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Whacks to federal spending may whack Mississippi budget

Mississippi is highly dependent upon federal dollars, both for its operating budget and for taxable spending by individuals ...

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Our View: Suffrage process should be standardized

An estimated 55,000 Mississippians are not able to vote after being convicted of one of 24 specific felonies ...

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Trumps’s election likely to renew Medicaid expansion efforts by state legislative leaders

STARKVILLE ­– The 2024 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature ended with a failure to reach consensus between ...

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Rep. Guest on spot after Gaetz nomination

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz for U.S. Attorney General puts Mississippi Congressman Michael Guest on the ...

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As did Stennis, Sen. Wicker is poised to exert tremendous influence on the U.S. military

By Sid Salter STARKVILLE ­– The 2024 election saw a historic shift of power in which Republicans will ...

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Responsible concerns about tax cuts are not myths

By Bill Crawford Tax cuts remain the top topic of our triumvirate of power.

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Our view: The experiment persists thanks to veterans

Schools and government offices will be closed Monday in observance of Veterans Day, but the federal holiday is ...

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Auditor’s ‘chainsaw’ study useful but lacking

By Bill Crawford “It was time to take a chainsaw to fat in state government,” State Auditor Shad ...

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Our view: Election’s greatest test may be patience

Star Editorial Hundreds of millions of Americans will cast their votes for the next President of the United ...

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