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March 26, 2012
OXFORD EAGLE – Opening statements begin in Dickie Scruggs hearing
Opening statements begin in Scruggs hearing Prosecutors say Scruggs used his relationship with retired Sen. Trent Lott to influence then-Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter for favorable rulings in a lawsuit against him. Prosecutor Bob Norman stated “DeLaughter had two weaknesses, one being his relationship with his mentor and friend, Ed Peters and the other his…
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March 26, 2012
ZNN – Former US Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott testifies for his brother in law Dickie Scruggs
Scruggs update: Lott insists DeLaughter should have known he would not be judge candidate (sic) MIKE MOORE – Calls former Sen. Trent Lott. (Lott sworn in) State your name… Background) Lott tells about time in Cognress. Past 4 years with Breaux.(From Aug 2003 – 2006 senators/) Yes. (KNow Dick SCruggs/) From same homd town, married…
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March 26, 2012
ZNN – Dickie’s still dreamy
Scruggs to fight conviction In 2008, Scruggs pleaded guilty to another judicial bribery case aimed at Circuit Judge Henry Lackey of Calhoun City presiding over another legal-fees lawsuit against Scruggs. He and three others went to prison in the case, and his son, Zach, went to prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. This…
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March 26, 2012
YP CORRECTION – Florida has retained outside counsel to handle BP litigation . . . for 2.5% max
On Friday, YallPolitics posted a story about Florida having not engaged outside counsel to pursue BP for damages on behalf of the state as Mississippi has recently done with AG Jim Hood hiring his mentor and former AG Mike Moore. A die-hard YP reader reached out to us and let us know we were wrong.…
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March 26, 2012
Barbour – GOP chances very good
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March 26, 2012
Palazzo – Two years later, Americans still can’t afford the Affordable Care Act
Two years later, Americans still can’t afford the Affordable Care Act In 2010, as the health care bill was being pushed through Congress in one of the biggest legislative showdowns in recent history, Democrats turned deaf ears to the cries of South Mississippians and Americans everywhere. We said: this bill is too costly, and is…
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March 26, 2012
Bobby DeLaughter strikes back and lashes out at Mike Moore on question of testifying
Former Judge Bobby DeLaughter’s Response to Dickie Scruggs/Mike Moore
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March 26, 2012
Barbour also left Bryant a challenge on the Coast
Barbour also left Bryant a challenge on the Coast In addition to a lengthy list of pardons, former Gov. Haley Barbour left another highly controversial matter for Mississippians to contend with as he went out the door — offshore drilling. The Mississippi Development Authority in the final days of the Barbour administration offered up rules…
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March 26, 2012
AP – Lawmakers to follow ’98 percent rule’
Lawmakers to follow ’98 percent rule’ Mississippi lawmakers say they intend to follow their own “98 percent rule” this session as they write a $5.6 billion state budget. That shouldn’t sound like a big deal, but given their actions of the past few years, it is. A law enacted in the early 1990s says only…
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March 26, 2012
Hattiesburg American – Contract will intensify ‘sunshine’ effort
Contract will intensify ‘sunshine’ effort In a political environment that was already hostile for Democratic Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, the veteran AG apparently decided to – as the old Holmes Brothers blues song intones – “run through Hell in gasoline drawers.” To that end, Hood has hired his former boss and a former state…
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March 26, 2012
Faced with a political beating, AG Hood hammers his own foot
Faced with a political beating, AG Hood hammers his own foot Attorney General Jim Hood hiring his buddy former Attorney General Mike Moore right now appears the political equivalent of Hood beating his own foot with a ball-peen hammer. But hey, maybe I’m missing some grand strategy here. The GOP-controlled Legislature is tripping over itself…
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March 26, 2012
Miss. lawmakers pushing for health care law repeal
Miss. lawmakers pushing for health care law repeal Mississippi’s Republican lawmakers marked the second anniversary of the federal health-care reform law this week by calling for Congress to repeal it and rooting for the nation’s highest court to rule it unconstitutional. “More than enough time has gone by to reveal the failures of this massive…
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October 2, 2026
Gasifier manufacturer Janus Organization bringing 13 jobs to Greenwood
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 2, 2026
Lawmakers conclude redistricting hearings with final public comment session at the Mississippi Capitol
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Frank Corder
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October 2, 2026
Itawamba Community College choir selected to perform at the White House
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Cass Rutledge
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October 1, 2026
Tech entrepreneur turns Hurricane Katrina tragedy into company to preserve family memories
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Cass Rutledge
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September 30, 2026
Mississippi 12th in U.S. for doing business in 2026
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Cass Rutledge
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September 25, 2026
A&W Custom Furniture expanding in Okolona, adding 20 jobs
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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October 2, 2026
Mississippi State and Kamario Taylor aim to end Alabama’s 16-game series winning streak
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Susan Marquez
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October 2, 2026
Things to do in the Magnolia State – October 2026
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Alistair Begg
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October 2, 2026
Meant to shine
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Roger Wicker
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September 28, 2026
Putin must be defeated
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
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