Legislation to rebuild and maintain roadway infrastructure is struggling Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Legislation to rebuild and maintain roadway infrastructure is struggling By Joel McNeece|2016-03-29T14:18:35-05:00March 29, 2016|Columnists, Sid Salter| Reports on Mississippi roads and bridges are so plentiful that one could
Early voting is no more dangerous or beneficial than voter identification Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Early voting is no more dangerous or beneficial than voter identification By Joel McNeece|2016-03-15T09:00:04-05:00March 15, 2016|Columnists, Sid Salter| STARKVILLE – In some circles, Mississippi Republicans continue to push back against
Executions aren’t supposed to be easy, quiet or hidden from public Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Executions aren’t supposed to be easy, quiet or hidden from public By Joel McNeece|2016-03-08T22:01:07-06:00March 8, 2016|Columnists, Sid Salter| The legislative rationale behind Senate Bill 2237 presumes falsely that the business
Legislative leaders wise to let vouchers bill die Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Legislative leaders wise to let vouchers bill die By Joel McNeece|2016-03-01T16:04:54-06:00March 1, 2016|Columnists, Sid Salter| In the wake of one of the most divisive and bitter political
Barker’s consolidation legislation proves prophetic for more districts Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Barker’s consolidation legislation proves prophetic for more districts By Joel McNeece|2016-02-23T14:21:09-06:00February 23, 2016|Columnists, Sid Salter| School consolidation legislation now under consideration in the state Senate would consolidate
Lethal injection drug challenges could send us back to the future Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Lethal injection drug challenges could send us back to the future By Joel McNeece|2016-02-16T13:40:54-06:00February 17, 2016|Columnists, Sid Salter| Is moving away from lethal injection as a method of execution in
Mississippi Republican leadership going full bore with own kind of socialism Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Mississippi Republican leadership going full bore with own kind of socialism By Joel McNeece|2016-02-09T17:16:04-06:00February 10, 2016|Columnists, Sid Salter| Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders received an avalanche of criticism when he
Jack Reed would have made a great governor Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Jack Reed would have made a great governor By Joel McNeece|2016-02-02T14:12:32-06:00February 3, 2016|Columnists, Sid Salter| Saddened to learn of the passing of iconic Tupelo businessman Jack Reed
Harper’s day in the state press barrel slated for Jan. 28 Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Harper’s day in the state press barrel slated for Jan. 28 By Joel McNeece|2016-01-26T15:43:32-06:00January 26, 2016|Columnists, Sid Salter| Looking back, it’s rather remarkable that such a wide array of political
Legislature should deal with issue of elected school superintendents Gallery Columnists, Sid Salter Legislature should deal with issue of elected school superintendents By Joel McNeece|2016-01-19T14:53:16-06:00January 19, 2016|Columnists, Sid Salter| One of the real truisms in Mississippi politics is that we really