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March 5, 2013
Bill revived to stiffen penalty for public theft
Bill revived to stiffen penalty for public theft A House committee on Monday revived a bill to provide tougher penalties for government officials caught stealing. Senate Bill 2625 would prevent such officials from having their records wiped clean from a “non-adjudicated” sentence. But the Senate had stripped most of the teeth from the measure, and…
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March 5, 2013
Carnival-barker turned Rep. Steve Holland pens letter to Gov. Bryant calling him a ‘fool’
Holland pens missive to Gov. Bryant “Phil, You are a fool to turn your back on the working poor. Plus, you’re a hypocrite to promote medical economic development and not have the means to pay for it. This is simple minded on your part. Get a life, Holland” Geoff Pender Clarion Ledger 3/5/13
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March 5, 2013
University of Mississippi Medical School Cures Baby with HIV
University of Mississippi Medical School Cures Baby with HIV Doctors announced on Sunday that a baby had been cured of an H.I.V. infection for the first time, a startling development that could change how infected newborns are treated and sharply reduce the number of children living with the virus that causes AIDS. The baby, born…
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March 5, 2013
SAM HALL – MS Hospital Assn’s Medicaid strategy is ‘tremendous miscalculation’
Hospital group’s focus winning, not making nice Of course, the reason that MSHA has supported Democratic lawmakers in recent years is because Republican lawmakers – under then Gov. Haley Barbour and while Bryant was lieutenant governor – increased financial obligations from hospitals and made what hospital leaders saw as devastating changes to Medicaid. Republican lawmakers…
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March 5, 2013
MS Governor Phil Bryant signs two gun owner protection laws
From the Governor’s Press Release Gov. Phil Bryant today signed into law two measures to protect gun owner rights. House Bill 485, which takes effect immediately, protects personal information collected from applicants for concealed carry permits. House Bill 2, effective July 1, clarifies the legal definition of carrying a concealed weapon. “In January, I called…
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March 5, 2013
BPF – Should Miss. raise the bar on teacher requirements?
Should Miss. raise the bar on teacher requirements? Gov. Bryant wants to raise requirements for students entering Mississippi public universities to become teachers. Opponents are worried the change would make make fewer people want to become teachers. Should it be more difficult to become a teacher in Mississippi? Bigger Pie Forum 3/4/12
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March 4, 2013
Dickie Scruggs takes case to 5th Circuit today
Dickie Scruggs takes case to 5th Circuit today A three-judge panel will hear on Monday former Oxford attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs’ appeal on his 2008 guilty plea that he improperly influenced Judge Bobby DeLaughter. Attorneys for Scruggs, 66, will seek to convince the judges his offer to help DeLaughter’s pursuit of a federal judgeship was…
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March 4, 2013
Geoff Pender: Corrupt officials still get off easy
Geoff Pender: Corrupt officials still get off easy Yet another corrupt Mississippi government official has just gotten off with a slap on the wrist, as a bill that would prevent such languishes in the Legislature, facing a likely death. The state auditor busted Indianola Deputy Municipal Court Clerk Tina Parker for stealing $51,244.33 from taxpayers,…
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March 4, 2013
Mississippi could end up buying Cat Island
Mississippi could end up buying Cat Island Mississippi could soon own Cat Island. Bills are moving through the Legislature to give the state the authority to use money from a fund to buy a roughly five-mile section of the island in the Gulf of Mexico off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Cat Island is part of…
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March 4, 2013
Gov. Phil Bryant Op-Ed – State must hold the line on Medicaid
State must hold the line on Medicaid There has been much public discussion lately about the so-called Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. In Mississippi, as in many other states, a particular subject of debate is whether or not to expand the Medicaid program, our state’s largest and most costly entitlement program. In our…
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March 4, 2013
Haley Barbour – Sacrificing energy is no way out of sequester
Sacrificing energy is no way out of sequester Every once in a while an idea gets broached in Washington that superficially appears to offer an easy way out of a difficult problem. Avoiding sequestration by raising taxes on America’s energy industry is one such idea. This we know: Washington has a massive spending problem. But…
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March 4, 2013
Steve Holland Op-Ed – Keep Politics Out of PERS (ICYMI)
Steve Holland Op-Ed – Keep Politics Out of PERS Public Employees Retirement System Executive Director Pat Robertson told the members of a House subcommittee recently that contrary to constant harping by some politicians, PERS was in no danger of collapsing. Robertson reported that PERS has seen its assets grow by $1.5 billion just since July…
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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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Matt Friedeman
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December 21, 2025
The conspiracy of the insignificant
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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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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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