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SPR - Environmental Group Has Questions for Utility Execs
Hosemann revels in victory over Court’s redistricting ruling
Mississippi Power Co. head retires after accused of withholding information
You’d hardly know it was news . . . SCOTUS upholds MS redistricting and rejects NAACP lawsuit
Stabenow, Cochran brace for full Senate vote on Farm Bill they crafted
State gathers voter ID information
Tea Party holding IRS protest today
Secretary Hosemann Statement on Supreme Court Redistricting Ruling
Candidates for Jackson mayor gain endorsements, spar in debate
7th term up in the air for Cochran as list of possible replacements grows
Newsom - Cochran scenario to produce Coast lieutenant governor?
New Jonathan Lee ad quoting some of Chokwe Lumumba’s views
SALTER - GOP’s Frierson points to cost side of Medicaid expansion story
Brown nominated for US district judgeship in Miss.
Auditor’s office declines comment on McKay assertion
Mississippi Tea Party Responds to IRS Harassment Revelations
Tit-for-tat makes Ocean Springs debate lively, interesting
Cochran & Wicker Offer Bill to Restore Seniors’ Access to Chronic Pain Medications
Cochran ready for Senate to consider farm bill
Where are education advocates on Medicaid debate?
JEFF AMY - Phil Bryant’s latest Medicaid strategy raises some serious doubts
House Democrats - Medicaid cuts begin Jan. 2014
DJ - The clients are missing in the Medicaid impasse
Harrison - Bryant would face obstacles running Medicaid
AP - Gov. Phil Bryant’s Medicaid remarks change tone
Bill Minor - Medicaid is no welfare queen health care plan trumped up by the Obama Administration
Governor says he will try to run Medicaid without legislative funding
Thad Cochran introduces amendments to protect South Mississippi from Louisiana levee project
MSSC Justice Randolph blasts DOJ in Manning execution dissent
State Auditor Stacey Pickering Receives Second Patriot Award
Brian Perry - Campaign songs
Dupree advances in re-election bid
Some incumbent mayors starting to look for new job today
Morgan Freeman’s friend Bill Luckett wins primary in Clarksdale, expected to win general election
No stay despite issue of DNA—Attorney general maintains evidence overwhelming
Bomgar recognized as top privately-held job creator in Mississippi
Most Miss. Cities holding mayoral primaries Tuesday
Thompson urges colleagues to join gambling caucus
Virginia Lt. Gov. - Mississippi offered better package for GreenTech plant
Bill Minor - Despite no long-range plans, Cochran hasn’t said he’s retiring
Upcoming execution gets national attention
Remembrance of National Prayer Day
What’s up you ask?
Cochran, Wicker and Palazzo laud $487.1 million shipyard contract
Governor Bryant declares May Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Rep. Bennie Thompson Discusses The Investigation Of The Boston Bombing
Huge leap for Delbert Hosemann’s campaign manager Casey Phillips - now the ad guy for Chris Christie
Sen. Thad Cochran concerned about cuts to payments made to hospitals will close rural ERs
Tate Reeves leads poll of potential candidates for governor in 2015
Price increase urged for Mississippi college tuition program MPACT
Final List of House District 95 Candidates
Suspect in ricin case described as ‘a little different’
MS Senate Finance Chair Joey Fillingane reflects on the special session and happenings in south MS
AP Analysis: Holland family has deep political roots
Nosef - Democrats using Medicaid beneficiaries as pawns
Daily Journal agrees to Dickie Scruggs interview, as long as there are no bribe questions
Lawmakers adopt incentives for manufacturer in Clay County
Gov. Phil Bryant, Yokohama Tire Corporation to Host Signing Ceremony in West Point
Gov Phil Bryant, LG Tate Reeves and Speaker Philip Gunn comment on special session to land Yokohama
Rep. Harper touts federal spending control during talk at MC
ZNN - Hal Neilson “falsely accused”
Mississippi men’s feud looms over ricin probe
Harper - No furloughs for ObamaCare officials shows cuts are political
Ethics Comm Dir. Tom Hood embarasses Brandon Jones and Bobby Moak over dinner at Capitol
Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker ask for withdrawal of expanded regulations
Accused ricin mailer Kevin Curtis released from custody
U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo addresses defense cuts at Ingalls supplier’s conference
In ‘unprecedented’ preening for the press, former Rep. Brandon Jones looks desperate for relevance
Two years later, Feds determine plans to release much-needed funds to MS investors
JJ - Dickie/Zach Scruggs’ lawyer Mike Moore and Billy Quin chosen to sue BP on behalf of Jim Hood
Chaney outlines health care future
Sen. Roger Wicker plays political battle over gun rights perfectly
MBJ - Bond money to move Marty Stuart museum forward
Is Ike Brown helping Percy Brown in Meridian mayoral race?
