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Citizens favor, leaders fear, ballot initiatives
Thirty-one years ago in November an overwhelming 70% of voters approved a ballot initiative process for Mississippi. Two…
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Our View: Get your flu shot
It’s that time of year again for flu shots. Health care experts say it is not too early…
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Doug Shanks was a fearless change agent in baseball and in Mississippi GOP politics
STARKVILLE – At the age of 29, then-Republican Jackson City Commissioner Doug Shanks had no less than the…
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Are Republicans about to leave Gov. Tate Reeves behind on Medicaid expansion?
Gov. Tate Reeves, running for a second term this year, is traveling the state vowing he’ll continue to…
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Do you wonder why Mississippi has the highest death rate?
A Sept. 4 article in “The Atlantic” claimed Republican politicians across the nation are “impoverishing and immiserating their…
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Mac Huddleston’s magnificent life and consequential work was built on a desire to serve
PONTOTOC – Farm boy. High school and college student. Soldier. Aviator. War hero. Military flight instructor. Veterinarian. University…
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Attorney General not supporting all state laws with vigor
Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s prosecution of state laws has come under scrutiny. Months ago Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann…
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Another View: Prescription Drugs: Big Pharma suing to maintain monopoly
Why it matters: Pharmaceutical companies continue to fight attempts to make prescription drugs affordable. The battle for reasonable…
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Preening federal judge’s dissent aside, Mayfield case wasn’t about the First Amendment
STARKVILLE – The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on July 27 declined to consider the appeal by…
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Putting SNAP recipients to work may be challenging
A major issue confronting state leaders is Mississippi’s lowest-in-the nation labor force participation rate – 54.5% compared to…