehill: Last week, I found myself—a perfectly healthy 60-year-old—in a local hospital suffering from the effects of the COVID-19 Delta variant. A doctor buddy pushed me to get to an emergency CAT scan of my lungs, and within hours, blood thinners were applied intravenously for clots in my lungs,…
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Frank Corder
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September 8, 2021
Democrats’ reckless spending cause for Senators Wicker, Hyde-Smith to oppose raising debt ceiling
Forty-six Senate Republicans say Democrats will have to accept sole responsibility for facilitating debt limit increase as Treasury issues warning. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to Congressional leaders on Wednesday warning that if Congress does not act to raise the debt ceiling soon “the most likely outcome is that cash and extraordinary…
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Frank Corder
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November 26, 2024
St. Pe wins South Mississippi Court of Appeals runoff
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Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
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November 26, 2024
Mississippi seeks execution date for 1993 killing but lawyers say case could go to Supreme Court
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Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
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November 26, 2024
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
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Frank Corder
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November 25, 2024
Burford Electric Service announces $3.55 million expansion in Columbus
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Lynne Jeter
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November 24, 2024
Mississippi’s best B&B
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2024
Koch Foods investing $145.5 million in expansion of Morton facility
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Russ Latino
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November 26, 2024
Smoke Dat Turkey for Thanksgiving
Culture
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Stephen Griffin
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November 26, 2024
Seeing Stars: Jackson’s Davis Planetarium to take flight in 2025
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C.H. Spurgeon
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November 26, 2024
A holy calling
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Russ Latino
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November 27, 2024
Kitchens, Branning Supreme Court race too close to call
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Steven Gassenberger
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November 26, 2024
Modernizing PERS (Part 2): The state of play after 2024 session
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Bill Crawford
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November 24, 2024
Whacks to federal spending may whack Mississippi budget
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