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September 9, 2022
GRESHAM: Lack of Credit Card Competition Raises Prices
Submitted by Tom Gresham “For business owners, swipe fees have become the most expensive operating cost after labor,” Gresham writes. Small businesses owners in places such as Indianola, Pontotoc, and Brookhaven are struggling with skyrocketing prices and a shortage of labor. These local stores are the heart of our communities, but the big credit card…
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Anne Summerhays
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September 8, 2022
Senator Hyde-Smith asks Biden Administration to amend funding request to include Jackson water crisis
Miss. Senator suggests capital city emergency warrants as much attention as other disasters, Monkeypox. On Thursday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) asked the Biden Administration to submit a new funding request to Congress to help resolve the water crisis in Jackson. The Mississippi Senator argued that the Mississippi capital city’s emergency needs to be on…
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 8, 2022
Mississippi Economic Council named America’s Top State Chamber of Commerce
Successes in pandemic recovery, legislative influence elevated Mississippi’s Voice of Business. The Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) has been honored as the State Chamber of the Year for 2022 by the National Association of State Chambers (NASC). Each year NASC honors a state chamber that has distinguished itself by providing exceptional services and outstanding results for…
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Sarah Ulmer
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September 8, 2022
Hinds County Judge to allow defamation suit against State Auditor to move forward
The lawsuit was filed by University of Mississippi Professor James Thomas will proceed. Hinds County Circuit Court Judge E. Faye Peterson has denied State Auditor Shad White’s motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against him by Ole Miss professor James Thomas. The Auditor had argued in his motion that he is granted absolute immunity…
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Anne Summerhays
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September 8, 2022
Mississippi U.S. Senators return to D.C. with focus on infrastructure needs, economy, and more
The U.S. Senate reconvened September 6th after nearly a month for their State Work Period. For the last month, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) traveled across Mississippi to meet with constituents while Congress was out of session. Senator Hyde-Smith told Y’all Politics that she expects all sorts of challenging work in…
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Frank Corder
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September 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest serving monarch, has died at 96
Her son, Charles, will be the country’s new King. Mississippi leaders react to the news. Queen Elizabeth II, 96, died on Thursday, peacefully at Balmoral Castle. The Royal Family shared the news with the world soon after lunch, adding that the new King, Elizabeth’s son Charles, and his wife, Camilla, to be known as the…
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Guest Editorial
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September 8, 2022
FOOTE: Cashier in the Coal Mine
Submitted by Ashby Foote “In our quest for net-zero emissions, we should not succumb to net-zero common sense,” Foote writes. September 4, 2022, marked the 140th anniversary of the world’s first electricity generation station at 257 Pearl Street in lower Manhattan (NYC). Thomas Edison dreamed it up and built it. The electricity came from six 27-ton…
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Anne Summerhays
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September 8, 2022
Governor Reeves, Mayor Lumumba, EPA Administrator discuss Jackson water crisis
Officials met with members of Mississippi’s federal delegation earlier in the day. On Wednesday afternoon, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, Mayor of Jackson Chokwe Lumumba, and EPA Administrator Michael Regan held a press conference to discuss the Jackson water crisis. Earlier in the day, the three met with U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker, and…
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September 8, 2022
BECKER: Congress Must End the ‘One China’ Policy
Submitted by Dr. Matthew Becker “There must be zero doubt of our actions should the Chinese Communist Party use force to ‘bring home’ Taiwan,” Becker writes. The “Victims of Communism Memorial,” located in Washington, D.C., has a simple dedication engraved on the front pedestal: “To the more than one hundred million victims of communism and…
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Frank Corder
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September 8, 2022
Senator Wicker gives Bill Renick a “ringing endorsement” for TVA Board nomination
Renick was nominated after the PSC voted 2-1 to send a letter to President Biden asking for a Mississippian to be appointed. In June, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Bill Renick of Ashland, Mississippi, to serve on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The nomination came after the Public Service Commission…
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September 7, 2022
SALTER: Decades in the making, Jackson’s infrastructure woes won’t be quickly or easily solved
By: Sid Salter Like seemingly every other facet of American society these days, when it comes to both the national media and the state’s press, the assignment of blame for the City of Jackson’s water and sewer system woes falls into two distinct camps. The first camp blames those woes almost entirely on what they…
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Frank Corder
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September 7, 2022
Pete Perry steps down as Hinds Co. Republican chairman
The MSGOP stalwart’s knowledge of the inner workings of Mississippi GOP campaigns, politics is unparalleled. Ritchie steps in as Chairman. The Hinds County Republican Party (HCRP) announced today that Pete Perry has retired as its Chairman. Perry announced his intention to retire at the July meeting of the HCRP Executive Committee. He served as Chairman of…
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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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