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Magnolia Tribune
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January 2, 2018
After AG opinion, Aberdeen to hold another special election for Alderman
ANOTHER SPECIAL ELECTION SET FOR ABERDEEN ABERDEEN, Miss. (WTVA) – A special election will take place in Aberdeen on January 30 for the Ward 2 seat on the Board of Aldermen. Last week, aldermen voted to remove Cloyd Garth, Jr., from the seat he was elected to during a special election in September. The vote…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 2, 2018
State Rep. Banks pushing municipal option tax to address infrastructure in #msleg
Lawmakers preview legislation they plan to file this year Lawmakers had varied ideas on how to tackle road and bridge issues at the end of last year’s session. This year, they’ll pitch even more. “One thing I’m advocating for is that we give locals, municipalities and counties, the option to raise 1 cent or 2…
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January 2, 2018
Waynesboro city employees out of a job, at least temporarily, due to wrangling by Alderman, Mayor
Lack of quorum prevents vote to rehire Waynesboro employees WAYNESBORO, MS (WDAM) – About 60 employees with the City of Waynesboro will be unemployed after midnight Friday. That’s after a lack of quorum by the board of aldermen prevented a vote to rehire the employees. Mayor Richard Johnson and the five aldermen were supposed to…
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January 2, 2018
State Sen. Hob Bryan on the #MAEP rewrite
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January 2, 2018
Cigarettes tax, HBCUs funding draws attention as #msleg session begins
Tobacco tax, college desegregation money among 2018 issues for MS lawmakers Mississippi last increased its cigarette tax in 2009. Now, about 20 health advocacy groups are pushing a cigarette tax increase of $1.50 a pack, plus “parallel” increases on chewing tobacco. The two Republican leaders of the tax-writing committees – House Ways and Means Chairman…
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January 2, 2018
State Sen. Fillingane, new Rep. McGee anxious for 2018 #msleg session
State lawmakers prepare for 2018 legislative session Fillingane is a longtime state senator who represents District 41, which includes Jeff Davis, Covington, Smith, Lamar, and Forrest counties. Finances will be near the top of his to-do list this legislative session. “I’m looking forward to getting the budget done this year. We’ve got some pretty good…
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January 2, 2018
Senators Simmons & Blount Elected Leaders of Mississippi Senate Democratic Caucus
Democrats in the Mississippi Senate have chosen Derrick T. Simmons of Greenville as chairman of their caucus and David Blount of Jackson as vice-chairman. Simmons, who was vice-chairman last year of the Mississippi Senate Democratic Caucus, moved up because former Senator Bill Stone, who had been chairman, resigned to accept another job. “I’m elated at…
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January 2, 2018
State Rep. Zuber holds town hall in lead up to #msleg session
State Representative hears residents’ concerns at town hall meeting OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (AP) – State Representative Hank Zuber now has new concerns to take back with him to Jackson for the next legislative session. Zuber hosted a town Hall meeting in Ocean Springs on Thursday night. WLOX 12/29/17
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January 2, 2018
President Trump’s visit was a unqualified success – and the media cannot handle it
Earlier this week, I advanced the idea that President Trump could come and make poignant remarks at Mississippi’s bicentennial and the grand opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. That’s exactly what happened. But you wouldn’t know it if you were looking to the media in Mississippi or elsewhere. Hiding their bias or their crazy…
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January 1, 2018
DOR data to shows that revenue collections were up in FY2017 #msleg
by Russ Latino, Special to Y’all Politics The Mississippi Legislature gaveled back in to session this week. They do so in the midst of a lot of chatter surrounding revenue and spending. The public has repeatedly been told that both are rapidly declining. Neither is true. Today we’ll take a quick look at taxes and…
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January 1, 2018
#HB1523 impacts USM’s baseball schedule with NY college
‘Religious Freedom’ law wreaks havoc on Southern Miss baseball schedule A Mississippi law that allows government and businesses to deny services to same-sex couples will take three home games off the schedule for the Southern Miss baseball team this year. Stony Brook, a public university located on Long Island in New York, was scheduled to…
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January 1, 2018
Michael Goode to join Clearwater Group #msleg
Clearwater Group, LLC Announces New Partner Michael Goode The Clearwater Group, LLC is pleased to announce that Michael Goode will be joining the firm as a full partner in mid-January. Goode will work to expand the public policy and local government consulting services offered by the Mississippi based public affairs and government relations firm. “We…
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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April 30, 2025
US stocks sink after a weak report on the economy but then halve their losses after inflation update
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Daniel Tyson
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April 30, 2025
Plans to construct new Entergy power plant in Ridgeland moving forward
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Frank Corder
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April 30, 2025
Thompson among Congressional Democrats to meet with ICE detainees in Louisiana
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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
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Jim Beaugez
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April 30, 2025
New ‘Super Chikan’ documentary takes viewers into the life of a modern Delta bluesman
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 30, 2025
He has said
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 29, 2025
Mississippi’s U-Pick Farms: A trend that’s growing
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Sid Salter
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April 30, 2025
Is a new era in federal natural disaster relief something Mississippi can easily navigate?
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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