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September 1, 2016
DeSoto Co. Supervisors say no tax increase for FY17
No tax hike say supervisors After several weeks of paring and poring, adding and adjusting a torrent of numbers, the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors expects to have a budget proposal of $119.16 million in total expenditures ready for a public hearing and comment from taxpayers at the panel’s next regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept.…
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September 1, 2016
HARRISON: Mississippi far from a perfect world in terms of health insurance
BOBBY HARRISON: Health insurance arguments spin harder Especially when children are involved, I would venture a guess that if a child gets sick enough, parents – whether rich or poor, black or white, with health insurance or without – are going to seek out treatment. The question in that instance, is it better for the…
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September 1, 2016
Transportation Commissioners agree more funds needed for state highways, bridges
Commissioners cite need for more highway revenue The three state Transportation Commissioners agree that more funds are needed to meet the state’s bridge and highway needs. The trick, they note, is how to get that financing from a Legislature reluctant to raise taxes or add new ones. Though they note that there are many avenues…
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September 1, 2016
Gov. Bryant: I have “zero tolerance” for sexual harrassment in state agencies
Governor speaks on discrimination within state agencies Governor Phil Bryant has said that sexual discrimination will not be tolerated within state agencies. Gov. Bryant spoke with The Clarion-Ledger on Wednesday regarding cases within The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the Office of Homeland Security. “I will not tolerate any improper behavior among personnel within executive…
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September 1, 2016
Gov. Bryant appoints Dr. Owens to State Board of Medical Licensure
Jackson doctor appointed for State Board of Medical Licensure The Governor Phil Bryant has announced the newest member of the State Board of Medical Licensure, Dr. Michelle Y. Owens. She will be replacing Dr. John C. Clay who resigned earlier in 2016. Her appointment will be through June 30, 2020 and effective immediately. NewsMS 8/31/16
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September 1, 2016
Cochran, Wicker announces $3.9 million grant for Gulfport airport
Gulfport receives new grant for community Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have announced that the city of Gulfport and the Gulfport-Biloxi airport will receive $3,893,247 in federal funding to improve economic development within the community. “I am pleased that we are working to enhance our Gulf Coast with these federal grants, which will aid…
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September 1, 2016
House Education chairman Moore on proposed changes to school district grading
School District standards re-evaluated This is how it works, schools are graded on an A through F scale according to how they score. Much like when your child receives an A for a number score of 95. “The board had to determine what those percentages were that they were going to use,” said John Moore…
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September 1, 2016
Parents Campaign doesn’t like the Dept of Ed’s proposed “predetermined” school grading system
MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS WLBT 8/31/16
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September 1, 2016
Sec. of State Hosemann sets up online auction site to sell tax-forfeited properties
Online auction starts for tax-forfeited Mississippi land Mississippi is starting an online auction to sell tax-forfeited properties in Jackson and Waveland. The auction site is run by Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, whose office manages public lands. Hosemann said Wednesday that bids are being taken on 379 pieces of property in Jackson, collectively valued at…
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September 1, 2016
PERRY on Jackson mayor’s sex scandal
BRIAN PERRY/Mayor league scandals Not that it’s anybody’s business, but whispered gossip about Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber erupted into television reports and front page news last week following a salacious lawsuit filed in federal court by Yarber’s former executive assistant, Kimberly Bracey. In her suit against Yarber and the City of Jackson, Bracey alleges, “sex…
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August 31, 2016
KINGFISH digs a little deeper on SPLC and Will Bardwell’s jihad against charter schools
What is SPLC’s real game in Mississippi? The Southern Poverty Law Center is attempting to knock charter schools out of business in Mississippi. It sued Governor Phil Bryant, Jackson Public School District, and the Mississippi Department of Education in Hinds County Court recently as it seeks to block the funding of three charter schools in…
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August 31, 2016
Cochran, Wicker announce $1 million FAA grant for Golden Triangle Regional airport
RELEASE: COCHRAN, WICKER ANNOUNCE $1 MILLON FAA AWARD FOR GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today announced that the Golden Triangle Regional Airport, near the intersection of Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha Counties, Miss., has received a federal grant for more than $1 million to increase…
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June 13, 2025
Nearly 280 from Mississippi National Guard deployed to D.C. in support of Saturday’s military parade
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Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press
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June 13, 2025
Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 13, 2025
Mississippi Medicaid appropriation increases by $58 million for new fiscal year, state support nears $1 billion
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Laura Lee Leathers
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June 13, 2025
Roses and ramblings
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 13, 2025
Weep for His pain
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Richelle Putnam
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June 12, 2025
Serving fresh, supporting local: Inside Vicksburg’s Tomato Place
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Lesley Davis
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June 12, 2025
A victory for sorority sisters: The DOE affirmed what every 18-year-old pledge already knew
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Russ Latino
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June 11, 2025
Gipson in for Governor. What’s the state of play for 2027?
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Josh Riggs
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June 11, 2025
Mississippi’s education success isn’t a miracle
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