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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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June 12, 2026
U.S. and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan’s prime minister says
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 12, 2026
MDOT planning capacity projects, conducting other road work across the state
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 12, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 12, 2026
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
Business
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Matt Friedeman
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June 14, 2026
God does not play
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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June 12, 2026
College World Series field once again tilts heavily toward SEC
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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June 12, 2026
Comfort for a troubled mind
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
Opinion
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Andy Gipson
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June 10, 2026
Working with the Trump administration to eliminate welfare fraud
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