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August 8, 2013
Bad business for state to turn down Medicaid money
Bad business for state to turn down Medicaid money For some time, we have been bombarded on a seemingly daily basis with statements from various government officials relating to the great “cost” of the Medicaid program, and woeful worrying over the ability of the state to afford maintaining, much less expanding, Medicaid coverage. In fact,…
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August 8, 2013
Bryant to appoint new PSC commissioner to replace Bentz
Bryant to appoint new PSC commissioner Gov. Phil Bryant will appoint a successor. Bryant spokesman Mick Bullock said the governor hasn’t officially been notified of Bentz’s departure and declined to comment on how or when the governor might replace him. It wasn’t immediately clear when Bentz would resign. He and his spokeswoman did not return…
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August 8, 2013
Bryant names Whitwell to fill vacant judgeship
Bryant names Whitwell to fill vacant judgeship Gov. Phil Bryant has appointed Robert “Bob” Q. Whitwell Sr. as chancery court judge in a district that includes Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall and Tippah counties. A vacancy on the bench was created when Judge Edwin H. Roberts Jr. died on July 1. Bryant announced the appointment in…
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August 8, 2013
Required funding of Hinds County elections remains unresolved
Required funding of Hinds County elections remains unresolved Despite an Attorney General’s opinion that makes it clear counties must fund special elections despite their ability to pay for it, three Hinds County supervisors haven’t voted to do that for Sept. 24 primaries, furthering a three-day impasse and inviting legal action from political parties. But those…
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August 8, 2013
Bentz Hired As SMPDD Director
Bentz Hired As SMPDD Director The Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District has hired Southern Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz as its next executive director. The board voted Wednesday to hire Bentz at $150,000. Bentz was one of five finalists interviewed for the position. SMPDD officials said they received hundreds of applications. The field was…
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August 8, 2013
Pickering – Warren County Circuit Clerk indicted on embezzlement charges
Pickering – Warren County Circuit Clerk indicted on embezzlement charges State Auditor Stacey Pickering announced today that Warren County Circuit Clerk Shelly Palmertree has been indicted on two felony counts of embezzlement by a Warren County Grand Jury. Palmertree surrendered to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office and Auditor’s Office Special Agents this morning where she…
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August 8, 2013
Presley talks small business incentives at forum
Presley talks small business incentives at KADC forum A state elected official visited Kosciusko Monday afternoon to discuss utility incentives for small business owners. Brandon Presley, Mississippi Public Service Commissioner for the Northern District, spent an hour talking with utility company representatives and local economic officials during a meeting at the Kosciusko-Attala Development Corporation. “One…
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August 8, 2013
Wind pool insurance rates going up in Mississippi
Wind pool insurance rates going up in Mississippi Insurance rates for the state wind pool are set to increase Dec. 1 on renewals and new policies. A Mississippi Insurance Department filing shows owners of homes and mobile homes will see hikes of 3.2 percent, and commercial policies will go up 5 percent. This is the…
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August 7, 2013
Sen. Hill responds to Sen. Jones on Common Core
Senator Angela Hill wrote on MississippiPEP: “Recently, my colleague in the Senate, Senator Kenny Wayne Jones, released a statement taking the Mississippi Senate Conservative Coalition to task for questioning the new Common Core Standards being implemented in Mississippi. He is short on evidence to support his claims and makes several false statements. “It boggles my…
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August 7, 2013
Sam R. Hall: A Bentz move to SMPDD would smell of nepotism
Sam R. Hall: A Bentz move to SMPDD would smell of nepotism Southern District Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz seemingly is ready for a change. Bentz, who is in his second full term, is thought to be one of five candidates who has been interviewed to be the next executive director of the Southern Mississippi…
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August 7, 2013
SALTER – With Nissan expansion, UAW position grows even weaker
With Nissan expansion, UAW position grows even weaker The announcement this week that the Nissan auto plant in Canton would be expanding their operations by building a new supplier park that will create 800 new jobs — 400 in the supplier park and 400 new jobs hired since June 1 at the Nissan plant —…
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August 7, 2013
Chaney: Rates to soar on state healthcare exchange
Chaney: Rates to soar on state healthcare exchange Plan to shop for insurance on Mississippi’s new health insurance exchange come Oct. 1. Then brace for sticker shock. Regardless of age, shoppers on the state’s “Federally Facilitated Marketplace” will find health insurance premiums at least 100 percent above rates to which they have become accustomed, Insurance…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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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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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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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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