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State government historical growth
By Wyatt Emmerich
Wed,02/05/25-5:21PM , 350 Reads 8,349 Statewide
“There are lies, damn lies and statistics.” That famous line is, perhaps falsely, attributed to Mark Twain, but it underscores the obvious reality that numbers can often distort reality.
Nevertheless, being somewhat wonkish, I have long tracked overall state expenditures and published these numbers periodically.
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After eight years, state wins battle to control airport
By Wyatt Emmerich
Wed,01/22/25-3:21PM , 234 Reads 6,287 Statewide
It’s now been over eight years since the state legislature voted to regionalize control of the Jackson airport. The city of Jackson, and its airport board, has now suffered a legal setback that may doom the city’s effort to keep control of the airport.
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Mississippi Court of Appeals celebrates 30th year
By Wyatt Emmerich
Wed,01/15/25-5:01PM , 349 Reads 9,312 Statewide
I had never been inside the Mississippi Supreme Court building so when my friend Virginia Carlton, a Northsider and state appellate judge, sent me an invitation to the 30th anniversary of the state appellate court, I jumped at the chance to go.
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Lt. Governor Hosemann upbeat about the future
By Wyatt Emmerich
Wed,01/08/25-4:41PM , 305 Reads 8,253 Statewide
Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann was full of optimism speaking before a packed crowd at the Stennis Press Forum at Hal & Mal’s restaurant in downtown Jackson.
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