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Mississippi Craft Breweries Will Have Greater Freedom — But Could Have Enjoyed More
Watch Out for Earmarks
The Process for Changing the State Flag
Making Sense of Experts' Nonsense
Less Regulations and More Freedoms
Recent Commentary
State Agency Advertising Contracts
Imagine a talk radio network that reaches every county in Mississippi and hosts state policymakers as guests with a large proportion of its advertisements each hour coming in the form of taxpayer-funded public service announcements (PSAs). This is exactly what is occurring in Mississippi, as taxpayers have spent more $30 million on advertisements in the last six years, according to an analysis of contracts on the state’s transparency website.
Bogus Numbers vs Bogus Narrative
The COVID-19 narrative is that we barely escaped national disaster thanks to government ordered lockdowns — which shouldn’t be lifted too soon. It says the lockdowns prevented about 2.1 million deaths vs 2.2 million predicted. But it’s obvious the numbers don’t match the narrative.
The Great Travel Industry Takedown
The Coronavirus has clobbered the world economy but for the travel and hospitality industries, it has become an existential crisis. The consequences are lingering far too long with no end in sight. Two good examples to examine are the airlines and airports. The data is really ugly but it is right there on the TSA website for all to see — the daily number of passengers screened by the Transportation Security Administration.
Life After Mass Transit – Save Your Life and Drive a Car
The Coronavirus has disrupted just about everything, but few things as much as transportation networks in and around big metropolitan areas. The global pandemic could be a back breaker for these mass transit systems and the authorities that run them.
Death Counts and Mistrust
Lies today are intended to exaggerate the COVID-19 epidemic and create panic and political opportunities. Some politicians see this as an opportunity to “fundamentally transform America.” Loss of freedom is a near thing.
One-Time CARES Act Money for Recurring Expenses
For years, Republican leaders in Mississippi have decried, and rightly so, the use of “one-time money“ to pay recurring expenses in the state budget. Then-candidate Haley Barbour complained about Gov. Ronnie Musgrove and the Democrat-lead Legislature’s use of funds from lawsuit settlements or other single-instance receipts to pay for ongoing expenses of state government, rather than cut the budget to match recurring revenue.
Enjoying the 4th of July!
With the tapping of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia thirteen times in honor of the original thirteen colonies, Americans will kick off July 4, 2020. It's been a year to remember so far, but take a Coronavirus breather and enjoy it.
A little 4th of July fact: Americans will consume around 155 million hot dogs, spend $92 million on chips, $167.5 million on watermelon, and $341.4 million on beer.
Take time to catch up on these other interesting 4th of July facts from the New England Historical Society.
12 Fascinating Facts About the Fourth of July - New England Historical Society
www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com
How far back do Fourth of July fireworks go? Which 2 signers of the Declaration of Independence died on the 4th? Where was the biggest celebration held?