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Sarah Ulmer
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May 7, 2018
National and state black unemployment at historic lows, but gets no coverage
The current media narrative in Mississippi is completely preoccupied with how poor our economy is doing. The only measure of economic success appears to be the amount of tax revenue that state and local governments collect. However, there’s good news for those that wish to look. As of April 2018 the national black unemployment rate…
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Sarah Ulmer
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April 5, 2018
Mississippi businesses have until April 15 to file annual reports
Businesses in Mississippi have until April 15 to file their Annual Reports. To date, about 70,000 businesses have filed. Under Mississippi law, all limited liability companies (LLCs) and corporations are required to file an Annual Report online with the Secretary of State’s Office between January 1 and April 15. Annual Reports include information about businesses’…
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Editor
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January 29, 2018
BIGGER PIE – How Do We Remove Corruption from Regulators?
A BPF View: How Do We Remove Corruption from Regulators? Two bills introduced this year would undo the consumer protection changes that were made more than a quarter-century ago after two Public Service Commissioners were convicted of extorting money from companies they regulated. Read more regarding this in today’s Clarion Ledger. Those changes included the creation of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 23, 2017
BIGGERPIE – #Kemper – The simple answer is the best answer
KEMPER – THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS THE BEST ANSWER On June 21, 2017, the PSC asserted control of the Kemper IGCC plant. The first day of summer turned out to be the longest and most fateful day of the last eight years for Mississippi Power. In a special PSC meeting, the commissioners conveyed a dramatic…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 7, 2017
BIGGERPIE – The Morganza Spillway and the Maginot Line
The Morganza Spillway and the Maginot Line The French built the Maginot Line of forts and fortifications after World War I. It was supposed to keep the Germans out of France. It didn’t. The Germans quickly went around it and took France again in WW II. A Maginot Line is now a metaphor for a…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 15, 2017
Bigger Pie Forum: PERS clearly in trouble; state has spending problem, not revenue problem
A Bigger Pie View – Mississippi’s Credit Rating Credit ratings firm Standard & Poor’s gave Mississippi policymakers a warning last Tuesday that the state’s credit rating, which determines how much taxpayers will have to pay in order to borrow money, is in danger of a downgrade. S&P said that the declining position of Mississippi’s defined-benefit pension system,…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 4, 2017
Kelley Williams, Chairman Bigger Pie Forum Op-Ed: Dereliction of Duty
Kelley Williams, Chairman Bigger Pie Forum: DERELICTION OF DUTY H. R. McMaster’s 1997 book, Dereliction of Duty, exposed our feckless losing strategy in the Viet Nam War disaster. We didn’t fight to win. McMaster says President Johnson and Secretary of Defense McNamara micromanaged the war to elect and keep Johnson in power. Their strategy of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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August 18, 2016
@BiggerPieForum – An 80 Yard Field Goal #Kemper
An 80 Yard Field Goal. The whistle blower the company is trying to discredit and destroy has documented many more deceptions. His name is Brett Wingo. He was project manager for Engineering and Procurement for the gasifier. In that role he managed the successful response to a serious refractory problem in 2012. It threatened the…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 21, 2016
@BiggerPieForum – Trump, #Kemper, and Mississippi Floods
Trump, Kemper, and Mississippi Floods Mississippi Power self destructs. But Kemper has changed the Overton Window for Mississippi Power – and probably other companies too by association. The soon to be $7 billion plant is an experiment too far. It was a tough sale from the start. It took some really clever spin and sleight…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 7, 2016
Bigger Pie Forum chair Williams: What if Mississippi politicians got back in flood trading game?
Mississippi Flooding In 1946 the Southern Authors Literary Guild chose "Speeding Floods to the Sea" as the most outstanding book of the fall. Pretty racy stuff. A book about cut offs – on the Mississippi River. The author W.E. Elam lived in Greenville which was known for its writers. He was not a writer though.…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 5, 2016
@BIGGERPIEFORUM – More flood for less rain
More flood for less rain After the great Mississippi River flood of 1927 congress told the US Army Corps of Engineers to make sure it didn’t happen again. The Corps has been trying for almost 90 years. The result? More flood for less rain. This pithy assessment of the Corps work is from John McPhee’s…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 5, 2016
@BIGGERPIEFORUM – A frugal ostrich
A frugal ostrich named Gilbert The Secretary’s job is to receive the fillings and post the information for public use. He does. But the filings are frequently incomplete, late, inaccurate, and essentially unusable as posted. The Secretary could require more detailed, accurate, and timely filings and post them in a searchable digital format. They could…
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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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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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
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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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