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December 22, 2009
U.S. files motion to dismiss apportionment.us suit – argues Constitution allows for fixed size
U.S. files motion to dismiss apportionment.us suit – argues Constitution and Supreme Court allows for fixed size Background on the suit filed by an Ole Miss student in Oxford can be found here. Plaintiffs are voters in five states who claim that the Constitution requires the House of Representatives to expand in size to either…
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December 22, 2009
“Blue Dog” Rep. Parker Griffith from AL now becomes a red dog – switches to GOP
Officials: House Democrat will switch to GOP Freshman Democratic House member Parker Griffith of Alabama is switching to the Republican Party, his office said Tuesday, another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election. Griffith, 67, was narrowly elected last year from a region of northern Alabama that includes Huntsville and Decatur. President Barack…
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December 22, 2009
Alabama Rep. switching to GOP
Alabama Rep. switching to GOP POLITICO has learned that Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from Alabama, will announce today that he’s switching parties to become a Republican. According to two senior GOP aides familiar with the decision, the announcement will take place this afternoon in Griffith’s district in northern Alabama. Griffith’s party switch comes…
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December 22, 2009
Disbarment notice for Dickie Scruggs, Zach Scruggs and Sid Backstorm in MS Lawyer Mag
Disbarments Richard F. “Dickie” Scruggs of Oxford, Mississippi was permanently disbarred by the Supreme Court of Mississippi in accordance with Rule 6 of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline (MRD). Mr. Scruggs tendered a plea of guilty in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi to one count of conspiracy to corruptly…
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December 22, 2009
LSU staff questions still unsettled
LSU staff questions still unsettled LSU coach Les Miles covered a wide range of topics Wednesday, putting to rest some lingering questions and setting the stage for his team’s New Year’s Day showdown with 11th-ranked Penn State. The No. 13-ranked Tigers (9-3) went back to practice Monday for the Capital One Bowl showdown with the…
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December 22, 2009
SH – Lott jumping back into politics; Ex-senator will give support to some candidates
Lott jumping back into politics; Ex-senator will give support to some candidates “I cannot stay on the sidelines. I’m not going to ever run for office again but I will be in the arena,” he told the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce at Friday’s Morning Call. “I still have a lot of fight left in me.”…
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December 22, 2009
CL – State budget: Change the culture
State budget: Change the culture Barbour’s budget plan lays out a vision to get through the current Fiscal Year 2010, the budget that lawmakers will craft this spring for FY 2011 and to succeeding budget years down the road. Barbour’s policy initiatives are forward-thinking and designed for the long haul in state government. The Joint…
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December 22, 2009
GWC – A court test of tort reform
A court test of tort reform The tort reform laws championed by Gov. Haley Barbour, and approved by the Legislature shortly after he took office, are about to face a serious test. Barbour last week filed a brief in an appeal pending with the Mississippi Supreme Court. The case involves a 2007 shooting outside a…
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December 22, 2009
MIM – Questioning The Tea Party Movement
Questioning The Tea Party Movement I will say this about Tea Parties: Those who try to give this an appearance of a bi-partisan movement are wrong. It is a mixture of conservatives and libertarians, but not people who were working on Obama’s campaign a year ago. There is nothing wrong with that. When Pres. Bush…
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December 22, 2009
MIM – Jamie Franks: Why Does The State Pay For Barbour’s Security?
Jamie Franks: Why Does The State Pay For Barbour’s Security? Jamie Franks, the DNC Chair and go-to-guy at the Jackson Free Press for quotes, has had a run of making comments that question whether Franks thinks before he talks. And yesterday Franks said this when speaking with the JFP about Haley Barbour: “This is a…
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December 22, 2009
WLBT – Woman out of a job after sending tweet to Governor Barbour
Woman out of a job after sending tweet to Governor Barbour A tweet to Governor Haley Barbour ended with a University Medical Center employee resigning from her job. She said she was simply using the social networking site Twitter to exercise her right to freedom of speech. UMC officials said it was a violation of…
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December 22, 2009
Barbour names consolidation commission
Barbour names consolidation commission The Commission on Mississippi Education Structure also will look at possible cost savings and recommend standards and priorities the state Board of Education would use to choose districts for consolidation. Barbour’s budget recommendations, announced in November, include reducing the number of districts in the state to 100. Then, Barbour estimated that…
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June 13, 2025
Nearly 280 from Mississippi National Guard deployed to D.C. in support of Saturday’s military parade
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June 13, 2025
Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 13, 2025
Mississippi Medicaid appropriation increases by $58 million for new fiscal year, state support nears $1 billion
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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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Laura Lee Leathers
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June 13, 2025
Roses and ramblings
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 13, 2025
Weep for His pain
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Richelle Putnam
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June 12, 2025
Serving fresh, supporting local: Inside Vicksburg’s Tomato Place
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Lesley Davis
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June 12, 2025
A victory for sorority sisters: The DOE affirmed what every 18-year-old pledge already knew
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Russ Latino
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June 11, 2025
Gipson in for Governor. What’s the state of play for 2027?
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Josh Riggs
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June 11, 2025
Mississippi’s education success isn’t a miracle
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