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March 6, 2013
Legislator pushes for rural water groups openness
Legislator pushes for rural water groups openness Legislation designed “to clarify” that the Public Service Commission does not have authority over rural water associations has been amended to also mandate that the meetings of the utilities are open to their members. House Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Chair Jerry Turner, R-Baldwyn, amended the legislation before it…
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March 6, 2013
Two new candidates enter Hattiesburg mayoral race
Two new candidates enter Hattiesburg mayoral race Two new candidates have entered Hattiesburg’s mayoral race after filing qualifying documents this week. Catherine M. Starr, of 121 Melwood Drive, qualified to run as a Democrat for mayor and becoming a primary challenger for incumbent Mayor Johnny DuPree. Starr previously ran in 2011 for the District 2…
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March 6, 2013
Jonathan Lee campaign chides other Jackson mayoral candidates for not filing campaign finance report
CLARION LEDGER ARTICLE BRINGS CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLATIONS TO LIGHT IN JACKSON MAYOR’S RACE A Clarion Ledger article was published today highlighting violations to campaign finance laws in the mayoral race. With the exception of businessman Jonathan Lee and current mayor Harvey Johnson, the entire field of candidates failed to submit campaign finance reports. Upon qualifying…
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March 6, 2013
Johnson winning mayoral war chest battle
Johnson winning mayoral war chest battle Johnson’s campaign committee, Friends of Harvey Johnson, raised $108,969 in 2012 and spent $16,220, much of it advertising-related. His campaign ended the year with $107,442 cash on hand, some of which may have been left over from the election four years ago. His donations came from a mix of…
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March 5, 2013
Court of Appeals says Mississippi’s cap on personal injury cases legal
Court of Appeals says Mississippi’s cap on personal injury cases legal A federal appeals court panel rejected a constitutional challenge to Mississippi’s cap on non-economic damages. The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel says Mississippi’s $1 million non-economic damages limit in personal injury cases is legal. Those damages would be payment for things such…
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March 5, 2013
Charter School Bill Will be Hammered out Towards the End of the Session
Charter School Bill Will be Hammered out Towards the End of the Session It appears that charter school legislation is heading to conference where leaders from the House and Senate will try to hammer out their differences near the end of the session. The Senate Education Committee has inserted its charter school language in the…
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March 5, 2013
ZNN Makes Trip to New Orleans – Fails to mention that Scruggs pleaded guilty
ZNN Makes Trip to New Orleans – Fails to mention that Scruggs pleaded guilty Former Oxford litigator Richard “Dickie” Scruggs could return to prison if the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rejects his efforts to have a 2009 conviction overturned. Scruggs’ attorney Edward “Chip” Robertson Jr. addressed a three-judge panel Monday morning and told them…
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March 5, 2013
Legal News Line – Scruggs asks Court to Toss Guilty Plea
Legal News Line – Scruggs asks Court to Toss Guilty Plea Lawyers for disgraced attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs on Monday asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to toss out his 2009 guilty plea to charges of bribing a judge. During Monday’s arguments, Edward “Chip” Robertson Jr. and former Mississippi attorney general Michael Moore said…
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March 5, 2013
Senator Longwitz Authors Bill to Curb Public Corruption
Senator Longwitz Authors Bill to Curb Public Corruption Help curb public corruption in Mississippi. Pass SB2625. Right now, public officials can get convicted of stealing from the public, receive a slap on the wrist, and be hired again to do the same thing. A bill I authored in the Mississippi Legislature would put an end…
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March 5, 2013
Cottonmouth – Gov. Bryant “the most Obama-hatin’ Republican governor in America”
Cottonmouth – Gov. Bryant “the most Obama-hatin’ Republican governor in America” That’s the position most anti-expansion Republicans have taken in the state, but none as forcefully as Gov. Bryant, whose opposition seems to be just part of a thinly-veiled effort to be the most Obama-hatin’ Republican governor in America. That’s all part of a calculated…
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March 5, 2013
Bill revived to stiffen penalty for public theft
Bill revived to stiffen penalty for public theft A House committee on Monday revived a bill to provide tougher penalties for government officials caught stealing. Senate Bill 2625 would prevent such officials from having their records wiped clean from a “non-adjudicated” sentence. But the Senate had stripped most of the teeth from the measure, and…
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March 5, 2013
Carnival-barker turned Rep. Steve Holland pens letter to Gov. Bryant calling him a ‘fool’
Holland pens missive to Gov. Bryant “Phil, You are a fool to turn your back on the working poor. Plus, you’re a hypocrite to promote medical economic development and not have the means to pay for it. This is simple minded on your part. Get a life, Holland” Geoff Pender Clarion Ledger 3/5/13
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June 9, 2025
Mississippi ranked 16th in U.S. for education in latest Kids Count national report
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June 9, 2025
Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement
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June 9, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: June 9, 2025
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Parrish Alford
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June 9, 2025
O’Connor homerun hire for Bulldogs baseball program
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Robert St. John
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June 9, 2025
This wasn’t supposed to be about milkshakes
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 9, 2025
Will you flee?
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Russ Latino
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June 6, 2025
Make America Boring Again
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Sid Salter
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June 4, 2025
Bo Robinson, appointed to PSC after jarring corruption scandals, dies at age 90
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Kimberly Ross
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June 3, 2025
The American epidemic of loneliness
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