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Dome of the State Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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A look at where state’s record surplus originated and how it can be spent
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,12/29/22-1:28PM , 703 Reads 13,014 Statewide
The Mississippi Legislature will begin the 2023 session on Jan. 3 with a mind-boggling $3.9-billion surplus, according to information compiled by the staff of the Legislative Budget Committee.
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Arkansas plan of insurance for poor more agreeable than Medicaid expansion for key lawmaker
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,12/28/22-4:50PM , 807 Reads 13,384 Statewide
State Senate Medicaid Committee Chair Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven, is not the first politician to look to Arkansas as an example of how to provide health care coverage to more Mississippians.
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Workers with the moving company Art Logistics International, removed the statue of former Gov. Theodore Bilbo from a Capitol storage room, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. The statue will be taken to the Two Mississippi Museums and stored in the basement. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Harrison: Could Jefferson Davis, J.Z. George follow Bilbo to storage?
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,12/27/22-5:02PM , 697 Reads 12,679 Statewide
Below is a political analysis column by Bobby Harrison:

For the first time in more than 68 years, the statue of Theodore Bilbo will not be in the Mississippi Capitol when the Legislature convenes its 2023 session on Jan. 3.
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Harrison: Ethics Commission contradiction: Members take oath to constitution, but can’t consider it in rulings
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/19/22-9:28AM , 932 Reads 16,313 Statewide
Below is a political analysis column by Bobby Harrison:

A majority of the members of the Mississippi Ethics Commission said they were required to ignore what the state constitution said when they made their ruling that the Legislature is not bound by the open meetings law.
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