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Sarah Ulmer
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May 21, 2018
State Auditor Stacey Pickering Issues $500k Demand for Misspent Drug Forfeiture Funds in Pelahatchie
Today, special agents from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor (OSA) delivered civil demands to several current and former officials in the Town of Pelahatchie. Drug seizure funds, which are required to be used for law enforcement purposes, were misspent by the Town. Two demands were issued for a total $502,363.07, which includes interest…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 21, 2018
PEER Review shows Mississippi Prison Industries Corp. has lost over $6 million
Watchdog: Mississippi nonprofit has lost $6.7M, can’t show it’s aiding inmates Mississippi Prison Industries Corp., which has lost $6.7 million since 2012, must take drastic steps to survive, including possible bankruptcy, a scathing report by the state’s legislative watchdog concludes. The board responded Monday that it takes the report “very seriously” and that when the…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 21, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 5/21/18
WLOX – Coast casinos break record for April earnings, reports say The Mississippi Department of Revenue released figures of last month’s gaming gross revenue, boasting a total of $108.5 million dollars to Coast casinos in April. This marks a record-breaking 9 percent increase from April 2017, when Coast Casinos brought in $99 million. The second…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 18, 2018
Congressman Thompson Votes NO on GOP Farm Bill
Today, U.S. Representative Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) voted NO on H.R. 2, commonly known as the GOP Farm Bill of 2018. “This bill did not help proportionally the same people as the previous farm bill,” Thompson said. “I have been a longtime supporter of agriculture and the GOP Farm Bill failed farmers and working families…
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May 18, 2018
Mississippi’s primaries have been “bloodless” to this point
Politics is a funny thing. In late February, Mississippi political observers were looking to June 5 with a real sense that a donnybrook was about to ensue. In the Senate, the long talked about primary between incumbent Senator Roger Wicker and state Senator Chris McDaniel looked like it was going to happen for real. Challengers…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 18, 2018
Wicker Applauds Administration Efforts to Streamline Infrastructure Permitting Process
Miss. Senator Calls for Unified Agency Standards to Speed Project Approvals U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today attended a hearing to consider S. 2800, “America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018.” In his questions to R.D. James, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Wicker highlighted recent progress by the Trump Administration to expedite…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 18, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 5/18/18
WTOK – Democrats hold meeting to find solutions to state infrastructure crisis CLARION LEDGER – Bill to make Medgar Evers’ home national monument needs Senate sponsors The House approved late Tuesday a bill proposed by 2nd District Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi and Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, that would designate Evers’ home in Jackson as a national…
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May 17, 2018
Rand Paul’s ‘Penny Plan’ gets voted down – was it a real thing or a show vote?
Rand Paul’s ‘Penny Plan’ was voted on in the US Senate today. His plan called for the reduction of all federal spending by 1% over 5 years. The bill required overall spending reduction, but didn’t address non-discretionary spending specifically. Non-discretionary spending is over 60% of the federal budget, so an overall cut in spending adversely…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 17, 2018
Gina Haspel voted in as new Director of the CIA
Today Senators voted to approve Gina Haspel as the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). She was confirmed in a bipartisan vote of 54 to 45. Senator Roger Wicker: “Gina Haspel will be the most qualified director the CIA has ever had,” Wicker said. “Her confirmation is also historic because she will be…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 17, 2018
Wicker Introduces Bill to Expand Junior ROTC Units
More Students in Rural, Low-Income Areas Would Benefit From Leadership Program U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today introduced S. 2867, the “JROTC Opportunities through Transformational Change Act” or the “JROTC Act.” The legislation would increase funding to establish 100 new Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) units and would make reforms to make it easier…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 17, 2018
Michael Guest Receives the George Phillips Public Service Award at Top Cop Luncheon in Jackson
On Wednesday, May 16, Madison and Rankin County District Attorney Michael Guest received the George Phillips Public Service Award at the Top Cop Luncheon held at the Trade Mart Center. The George Phillips Public Service Award was established in January of 2015 in honor of the youngest and longest serving United States Attorney for the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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May 17, 2018
Wicker Invites Amtrak Board Nominee to Experience Mississippi Rail Service
Miss. Senator Points to Positive Impact of Passenger Rail Routes U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today attended a hearing to consider the nominations of several individuals, including Joseph Ryan Gruters who is nominated to be a director of the Amtrak Board of Directors.…
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Frank Corder
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April 24, 2025
All aboard: Amtrak announces start of ‘Mardi Gras Service’ running between New Orleans and Mobile
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Holly Ramer, Associated Press
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April 24, 2025
Judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over DEI programs
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Daniel Tyson
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April 24, 2025
Jackson council opposes JXN Water rate increase, tables pay raise proposal
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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April 24, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: The Dinner Bell in McComb
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 24, 2025
The college of contentment
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Susan Marquez
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April 23, 2025
Raphael Semmes to fulfill dream of playing with Mississippi Symphony
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Rachel Canter
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April 23, 2025
A new vision for keeping Mississippi first
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Russ Latino
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April 23, 2025
Horhn came in like a wrecking ball, landslide brings Lumumba down
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Kimberly Ross
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April 21, 2025
From Shapiro to Trump, political rage does not justify political violence
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