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February 21, 2010
Pickering to challenge MCI ruling
Pickering to challenge MCI ruling A Hinds County Circuit Court ruling that upholds millions of dollars in attorneys fees related to Mississippi’s $100 million MCI tax settlement will be appealed, the state auditor said Friday. The state auditor’s office had argued that $14 million paid to the then-Langston Law Firm in 2005 belonged to the…
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February 21, 2010
CL – Budget: Two mules and one turnip
Budget: Two mules and one turnip For much of the last seven years, Mississippi government has unfortunately been defined by an ongoing and escalating political enmity between Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and Democratic House Speaker Billy McCoy. That observation is not an indictment of either leader. It is a simple statement of political fact. With…
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February 21, 2010
“I am absolutely convinced … criminals are not afraid to commit a crime (in Hinds County)”
CL – Progress seen in caseloads; Hinds court system catching up Records show 2,644 felony criminal cases were disposed of in 2009, up almost 15 percent from 2008 when the system handled 2,316 cases. “We check our jail dockets every day and make sure we don’t leave any case behind,” said Smith, explaining one reason…
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February 21, 2010
WP – Gene Taylor unconvinced on lifting gay military ban
WP – Gene Taylor unconvinced on lifting gay military ban But lawmakers, who are divided on whether to end the ban, say they want to hear from the service chiefs. They are the ones who would be in charge of putting any changes in place and responding to any fallout. “The armed forces have always…
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February 21, 2010
SALTER – Barbour’s unblemished veto record could change w/ Senate budget vote
SALTER – Barbour’s unblemished veto record could change w/ Senate budget vote Gov. Haley Barbour’s legislative vetoes have yet to fall victim to legislative override since he took office in 2004. That’s an enviable, virtually unprecedented political batting average for a Mississippi governor. But the state’s increasingly desperate budget situation may well blemish that record.…
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February 21, 2010
NYT – States Have Not Yet Seen the Worst of Economic Times, Governors at Meeting Say
States Have Not Yet Seen the Worst of Economic Times, Governors at Meeting Say Given these problems, governors of both parties expressed concern about plans by Democrats in Congress to expand Medicaid, the program for low-income people. Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi, the chairman of the Republican Governors Association, said the health bills passed by…
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February 21, 2010
AP – Barbour: “If you see me losing 40 pounds that means I’m either running or have cancer.”
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February 21, 2010
Charlie Cook talks about how bad it will be for Dems in the South in 2010
National Journal – Cook: Health Care Is Obama’s Iraq NJ: What do Democrats have to do to correct this? Cook: I’ve spent the last couple of days talking to some of the brightest Democrats in the party that are not in the White House. And it’s very hard to come up with a scenario where…
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February 20, 2010
Recruiting: 2-star players that are All-Stars…
Recruiting: 2-star players that are All-Stars… Darn you, recruiting services. Every year, I try to give hope to the downtrodden by choosing an all-star team stocked completely with players who were either underrated or ignored by the starmakers among the recruiting cognoscenti. The problem? It keeps getting harder. The tendrils of recruiting coverage have dug…
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February 20, 2010
DCCC holds birthday party for MS-01 Travis Childers on 3/25 in DC
Travis Childers Birthday Party Fundraiser March 25th, 2010 (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) View Invitation For: Rep. Travis Childers (D, MS-1) When: 2010-03-25 (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.)Where: National Democratic Club Townhouse – 40 Ivy Street SE Type of Event: Birthday Celebration Contribution Information: $5,000 Host; $2,500 Sponsor; $1,500 PAC; $500 Individual Make Checks Payable…
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February 20, 2010
NYT Headline – Barbour Lobbies Fellow Governors to Oppose EPA Regulations
Barbour Lobbies Fellow Governors to Oppose EPA Regulations Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) is trying to rally state opposition to U.S. EPA’s forthcoming regulation of greenhouse gases. A former utility lobbyist and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, Barbour is asking members of the National Governors Association’s natural resource committee to urge Congress to…
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February 20, 2010
CL – Court upholds $14M paid to attorneys in MCI case
Court upholds $14M paid to attorneys in MCI case A Hinds County circuit judge has upheld $14 million in attorneys fees related to the state’s 2005 MCI/WorldCom settlement. Circuit Judge Winston Kidd’s ruling dismisses a challenge filed by the state auditor’s office in 2007 as having “no merit.” Lisa Shoemaker, spokeswoman for State Auditor Stacey…
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July 18, 2025
Some Alcorn students at Lorman to be housed in hotel while dorm repairs conclude
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Frank Corder
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July 18, 2025
Applications open for new Mississippi Department of Public Safety Cadet Class
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Daniel Tyson
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July 18, 2025
Corps plan to address Pearl River flooding draws mixed reaction from residents
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028
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Lynne Jeter
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event
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Ben Smith
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July 18, 2025
Gigging with the GOAT
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Susan Marquez
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July 18, 2025
Taste & Sip: A summer picnic experience
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July 18, 2025
Are you a grumbler?
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Philip Wegmann
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July 16, 2025
How Trump, Biden’s arms shipments differ: NATO pays ‘100%’ for Ukraine
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Sid Salter
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July 16, 2025
The Texas disaster stirs memories of the dangers facing Mississippians from flooding
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Chip Pickering
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July 11, 2025
DOJ’s remedies will do more harm than good
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