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March 19, 2009
MDOT’s Brown must submit to re-confirmation
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/19/9 Reversing course, the Mississippi Transportation Commission will submit Executive Director Larry “Butch” Brown for Senate re-confirmation. The decision comes after an attorney general’s opinion said it is a violation of law not to do so. Both Senate Transportation Chairman Tom King, R-Petal, and Northern District Transportation Commissioner Bill Minor…
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March 19, 2009
Homeland Security, FEMA may be split up
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/18/9 Separating the Federal Emergency Management Agency from the Department of Homeland Security would take away resources the struggling agency needs to continue improving, congressional lawmakers, disaster experts and others said Tuesday. “I don’t see any reason why it should be moved,” said Mary Troupe, executive director of the Mississippi Coalition of Citizens…
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March 19, 2009
Senators offer back-to-school sales tax break
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/18/9 Legislation that gives tax breaks for back-to-school shoppers advanced Tuesday at the state Capitol, but a bill offering relief to business owners died as a key deadline passed. Tuesday was the deadline for the House and Senate to decide the fate of money bills that originated in the opposite chamber. Some measures…
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March 19, 2009
Tobacco tax tied to economy
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/19/9 Negotiations to raise the state’s cigarette tax inched forward Wednesday as lawmakers braced for another round of bad economic news that could prompt more budget-trimming. House and Senate negotiators met briefly but came to no agreement on how high to raise the 18-cent tax or how to spend the revenue. They’ll meet…
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March 19, 2009
House OKs furniture tax credit
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/18/9 The House, without a dissenting vote, passed legislation Tuesday aimed at saving jobs in the ailing furniture industry. The measure would provide a tax break to furniture manufacturers. Its approval came on the final day for the chamber to take it up. On Monday, House Ways and Means Chairman…
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March 19, 2009
AG: Miss. Senate must OK MDOT head
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/18/9 In an opinion made public today, Attorney General Jim Hood said Mississippi Department of Transportation Executive Director Butch Brown must be reconfirmed by the state Senate in order to serve another term as the agency’s chief. Senate Highways and Transportation Committee member Hob Bryan, D-Amory, requested the opinion. Brown said he learned…
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March 19, 2009
Stewart case has influenced judicial elections and tort debate
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/18/9 Almost a decade ago, Dr. Edsel Stewart, 73, of McComb, thought he had bought some life insurance to protect his children from estate taxes. Specifically, Stewart thought he bought a $1 million life insurance policy from Prudential Life Insurance for a premium of $105,000 per year. Stewart thought he had given…
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March 19, 2009
Perry / Bennie’s ties to Stanford
Perry / Bennie’s ties to Stanford Allen Stanford, accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of engaging in an $8 billion fraud, maintained a fleet of jets, a yacht, and a mansion and properties in Antigua and the Caribbean, including his own personal island. The Antiguan government named him “Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished…
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March 19, 2009
WLBT coverage subpoenaed by judicial performance commission on Buffington
WLBT coverage subpoenaed by judicial performance commission on Buffington The Mississippi Judicial Performance Commission has subpoenaed WLBT’s news coverage of a session ordered by Simpson County Chancery Judge Larry Buffington. Buffington ordered a joint meeting of the Simpson County Board of Supervisors with the court. It was his effort to determine who leaked information to…
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March 19, 2009
Miss. lawmaker critical of Ariz. sheriff probe
Miss. lawmaker critical of Ariz. sheriff probe The U.S. House’s judiciary committee also plans to hold a hearing next month on the allegations against Arpaio. Four Democratic members of the committee, including its chairman, Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, had requested the Justice Department investigation. The 10 Republican congressmen who wrote the letter to…
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March 19, 2009
Rep. Gregg Harper to host MS-03 Military Academy Day
U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R–Miss.) will host the annual Third Congressional District Military Academy Day at Madison Central High School on Saturday, March 28th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Military Academy Day is for interested students and parents to learn more about our nation’s military academies, requirements for admission and the appointment process. Congressman…
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March 19, 2009
Scott: Fight crime by increasing police, making public safety top budget priority
CONTACT: TERRY R. CASSREINO PHONE: (601) 454-7419 E-MAIL: terry@cassreino.net Scott: Fight crime by increasing police, making public safety top budget priority JACKSON (Thursday, March 19, 2009) – Brenda Scott, a Democratic candidate for Jackson mayor, said she will fight crime by giving the Jackson Police Department the number of officers it needs, paying officers a…
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April 30, 2025
US stocks sink after a weak report on the economy but then halve their losses after inflation update
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Daniel Tyson
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April 30, 2025
Plans to construct new Entergy power plant in Ridgeland moving forward
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Frank Corder
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April 30, 2025
Thompson among Congressional Democrats to meet with ICE detainees in Louisiana
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 1, 2025
The mighty one
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Jim Beaugez
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April 30, 2025
New ‘Super Chikan’ documentary takes viewers into the life of a modern Delta bluesman
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April 30, 2025
He has said
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Sid Salter
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April 30, 2025
Is a new era in federal natural disaster relief something Mississippi can easily navigate?
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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