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Letter to the Editor: We have much to be thankful for
So, beginning Jan. 20, 2025 it will be President Trump. So what? For the past four years it ...
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Trump’s planned mass deportations may trigger hard, complex economic consequences
STARKVILLE – One of the capstone issues that the majority of American voters embraced in electing former President ...
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Eliminating DoEd could impact the state’s elementary and secondary education funding
For the president-elect to make good on that pledge to shutter the Department of Education, the full-throated support ...
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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 ...