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Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
Top-down socialism hasn’t failed. It just needs to be applied with more adequate vigor.
By now, it should be obvious, even to the most stubborn among us, that the secret to lasting peace, prosperity, and human flourishing is simply “more government.”
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Major league baseball
If you follow major league baseball you know about the latest teenage phenom in Konnor Griffin. Griffin was drafted ninth overall by Pittsburgh in the MLB draft and signed a $6.5 million bonus with the Pirates. This Friday it was announced that the MLB top prospect had agreed to a nine-year $140 million dollar contract. The 19-year-old former Jackson Prep baseball star doubled in his major league debut on Good Friday against the Baltimore Orioles with 65 family and friends in attendance.
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Evergreen shrub Temple
Bells shines in the spring
By Eddie Smith
MSU Extension Service
Sometimes it seems that spring is all about the flowers, but trees and shrubs play a significant role in the landscape waking up from winter.
At my house, an early bloomer I look forward to seeing each year is Temple Bells, a beautiful evergreen shrub that shines in late winter and early spring.
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OUTDOOR TRUTHS
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Good crops start with
good early decisions
By Bonnie Coblentz
MSU Extension Service
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- While profit in farming often comes down to what the weather and markets did that year, the decisions farmers make from the beginning impact the bottom line in many important ways.
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ALCATRAZ
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Lowndes County Man Sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation for Trafficking Methamphetamine
OXFORD – A Lowndes County man was sentenced to thirteen years for trafficking in excess of fifty grams of methamphetamine.
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From beaver rescue to big screen: MSU scientist’s work informs new movie ‘Hoppers’
STARKVILLE, Miss.—When Pixar came calling for help bringing beavers to life in its new animated film “Hoppers,” Mississippi State scientist Holley Muraco was ready.
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New Podcast Episode Highlights Environmental Health
JACKSON, Miss. You may not realize just how the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) serves every Mississippian and every visitor, every day. The April episode of our podcast, Health Talk MS, covers many of the ways the Office of Environmental Health takes on that responsibility to protect your health and wellbeing.
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New Major Maps tool supports prospective, current MSU students with clear info guides to aid decision making, career planning
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State is pointing future and current students to a new university resource to help explore academic programs and select a major.
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Robert St. John says when you surround yourself with people who show up and who care, the word work starts to feel less like a complaint and more like a privilege.
A twelve-year-old with a push mower and six neighbors who needed their yards cut — that’s as close to a business plan as I’ve ever had.
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In addition to the laundry list of local projects, lawmakers also sent $30 million to state agencies, $40 million to community colleges, and $75.1 million to public universities and IHL. See what’s in the spending bill.
Artificial turf for an Ocean Springs sports complex.
Buying instruments for high school music programs through the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra in Jackson.
Expansion and renovation of a sports complex in Columbia.
Installation of exhibits and acoustics for a Mississippi Songwriters Performing Arts Center in Gautier.
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Advocates for wind energy have pointed to Mississippi’s Delta region as ideal for the renewable energy source. Yet, concerns linger over the loss of agricultural lands.
A study on how wind turbines impact Mississippi’s agricultural industry died in the Legislature last week, but the chairman of the Senate Energy Committee said it could return next session.
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Year-to-date state revenue collections with three months remaining in the current fiscal year remain $120 million, or 2.32% above estimate.
Days after lawmakers headed home from the 2026 legislative session, the Legislative Budget Office released the March revenue collections report showing the state took in $20.5 million, or 3.86% above the estimate for the month.
The LBO report released Monday shows the year-to-date state revenue collections with three months remaining in the current fiscal year remain $120 million, or 2.32% above estimate.
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Lawmakers also took steps to address chronic absenteeism, requiring school districts to adopt locally developed student attendance policies and increasing school attendance officer pay, among other provisions.
Tucked in the legislation that provided Mississippi’s teachers with pay raises this session was a provision that revised how much of the school day a student has to be in class to be counted as present.
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Three win $50,000 in MS Lottery
A Mississippi Lottery player has added to an unprecedented streak of Powerball wins, becoming the third $50,000 winner in as many drawings with a ticket purchased at Keith’s Super Store #80 in Lucedale.
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LPD announces 2026 Torch Run for Special Olympics
From press and staff reports
The Louisville Police Department has announced plans for its annual Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of Special Olympics Mississippi, inviting the community to take part in the May 5 event.
The run is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m., with participants gathering outside the Louisville Safe Room, commonly known as “the Dome.” The event is free and open to the public, and organizers encourage residents of all ages to attend.
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International Institute celebrates 15 years at MSU
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s International Institute is marking its 15th anniversary with a series of scholarly events and special festivities to celebrate the university’s strategic global work.
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Public Comment Period Opens April 3 for Ridgeland Firing Range Report
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