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November 6, 2015
It’s official: Steverson switches to GOP, giving House Republicans a supermajority
Rep. Jody Steverson (D-Ripley) Switches Parties Jackson, MS—Speaker Philip Gunn today confirmed that Representative Jody Steverson, a Democrat from Ripley, Miss., has joined the Republican Party. “We are pleased with Rep. Steverson’s decision,” said Speaker Gunn. “His views and ideology closely align with those of the Republican Party. We look forward to continuing our work…
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November 6, 2015
Rep. Jody Steverson flips to give Republicans 74 seat supermajority #msleg
Quick flip: Steverson switch to GOP gives supermajority Bobby Harrison at the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal is reporting that state Rep. Jody Steverson, D-Ripley, plans to switch to the Republican Party — just two days after his re-election as a Democrat. This would give the House GOP a 74-seat supermajority. Clarion Ledger 11/5/15
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November 5, 2015
PERRY writes of Rep. Greg Snowden’s memory of Fred Thompson
BRIAN PERRY/Snowden recalls Thompson Mississippi House Speaker Pro Tempore Greg Snowden (R-Meridian) worked for Thompson in 1977 as a law clerk. “I was there when his acting career began,” Snowden said. Thompson represented Marie Ragghianti who had served as Chairman of the Tennessee Parole Board. But the man who appointed her, Democrat Governor Ray Blanton,…
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November 5, 2015
Pro42ers call Legislature “selfish,” say they put edu last despite it being biggest budget item
WLOX.com – The News for South Mississippi WLOX 11/4/15
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November 5, 2015
Post election #Initiative42 comments
What’s next after failed school funding initiative? Despite the loss, those with the campaign said Initiative 42 “was just the beginning.” “Of the approximately 640,000 Mississippi voters who cast ballots on Tuesday – one of the lowest turnouts in state history – only about 25,000 more people voted against the amendment than voted for it.…
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November 5, 2015
Wicker Votes to Overturn EPA’s Water Rule
RELEASE: Wicker Votes to Overturn EPA’s Water Rule Following Judicial Action, Senate Acts to Stop Administration’s Overreach WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted for a Senate proposal to overturn an Obama Administration rule that would give the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers new power to regulate irrigation ditches,…
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November 5, 2015
Cochran votes to curb EPA overreach
RELEASE: COCHRAN VOTES TO CURB EPA OVERREACH ON CLEAN WATER REGS Legislation Would Stop EPA’s Regulation of New Ditches, Ponds and Puddles WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today voted to advance a Resolution of Disapproval to effectively reject the Obama administration’s expansion of federal jurisdiction over isolated non-navigable waters and wetlands under…
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November 5, 2015
Palazzo talks freedom of religion on House floor
Congressman Palazzo addresses House about freedom of religion On Wednesday, Mississippi congressman Steven Palazzo spoke on the House floor, expressing his concerns for Americans’ right to freedom of religion. Palazzo said there are recent events taking place in Mississippi as well as across the nation that threaten the U.S. First Amendment right. WDAM 11/4/15
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November 5, 2015
Speaker Gunn talks Democrats switching parties to reach Republican supermajority
Will Mississippi Democrat switch parties to give House GOP a supermajority? Gunn said Wednesday that he might try to persuade at least one Democrat to switch parties to reach the 60-percent supermajority of 74. He would not name names, but said: “There are Democrats right now who ought to be Republican.” Gunn said he has…
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November 5, 2015
DAILY JOURNAL: Cochran, Wicker played influential roles in federal budget deal
DAILY JOURNAL: OUR OPINION: Federal budget deal clears the 2016 deck President Barack Obama’s signing Monday of a bipartisan, two-year federal budget bill avoids default, probably a a government sutdown, and delays another all-out fighting over budgeting until at least the presidential and congressional campaigns in 2016. Obama received the budget after bipartisan coalitions in…
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November 5, 2015
MSU President Mark Keenum Says #MSFlag Will Remain On Campus
MSU President Says State Flag Will Remain On Campus Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum says while he supports removing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, it will continue to fly on the Starkville campus. The Mississippi Press reports (http://bit.ly/1ktjiw6 ) Keenum says the state flag is just that – the state’s flag.…
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November 5, 2015
Reeves, Gunn discuss revamp of MAEP, state education spending
GOP leaders could seek revamp of Miss. school budget plans Republican legislative leaders said Wednesday they want to change Mississippi’s education funding formula to try to push more money into classrooms and less into administrative expenses. The comments by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn came a day after voters defeated Initiative…
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Marvis Herring
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December 16, 2025
Ole Miss playoff game gifts Oxford, region economic holiday surge
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 16, 2025
IHL requesting $130 million bond to address aging university facilities
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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December 16, 2025
The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6%
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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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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 16, 2025
Christmas magic on the Coast: Holiday wonder at Beau Rivage
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Alistair Begg
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December 16, 2025
Gospel ABC
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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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Dr. Patrick Miller
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December 16, 2025
The Hidden Gem: Why education freedom is the new economic development
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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