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September 19, 2017

North PSC Presley: Only 30 percent of state utility spending went to Mississippi firms

PSC’s Presley: Only 30 percent of state utility spending went to Mississippi firms The origin of Public Service Commission’s new “Hire Mississippi” rule is simple. “I drive all over the state, and I was driving by construction sites and kept seeing out-of-state car tags,” Northern District Commissioner Brandon Presley said. It frustrated him because he…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 19, 2017

CRAWFORD on #msflag: Morality vs Heritage

BILL CRAWFORD: State flag conflict: morality vs. heritage Saying such a move “will make a strong, moral statement” acknowledging “our current state flag is divisive and hurtful to a significant number of our fellow Mississippians,” Taggart joins Republican Speaker of the House Philip Gunn in taking a stand against the controversial flag. “Changing the flag…