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January 22, 2022
Treasurer McRae: Are You Ready for Retirement? Most workers are not.
Submitted by Treasurer David McRae “Wherever you are in your retirement planning, use the New Year to reevaluate your contributions.” About one in four American workers have less than $10,000 stowed away for retirement, according to the 2020 Retirement Confidence Survey. Given that the average American spends about 20 years in retirement, that’s a concerning…
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Frank Corder
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January 21, 2022
Governor Reeves following MS Senate vote: “Critical Race Theory must be kept out of our classrooms”
Reeves wants students to receive an education free from the radical, divisive ideology of CRT. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has said he is adamantly opposed to Critical Race Theory “sneaking into our curriculums in the state of Mississippi.” This past summer, Reeves said he was prepared to sign legislation to prevent it from being taught…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 21, 2022
Mississippi Senate’s $210 million Teacher Pay Plan passes 35-0
SB 2444 passed without a single vote by the chamber’s Black Caucus as they walked off the floor following debate on an anti-CRT. On Friday, the Mississippi Senate passed SB 2444, a $210 million plan aimed at raising teacher pay. The 35-0 vote came after the chamber’s Black Caucus walked off the floor prior to…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 21, 2022
WICKER: Vladimir Putin Threatens War in Europe
Submitted by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker “These shameless tactics are reminiscent of the way Adolf Hitler and the Nazis took over large portions of Europe.” Thirty years ago in Moscow, the red flag of the Soviet Union was lowered for the last time as the USSR officially dissolved. The collapse of that “evil empire,” as…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 21, 2022
Mississippi Legislature takes on Critical Race Theory in public schools
The bill passed in the state Senate seeks to ensure no curriculum is taught that promotes the superiority of one race or group over another. Mississippi legislators are turning their focus to Critical Race Theory (CRT) curriculum and whether or not it has a place in state public school education. For some Senators, that answer…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 21, 2022
BRYANT: 2022 Elections Will Be a Referendum on How Well Governors Handle COVID-19
Submitted by Phil Bryant “Incumbents and challengers alike will have to lead voters with the optimum balance of public health and economic recovery to win new terms in November.” There are 36 gubernatorial seats on the ballot in 2022. Complacent governors that are unable to balance both the public health and economic considerations of fighting…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 21, 2022
GUEST: A Review of President Biden’s First Year on Border Policy
Submitted by Congressman Michael Guest “President Biden’s policies have completely failed the American people, but it is not too late for him to change course.” In January of 2021, as President Biden and his team transitioned from the campaign to the White House, addressing U.S. border policy was top priority. A year later, the lasting…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 20, 2022
Judge says Mississippi Certificate of Need laws “result in more costly, less accessible, and worse quality health care”
SUBMITTED BY BIGGER PIE FORUM Learn more about CON laws and why they stymie competition, health care access. If you believe that free and competitive markets deliver better quality at lower costs, you will enjoy reading the decision handed down by Judge Carlton Reeves yesterday in the case of Charles Slaughter vs. Dr. Thomas Dobbs…
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2022
Bipartisan vote in U.S. Senate upholds filibuster, blocks Democrats’ meddling in elections
Democrat Senators Manchin, Sinema join all Senate Republicans, including Mississippi Senators Wicker, Hyde-Smith, in stopping federal elections takeover. Late Wednesday evening, the U.S. Senate voted 52-48 to keep the filibuster rule in place in the chamber, essentially blocking Democrats from passing their so called “voting rights” bill that would have significantly undermined state run elections,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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January 19, 2022
Mississippi one step closer to legal medical marijuana program
The House of Representatives passed the Senate’s Medical Marijuana bill, but with three significant changes. In an unexpected turn of events on Wednesday, the Mississippi House of Representatives began work on the Senate’s version of the Medical Marijuana bill (SB 2095), resulting in passage on the floor by the end of the day. After a…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 19, 2022
HARDWICK: A New Era for State Employment
Submitted by Kelly Hardwick Mississippi State Personnel Board Executive Director outlines changes to classification and compensation system, calling it “the most significant impact on state employees in 40 years.” 40 years. Four decades. Consider how much has changed in 40 years. The way we communicate, the way we travel, the way we work, and the…
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Frank Corder
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January 19, 2022
Governor Reeves tells lawmakers he has no objections to new bill related to Real Estate Commission hearing officers
The Governor sent word of his intentions Wednesday morning after vetoing a similar bill last year. Late Wednesday morning, Governor Tate Reeves’ office told Y’all Politics that he now has no objections to a bill that is akin to a piece of legislation he vetoed in 2021 that would enact a pilot program whereby the…
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Daniel Tyson
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August 14, 2025
Speaker White gives glimpse into House’s work on school choice reforms
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Frank Corder
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August 14, 2025
SCOTUS denies NetChoice’s move to halt Mississippi’s “Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act”
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Frank Corder
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August 14, 2025
Amtrak officially returns to the Coast August 18 with four stops in Mississippi
Business
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
Culture
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Eddie Pells, Associated Press
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August 14, 2025
A way-too early guess at who will make the College Football Playoff this season
Culture
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Ben Smith
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August 14, 2025
Passing the time until deer season
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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August 14, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Two Crackers Oyster Company
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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August 13, 2025
Americans aren’t having enough babies
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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August 13, 2025
Term limits: Still a tired gimmick, still disempowers voters, still weakens Mississippi
Opinion
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Lesley Davis
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August 12, 2025
From Bud Light to American Eagle: What two ads say about the much-needed cultural shift in America
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