PALAZZO: We won’t let Jennies fly off into sunset
Speculation, no confirmation, runs rampant on special session
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant Signs Historic Education Reforms
ZNN - Here Enterprises (OTC: HRTE) CEO Hal Neilson will assist in defending alleged Ricin terrorist
Gov. Phil Bryant signs charter school bill, other education reforms
Miss. senators vote no on expanded background checks
Lee County Justice Court Judge also got suspicious letter
BRIAN PERRY - Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) right to debate guns
BIGGERPIE - MS Democratic Party chairman: Kemper plant already built
Jackson wins in HD11 runoff for Joe Gardner’s seat
Pickering - DMR Considers Decision to Transfer Boats to Mississippi Taxpayers
Condoleezza Rice and Haley Barbour to host Silicon Valley immigration forum
CL - Talks on Medicaid necessary for state
Report shows: Mississippi records near-record voter turnout in 2012 presidential election
Chamber of Commerce presents Rep. Steven Palazzo with Spirit of Enterprise Award
BPF - Private service using MS public school students’ data
Salter - Political, judicial stars aligning for online sales taxes
Wicker - NRA asked me to vote for school safety /  gun bill
McDaniel to ACLU: Bring it On
Gov. Phil Bryant vetoes liquor transport bill affecting dry counties
Sec. of State Delbert Hosemann puts out 2012 official election report
Thompson Introduces Bill to Reform TSA’s Contract Screener Program
Harrison - Employer-based insurance on decline in Mississippi
Bryant: Obama budget undercuts Medicaid expansion
Geoff Pender: Obama doing little to advance Obamacare
PAC settles with Baria over 2011 direct mail campaign material
Thad Cochran bucks Tea Party on food stamps
FLASH - Rep. Charles Young (D-Meridian) on Medicaid - ‘We are very close to civil unrest’
President Obama helps Mississippi Republicans BIG TIME on Medicaid
MSPEP - DSH payments will never be cut. Dems should vote to reauthorize Medicaid now
Wicker - My vote in line with NRA’s position, will filibuster unfavorable gun bill
Poynter - Politico zings HuffPost for posting story ‘without talking to the key person’ (Barbour
BRIAN PERRY - Medicaid and taxes
Gov. Bryant pleased with White House move to delay cuts to hospitals
Jim Hood threatens lawyer during appeals hearing
Roger Wicker joins GOP senators at dinner with Obama
Rep. Bennie Thompson chides Obama for lack of diversity in top posts
BOBBY HARRISON: Democrats better hope nobody calls their bluff
MSGOP Chairman Joe Nosef’s April update
Southaven Mayor’s request to have repayment reduced is denied
CL - Support for same-sex marriage on rise in Miss.
Haley Barbour disputes PuffPo article stating he left the American Crossroads PAC
Wicker Statement on the President’s Budget
Rep. Bobby Moak (D-Bogue Chitto)  - Obama Budget Proposal Invites Action on Medicaid
When Bobby Harrison says the Dems are bluffing on Medicaid, you know it’s bad
Cottonmouth - This is what really happened to Medicaid
ICYMI - Session marked by sweeping education reform
PSC’s Presley Gets $1.2 Million Refund for School
American Beverage Institute wants Gov. Phil Bryant to veto DUI bill
Sam Hall (D-Clarion Ledger) - Looking Forward, Democrats On Better Footing In Medicaid Expansion
Blount and Gipson take different views of recently passed business incentives
MS Tea Party - Senate Committee’s Rejection of Bomgar for State Board of Education is a Travesty
‘Reauthorize Medicaid Now Without Precondition’
SAMHALL - Notes From Stennis-Capitol Press Luncheon With David Blount & Andy Gipson
REILY: Political signs in yards are uglier than Jim Hood’s hair at 5:00 a.m.
MCPP - Joel Bomgar Rejection is a Travesty
LLOYD GRAY: Gunn’s week a mixed bag
Sam R. Hall: Bryant’s, Gunn’s politicized political nominations backfired
Geoff Pender - No end game in sight for session
Gibbs sworn in to replace father in House
SH - Who’s holding the state agencies accountable?
