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GOP Sen. Billy Hudson breaks ranks, supports Medicaid expansion.

Mississippi PEP wrote 11 hours ago: State Sen. Billy Hudson of Hattiesburg says he supports Medicaid expansion, making him the only stat … more →

Tags: Billy Hudson, entitlements, Federal Government, Governor, Hattiesburg, health, LEGISLATURE, MEDICAID, Mississippi State Senate

Join us for a live chat about Mississippi's energy future tonight at 8:00PM.

Mississippi PEP wrote 2 days ago: BY: B. Keith Plunkett @Keithplunkett In January we completed our 2013 Conservative State of the Stat … more →

Tags: Energy 2, Keith Plunkett, Mississippi, Energy, Business, twitter, technology, Efficient Energy Use, renewable energy

Wicker: Obamacare Medicaid Expansion ‘Unsustainable’

Mississippi PEP wrote 2 days ago: U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) has joined an effort to prevent the federal government from comm … more →

Tags: entitlements, Federal Government, Insurance, MEDICAID, Obamacare, Politics 2, republican, Roger Wicker, State Government

How Mississippi Became Beer-Friendly

Mississippi PEP wrote 2 days ago: Oxford’s inaugural beer festival is a direct indication of the alcohol reformation taking place in M … more →

Tags: Beer, Economic Development, Ethics, Governor, LEGISLATURE, Mississippi State Senate, Phil Bryant, Politics 2, republican

Dept. of Ed. plays more shenanigans with school rankings to implement Common Core.

Mississippi PEP wrote 2 days ago: The ranking Mississippi schools and districts receive this fall could stick for three years. That’s … more →

Tags: Education 2, Ethics, Politics 2, State Government, Superintendents, Teachers, Accountability, common core, Common Core State Standard Initiative

Rep. Bobby Moak on Medicaid expansion: "All Democrats want is a vote."1 comment

Mississippi PEP wrote 2 days ago: Over 600,000 Mississippians on Medicaid are at risk of losing their health benefits if the legislatu … more →

Tags: Democrats 2, Federal Government, Governor, health, LEGISLATURE, MEDICAID, Mississippi State House, Obamacare, Phil Bryant

Canton Democrat calls elderly woman "baboon's ass" during vote counting, attempts to steal ballot boxes.1 comment

Mississippi PEP wrote 2 days ago: Editors Note: Yes, we only usually post stories with a statewide focus or appeal. But, I felt this o … more →

Tags: Democrats 2, Elections, Ethics, law enforcement, Politics 2, Public Safety, Voter Fraud

Chairman on DMR: 'Nobody really knows how much money the agency really has'

Mississippi PEP wrote 3 days ago: The Department of Marine Resources has $117,250 in its budget for the rest of the fiscal year, accor … more →

Tags: budget 2, Economic Development, Gulf Coast, Politics 2, Spending, State Government, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry, Aquaculture

May 22--On this day in Mississippi history . . .

Mississippi PEP wrote 3 days ago: in 2012 Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 211, the Sunshine Act. “Transparency in government is cri … more →

Tags: Governor, History 2, LEGISLATURE, Phil Bryant, Politics 2, republican, State Government, Attorney General, Contingent Fee

MS Power's Kemper Plant will be hot topic at Southern Co. shareholder meeting.

Mississippi PEP wrote 3 days ago: Questions about the abrupt departure this week of Mississippi Power President Ed Day are likely to b … more →

Tags: East Mississippi, Economic Development, Energy 2, Leonard Bentz, Public Service Commission, republican, State Government, holland, Kemper County Mississippi

Race-based study group attempts to sway states on Medicaid expansion with polling data.

Mississippi PEP wrote 3 days ago: Editors Note: The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, founded in 1970, is a non-profit … more →

Tags: budget 2, Democrats 2, entitlements, Ethics, Federal Government, Governor, health, LEGISLATURE, MEDICAID

2013 Boys State to begin May 26 at MSU.

Mississippi PEP wrote 4 days ago: Gov. Phil Bryant and Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker lead a list of speakers for the American Legi … more →

Tags: Delbert Hosemann, Education 2, Governor, Gregg Harper, Jim Hood, Phil Bryant, Politics 2, Roger Wicker, State Government

DOJ fishing for information on MS Voter ID.

Mississippi PEP wrote 4 days ago: The U.S. Department of Justice still is considering whether to preclear Mississippi’s voter identifi … more →

Tags: Elections, Delbert Hosemann, ballot initiative, Politics 2, Voter ID, Federal Government, State Government, Jim Hood, Attorney General

Hardball: Democrat using DMR investigation against GOP opponent in Ocean Springs mayors race.

Mississippi PEP wrote 4 days ago: During an April 16 press conference in Biloxi, (Auditor Stacey) Pickering responded to a question ab … more →

Tags: Elections, Gulf Coast, Democrats 2, republican, Connie Moran, Politics 2, State Government, Mississippi Municipalities, Ethics

Abrupt replacement of MS Power chief a result of withholding documents from PSC.

Mississippi PEP wrote 4 days ago: Mississippi Power Co. made an abrupt leadership switch Monday amid cost overruns at the Kemper Count … more →

Tags: Brandon Presley, East Mississippi, Economic Development, Energy 2, Ethics, Leonard Bentz, Public Service Commission, State Government, Mississippi

CEO of Mississippi Power resigns, board elects replacement.

Mississippi PEP wrote 5 days ago: Mississippi Power Co. announced this morning that President and CEO Ed Day is retiring and will be r … more →

Tags: Energy 2, Economic Development, Mississippi, united states, holland, Kemper County Mississippi, southern company, Mississippi Power, ed holland

Supreme Court won't hear Mississippi NAACP challenge to legislative redistricting.

Mississippi PEP wrote 5 days ago: The Supreme Court won’t order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about t … more →

Tags: Civil Rights, Elections, Federal Government, LEGISLATURE, Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus, Politics 2, Race 2, State Government, Mississippi

Central MS TEA Party may join in lawsuit against IRS.

Mississippi PEP wrote 5 days ago: Central Mississippi TEA Party (CMTP) President Janis Lane says her group is considering joining a po … more →

Tags: Tea Party, Politics 2, Federal Government, Ethics, central mississippi, Mississippi, Law, united states, Internal Revenue Service

NEWSOM: Cochran scenario to produce Coast lieutenant governor? 6 comments

Mississippi PEP wrote 5 days ago: I’ve heard Republican power brokers are already working on a fairly complicated contingency pl … more →

Tags: billy hewes, congress, Contributor, Governor, Gulf Coast, LEGISLATURE, michael watson, Mississippi State Senate, Opinion


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