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Opinion: When you're in a hole, stop digging
Thu,05/15/25-6:58PM , 447 Reads 10,486 Statewide
Despite payments to victims and the imprisonment of six law enforcement officers, the Goon Squad story in Rankin County will not go away. This time it’s because a county supervisor talked about it in public.
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Gas news, prices for week of May 12
Thu,05/15/25-2:20PM , 681 Reads
(May 12, 2025)—Average gasoline prices in Louisiana have fallen 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.64/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,436 stations in Louisiana. Prices in Louisiana are 12.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 47.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
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Opinion: Mississippi’s biggest addicts
Tue,05/13/25-6:26PM , 485 Reads 10,546 Statewide
The current unresolved gambling debate in Mississippi is online sports betting.
The House, perhaps appreciative of Super Bowl tickets and other perks from lobbyists, and also craving the high of $40 million to $80 million per year in new taxes, is for it. Every little bit to eliminate the state income tax will help.
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Opinion: FEMA denial is likely for local tornado aid
Thu,05/08/25-7:14PM , 449 Reads 10,772 Statewide
It doesn’t take a college degree to predict this one: Mississippi’s request for federal assistance for the tornado damage in Walthall County, Pike County and other areas will be denied.
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