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June 20, 2016
Mississippi tobacco lawsuit trust fund propping up state budget
What happened to Mississippi’s tobacco lawsuit money? The budget summary from the 2016 legislative session shows the fund will have a zero balance on July 1. The state will receive about $116 million for its annual settlement payment in the next few months, but that money won’t be invested for the future. Instead, it will…
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June 20, 2016
MS Dem chair Cole calls Cong. Kelly a “loyal back-bench foot soldier” for Donald Trump’s GOP
Kelly wraps up his first year in Congress Thompson, the dean of Mississippi’s House delegation, welcomes the gesture. It’s the only regular meeting he has with a Republican in his delegation. “He’s the one who reached out,’’ Trey Baker, a spokesman for Thompson, said of Kelly…. …Rep. Gregg Harper, his 3rd District Republican colleague, called…
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June 20, 2016
State attorneys: HB1523 doesn’t bar LGBT from marriage, protects exercise of religious beliefs
Mississippi attorneys: LGBT law protects religious rights “HB 1523 does not bar plaintiffs from getting married, exercising any right associated with marriage, or holding or living by whatever moral or religious beliefs they see fit,” the state attorneys wrote. “By its terms, HB 1523 is an accommodation law intended to convey the strongest protection for…
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June 19, 2016
Two court hearings may set path for Mississippi’s “Religious Freedom” law #hb1523 #msleg
Two court hearings may set path for Mississippi’s “Religious Freedom” law U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves will hear oral arguments Monday in Jackson on reopening a 2014 lawsuit that overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Thursday and Friday, Reeves will consider a separate lawsuit filed June 10 challenging the “Religious Freedom” bill. The Campaign…
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June 17, 2016
@MSTODAYNEWS goes into full media defense mode for @MSDeptEd on contract dust up #msleg
Wright: No duplication in contract work The Education Department also contracted with Elton Stokes, who’s currently listed as an administrator in the Montgomery County School District in Maryland where Wright worked as an associate superintendent before coming to Mississippi. According to meeting minutes from January of last year, the board voted unanimously during executive session…
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June 17, 2016
Cochran says Mississippi water quality needs addressed in Senate Appropriations bill
RELEASE: MISSISSIPPI WATER QUALITY NEEDS ADDRESSED IN SENATE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, COCHRAN REPORTS Senate FY2017 Interior Appropriations Bill Approved by Cochran-led Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today reported that Mississippi should benefit from legislation that would focus Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions on assisting state and…
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June 17, 2016
MSSC challenger Griffis draws support from Gov. Bryant, Lt. Gov. Reeves
State high court race takes political tone Challenger Court of Appeals Judge Kenneth “Kenny” Griffis, in his attempt to unseat state Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens, has raised more than $176,000 so far compared to Kitchens’ $108,000 in what is expected to be a highly watched contest. Of the $176,571 collected by Griffis’ campaign, $31,043…
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June 17, 2016
Oktibbeha Circuit Clerk, former state senator and Parole Board chair, arrested for trespassing
Oktibbeha Circuit Clerk arrested The Oktibbeha County Circuit Clerk was arrested Friday morning. Glenn Hamilton, 60, was arrested and charged with trespassing, according to jail records…. …A former state senator, Hamilton was appointed as chairman of the Mississippi Parole Board by former Gov. Haley Barbour in 2004. He served until 2008. Hamilton was elected as…
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June 17, 2016
Senate ProTem Burton found innocent of DUI
Sen. Terry Burton found innocent of second DUI State Senate President Pro Tem Terry C. Burton, R-Newton, was found innocent of a second DUI on Thursday after a Scott County judge ruled cough syrup and breath spray must have caused a “false positive” on the breath test he took after he wrecked. “I had a…
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June 17, 2016
Outgoing Director of Dept of Finance will follow AG opinion on special funds
Outgoing leader would adhere to AG opinion Kevin Upchurch, the outgoing state fiscal officer, said this week if he was still in office on July 1 he would adhere to the official opinions of the Attorney General’s office, meaning the state would have less revenue than originally thought for the upcoming budget year. The state…
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June 17, 2016
Mississippi Community Colleges raise fees
Most Mississippi community colleges raise fees Tuition at Mississippi’s 15 community and junior colleges will rise almost 7% on average this fall. Thirteen of the independently governed schools will raise charges on students this fall… …The increases come as state funding to community colleges falls 2 percent in the budget beginning July 1. The decrease…
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June 17, 2016
Congressman Palazzo Statement on Passage of Defense Bill
RELEASE: Palazzo Statement on Passage of Defense Bill Washington, DC – Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) released the following statement regarding House passage of the 2017 Defense Appropriations bill: “Once again, the House has done its work and passed a bill that fully funds our military. And once again, House Democrats turned their backs on our…
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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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Marilyn Tinnin
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December 24, 2025
The Nutcracker: An enduring Christmas tradition
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Alistair Begg
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December 24, 2025
Prophecy fulfilled
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 23, 2025
The Singing Christmas Tree: A Belhaven tradition and a Mississippi legacy
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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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