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Sarah Ulmer
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February 6, 2019
SALTER: Medical marijuana unlikely to advance in 2019, but 2020 effort could get legs
By: Sid Salter Almost 40 years of covering Mississippi government and politics suggests to me that an election year isn’t the best time to enact something as controversial as legalizing medical marijuana. To be sure, medical marijuana is already legal in Mississippi in the narrowest of senses and has been since 2014. Legal, yes. Available?…
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Courtney Ingle
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February 6, 2019
Empower Mississippi: ESA bills die in committee
Yesterday, several bills to expand or improve the Education Scholarship Account (ESA) program died when they were not passed by the committee deadline. One bill, however, remains alive: Senate Bill 2675. The bill extends the life of the ESA program until 2024. The program is currently set to expire next year. Other bills would not…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 6, 2019
Hyde-Smith announces $1 million to Mississippi shipbuilder for polar icebreaker engineering studies
Homeland Security Dept. Grant to VT Halter Marine Advances U.S. Coast Guard Priority U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $1 million contract for work in Mississippi to support production engineering studies for the U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC) acquisition program. The U.S. Department of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 6, 2019
YP Daily Roundup 2/6/19
Mississippi officials react to SOTU Address by President Trump What an amazing Address. @realDonaldTrump owned this night. Democrats looked like petulant children refusing to support or clap for the most basic of human rights or American achievements, such as protecting the unborn or celebrating historically high job numbers. #SOTU — Phil Bryant (@PhilBryantMS) February…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 6, 2019
Mississippi lawmakers comment on State of the Union Address
On Tuesday, February 5, 2018, President Donald Trump was welcomed into the U.S. House chamber to deliver the State of the Union Address. LIVE now: President Trump’s second State of the Union Address https://t.co/K4ytXhQmIX — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 6, 2019 Mississippi officials had this to say about the President’s address: U.S. Senator Roger…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 6, 2019
The first committee deadline day brings an end to dozens of bills
Tuesday, January 5 is the first committee deadline day of the 2019 Legislative Session. Bills that do not get out of committee by today, will come to an end among legislators. Among the dead bills are: HB 1104 – the civil administrative forfeiture bill The bill was highly contested among lawmakers, but received a loud…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 6, 2019
Civil Administrative Forfeiture bill dies once again in committee
The civil administrative forfeiture bill, HB 1104, did not survive out of the Judiciary A committee in the House. The bill was highly endorsed by individuals like Public Service Commissioner Marshall Fisher and Governor Phil Bryant: I met with law enforcement today at the Mississippi State Capitol to discuss my support for them & HB…
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Magnolia Tribune
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February 6, 2019
Mason Dixon poll has Hood +2 over Reeves and models independent candidate for #msgov
Today, Mason Dixon released a poll that’s in a series of tracking polls conducted over the last 18 months. The highlight of the poll shows Democrat AG Jim Hood with a hypothetical 44/42 advantage over Republican LG Tate Reeves with 14% undecided. The gap in the Mason Dixon poll has narrowed from Hood +5 to…
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Editor
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February 6, 2019
New bill advances to reduce landowner liability from frivolous lawsuits
The running joke in the Mississippi Capitol right now is that you can’t swing a dead cat right now without hitting a trial lawyer. As appealing a prospect as that might sound to business people, the trial lobby in Mississippi is in full-scale panic over a bill that threatens the settlement machine of frivolous lawsuits. …
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Courtney Ingle
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February 5, 2019
Senate bills for ESA, give teacher pay raises pass committee, head to Senate
Two hot topic bills have passed the Senate education committee. Senate Bill 2675, which initially would expand the Education Scholarship Account (ESA), was replaced by a committee sub that removed expansion and only extended the repealer by five years. This version of the bill makes no changes to the ESA. Currently, there are over 400…
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Sarah Ulmer
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February 5, 2019
House and Senate pass HeartBeat bills out of Committee
An unexpected turn of events late Tuesday, the Senate Public Health Committee passed SB 2116 and moments later the House Public Health Committee passed HB 732, both coined “The HeartBeat bill.” In the Senate: The bill, authored by Senator Joey Fillingane, would prevent a physician from performing an abortion if a heartbeat is detected. Typically…
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Courtney Ingle
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February 5, 2019
Wicker Votes for Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted in favor of final passage of S. 1, “Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019,” as amended. The final legislation includes several proposals, including new sanctions against Syria, increased military support for Israel and Jordan, and a plan to make it easier for states and…
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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
Opinion
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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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