Analysis: Reeves tries to balance concerns of health, jobs
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is having to balance his libertarian-leaning instincts with public health concerns during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s been his job the past several weeks to...
View ArticleBILL CRAWFORD — When worlds collide reality can change
As our worlds collide over the coronavirus, the surreal 1933 novel of that name by Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer comes to mind. The novel “When Worlds Collide” portrayed the surreal phenomenon of...
View ArticleAnalysis: Mississippi to mull many requests for relief cash
Mississippi lawmakers and Gov. Tate Reeves still have to make big decisions about spending most of the $1.25 billion that the federal government is sending the state for coronavirus relief. After...
View ArticleMississippi gov says he should have worn mask at funeral
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday that because of the coronavirus pandemic, he should have worn a mask during a funeral a day earlier where hundreds of law enforcement officers gathered to...
View ArticleBILL CRAWFORD — Bryant set stage for faith to supplant battle flag
The Mississippi Legislature plowed new ground last week when members heroically voted to banish the Confederate battle flag from the state flag, uprooting a long-time symbolic vestige of our...
View ArticleMississippi governor tests negative for COVID-19 after scare
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has tested negative for the coronavirus, a day after announcing he was going into isolation after being in contact with a lawmaker who tested positive. “My girls and I...
View ArticleKent Smith appointed circuit judge of 3rd district
Kent E. Smith has been appointed as circuit judge for the 3rd Circuit Court District, Place 3 by Gov. Tate Reeves. Having extensive legal experience in Mississippi as well as Alabama and Tennessee and...
View ArticleAnalysis: 1st months not what Reeves expected as governor
Republican Tate Reeves has made clear that his first six months as Mississippi governor didn’t shape up the way he expected. Reeves took office in January after eight years as lieutenant governor and...
View ArticleBILL CRAWFORD — Rounsaville thrust into economic crisis
As of April 30, the pandemic shut-down pushed Mississippi’s unemployment rate up to 15.7% with 187,800 unemployed residents. Two weeks later Gov. Tate Reeves thrust John Rounsaville into the middle of...
View ArticleBILL CRAWFORD — Reeves less politicizing than Trump on COVID-19
Gov. Tate Reeves bemoaned the politicization of COVID-19 coronavirus last week, reported Mississippi Today. He complained that there are “certain groups that want to politicize everything.” Hmmm. To...
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