Harrison - Progress hailed as session ends
WAPT - Barbour has no regrets about pardons
U.S. Rep. Nunnelee holds town hall meeting in Olive Branch
Senate Ed Cmte shoots down Gunn’s appointment of Bomgar
MSGOP Chairman Joe Nosef Reacts to House Democrats’ Multiple Votes to Kill Medicaid
Miller confirmed as DMR head
Is Sam Hall hiding who’s really to blame for Medicaid in MS?  Everyone AND no one?
Jeff Powell throws his hat in the ring for HD 95 special election to replace the late Jessica Upshaw
Governor Phil Bryant’s recap of the Education Session of the Legislature 2013
MS House Democratic Caucus Statement on Voting Against Medicaid for in the 2013 Legislative Session
Sine Die
Rep. Bobby Howell (R) on need to reauthorize Medicaid and Mississippi Democrats refusal to do so
Mississippi Lt. Governor Tate Reeves recaps 2013 legislative session from his perspective
Gibbs, D-West Point, takes oath in Miss. House
Brian Perry discusses hypocrisy of Ronnie Musgrove’s ‘conversion’
Lawmakers: PSC can’t oversee rural water groups
Gov. Bryant to receive bill restricting abortion drugs
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal joins Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant for Republican fundraiser
Bryant sets special election for Upshaw’s South Mississippi House seat
Lawmakers send bill that could arm teachers to Gov. Phil Bryant
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis due back in court April 10
Attempted murder charge reestablished
Nunnelee works to ensure abortion fees don’t get paid by Obamacare
State Farm testifies on infamous sticky note
Will Mississippi Republicans open the gift they’ve been given?
Great piece by Sid Salter on education reform
Karl Gibbs wins HD 36 House seat filling term of father who passed away in 2013
DJ - 2014 budget contains some good, some bad
Crawford - Gov. Bryant’s teacher ed standards are in dispute
HARRISON: Gunn, as a member, embraced contentious debate
Miss. lawmakers consider allowing privatization of child support collection, other DHS duties
Lawmakers OK partially state-funded pre-K
Bill could strengthen Miss. drunken driving law
Vicksburg mayoral candidate and CNN ‘Hero’ Linda Fondren admits tie to brothel after denying it
Gov. Phil Bryant withdraws Board of Health nomination of Terri Herring
GUNN - Original House Charter School Bill Conference Report Adopted
Harrison - Charter school deal reached
Hood hopes Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage doesn’t effect Mississippi
Mississippi House and Senate approve borrowing $196 million; universities get $96 million
Rep. Bobby Moak and MS House Dems release on their 4th vote against Medicaid reauthorization
Gov. Phil Bryant starts to lay out stakes for Democrats not funding Medicaid - will press report?
Nissan Expansion Bill Gets Legislative Final Approval Private Financing Will Help Create 800 - 1,000
Geography could thwart Gov. Phil Bryant’s Mississippi Board of Health pick Terri Herring
Leaders: Bond deal expected
Don’t book Sen. Thad Cochran’s retirement party just yet
Geoff Pender: Reeves’ Medicaid stance: yes, no
Lynn Evans: State GOP leaders should realize that extremism is risky
MS Gov. Phil Bryant Commends Legislature on Funding “Education Works” Package
Republican Congressman Alan Nunnelee (MS-1) to hold town hall in Olive Branch this Thursday
DJ headline ‘Medicaid budget bill blocked’ instead of ‘Dems vote down Medicaid reauthorization’
Mississippi House Democrats vote down Medicaid reauthorization . . . again
Budget negotiations remain close to complete
Jeff Amy opines that Reeves somehow risks blame if charter bills fail
Only in MS - Vicksburg Mayoral Candidate Linda Fondren linked to ownership of Nevada brothels by CL
JJ - Rep. Ed Blackmon tries to kill Nissan bond bill
BRIAN PERRY - Stories from Simpson County
Gov. Phil Bryant defends Terry Herring, his nominee for state Board of Health
Sam Hall - Gov. Bryant erred in appointing politically charged Herring to Board of Health
Terri Herring statement on appointment to the Mississippi State Board of Health
Gov. Bryant vetoes bill giving Reservoir board city-like powers
Palazzo calls Medicaid expansion a “Trojan Horse”
