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Anne Summerhays
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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…
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Guest Editorial
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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,…
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Guest Editorial
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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…
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Frank Corder
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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…
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Sarah Ulmer
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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…
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Guest Editorial
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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…
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Frank Corder
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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.…
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Sarah Ulmer
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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…
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Guest Editorial
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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…
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Guest Editorial
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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…
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Guest Editorial
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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…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 21, 2022
Mississippi Governor signs Pregnancy Resource Act
The bill allows for tax credits when donations are given to pregnancy resource centers. On Thursday, Governor Reeves signed HB 1685, the Pregnancy Resource Act, which authorizes a tax credit for donations to a pregnancy resource center or crisis pregnancy center eligible to receive funding disbursed by the Choose Life Advisory Committee. Reeves said the…
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Daniel Tyson
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February 19, 2026
McMahan urges funding for small municipality grants
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Frank Corder
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February 19, 2026
Mississippi public school graduation rate rises to over 90%, dropout rate falls to 7%
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Frank Corder
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February 19, 2026
Cyberattack on UMMC forces clinics to close
Business
Business
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Frank Corder
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February 18, 2026
Firehawk Aerospace establishing manufacturing operations in Crawford
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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February 13, 2026
Billions in new economic development projects in the works for Mississippi in 2026
Business
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Frank Corder
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February 12, 2026
Camgian awarded position on Golden Dome Team
Culture
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Associated Press
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February 19, 2026
Hubbard hits program-record 10 3s, scores 46 as Mississippi State blows big lead, beats Auburn
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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February 19, 2026
The Little Easy on the Bluff: Frankie’s on Main
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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February 19, 2026
Changed in the blink of an eye
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Sid Salter
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February 18, 2026
AI-driven global data center boom, including in Mississippi, draws critics and litigation
Opinion
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Ben Bush
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February 17, 2026
Ibogaine saved my family: A Mississippi veteran’s perspective
Opinion
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Patricia Rucker
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February 17, 2026
Republicans should lead on education freedom
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