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December 15, 2011
Cochran – Senate missed golden opportunity to balance budget
Cochran – Senate missed golden opportunity to balance budget The Senate on Wednesday roundly rejected a pair of balanced-budget amendments — one from each party — in a vote set forth in this past summer’s debt-reduction deal. Senators voted down the Democratic plan 79-21, with only one Republican —Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada — supporting…
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December 15, 2011
AP Analysis: Where does the money go?
Analysis: Where does the money go? JACKSON — Where does the money go? That’s the most recent question from the Mississippi Supreme Court in the legal dispute over fees paid to private attorneys hired by the attorney general to handle lawsuits for the state. In orders issued in August, the Supreme Court asked attorneys for…
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December 15, 2011
The Delta – Not as solidly Democratic any more?
The Delta – Not as solidly Democratic any more? As we noted last night, independent Chuck Jordan won the open mayor’s election in Greenville on Monday. Jordan is white and was running against Carl McGee, a African-American Democrat who serves on the city council. Greenville, as we have said, is now around 80 percent black.…
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December 15, 2011
MAJORITY – PERS Study: Following The Reaction
PERS Study: Following The Reaction The GOP obviously has the most to lose on this issue, as with any major issue at this point. That is what happens when you are the majority and control all levels of state government. Regardless of what Democrats and their allies were saying all year long, Republican candidates pretty…
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December 15, 2011
The sky didn’t fall after all
PERS Commission releases recommendation report by Frank Corder
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December 15, 2011
Rep. Steven Palazzo promotes the passage of House payroll tax cut and NFIP renewal bill
Palazzo Statement on H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Assistant Republican Whip, said the following after last night’s vote on H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: “The House once again has acted. We have done our job. The…
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December 14, 2011
Miss. GOP moves Natchez into 2nd District
Miss. GOP moves Natchez into 2nd District JACKSON, Miss. — Republicans and Democrats continue to fight over moving Adams and Wilkinson counties in southwest Mississippi from the 3rd Congressional District to the 2nd. That dispute looms large in the latest filings in a federal court case which is likely to produce new lines for Mississippi’s…
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December 14, 2011
SALTER – Internet sales tax isn’t a new tax, but it is a fair one
Internet sales tax isn’t a new tax, but it is a fair one STARKVILLE — It is telling that Gov. Haley Barbour – the man who was famously “against raising anybody’s taxes” – waited until he had one foot out the door of state government to embrace a tax that should have been collected all…
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December 14, 2011
Crawford – Could coercive budget discipline save us all?
Could coercive budget discipline save us all? Are you paying attention to Europe’s financial crisis? If your retirement check depends upon investment returns, you should be. Europe’s turmoil has been whacking international stock markets. It’s all about the pigs. Well, not exactly. Pigs is the homophone for PIIGS, which stands for Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece…
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December 14, 2011
Bill Minor – Will a Republican Legislature abolish corporate taxes?
Will a Republican Legislature abolish corporate taxes? Among the outlandish bills sponsored by Republican lawmakers I mentioned recently was one that would have repealed the state income tax on corporations. It didn’t pass. Now don’t be surprised if the bill resurfaces when the GOP takes over the Legislature in January. Is it mere coincidence that…
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December 14, 2011
PERS Study: Following The Reaction
PERS Study: Following The Reaction Yesterday, Haley Barbour’s office announced that the PERS study commission will release their recommendations today. There was a ton of talk of PERS during the elections, it was certainly a hot button issue and Democrats felt like it was a winning issue for them. Considering the results of the elections,…
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December 14, 2011
Nunnelee backs ‘lost confidence’ resolution on Attorney General Holder
Nunnelee backs ‘lost confidence’ resolution on Attorney General Holder Nearly two-dozen Republicans are backing legislation stating that Congress “has lost confidence” in Eric Holder to continue as attorney general. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and supported by 21 GOP co-sponsors, resolves “that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that…
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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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