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December 19, 2014

REBEKAH STAPLES: fiscal prudency brought to Mississippi in 2011 by voters

REBEKAH STAPLES: Mississippi’s fiscal prudency brought to you by the voters of 2011 Last week, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) adopted a budget recommendation for the upcoming fiscal year which begins on July 1, 2015. The legislative budget recommendation (LBR) provides a starting point for lawmakers to use when contemplating budget priorities in the…

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December 19, 2014

YP BREAKING – Google sues to block state AG Jim Hood’s probe

Google sues to block state AG Jim Hood’s probe oogle filed suit in federal court in Jackson, Mississippi, this morning to block a probe being led by state attorney general Jim Hood, alleging that he’s treading in areas controlled and preempted by federal law. “Congress broadly immunized interactive computer service providers from state regulation for…

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December 19, 2014

Giving Google the (show) business – UPDATED

Sony hack emails show Hollywood coordinating with Jim Hood to chase Google by Alan Lange

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December 19, 2014

Documents in Sony leak show how MS AG Jim Hood was cozy with Hollywood

Documents in Sony leak show how state attorney general was cozy with Hollywood Other emails show specific requests from Hood circulating among MPAA lawyers. In an email sent on January 16th, a few days before a scheduled meeting between Google and a group of attorneys general, MPAA counsel Vans Stevenson discusses which supporting documents they…

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December 19, 2014

New York Times expose mentions former MS Attorney General Mike Moore

Former Attorneys Generals at Work At least nine former attorneys general, in recent years, have worked with law firms seeking to serve attorneys general on a contingency basis. Some serve as lawyers at these firms, actually litigating cases, and others are simply hired to make introductions. Either way, it can be lucrative work. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/19/us/politics/1-Former-Attorneys-Generals-at-Work.html?_r=2#document/p7/a193986 New…

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December 19, 2014

Lawyers Create Big Paydays by Coaxing Attorneys General to Sue

Lawyers Create Big Paydays by Coaxing Attorneys General to Sue In no place has the contingency-fee practice flourished more than in Mississippi, where lawyers hired by Attorney General Jim Hood, a Democrat, have collected $57.5 million in fees during the last two years — three times as much as Mr. Hood has spent on running…

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December 19, 2014

Lawyers Create Big Paydays by Coaxing Attorneys General to Sue

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December 19, 2014

HD 73 candidate Cory Wilson reports raising $47,000 at campaign kickoff

Tweet from Cory Wilson, announced candidate for HD 73 in 2015… “@CoryWilsonMS: Numbers are in for campaign kickoff Nov 18. Raised $47,000 from the event! Strong start for #WilsonHD73 campaign. Honored by solid support.” 12/19/14

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December 19, 2014

Mississippi AG Hood looks to file lawsuit against internet search engines

Miss. Attorney General Wants to Hold Google Accountable for Aiding Illegal Activity Hood said Thursday he was unware of the emails between the media giants in January, but he is working with them to eventually file a lawsuit. “I actually began before 2008,” Hood said, referencing his fight to get search engines to filter images…

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December 19, 2014

Average 3.2 percent tuition increase at Mississippi public universities

Tuition increase at Mississippi universities The State College Board has approved plans to increase tuition and fees at six of Mississippi’s public universities in Fall 2015. Average tuition for two semesters will go up by an average of 3.2 percent. But rates for certain professional programs will go up by different amounts. There is no…

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December 19, 2014

Oh, the irony… Patsy Brumfield calls alternative MAEP ballot language a “dirty, political trick”

Comical that Brumfield uses that phrase to describe an alternative when the actual wording of their initiative is exactly that

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December 19, 2014

MS Board of Education releases 5 year plan with 5 goals

Mississippi Board of Education Unveils 5-Year Strategic Plan The plans five goals include: All students are proficient and show growth in all assessed areas. Every student graduates high school and is ready for college and career. Every child has access to a high-quality early childhood education program. Every school has effective teachers, leaders. Every community…

News

News | Jeremy Pittari •

May 7, 2026

Wednesday night storm spawns several tornadoes that damage hundreds of homes in three counties

News | Frank Corder •

May 6, 2026

Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more

News | Daniel Tyson •

May 6, 2026

Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

April 23, 2026

Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference

Business | Frank Corder •

April 22, 2026

Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus

Business | Frank Corder •

April 17, 2026

Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores

Culture

Culture | Alistair Begg •

May 8, 2026

The cost of complaining

Culture | Susan Marquez •

May 7, 2026

Noah “Soggy” Sweat’s “The Whiskey Speech” to be presented at Two Mississippi Museums

Culture | Alistair Begg •

May 7, 2026

Purchased for God

Opinion

Opinion | Russ Latino •

May 8, 2026

Something for everyone to hate in the redistricting debate

Opinion | Christy Hovanetz •

May 6, 2026

Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids

Opinion | Russ Latino •

May 5, 2026

Magnolia Tribune

REBEKAH STAPLES: fiscal prudency brought to Mississippi in 2011 by voters

YP BREAKING – Google sues to block state AG Jim Hood’s probe

Giving Google the (show) business – UPDATED

Documents in Sony leak show how MS AG Jim Hood was cozy with Hollywood

New York Times expose mentions former MS Attorney General Mike Moore

Lawyers Create Big Paydays by Coaxing Attorneys General to Sue

Lawyers Create Big Paydays by Coaxing Attorneys General to Sue

HD 73 candidate Cory Wilson reports raising $47,000 at campaign kickoff

Mississippi AG Hood looks to file lawsuit against internet search engines

Average 3.2 percent tuition increase at Mississippi public universities

Oh, the irony… Patsy Brumfield calls alternative MAEP ballot language a “dirty, political trick”

MS Board of Education releases 5 year plan with 5 goals

News

Wednesday night storm spawns several tornadoes that damage hundreds of homes in three counties

Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more

Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs

Business

Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference

Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus

Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores

Culture

The cost of complaining

Noah “Soggy” Sweat’s “The Whiskey Speech” to be presented at Two Mississippi Museums

Purchased for God

Opinion

Something for everyone to hate in the redistricting debate

Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids

Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints

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