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Sarah Ulmer
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March 15, 2018
AG Hood urges Congress to reject legislation to block state oversight of student loan industry
Attorney General Jim Hood joined a bipartisan group today of 30 attorneys general in sending a letter to Congress, urging them to reject legislation that would block states from preventing and combatting fraud and abuse by the student loan industry. The pending version of the Higher Education Act reauthorization (H.R. 4508, also known as the…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 15, 2018
Sen. McDaniel jumps races: Will he endorse Wicker? “The better question is, will Roger Wicker endorse me.”
Sen. Chris McDaniel held an impromptu press conference on Thursday as the Senate met on the floor in the Capitol. He opened the floor for media to inquire about his recent decision to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race for Sen. Roger Wicker’s seat, and formally place his bid to run in the race for…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 15, 2018
State’s new low for unemployment flies below media radar
According to the Department of Labor, Mississippi hit an all time low record on unemployment rates at 4.6% in January. However, not many Mississippians ever found out about it even though numbers were released on Monday. Gov. Bryant even resorted to posting an article written by the Seattle Times on the issue: That 4.6% is…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 15, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 3/15/18
CLARION LEDGER – Bryant: No plans (yet) for special session for lottery, ed funding rewrite There has been much buzz among lawmakers and politicos about the potential for a special session, on many topics including a lottery, a cigarette tax increase and changing the education funding formula. But so far, Gov. Phil Bryant’s office has…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2018
McDaniel announces he will run for empty Senate seat
Via his campaign website, Senator McDaniel announced he will run for Senator Thad Cochran’s soon to be empty senate seat. His statement below: Says GOP Must Unite to Beat Democrats Today, Chris McDaniel announced that he will run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Senator Thad Cochran. The seat will become open…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2018
VIDEO: Mississippi Tea Party urges Gov. Phil Bryant to appoint Sen. McDaniel to Sen. Cochran’s soon to be vacant seat
The Central Mississippi Tea Party hosted a press conference at the Capital Wednesday to announce they’re support of Sen. Chris McDaniel in the U.S. Senate race. Their message came with an urging of the Governor to appoint McDaniel to Sen. Thad Cochran’s seat, since Cochran announced he would step down on April 1, 2018. The…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2018
Wicker Chairs Hearing on Broadband Infrastructure Investments
Miss. Senator Raises Questions About ‘Inadequate’ FCC Coverage Maps for Rural Broadband Funding U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, today led a hearing to receive testimony on how to advance broadband deployment in the United States. In his opening statement, Wicker noted the importance…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2018
Mississippi Alliance of State Employees says it’s time for a raise
It’s been 13 years since Mississippi lawmakers have awarded raises to state employees. On average state employees make $9,000 less than their nearby counterparts in Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas. With low salaries, this forces many state workers to work more than one job to offset inflation costs. On Tuesday, at the Capital, the organization…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 14, 2018
Last effort to up cigarette tax dies in the House
This year two bills were submitted to legislature in the Senate to up the current cigarette tax. One was authored by Sen. Wiggins, SB 2701 with the motive of improving residents health thus lowering medical costs in the long run. The second was part of a bond bill authored by Sen. Fillingane, SB 3048, and listed…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 14, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 3/14/18
Shanks wins HD 60 seat in #msleg WTOK – Mississippi cigarette tax increases nearly dead With less than three weeks left in the 2018 regular session, an effort by Mississippi lawmakers to raise tobacco taxes has failed so far. Senate Bill 3048, which could have been used to raise taxes, is dead after the House…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 13, 2018
House bill passes out of Senate to provide tax credit for foster families
On Tuesday the Senate passed an appropriations bill, HB 1566, that would authorize a tax credit for some charitable contributions, including qualifying foster care families. I’m proud the Senate just passed HB 1566, giving Mississippians who take in foster children a relief on their state taxes. — Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) March 13, 2018 (c) “Qualifying…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 13, 2018
Texting and driving laws may never be discussed again #billoftheday
A bill that has already been passed and sent to the Governor for approval would delete the repealer on a previous texting and driving law. The bill, authored by Rep. White, would no longer be brought before lawmakers, making texting and driving on a handheld device against the law indefinitely. House Bill 900 AN ACT…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 17, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: June 17, 2025
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Joseph Krauss, Associated Press
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June 17, 2025
Israel’s strikes against Tehran broaden as Trump issues ominous warning
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
Wall Street recovers from Friday’s shock as US stocks rise and oil prices ease
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Lynne Jeter
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 17, 2025
Does it represent your sin?
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Parrish Alford
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June 16, 2025
Does House settlement mean stability or more change for college athletics?
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Robert St. John
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June 16, 2025
A long thank you note
Opinion
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Kimberly Ross
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June 17, 2025
Perceived hypocrisy does not an excuse make for violent mob-driven riots
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David Rives
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June 16, 2025
The designer of fatherhood: How God’s character shapes earthly Dads
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Russ Latino
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June 15, 2025
A house divided against itself cannot stand
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