Perspective
ROGER WICKER: Touting accomplishments from past year
GEOFF PENDER: That ‘whoosh’ is school choice sucking all the oxygen from the Mississippi Capitol
BOBBY HARRISON: Supreme Court could strike down a rare Mississippi effort to improve voter access
BILL CRAWFORD: Reeves’ Proposed Budget Ignores PERS needs
ROGER WICKER: Mississippi’s travel industry is soaring
MICHAEL BOLDEN: ‘Beat us with policy, (not with lies)’
DELBERT HOSEMANN: ‘Not a miracle – just Mississippi’
BOBBY HARRISON: Trump’s concerns about big insurance could be alleviated with universal health care
BILL CRAWFORD: Opioid Abatement Programs Seek Millions From Settlement
SID SALTER: Grisham’s Latest not a Legal Thriller but Introspective Mystery About Greed
State News
CL: Was Mississippi State student arrested over ‘free speech’? See what the First Amendment says
SH: Assessment finds major lapses in South MS police operations, evidence handling
AP: Monkey escape in Mississippi gives a glimpse into the secretive world of animal research
AP: Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children’s safety
WTVA: Monkeys escaped after crash in south Mississippi
CL: New MS data center could double state’s economic development record. Exxon could be a driver
CL: Who owns the most land in Mississippi? Biggest private landowner has 180,000 acres
CL: Jackson sees homicides drop from 92 at this point in 2024 to 54 at this point in 2025
CL: Mississippi prison murder indictment forgotten for 3 years until a Clarion Ledger reporter called
CL: Body found hanging at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS, on day of scheduled centennial
Politics and Government
WLBT: Mississippi lawmakers say politics should stay out of coaching searches
CL: Mississippi law enforcement deepens ties with ICE under Trump’s revived immigration program
CL: How is Mississippi Senate balance changing after Democrats flip 2 seats?
ST: Officials celebrate Jim and Thomas Duff Center dedication at Mississippi State
WDAM: Ezell joins Louisiana leader to introduce legislation re-authorizing National Flood Insurance Program amid government shutdown
CL: Mississippi sheriffs among law officers arrested by FBI in drug trafficking bribery scheme
DJ: Vice President JD Vance, Erika Kirk speak at Ole Miss event
SH: Rep. Ezell blames shutdown for flood insurance lapse
WSJ: The Enduring Success of Piney Woods School
CL: Who will replace John Horhn? District 26 voters to decide in Nov. 4 special election
Blog
JJ: 5th Circuit: Jackson “Repeatedly Lied to the Public”, Revives Lead Lawsuit
MT: DNA evidence tied to rape, killing of 6-year-old Greenville girl is missing, attorneys allege in court filing
MAG: Two state Senate special runoff elections to be decided December 2
MAG: Magnolia Mornings: November 24, 2025
MT: Southaven residents fear pollution, complain of noise, from Elon Musk’s xAI data-center turbines
JJ: Idiot of the Day
MAG: No timeline set for JXN Water’s rate increase request
MT: ICE presence grips Forest community with fear
JJ: Toyota Investing in Mississippi
JJ: Slugging It Out for Governor