State budget deal close, negotiators say
Haley Barbour’s Resurgent Republic - GOP primary voters support rigid pathway to citizenship
MS Republican Party founder Clarke Reed: Kemper plant ‘totally foolish’
House deals blow to Gov. Bryant’s education reform bill
Gov. Phil Bryant taps anti-abortion activist Terri Herring for state health board
Harrison - House leadership’s efforts on charter school bill blocked
Legal battles over Vicksburg mayoral ballot wrapping up
Coverage of Shuster’s visit Pascagoula to discuss Coast needs
MPP - Jackson and Boothe Headed to Runoff in House District 11
SUN HERALD | Editorial: Miller promises he will be part of solution at DMR
Final Capitol Prayer and Ministry luncheon of 2013 session this Thursday
Democrats say money is available to fully fund public education
Deadlines loom in session’s last weeks
Roll Call of Education Bill
Pennsylvania congressman coming to Mississippi to discuss transportation
Sen. Roger Wicker: Sequestration could affect defense industry, parks in Jackson County
MSGOP Welcomes Senator Nickey Browning
Retire or stay on? Thad Cochran has decision to make
Gay rights group gathers at MS Capitol
Charter school bill loses House vote, but not dead
Charter school bill loses House vote, but not dead
Gov. Phil Bryant appoints fmr Palazzo Chief of Staff Jamie Miller to run DMR
Sen. Browning switches to Republican
Take-home textbooks lacking? Complaints pique auditor’s interest
AP - House speaker appoints charter school proponents to state education board
Boyfriend: Lawmaker Jessica Upshaw battled depression
BREAKING - Sen. Nickey Browning joins Republican Party
A 7th term? Sen. Thad Cochran undecided
2013 Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Award Winners Announced
BREAKING - DOR chooses old Worldcom building in Clinton for new home
Speaker Philip Gunn Appoints Joel Bomgar to State Board of Education
Secretary of State receives nearly 200 bids for tax-forfetied properties
5 Mississippi House members are running for mayoral seats
State aid for potential hospital losses uncertain
Pender - Mississippi becomes open carry state with new gun law
Delbert Hosemann names Hyde-Smith “Republican of the Year”
Reeves goes to representatives on charter schools bill
Immigration Task Force Co-Chairs Haley Barbour and Ed Rendell on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
Beretta responds to Speaker Philip Gunn’s letter to arms manufacturers
Budget gets $97.6M more
SALTER: Medicaid expansion or not, health costs will be paid
Former Mississippi governor Musgrove endorses gay marriage, same-sex adoptions
Haley Barbour: Immigration Bill Isn’t Going to Change Many Hispanic Voters’ Minds
Harrison - Legislature wastes time on extraneous bills
Nunnelee makes statement on House passing budget resolution
Bryant criticizes universities on teacher standard
Keith Plunkett pushes Lynn Fitch as a potential challenger to Tate Reeves for LG
Thad Cochran: Too early on 2014
Mississippi Governor Signs ‘Anti-Bloomberg’ Bill
Ronnie Shows - New EPA Administrator should seek to improve relationships with industry
School governance changes stall in Legislature
Seven Officials Join Republican Party
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves as elected vice chairman of the Republican Lieutenant Governors Association
Haley Barbour backs ‘path to citizenship’
Palazzo introduces bill to slow surge of flood insurance rates for South Mississippians
Rand Paul to Endorse Immigrant Path to Citizenship
Nunnelee Floor Speech - I support this budget because of my grandchildren
Veto of school board bill by Bryant likely to stand
Thousands of insurance claims expected from hail
Sen. Hob Bryan not happy about additional funding for MAEP
Pickering Returns Over $92K to Tishomingo County from ex-clerk investigation
ICYMI - Bennie Thompson questions TSA changes
Henry Barbour calls Obama socialist
MC Law School makes Mississippi legislative debate video available in archived form
Billy Hewes wins mayor’s race by default
Charter bill headed for talks
Miss. lawmakers moving into final budget weeks
Group says it would defend new Mississippi prayer law
SID SALTER: What kind of prayers in schools?
