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September 20, 2013
Economist: Mississippi’s growth inches past nation’s
Economist: Mississippi’s growth inches past nation’s Mississippi’s economy is outpacing the national economy, although both are growing at a relatively slow rate, an expert told lawmakers Thursday. State economist Darrin Webb told the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that Mississippi had 1.9 percent growth in its gross domestic product in the first half of 2013 and…
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September 20, 2013
Harrison – Jobs progress called ‘remarkable’
Jobs progress called ‘remarkable’ State Economist Darrin Webb told legislative leaders Thursday that Mississippi “came late to the party” in terms of jobs creation, but has finally arrived. “We made remarkable progress during the past 12 months,” Webb said at the conclusion of four days of hearings where the 14-member Legislative Budget Committee met with…
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September 19, 2013
Capital Chronicles – More money for education should require less money for administration
More money for education should require less money for administration Legislative budget hearings are nearly complete. By the time you read this column, legislators will have already endured hours of hearings in which agencies ask for more of your tax dollars to pay for things like increased salaries and wireless radios. Nonetheless, the biggest slice…
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September 19, 2013
Marine resources agency seeks more money
Marine resources agency seeks more money The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, which has been under state and federal investigation for its spending practices, is seeking a 4 percent budget increase for the coming year. And DMR executive director Jamie Miller told lawmakers Wednesday that the agency will cut costs rather than request more money…
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September 19, 2013
Judge halts district takeover
Judge halts district takeover A Hinds County judge granted Leflore County school officials a temporary restraining order to stop the state from taking over the district. Meanwhile, the Claiborne County school district is asking another judge to block a takeover there. Circuit Court Judge Winston Kidd signed the order Monday, the same day Gov. Phil…
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September 19, 2013
ABA – Should Mississippi AG’s suit against LCD makers be heard in state court? SCOTUS to decide
Should Mississippi AG’s suit against LCD makers be heard in state court? SCOTUS to decide The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Nov. 6 in a case filed by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood against the makers of LCD screens. Hood claims the companies engaged in price fixing, resulting in higher prices that are illegal…
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September 19, 2013
Lawmakers question Dept. of Public Safety budget
Lawmakers question Dept. of Public Safety budget Key lawmakers grew frustrated Wednesday while questioning Department of Public Safety on how it’s been spending money and why it’s requesting a $32-million, or 46-percent, state budget increase for next year. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said it appears extra money the Legislature gave the agency this year didn’t…
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September 19, 2013
News Alert – ‘Jobless rate vastly higher for low-income’
News Alert – ‘Jobless rate vastly higher for low-income’ Government employment data shows the employment disparity between high-income families and low-income families is wider than it’s ever been. Figures analyzed by The Associated Press, and included in a report released Monday, show the unemployment rate for households earning more than $150,000 annually is 3.2 percent.…
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September 19, 2013
BLOOMBERG – Mississippi Power Company’s Kemper Plant Overruns Show Risks of Carbon Rule
Mississippi Coal Plant Overruns Show Risks of Carbon Rule If Southern just abandoned coal and used the turbines it’s already testing to burn natural gas, it could cut the cost of construction by more than half and generate more electricity for the grid, according to Ashby Foote, president of the Bigger Pie Forum, a Mississippi-based…
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September 18, 2013
SALTER – On Capitol Hill, Republicans are running out of fences to straddle
On Capitol Hill, Republicans are running out of fences to straddle The argument has long been proffered that opposition to Medicaid expansion in a Mississippi political game changer, one that could swing Mississippi from Republican dominance in state government — Governor’s Mansion, House and Senate control — and return the state’s Democrats to power. Despite…
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September 18, 2013
Mississippi corrections, mental health and Medicaid agencies seek more money for 2015 budget
Mississippi corrections, mental health and Medicaid agencies seek more money for 2015 budget Mississippi’s prison and mental health systems and Medicaid program are seeking millions of extra dollars to get through the budget year, then more money on top of that for the coming year. Agency leaders appeared Tuesday before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee…
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September 18, 2013
Mississippi Officials Mulling Suit to Delay Flood Rate Hikes
Mississippi Officials Mulling Suit to Delay Flood Rate Hikes Mississippi officials are discussing a lawsuit aimed at delaying the onset of flood insurance premium rate hikes before bills start going out Oct. 1. State insurance commissioner Mike Chaney told a state Legislature Budget Committee hearing Monday that he and the state Attorney General’s “have been…
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 15, 2025
Ole Miss surpasses endowment goal one year early
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Frank Corder
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September 15, 2025
Mississippi ranks high in teacher freedom in latest national report but lags in education choice
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Frank Corder
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September 15, 2025
Body found on Delta State campus
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September 15, 2025
A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China
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Frank Corder
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September 12, 2025
HII announces partnership with shipyards in multiple states to meet increased demand by U.S. Navy
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Daniel Tyson
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September 11, 2025
Domtar shuttering Grenada paper mill, impacting more than 150 employees
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Parrish Alford
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September 15, 2025
Mississippi’s Big 3 have big weekend in Oxford, Starkville and Hattiesburg
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Robert St. John
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September 15, 2025
The table is the real destination
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Matt Friedeman
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September 15, 2025
Charlie Kirk will never again speak on a college campus, but the Church can’t flinch
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Jere Nash
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September 15, 2025
Nash reflects on the implementation of Mississippi’s statewide public education system
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Kimberly Ross
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September 11, 2025
Misapplied rage permeates throughout modern society
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Russ Latino
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September 10, 2025
The assassination of Charlie Kirk presents a turning point opportunity
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