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March 21, 2009
Governor Haley Barbour on MS budget projections – suggests ‘legislative recess’
“As we approached the 2009 legislative session, all of us recognized the slowing economy would have a depressing effect on the state budget. Today’s action by the Revenue Estimating Committee again confirms that concern. “Going into the session, it was projected that Fiscal Year 2009 general fund revenue would fall $200 million short of expectations;…
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March 20, 2009
US Rep. Gene Taylor seeks to strip antitrust exemption
Taylor seeks to strip antitrust exemption Mississippi 4th District U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor and fellow Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon filed a bill Thursday to remove the federal antitrust exemption from the insurance industry. The legislation follows the controversy involving American International Group Inc., which has received $182 billion in bailout money and paid…
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March 20, 2009
The Big Ten will rise again
The Big Ten will rise again Why the Big Ten has fallen 1. The Ohio State Factor: Ohio State has consistently been the best team in the conference over the past five years or so. So when your conference’s best team goes to two national title games and loses them both to SEC teams with…
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March 20, 2009
Coaches punching loopholes in NCAA rules with graduate assistants?
Coaches punching loopholes in NCAA rules with graduate assistants? Today, boys and girls, we get another lesson in why the NCAA rule book has become so thick and complicated. In Tuscaloosa, Alabama is expected to bring on former Virginia offensive coordinator Mike Groh as a graduate assistant. In Knoxville, Tennessee is reportedly set to make…
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March 20, 2009
SEC has itself to blame for hoops woes
SEC has itself to blame for hoops woes The embarrassment that was selection Sunday should be the perfect wakeup call for Southeastern Conference men’s basketball. It is long since past time for the league and its coaches to treat SEC basketball as more than a redheaded stepchild. The timing of Sunday’s humbling of the league…
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March 20, 2009
RFKJr – Free Paul Minor . . . oh my God
Free Paul Minor Minor posed a particular threat to Rove’s ambition for southern GOP hegemony. Paul’s passion for a fair and impartial justice system led him to focus extra attention on the critical races for state judgeships. Minor also drew Rove’s ire through his leadership role in the fight against the Bush administration and U.S.…
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March 20, 2009
MBJ – Governor Haley Barbour promises veto of HB 803 on eminent domain
Barbour promises veto of HB 803 Gov. Haley Barbour said on a conference call Thursday afternoon that he will veto House Bill 803, which eliminates the use of eminent domain for major economic development projects in the state. The bill cleared the House 119-3. The Senate, by a vote of 51-0, passed it unanimously. Speaking…
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March 20, 2009
MACON BEACON – Brown will try again Saturday
MACON BEACON – Brown will try again Saturday Ike Brown isn’t done with his quest to get back on the State Democratic Executive Committee. Brown, a longtime state Executive Committee, was ousted last year but has some support from several committee members as he tries to regain the seat on the committee. The State Committee…
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March 20, 2009
YP – Judge Billy Joe Landrum has heard several election challenges in recent years
Judge Billy Joe Landrum has been tapped by the MSSC to hear the appeal of Frank Melton to get back on the ballot in the Jackson mayor’s race. From the Memory Division of YallPolitics, we find that Landrum has heard several such appeals in recent years. Rebuffed candidates try to get on ballots Circuit Judge…
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March 20, 2009
Deadline looms Wed. for a tobacco-tax hike
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/20/9 Negotiations to raise Mississippi’s cigarette tax will continue next week. State lawmakers on Thursday appeared to reach a tentative agreement on how to use revenue from a possible tax hike. But they’re still far apart on how high the current 18-cent tax should be raised. Senate negotiators offered to add six cents…
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March 20, 2009
Melton to argue for place on ballot Wed.
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/20/9 Mayor Frank Melton is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday to fight for a spot on the May 5 Democratic primary ballot. The hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. at Hinds County Circuit Court. Melton filed a lawsuit this week to challenge a ruling by the Jackson Democratic Municipal Executive Committee, which…
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March 20, 2009
Texting ban gaining support
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/20/9 In his 25 years on the job, Mississippi Highway Patrol Trooper Walter Armstrong says he has gone to too many homes in the middle of the night, telling parents their child had died in a collision. In many cases, cell phones contributed to the crash, Armstrong said Thursday during a news conference…
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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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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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