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November 28, 2016
CRAWFORD: Fate chose Egg Bowl week for #msleg leaders to wipe egg off their faces
BILL CRAWFORD: Leaders’ power play puts eggs on their face How appropriate. Fate chose the week of the Egg Bowl for legislative leaders to have to wipe lots of egg off their faces. How silly. House Republican leaders passed a rule, with Senate mimicry pending, to deny media access to the Legislature’s contracts, only to…
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November 28, 2016
PENDER: #msleg unlikely to be a “do-nothing” session in 2017
GEOFF PENDER: Lawmakers have an ambitious agenda for ’17 session If the 2017 Mississippi Legislature tackles even a third of what it has set on its agenda thus far, no one should be able to label it a “do-nothing” session this go-’round. Legislative leaders have vowed to overhaul and reform the state’s tax system. Ditto…
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November 28, 2016
#msleg 2017 session the death knell for #MAEP?
Ed funding: A new formula in Mississippi? The structure for the formula is average daily attendance times base student cost plus at-risk component minus local contribution plus 8-percent guarantee. Meant to ensure “adequate current operation funding levels,” the formula has been decried by critics as a behemoth and defended by education advocates and cash-strapped districts…
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November 28, 2016
AP: #msleg “gearing up for the most productive portion of their current term”
AP – Analysis: Term’s 2nd year could see action on schools, roads Mississippi lawmakers could be gearing up for the most productive portion of their current term. And, for better or worse, they’re already discussing parts of an ambitious agenda for 2017. The three-month legislative session begins Jan. 3, and it will be the second…
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November 28, 2016
Cong. Thompson (D): South has “greatest opportunity for growth in the Democratic Party”
Congressional caucus: Democrats need 50-state focus In the wake of devastating losses in Congress and the White House, Congressional Black Caucus members say Democrats must expand their agenda to include more economic issues and reel in more voters, particularly in the South. “The South has the greatest opportunity for growth in the Democratic Party than…
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November 28, 2016
Chamberlin, Brady in runoff for MSSC seat Tuesday
State Supreme Court candidates talk about their strengths before Tuesday election “I think that I’ve had 12 years of experience on the Circuit Court bench, and I think that experience sets me apart,” Chamberlin said. “The ability to have done this day-in and day-out.” Chamberlin’s opponent John Brady said his inexperience serving on the judiciary…
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November 28, 2016
Questions surround use of Moss Point Police Benefit Fund
Moss Point Police benefit fund spent money at nail salons, liquor store The Moss Point Police Benefit Fund was supposed to pay for community events such as the National Night Out Against Crime. But, records obtained by Sun Herald show two former city employees spent it at places with no obvious connection to such events.…
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November 26, 2016
Daily Journal editorial: Carefully review @realDonaldTrump Ed Sec nominee
DAILY JOURNAL – OUR OPINION: Carefully review Trump’s choice to lead education President-elect Donald Trump’s choosing school-voucher advocate Betsy DeVos for secretary of education should be met with skepticism and perhaps outright opposition from advocates who have fought tooth and nail to gain and retain adequate funding for public schools. DeVos, a billionaire and philanthropist…
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November 26, 2016
State Rep. Hughes (D) in op-ed: The fix is in on @EdBuild #MAEP rewrite #msleg
State Rep. Jay Hughes (D): Legislative leaders prove fix is in on education ZERO is exactly how many words the EdBuild leaders said at the meeting; how many questions EdBuild would answer. NO is the answer when the House minority leader requested permission to ask questions to EdBuild. 490,000 is the number of students who…
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November 26, 2016
#VPEOTUS Pence dines out in Meridian
Mike Pence visits Weidmann’s while in Meridian MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) – Vice President-elect Mike Pence is in Meridian for the holidays visiting his son. Friday night, the Pence family was spotted at Weidmann’s in downtown Meridian around 8:30 p.m. Pence spent over an hour in the historic restaurant. On the way out, Pence waved at…
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November 25, 2016
Second gasifier generating electricity at MS Power Kemper Plant
Kemper County plant another step closer to being operational DE KALB, Miss. (AP) — Electricity is now being generated in the second gasifier at Mississippi Power’s Kemper County plant. The company said it reached that milestone Wednesday. Chairman, President and CEO Anthony Wilson tells multiple members that move is a “substantial step forward for the…
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November 25, 2016
PERRY: Unwilling to abandon separation of powers doctrine over one contract
BRIAN PERRY: Legislative privilege Taking public information presumed to be protected and making it public weakens the value of that presumption moving forward. Applied to the legislature, it would weaken our doctrine of separation of powers. Legislative bodies routinely spend money on the type of research EdBuild conducts. The U.S. Congress spends $100 million a…
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Daniel Tyson
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October 2, 2025
Mississippi State Fair opens for its 166th year
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 2, 2025
Rankin County seeks removal from 1967 desegregation order. NAACP says more work is needed
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Frank Corder
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October 2, 2025
DNC investing in MS Democratic Party ahead of November special elections, 2026 midterms
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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
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Lynne Jeter
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September 23, 2025
Tandon to speak on trailblazing regenerative medicine at Southern Miss University Forum
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Susan Marquez
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October 2, 2025
Mayflower Cafe named among Best 50 Restaurants on New York Times list
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Alistair Begg
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October 2, 2025
The hope of resurrection life
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Jim Beaugez
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October 1, 2025
Country-music star Charlie Worsham’s new podcast puts ‘Mississippi on the Map’
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Russ Latino
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October 1, 2025
Yes, Clinton High School absolutely pumped the brakes on a Turning Point USA Chapter
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Sid Salter
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October 1, 2025
Broken trust with our American institutions threatens the future of our national identity
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Jansen Owen
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September 30, 2025
Education freedom opponents are worried. They should be
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