Clarion Ledger - Man says JPD cops beat him after racial slur
Gov. Phil Bryant signs new law aimed to help veterans, military spouses
State high court denies appeal to stop Gulfport harbor projects
Medicaid status could affect state finances, according to Moody’s report
MS Legislative Budget could hinge on revised estimate
Harrison - Jackson Hewitt study shows not expanding medicaid will hurt businesses
Bentz - Southern C0. not using Mississippians to build Kemper Plant
ALAN NUNNELEE: A responsible budget
Emmerich - Leonard Bentz “seemed irritated” with people protesting 25% rate hike
Bill on Israel deteriorates into history lesson
Bryan questions tax exemptions’ impact
Pickering - Lawmaker fighting against tougher penalties has a conflict of interest
Federal prosecutor who investigated Dickie Scruggs publishes memoir— “From Midnight to Guntown”
Emails show Gov. Phil Bryant’s staff suggested delays in granting requests for gun records
Legislature has opportunity for landmark education reform
Christensen: ‘Coast is one of state’s biggest assets’
Nunnelee supports responsible, balanced budget
New York Times - ‘Anti-Bloomberg Bill’ in Mississippi Bars Local Restrictions on Food and Drink
Bill Minor - State should not use Sandyhook shooting as economic development tool
Bryant urged stall of gun record processing until ban could be passed
House changes course on elected school superintendent vote
BOBBY HARRISON: Mississippi’s spinning its wheels on health care
Terex Hosts Visit from Congressman Alan Nunnelee at the Southaven Facility
Cochran renews support for stolen valor act
Hyde Smith wants bond money for $47 million facelift for the Coliseum
2 advance to runoff after House special election
Newsom: I’d rather get a mullet than pick next DMR director
Senate Passes Most Significant Education Reform Package in More Than 30 Years
After tensions, Kennedy Institute brings first Republicans (Trent Lott) to its board
Mississippi Passes ‘Anti-Bloomberg’ Bill
MSGOP Update - 75% of voters oppose expansion
Tea Party announces candidate for Brandon Alderman seat
Miss. House revives plan that could allow armed teachers
Hall - Why Are Sen. Terry Brown’s Campaign Finance Reports Incomplete?
Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield settles sexual harassment lawsuit
SOS Delbert Hosemann updates his legislative agenda
Mississippi Young Professionals to Hold Summit April 25-26 in Meridian
Gov. Bryant Comments on U.S. House of Representatives’ Move to Not Provide Funding for ObamaCare
OP-ED — FISACKERLY: Four key steps to ensure low-cost, reliable power for years to come
Mississippi Obituary Goes Viral
Hosemann talks to Starkville Rotary about Voter ID, SMART Business Act
Baria - Fishing industry tax exemption passes House
Hospital Association works with Gov. Bryant
Oliver Diaz, Mississippi Business Journal legal expert, on damages ruling
Nunnelee - Work to do
Bill to improve maritime commerce gets signed by Governor Phil Bryant
Capitol Prayer Ministry Luncheon set for this Thursday March 14 at noon
Stacey Pickering pushes SB 2625 to put more teeth in public employee embezzlement penalties
MS Democratic Trust complains about Medicaid after refusing to reauthorize current program
Treasurer Lynn Fitch Issues Statement on Financial Literacy bill dying in Senate Committees
Senate wants healthy food push to honor Bennie Turner
Hosemann: City campaign laws inconsistently followed
DMR hasn’t been audited by the state in over 10 years
Fishing industry tax exemption passes House
Cochran to play key role in farm bill
BILL CRAWFORD - Steve Holland should apologize to Phil Bryant
Democrats ask Gov. Bryant to consider Medicaid options
Law requiring campaign finance reports often ignored
Jackson mayoral candidate Regina Quinn explains 2 bankruptcies - “I’m a real person”
Secretary of State publishes late files in HD36 special election race
Education bills survive Tuesday deadline, move to full House and Senate
Cottonmouth rails Gov. Bryant over health care comments
Pender - More Medicaid fear and loathing
MSGOP dinner to feature Gov. Bobby Jindal
Miss. House sends school prayer bill to Bryant
MS House Weekly Report 3/4/13
Governor Phil Bryant vows lawsuit if Obamacare winds up shortchanging state’s existing Medicaid
House, Senate closer to charter school resolution
Fate of the Big Gulp in Mississippi rests with Gov. Phil Bryant
BOBBY HARRISON: Resilient Robert Johnson doesn’t give up
Pickering after Circuit Clerk who surpassed state law with $400,000 salary
