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Sarah Ulmer
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February 23, 2022
SALTER: $73 million verdict in Sandy Hook lawsuit unlikely to impact red states like Miss.
By: Sid Salter Does the stunning $73 million verdict against gun manufacturer Remington in the 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, that claimed the lives of 20 first-graders and six educators signal a sea change in litigation against gun makers? In a word, no. Congress has provided near blanket legal immunity…
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Frank Corder
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February 22, 2022
Mississippi Senate seeks to divert wind pool moneys to buoy dwindling state employee insurance fund
Coast legislative delegation, Insurance Commissioner Chaney worry that the diversion of funds will result in higher rates, less stability. Since its creation and subsequent revisions in 2007 following Hurricane Katrina, the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association, known as the wind pool, has had legislative appropriators seeing dollar signs despite the fact that it is not a…
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February 20, 2022
Republican moderates and media fly false flag in income tax elimination debate
Will Mississippi conservatives finally get the job done? Democrats, the media establishment and even some moderate Republicans are pulling out all the stops regarding the state income tax elimination proposal to stop it any way they can. Flush with hundreds of millions of dollars of cash, minimal debt and a rebounding economic picture, conservatives see this…
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February 18, 2022
MCRAE: Tax season is here
By: State Treasurer David McRae It surprises many to learn that even as the State Treasurer, I don’t have much to do with tax season. Instead, that responsibility falls on the U.S. (not Mississippi) Treasury and the Mississippi Department of Revenue. Nonetheless, I want to be helpful to those who have pressing tax-related questions, so…
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February 18, 2022
WICKER: Mississippi Basketball Legends Lucy Harris and Ruthie Bolton Made History on the Court
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker “As we celebrate Black History Month, our state can take immense pride in these two outstanding daughters of Mississippi.” Few people have had such an extraordinary impact on sports as Lusia Harris. Born to sharecropper parents in the Mississippi Delta, Ms. Harris made history in women’s basketball, becoming a three-time…
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February 18, 2022
MAXWELL: Funding, policy barriers stand in the way of fast, efficient deployment of broadband to rural America
Submitted by MS Public Service Commission Chairman Dane Maxwell “Lawmakers on both sides understand that closing the digital divide is critical to American consumers.” Between funding provided under the Trump administration to the recently passed Infrastructure Bill, billions in federal dollars have been allocated over the last few years to expand high-speed internet service to…
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Frank Corder
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February 16, 2022
MS04: Ezell, Palazzo camps trade accusations over campaign finances
After Ezell sends letter to House Ethics Committee, Palazzo’s campaign questions the Jackson County Sheriff’s “illegal campaign contributions.” On Tuesday, 4th Congressional District candidate Mike Ezell sent a letter to the U.S. House Ethics Committee requesting an update on the ethics inquiry under consideration by its members related to incumbent Congressman Steven Palazzo’s use of…
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February 16, 2022
SALTER: Randolph pushing for expansion of intervention courts as an alternative to incarceration
By: Sid Salter Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph believes that non-violent offenders who find themselves in trouble with the law over drugs, mental health issues or veterans’ issues should have alternatives available to them that eclipse the old “lock them up and throw away the key” variety. Randolph, a decorated Vietnam combat infantryman,…
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Frank Corder
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February 16, 2022
President Biden under water a whopping -37% in Mississippi
The first term Democrat only reaches 50% approval in one state. A national survey gauging President Joe Biden’s approval was released on Tuesday by Civiqs. It shows that respondents in only four states approved of his job performance, with only one state getting him to 50%. Overall, 56% of the country disapproves of how President…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 15, 2022
Mississippi Senate kills its legislative pay raise bill
State Senator McDaniel held the bill on a motion to reconsider. That motion was not tabled on Monday, meaning the legislation dies. On Monday, a bill that would provide increased pay for members of the Mississippi Legislature was killed on the Motion to Reconsider calendar. SB 2794 which was authored by Senator David Jordan (D)…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 14, 2022
LIPSON: What really happens if Russia invades Ukraine?
Submitted by Charles Lipson “A major Russian invasion would impose huge costs, not only on the combatants and the political regimes in Russia and Ukraine, but on the whole world.” Russia will pay an enormous price if it invades Ukraine, whether it goes for the whole country or only the eastern region around Donbas. Vladimir…
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February 11, 2022
WICKER: China’s propaganda on full display at Olympics
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker “Some are aptly calling it the Genocide Games in recognition of China’s growing trail of human rights abuses.” When Beijing first hosted the Olympics in 2008, it was clear that China had emerged as a major power. Some had wondered whether this fast-modernizing nation, with its close economic ties to…
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 7, 2025
Many first responders struggle with mental health. Mississippi is finding ways to show their lives matter
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 7, 2025
Mississippi teacher residency program gets boost with state funding
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 7, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: October 7, 2025
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 7, 2025
Averitt Express announces $9.6 million expansion in Richland
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 2, 2025
Smurfit Westrock expanding in Saltillo
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Lynne Jeter
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September 25, 2025
Jabil establishing $70 million facility in Marshall County
Culture
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Stephen Griffin
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October 7, 2025
Tiny houses, big ideas: A new chapter for Mississippi State Parks
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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October 7, 2025
Only fools rush in
Culture
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Parrish Alford
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October 6, 2025
Miss. State doesn’t make much noise in a quiet week for Ole Miss, Southern Miss
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Jeremy England
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October 7, 2025
The dream for Israeli citizens is the American Dream
Opinion
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Haley Fisackerly
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October 6, 2025
Superpower Mississippi: Entergy Mississippi’s bold plan to cut power outages in half at less cost to customers
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Stephen Kent
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October 6, 2025
Trump’s movie tariff is self-sabotage
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