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January 10, 2017
Weidie Report: State employee Gary Pettus biting hand that feeds him in @ClarionLedger columns
JOURNALIST, COLUMNIST IS ALSO A STATE EMPLOYEE; AND THE “FIRST DISGRACE OF 2017 AWARD” Gary Pettus is a regular contributing columnist for the Jackson Clarion-Ledger. For many years, Pettus was a member of the newspaper’s staff. At the end of his Clarion-Ledger columns, it notes “Gary Pettus is a Jackson-based journalist and contributing columnist.” It…
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January 10, 2017
PENDER: Tough budget has #msleg considering creative financing
GEOFF PENDER: Lottery, internet sales: Lawmakers get creative on revenue When the going gets tough, lawmakers can get creative on financing the state budget. The going has been tough for the last two years, and recent state revenue figures don’t portend a major upswing as lawmakers convene in Jackson and work to set a state…
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January 10, 2017
State Sen. Hill’s bill would shield doctors from “wrongful birth” lawsuits
Bill would stop wrongful birth lawsuits in Mississippi No known “wrongful birth” and “wrongful life” lawsuits have been filed in Mississippi, but one lawmaker wants to make sure one is never filed. Senate Bill 2034, filed by Sen. Angela Burks Hill, R-Picayune, would shield doctors from liability against a claim that a child shouldn’t have…
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January 10, 2017
North MS legislators donate funds to help Tupelo High School band make trip to Trump inauguration
Area legislators contribute to THS band trip TUPELO – The Tupelo High School marching band is a step closer to raising the money necessary to attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump next week. Area legislators teamed up to make a donation to the band Monday morning. They each contributed their own money for a…
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January 10, 2017
Senate Pro Tem Burton talks internet sales tax, says state government “being starved” of its 7%
Internet sales tax debate is coming back up in Mississippi “There’s a lot of money out there being made at the hands of the Mississippians paying reasonable prices on the Internet,” explained Senate Pro Tempore Terry Burton. “But at the same token, the state government is being starved is at 7% but they’re not paying…
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January 10, 2017
Trump bus rolls through Tupelo on “Thank You” tour
Trump ‘Thank You Tour’ Stop In Tupelo TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) – President-Elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office on January 20. But before that happens, Donald Trump is thanking his supporters across the country. The President-Elect is visiting many states and cities in person. But, he’s also sending his campaign bus to the many…
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January 10, 2017
Lt. Gov. Reeves expresses support of #BlueLivesMatter bill, says ignoring roads not conservative
Reeves: Ignoring roads ‘not conservative position’ Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves says road and bridge maintenance and repair is a “core function” of government “and it is not a conservative position to ignore the need or desire to maintain the investments we have made.”… …Reeves spoke Monday, the beginning of the second week of the 2017…
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January 10, 2017
State Sen. Billy Hudson (R) to propose 5-10 cent per gallon gas tax increase in #msleg
Legislators talk education, infrastructure at ADP forum The Mississippi Adequate Education Program formula, which was adopted by the Legislature 20 years ago, doesn’t include everything districts are mandated to provide students, so it is not an efficient way to distribute funds, Rep. Toby Barker, R-Hattiesburg, said. Literacy coaches, Pre-K education, the Educable Child Program, dropout…
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January 10, 2017
Fairley, convicted confidant of Hattiesburg mayor DuPree, files appeal
Fairley files appeal against sentencing, conviction HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) – Hub City pastor Kenneth Fairley, was sentenced to federal prison for his role in defrauding the U.S. Government, and now he is appealing that ruling. Last week, Fairley’s attorneys filed a notice of appeal on his behalf to the United States Court of Appeals for…
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January 10, 2017
Effort to make domestic abuse the thirteenth ground for divorce likely to be back before #msleg
Lawmakers again consider adding domestic violence as grounds for divorce LAMAR COUNTY, MS (WDAM) – State lawmakers are again expected to consider adding domestic violence as a reason Mississippians can file for divorce. In 2016, Sen. Sally Doty (R-Brookhaven) filed Senate Bill 2418, which would have made domestic abuse the thirteenth ground for divorce in…
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January 10, 2017
Steps Coalition protests Trump cabinet, #climatechange deniers outside Sen. Cochran’s office
‘Trump’s cabinet is a joke’ chants crowd near Sen. Cochran’s office About 50 activists chanted, sang and waved signs outside the federal courthouse on Monday evening in a protest against climate change deniers in federal government. The main target of the rally organized by the Steps Coalition was Sen. Thad Cochran, whose office is nearby.…
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January 10, 2017
Lt. Gov. Reeves expects #msleg @EdBuild report “in the next week or so”
Reeves says he expects education funding report within days JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves says he expects a consultant to submit its recommendations for changing Mississippi’s education funding formula “in the next week or so.” The Republican said Monday at a luncheon sponsored by the Stennis Institute of Government and the Capitol…
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Frank Corder
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December 23, 2025
Coast Guard returning full operations to its Pascagoula station
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 23, 2025
Mississippi Dept. of Education launches AI pilot program in 15 school districts
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Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
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December 23, 2025
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Susan Marquez
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December 26, 2025
A cure for the post-holiday blues
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Alistair Begg
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December 26, 2025
Dead-end streets
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 25, 2025
Where Christmas comes to life: Mississippi’s growing role in holiday movies
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Sid Salter
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December 24, 2025
Slain director Rob Reiner made a complex but necessary film in Mississippi in the 1990s
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Donna Akers
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December 23, 2025
The joy of learning has been lost. It’s time to bring it back
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Kimberly Ross
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December 22, 2025
Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards
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