Cottonmouth - Cracks beginning to show in MSGOP opposition to Medicaid expansion
Rep. Bennie Thompson asks FBI to probe death of gay, black Clarksdale mayoral candidate
Tom Daschle and Trent Lott - Debate should strengthen our government, not paralyze it
Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, wife establish Northwest scholarship
DeSoto team hopes to score federal funds, help for roads, air quality
Legislator pushes for rural water groups openness
Jonathan Lee campaign chides other Jackson mayoral candidates for not filing campaign finance report
Johnson winning mayoral war chest battle
Court of Appeals says Mississippi’s cap on personal injury cases legal
ZNN Makes Trip to New Orleans - Fails to mention that Scruggs pleaded guilty
Cottonmouth - Gov. Bryant “the most Obama-hatin’ Republican governor in America”
Bill revived to stiffen penalty for public theft
Carnival-barker turned Rep. Steve Holland pens letter to Gov. Bryant calling him a ‘fool’
University of Mississippi Medical School Cures Baby with HIV
SAM HALL - MS Hospital Assn’s Medicaid strategy is ‘tremendous miscalculation’
MS Governor Phil Bryant signs two gun owner protection laws
Dickie Scruggs takes case to 5th Circuit today
Geoff Pender: Corrupt officials still get off easy
Mississippi could end up buying Cat Island
Gov. Phil Bryant Op-Ed - State must hold the line on Medicaid
Haley Barbour - Sacrificing energy is no way out of sequester
Steve Holland Op-Ed - Keep Politics Out of PERS (ICYMI)
MSGOP reviews last week
Gregg Harper - Democrats to blame for Sequester
Bill to allow casino classes heads to Gov. Bryant
Harper votes for Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, Nays from Nunnelee and Palazzo
Legislators working on charter school bills
Truck thief no match for JPD, 3 Mississippi lawmakers
Rep. Cecil Brown Questioning $5 Million In ‘extra Money’ To Run
Hosemann - “It’s irresponsible for the President and the Congress not to be able to govern”
ICYMI - Rep. George Flaggs says Medicaid reauthorization should take priority over expansion
Video of Michelle Obama’s visit to Mississippi
SecNav Ray Mabus joins Obama’s Sequestration PR campaign
Sen. Will Longwitz statement on passage of HB 485
Wicker Discusses Hagel Confirmation on MSNBC
Senate passes bills to protect MS gun owners’ rights
Congressman Alan Nunnelee ranks high on conservative vote rankings
Letter from Sen. Joey Fillingane responding to recent stories about mood among senators
Cochran, Wicker split on Hagel confirmation
Kalich - Jim doesn’t trust us
Mississippi senators approve $15.3M Secretary of State budget for 2014 fiscal year
JJ - Floodwaters of scandal continue to rise in Vicksburg
Bryant signs 2 bills ratifying Kemper settlement
Tradition of justice passed from father to son
Senate approves $695K for secretary of state to defend voter ID plan
Norwood defeats Crisler in runoff for Senate District 28 seat
Though it’s getting very little play in the media elsewhere, noose is tightening in DMR scandal
Pender - GOP Senators planning to “throw yoke” on “Maximus Tater” (Bryant “cheers”)
NJ.com Editorial - Gov. Haley Barbour wrong on Sandy contract with AshBritt
Haley Barbour Op-Ed - You can’t hack a steakhouse
Russell Jolly files driver’s license bill
Group of 15 Mississippi senators seeking to form ‘conservative coalition’ in Jackson
Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi may have sent in 13th Amendment paperwork back in ‘94
MS Democratic Trust 2012 Financial Report
Steve Seale named as national Chairman of Private Enterprise Advisory Council for ALEC
ATR Supports “Right to Refuse” Constitutional Amendment
Medical group sends Gov. Phil Bryant letter backing Medicaid expansion
Jerry Mitchell - Note to Jon Stewart: Why not invite Dick Molpus to appear on your show?
Paper compares how New Jersey monitors hurricane money vs. Gulf States
Op-Ed: The shared fortunes of Jackson and its suburbs
Notable Quotes -  Siccing the dogs, blues and dress codes
Spoof Haley Barbour Calls In - GOP Civil War between GOP and Tea Party
Power rankings: Political editor Geoff Pender on top session issues
Analysis: Hob Bryan effective as leader of Democrats in Mississippi Senate

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Thursday at 9:57 am
Pension fund cut opposed
Hammer3: What a con-incidence!  The Clarion Liar, and the President of Miss. Alliance of State Employees; CWA/Local 3570 , Brenda Scott were touting the woes of Mississippi’s State workers pension program in today’s newspaper.
