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March 22, 2009
How did mayor dodge prosecution?
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/22/9 Federal prosecutors declined to prosecute Mayor Frank Melton for bringing his guns aboard commercial flights from Jackson and elsewhere, even though investigators determined he broke the law, according to a report released this month. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration looked into Melton’s practice in 2005 and 2006 of presenting himself to airport…
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March 22, 2009
Melton’s name should be on ballot
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/22/9 Mayor Frank Melton and I have had our disagreements – sometimes they’ve been huge and quite public – but this time I am squarely on his side that he should be able to run for the office he’s held for four years. Last week, the Jackson Democratic Municipal Executive Committee issued…
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March 22, 2009
Defense in Melton case makes last-ditch motion
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/21/9 Mayor Frank Melton’s attorney said in a filing in federal court Friday that he is not trying to influence the racial makeup of his client’s next federal jury. At the same time, he restated his opposition to drawing a panel for Melton’s May 11 retrial from the state’s six coastal counties because…
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March 22, 2009
Report critical of airport security procedures
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/22/9 A loophole in airport security could allow a phony lawman to bring guns aboard a plane with little more than a fake letter and a badge bought off the Internet, a newly declassified federal report concludes. The report from Homeland Security Inspector General Richard Skinner is sharply critical of the U.S. Transportation…
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March 22, 2009
Brown draws mixed reviews as MDOT boss
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/22/9 Sen. Bob Dearing, D-Natchez, remembers that in 2001 newly elected Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall asked if he thought former Natchez Mayor Larry “Butch” Brown would make a good executive director of the state Department of Transportation. Dearing remembers Hall saying Brown had been recommended by then-U.S. Sen.…
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March 22, 2009
$44M coming for job training
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/22/9 Mississippi officials hope to parlay $44.3 million earmarked for training programs in the economic stimulus package into job opportunities for the state’s residents. The money comes as thousands of Mississippians are receiving pink slips and unemployment in January was 9.2 percent. “(Stimulus money) would be used to let people pay for college…
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March 22, 2009
16th Section: New battle in old fight
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/22/9 Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann finds himself right in the middle of a new battle in an very old fight in Mississippi – the fight to protect the interests of the state’s schoolchildren in demanding maximum revenues from the state’s 640,000 acres of 16th Section land across the state. Hosemann told…
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March 22, 2009
Stimulus funds stalled as state lacks guidance
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/22/9 Washington wants Mississippi and other states to start spending stimulus money as quickly as possible, but uncertainty over timelines and spending requirements is holding up the process. Added to the mix are varying deadlines for the money to be spent, along with accountability requirements and the threat of losing funds if the…
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March 22, 2009
Miss. lawmakers mulling recess
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/21/9 With mounting shortfalls expected and uncertainties over federal stimulus requirements stalling budget decisions, Mississippi lawmakers may recess the regular legislative session to search for answers. Lawmakers learned Friday that they’ll probably have $600 million less to work with this fiscal year and the next, based on recommendations from the state’s economist and…
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March 22, 2009
Legislators adjust state budget plans
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/21/9 The economic downturn is playing havoc with the state budget. As a result of the slumping economy, the Legislature and Gov. Haley Barbour will have $628 million less to budget in the coming days. Friday morning the Legislative Budget Committee, which includes Speaker Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, and Lt. Gov.…
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March 22, 2009
Cochran: Earmark criticism is ‘poppycock’
The Hill, 3/20/9 Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), who secured millions of dollars in special projects for his state in the recently passed omnibus bill, says criticisms of the pet projects are “poppycock.” Cochran not only brought home plenty of earmark bacon in the $410 billion bill, he played a major role in helping his colleague…
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March 22, 2009
Mirando bulldogs his way on coaching trail (Dan Mullen)
Mirando bulldogs his way on coaching trail (Dan Mullen) The roots of the college football Ashtabula County tree have grown across the country. And yet another seed has been planted in the best conference in the nation — the Southeastern Conference. Angelo Mirando, a 2004 Jefferson graduate, is hard at work as the offensive graduate…
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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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Frank Corder
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September 19, 2025
Governor touts record high non-farm employment in Mississippi
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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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Russ Latino
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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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