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Miss. House speaker won’t run in ’23
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Thu,11/10/22-2:00AM , 667 Reads
JACKSON — One of the most powerful jobs in Mississippi government will be up for grabs because state House Speaker Philip Gunn of Clinton says he will not seek reelection to the Legislature in 2023.
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Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn of Clinton, speaks before the business leaders at the Mississippi Economic Council's annual "Hobnob Mississippi" in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Gunn spoke of the Legislature working together to raise the salaries of public school teachers and its residual effect of helping retain veteran teachers in the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi House speaker not seeking reelection in 2023
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,11/09/22-4:12PM , 295 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One of the most powerful jobs in Mississippi government will be up for grabs because state House Speaker Philip Gunn of Clinton says he will not seek reelection to the Legislature in 2023.
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Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell, the Republican candidate for Mississippi's 4th Congressional District, shakes hands with voters after he voted at First Presbyterian Church in Pascagoula, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Hannah Ruhoff/The Sun Herald via AP)

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Ezell wins in Mississippi, keeping US House seat for GOP
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,11/07/22-5:27PM , 191 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mike Ezell has defeated a Democrat and a Libertarian candidate in a south Mississippi congressional race, allowing Republicans to retain control of the seat.
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Aluminum plant incentives approved
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,11/03/22-2:00AM , 723 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers met in special session Wednesday and quickly approved nearly $247 million in state incentives for an aluminum plant that is supposed to bring 1,000 jobs to the northern part of the state by 2029.
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