Thursday at 8:16 am
Pension fund cut opposed
porkchop: The defined benefit aspect is the problem here.  Ernest T, you might have done better had you invested your own money.  But, you would have given up that guaranteed benefit.  Private employers change all the time - but, anyone that…
Thursday at 8:02 am
Redistricting . . . we can work it out, can't we?
porkchop: The real killer for running twice is for democrats in contentious races.  Not only is the MS Democratic party in disarray in terms of its abilty to finance races, but that gives Republicans two bites at the apple to beat…
Wednesday at 11:56 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
PubMan: Ernest T, no one wants to take anything away from you, you should be grandfathered however the taxpayers have had enough of a system that is unfair to the folks.  We want accountability and a fair system, not the one…
Wednesday at 11:38 pm
Lee Yancey Endorsed by the Mississippi Federation for Immigration Reform and Enforcement
m2jtown: MFIRE is a Miss. grassroots organization who supports orderly and legal immigration, and is which is working to educate voters and elected officials about the dangers associated with massive and uncontrolled illegal immigration. To learn more or join us please…
Wednesday at 11:04 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Earnest T Bass: Those of us that are now drawing retirement did not have an option to be in the system.  If we worked for the state we paid the rate demanded of us.  For that we were promised in writing a set…
Wednesday at 9:57 pm
Clarion Ledger - Deja vu? Dems pulled same thing last year.
Hammer3: My favorite one liner for Johnny Stringer is that he is the hick from the sticks.  Montrose Mississippi’s pride and joy!
Wednesday at 9:04 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Elwood P Dowd: The stock crash pretty much screwed up everyone else’s retirement.  Why is it not fair that state workers accept their share of the pain? Whatever promises retirees have, raising the contribution levels for present employees doesn’t break it.  When you…
Wednesday at 8:33 pm
Clarion Ledger - U.S. budget: Bipartisan only way
Elwood P Dowd: If the Congress agrees on spending, we might get a 1% or 2% spending cut.  If they can’t, we get 100%.  So tell me again what’s the benefit of compromise?
Wednesday at 8:26 pm
CL opinion on Redistricting: Two elections a waste
Elwood P Dowd: Usually, “stop the pointless political infighting” just means “let my side win.”
Wednesday at 7:58 pm
CL opinion on Redistricting: Two elections a waste
Contract with America: “And it is about the 174 members of the Legislature looking out for their own political futures based on what their districts might look like.”  On one side you have a group wanting to hold on to power that they…
Wednesday at 6:04 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Howard Roark: I’m sure there are private companies that change the rules after the fact, but most I’m familiar with, usually do some type of transition, grandfathering, etc.  Point taken that it does happen, though. I’m not aware of the VA, but…
Wednesday at 5:11 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Hammer3: Howard, Let me be perfectly clear on several of the issues you brought up. A.  “But if gov’t. is going to break its contract with current retirees (and like it or not, it’s changing the rules after the fact, not…
Wednesday at 4:55 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Earnest T Bass: Howard is also correct.  If the state had allowed me to invest my retirement money I would be living much better now that I’m retired.
Wednesday at 4:52 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Earnest T Bass: Pubman I haven’t looked into it but I doubt you can use 21 years of militray service towards your state retirement.  Some but I doubt that much.  And if you did retire after 4 years you might get 10% of…
Wednesday at 4:37 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Howard Roark: Guys, I don’t understand why there’s such a fuss.  All we are discussing are defined-benefits vs defined-contributions. Until the last couple decades or so, defined-benefits was the norm.  In the private sector as well.  The private sector has (wisely, in…
Wednesday at 2:58 pm
Barbour - House Leadership trying to spend too much
windeaces: Typical government; instead of working for the best interest of the public they are working for the interest of a government party in trying to belittle one party in favor of another. Time for most of these self centered morons…
Wednesday at 2:57 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Hammer3: Earnest T; just answer a couple of simple questions. do you or have you received a cost of living increase with your pension? do you or have you received a 13th. check while drawing your state pension? is it the…
Wednesday at 2:52 pm
CL opinion on Redistricting: Two elections a waste
windeaces: The best answer would be to send all these self serving morons home and let the public themselves present bills and let the pulblic at large decide whether it is something they want to pass or not. In today’s technology…
Wednesday at 2:41 pm
EDITORIAL: Howorth for TVA
jdaviscovington: Right.  Your last sentence from your first post had me confused.



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