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October 20, 2014
Southern Transportation Commissioner Tom King: “There’s a serious problem out there with bridges”
AP analysis: Mississippi’s failing bridges now a mainstream concern However, if you ask Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Willie Simmons and Transportation Commissioner Tom King, people want to know about bridges — the ones that have fallen down and the ones that might — and who is going to fix them. “There’s a serious problem out…
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October 20, 2014
MINOR says Republican notion of tax cut by Legislature “dumbest idea I’ve heard” #MSLeg
This is a ‘dumb as a rock’ idea floating around The dumbest idea I’ve heard coming out of Republican fiscal leaders in the Legislature is to cut the state’s already skinny state tax base in the 2015 session. Two reasons: 1. They want to take it to voters next year as proof they’ve been down…
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October 20, 2014
Voter fraud indictments handed down in Hattiesburg
7 indicted in voter fraud in Hattiesburg mayoral election HATTIESBURG — After a year-long investigation, two Forrest County grand juries handed down seven misdemeanor indictments in voting irregularities connected to the 2013 general and special mayoral elections in Hattiesburg. Twelfth Circuit Court District Attorney Patricia Burchell said in a Friday-afternoon press release her office had…
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October 20, 2014
SALTER: AstroTurf groups help make 2014 #MSSen more bizarre than 1983 gubernatorial race
SALTER: Cruising toward the end of a long strange trip The 2014 Mississippi Republican U.S. Senate primary has far surpassed that 1983 campaign in terms of weird developments, outlandish strategies, and sheer length. If the 1983 campaign was a bizarre sprint, the 2014 Senate race in Mississippi has been an interminable marathon. In what was…
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October 20, 2014
Childers walking fine line courting Tea Party crossovers without losing Democratic base #MSSen
Childers: ‘I am working man’s candidate’ Will Republican voters really cross over in numbers and vote for the Democrat as they’ve vowed on social media? “I take folks at their word,” said Democratic Party Chairman Rickey Cole. “If they’re committed enough to put it out there on Facebook or Twitter, I believe they will.” Recent…
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October 20, 2014
#Obamacare in #MSSen: Cochran says repeal, Childers says make it work
Candidates differ on future of health care law In an emailed response to questions from the Daily Journal, Cochran said, “Access to quality, affordable health care is an important public policy goal. The Affordable Care Act was the wrong way to go, and it must be repealed. I’ve consistently voted to oppose the Affordable Care…
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October 17, 2014
Cochran reports $550k cash on hand, no word yet from Childers #MSSen
Cochran has half million-plus in cash on hand JACKSON – Incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran has $550,864 in cash on hand and is still raising funds as his bid for a seventh term enters the final stretch. Wednesday was the deadline for federal candidates to file their latest round of campaign finance reports. Neither Cochran’s…
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October 17, 2014
MS Dept of Ed releases accountability ratings, statewide proficiency levels dropped
State releases school, district accountability ratings, 2 Pascagoula schools bumped up to A status The Mississippi Department of Education has released this year’s school accountability results, but they look almost identical to last year’s results. That’s because all districts were granted a waiver saying they would not be held accountable for declining performances on the…
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October 17, 2014
Barbour says next Congress can’t “cram it down the other side’s throat”
Haley Barbour, Dairy Forum Speaker, Outlines Challenges for Congress Economic growth, immigration reform and the ability to compromise will be the major challenges facing the 114th Congress next year, according to Haley Barbour, former governor of Mississippi, who is slated to provide the Chairman’s Lecture at the 2015 Dairy Forum. Barbour, who also is the…
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October 17, 2014
Congressman Bennie Thompson urges balance between caution and reassurance on #Ebola
In battling Ebola, fighting panic is as critical as containing virus Lawmakers and other public officials have attempted to walk a fine line between urging caution and vigilance against the disease and reassuring a jittery population. “I often urge my colleagues not to use our positions of influence to promote fear in the public,” said…
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October 17, 2014
MS Dem Trust’s Brandon Jones on Childers not saying he’s a D in ad: don’t put any type of jersey on
Democrat Makes Political Ad Personal Jackson, Miss. A new Travis Childers ad has hit the airwaves. If you pay close attention, you’ll notice he never mentions that he’s a Democrat. Democratic Trust executive director, Brandon Jones, says that was intentional. “The feeling was, don’t put any type of jersey on other than the state of…
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October 16, 2014
#LAsen candidate Chris McDaniel endorsed would have voted against Katrina aid and flood insurance
Maness: I would have opposed Katrina relief The conservative hopeful’s opposition to the relief bill puts him in a similar camp as another Gulf Coast candidate. Last week, Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel, who’s looking to knock off Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) in the GOP primary, came under fire after hedging on whether he would…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 15, 2025
Lawmakers see financial literacy as a growing need in Mississippi’s colleges and universities
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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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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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December 15, 2025
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
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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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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
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Alistair Begg
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December 15, 2025
The law of love
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Matt Friedeman
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December 14, 2025
Charles Wesley and Christmas
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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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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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