M. L. “Binky” Vines continues to run for re-election despite a guilty plea on three counts of embezzlement.
Attorney General Jim Hood says his office recommended a three-year sentence for Vines in the state penitentiary. Hood even wrote a letter to defense attorneys saying they would not recommend the non-adjudicated order Judge Joe Webster was considering. Hood says Vines threw himself on the mercy of the court.
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May 22, 2025
House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session
Speaker Mike Johnson defied the skeptics within his ranks and muscled President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.
