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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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Sarah Ulmer
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March 13, 2018
Wicker Calls on Navy to Reject ‘Atheist’ Chaplain Application
Seapower Chairman Joined by 22 Senators in Saying Approval Would Be ‘Grave Mistake’ U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today called on the Navy to deny an application for a “secular humanist” to serve in the Chaplain Corps. Twenty-two Senators joined Wicker in sending a letter to Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and Adm. John Richardson saying,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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March 13, 2018
State Auditor Stacey Pickering Puts Cities on Notice to Prepare to Pay Court Assessment Fees to Mississippi Treasury
Monday, State Auditor Stacey Pickering notified local government officials in the Towns of Tchula and Raleigh, City of Shaw, and Coahoma County to prepare to pay delinquent court assessment fees to the Mississippi Treasurer’s Office or face receiving a formal demand from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor (OSA). Court assessment fees are commonly…
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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
Business
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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
Culture
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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
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
Culture
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
Opinion
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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
Opinion
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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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