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Can the government save money by privatizing prisons, Medicare and other functions?
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More Kemper fallout: Moody’s lowers Mississippi Power rating to ‘negative’
One of the nation’s largest bond credit ratings agencies, Moody’s Investor Service, downgraded Mississippi Power Co.’s rating to ... Read more
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Meridian to add LED lights to busy stretch of Highway 39
In an effort to improve driver safety during evening hours along a stretch of Mississippi Highway 39, the ... Read more
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6 things you should know about ‘nuisance’ floods
Nuisance floods, now routine in some coastal areas, receive far less attention than big weather disasters, such as ... Read more
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Governors concerned about perils of phasing out Medicaid expansion funds
WASHINGTON – Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid health care for millions of low-income Americans has congressional Republicans who want ... Read more
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J.C. Penney to close up to 140 stores
J.C. Penney on Friday said it plans to close between 130 and 140 stores in the next several ... Read more
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City council tables decision on municipal elections
After a lengthy discussion Tuesday to determine who will oversee the May 2 Meridian municipal election, Meridian’s City ... Read more
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There’s nothing free
It was Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman who made famous the adage, “There’s no such thing as a ... Read more
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Motives behind proposed cigarette hike in Oklahoma questioned
OKLAHOMA CITY — For the second year in a row, officials in Oklahoma are deeply divided over a ... Read more
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Council of Governments told courthouse decision months away
Determining a solution for the decaying Lauderdale County Courthouse could take until the end of the year, attendees ... Read more