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March 24, 2009
Governor Haley Barbour vetoes HB 803 – offers special session to fix legislation
GOVERNOR’S VETO MESSAGE FOR HOUSE BILL 803 TO THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: I am returning House Bill Number 803: “AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-27-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN EXCEPT FOR A PUBLIC USE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES” without my approval, and assign the following…
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March 24, 2009
No tobacco tax agreement as deadline nears
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/24/9 State lawmakers facing a Wednesday deadline are without an agreement on a tobacco tax increase. House and Senate leaders negotiated briefly Monday on raising Mississippi’s 18-cent cigarette tax. They’re looking for ways to balance the state’s budget amid lagging revenues. If they don’t reach a compromise by Wednesday, the tax hike won’t…
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March 24, 2009
JJ – Ike Brown threatens end to Blue Dog rule in 2007 – Hood, McMillan, Clark, etc.
Ruling lets ‘progressive’ Democrats lead The current debate about U.S. District Judge W. Allen Pepper’s ruling on primaries is about a power transfer. For years, Mississippi had been controlled by Dixiecrats in a one-party structure called Democrats; blacks and poor whites were not allowed to vote. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act empowered the two…
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March 24, 2009
Jackson gives up traffic cameras
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/24/9 Jackson city officials said Monday they will shut down cameras that catch red-light runners to comply with a new statewide ban on the devices, even as Gov. Haley Barbour questioned the constitutionality of the law he signed. City Attorney Sarah O’Reilly-Evans said the city will stop using the cameras immediately and quit…
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March 24, 2009
Democrats disagree over top committee’s makeup
The Hattiesburg American, 3/24/9 Mississippi Democrats will meet next month to try to decide whether to support the removal of the party’s executive director and allow controversial member Ike Brown’s return to power. At a weekend meeting, some of the party’s executive committee voted to boot Sam Hall after weeks as executive director and elevate…
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March 24, 2009
Question evolves into how big will be tax on hospitals, cigarettes
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 3/24/9 It appears the Senate leadership and Gov. Haley Barbour still would rather place a higher tax on hospitals than cigarettes. The question now is whether the full Senate, as it normally does, will jump in line and follow the governor and its leadership. Barbour and the Senate leadership…
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March 24, 2009
Unemployed: Barbour offers ‘too little’
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/24/9 Gov. Haley Barbour took the national stage this past weekend in criticizing President Barack Obama’s fiscal policies. Meanwhile, the folks back home are just asking for some help to try and weather this economic crisis. Gov. Barbour on Saturday delivered the Republican Party’s response to President Obama’s weekly radio address, taking…
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March 24, 2009
Unethical leaks
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 3/24/9 The obviously intentional and anonymous release via e-mail and on the Internet of confidential information from Tupelo city government’s ethics report – whose findings are under investigation by the Mississippi state auditor’s office – continues the sloppy, careless handling of a document prepared by a contract consultant. The…
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March 24, 2009
Budget-cuts plan confounds council
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/24/9 Jackson City Council members were confused Monday over whether Mayor Frank Melton’s administration was trying to slash spending or raise employees’ salaries. All city department heads were required to turn in a plan by 5 p.m. Monday outlining how they would cut 3 percent from their budgets. About half of the department…
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March 24, 2009
With Bellotti a step away, Kelly looks to put his stamp on Oregon
With Bellotti a step away, Kelly looks to put his stamp on Oregon When a well-wisher tried to congratulate him on Tuesday, Chip Kelly interrupted. Oregon’s new head coach had more pressing business to discuss: “Happy St. Patrick’s Day!” exclaimed the new top Duck, who, it turned out, was making up for lost time. He’d…
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March 24, 2009
Simply put, Schilling made a difference
Simply put, Schilling made a difference I don’t have to make up my mind, officially, on whether Curt Schilling is a Hall of Famer until December 2012. But I already know how I’ll vote. Yes. For a lot of people, I know, this man’s Hall of Fame worthiness is going to be a tough call.…
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March 24, 2009
Michael Vick switches defense attorneys
Michael Vick switches defense attorneys Dana Point, Calif. — Embattled quarterback Michael Vick, with his potential release to a halfway house looming, has switched criminal defense attorneys. Daniel Meachum, an original member of Vick’s defense team, has signed an exclusive three-year contract to represent Vick. “Yes, I’m representing Mike again,” said Meachum on Monday, adding…
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September 19, 2025
Congressional midterms taking shape in Mississippi
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 19, 2025
AGB Search chosen to assist IHL in nationwide search for new JSU president
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Frank Corder
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September 19, 2025
Mississippi’s Thompson votes against U.S. House resolution honoring Charlie Kirk
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September 17, 2025
Ridgeland-based HORNE to join BDO USA
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Lynne Jeter
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September 16, 2025
Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi
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September 15, 2025
A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 19, 2025
Discover treasures at Relics in Tupelo
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Alistair Begg
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September 19, 2025
Theology for life
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Susan Marquez
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September 18, 2025
Robert St. John roasted by Mississippi Press Foundation
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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Kimmel’s “the FCC won’t let me be” moment
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September 18, 2025
Sticks and stones: Navigating ‘free speech’ after Charlie Kirk’s murder
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Sid Salter
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September 17, 2025
Nash’s book chronicles a new take on the realities of ‘Reconstruction in Mississippi’
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