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Closing the debtor’s prison
By WYATTEMMERICHWYATT@NORTHSIDESUN.COM
Thu,03/08/18-4:03PM , 75 Reads
State Rep. Andy Gipson’s House Bill 387, which prevents the immediate incarceration of Mississippians for non-payment of fines, is good legislation. Near-unanimous support for it in both the House and Senate illustrates this.
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Newspapers exposed Kemper
By WYATTEMMERICHWYATT@NORTHSIDESUN.COM
Wed,03/07/18-3:58PM , 62 Reads
It’s been a decade, but the Kemper lignite power plant debacle is finally over and done. Mississippi dodged a bazooka.

Last month, the Mississippi Public Service Commission settled with Mississippi Power Co. and its parent, the Southern Co. of Atlanta.
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Helping Jackson helps Mississippi
By WYATTEMMERICHWYATT@NORTHSIDESUN.COM
Fri,03/02/18-4:13PM , 102 Reads
It was heartening to see the Mississippi House approve a $50 million bond issue to develop a flood plan for Jackson.

The proposal failed on its first try because counties south of the capital on the Pearl River were worried the plan might cause flooding in their communities.
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Daycare is where the action is
By WYATTEMMERICHWYATT@NORTHSIDESUN.COM
Wed,02/28/18-3:52PM , 69 Reads
Who wouldn’t be happy with a 13.8 percent return on investment? A stockbroker who could do that would have investors beating down his door.

Nobel prize winner economist James Heckman was in Jackson last month presenting evidence that early childhood intervention can yield a 13.8 percent monetary return for the state of Mississippi.
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