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Anne Summerhays
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July 26, 2022
Commissioner Maxwell, Secretary Watson express concerns with PSC updated net metering rules
PSC Commissioners Presley and Bailey joined together to pass the new solar rules. The question now is how much it will cost the average consumer. Earlier this month, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) approved amendments to the former Net Metering and Interconnection Rules by a vote of 2-1. The newly adopted rules include policies…
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Guest Editorial
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July 26, 2022
CARSWELL: Why we launched the Leadership Academy
Submitted by Douglas Carswell with MCPP “The rising generation of leaders in our state needs to mobilize and push for real change,” Carswell writes. Mississippi has had a conservative super-majority for about a decade. What do we have to show for it? To be fair, income taxes have been cut. Last year saw a universal…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 25, 2022
Biden Administration seeks to redefine definition of recession ahead of likely bleak economic report
Senator Wicker says changing the definition does not take away the pain that President Biden’s economy is inflicting on Americans. On Thursday of this week, the U.S. Department of Commerce is set to release the second-quarter gross domestic product reading. In a statement released on July 20, the Senate Republican Policy Committee pointed out that…
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Frank Corder
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July 23, 2022
MDHS justifies firing Pigott due to expiration of contract and lack of communication on strategy
Brad Pigott claimed his termination was politically motivated, but State counters that contract expired and better representation was sorely needed. Former U.S. Attorney Brad Pigott claimed on Friday that he was terminated from representing the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) in their legal actions seeking to recoup millions of misspent TANF dollars via a…
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Guest Editorial
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July 23, 2022
WICKER: Biden Mandate Hurting Military Recruitment
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Military Loses Thousands of Service Members Over Vaccine Mandate Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine was a reminder that the world is a dangerous place. Indeed, the threats to global peace and stability continue to grow daily, with China rapidly expanding its military and Iran inching closer to a nuclear…
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Guest Editorial
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July 22, 2022
ROLLINS: Veterans Need Access to Healthcare
Submitted by T.C. Rollins “We must live up to our commitment to those who have protected our freedom and ensure their needs are met,” writes T.C. Rollins. Mississippi is known for many great things. It is home to acclaimed writers, entertainers, and athletes; Southern food and hospitality; and the birthplace of America’s music – the blues,…
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Anne Summerhays
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July 21, 2022
SBE revises policy that prohibited carrying guns in MS K-12 public schools
The State School Board approved temporary rule that would still require each local school district to have a policy concerning weapons on school premises. On Thursday, the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted to revise a policy from 1990 regarding weapons on campus. The Board members voted to approve a temporary rule and to…
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Guest Editorial
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July 21, 2022
WILLIAMS: Virtuous Madness
SUBMITTED BY KELLEY WILLIAMS WITH BIGGER PIE FORUM “Mississippi needs some relief and sanity from the PSC. Commissioners shouldn’t be utility or Green Energy puppets,” Williams writes. The President wants convenience stores to cut profits and fix high gasoline prices. Can they? Distribution and marketing account for 5% of gasoline’s price at the pump (WSJ “Bidenomics…
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Guest Editorial
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July 21, 2022
BARBOUR: Let’s Make America Competitive Again!
Submitted by Charles Barbour The economic numbers lately are not encouraging. Inflation is on the rise as are interest rates while America’s GDP is on the decline. Prices at the pump are near $5.00 a gallon nationwide and average four-and-a-quarter dollars a gallon here in Mississippi. And while we’ve seen a slight relief in the…
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Guest Editorial
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July 20, 2022
SALTER: Mississippi farmers are still wary of international impacts on exports, market conditions
By: Sid Salter For both U.S. and Mississippi farmers, China is the primary export market for their crops and current forecasts anticipate record sales – if conditions in the forecast models hold. That’s a big “if.” The most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts from the quarterly “Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade” from the agency’s…
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Frank Corder
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July 19, 2022
CORDER: The Desperate Case Against Governor Tate Reeves’ Re-election in 2023
The media, rooting for blood sport, is pining for a scenario where Reeves loses. As qualifying for the 2023 Mississippi statewide elections near, at least one media outlet seems breathlessly desperate to peddle the likelihood of Governor Tate Reeves, a Republican, being defeated in a primary or by a Democrat or heck, even by…
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Frank Corder
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July 19, 2022
Closed abortion clinic no longer has basis for lawsuit against Mississippi’s trigger law; drops the case
Mississippi Center for Justice says they will continue to push to restore abortion in the state. On Monday, the owner of the “Pink House,” the state’s lone abortion clinic operated as Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO) announced that the building had been sold and the equipment used to perform abortions in Mississippi were being shipped…
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Frank Corder
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July 27, 2026
Governor appoints Celeste Embrey Wilson to Mississippi Supreme Court
News
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Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
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July 27, 2026
Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill
News
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 27, 2026
Miss. Board of Education updated on kindergarten readiness, literacy and math initiatives
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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July 27, 2026
German cookie manufacturer locating operations in Madison with $70 million investment
Business
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Frank Corder
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July 23, 2026
SIP Manufacturing coming to the Sip with $100 million investment
Business
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Aluminum Dynamics investing another $200 million in Lowndes County
Culture
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Robert St. John
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July 27, 2026
What you can’t buy in New Orleans
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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July 27, 2026
No ordinary death
Culture
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Matt Friedeman
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July 26, 2026
Camp meeting
Opinion
Opinion
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Jeremy Hutchinson
, Mark Bowling
, Mark Kate Mull
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July 27, 2026
When junk science decides guilt in the South
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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July 22, 2026
Critics aside, revamped youth court system is a Mississippi reform that’s long overdue
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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July 21, 2026
Nolan Wells’ death is tragic on so many levels
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