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March 20, 2009
Five NCAA tournament games on Friday you can’t miss
Five NCAA tournament games on Friday you can’t miss It should be interesting to see how Bob Huggins’ three freshmen from New York – forward Devin Ebanks from Brooklyn, guard Truck Bryant from the Bronx and forward Kevin Jones from Mount Vernon – react to the pressures of the NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers take on…
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March 20, 2009
Vitriol-filled Bill Minor spews in Treasurer Tate Reeves general direction
When is enough enough? by Alan Lange 3/20/9
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March 20, 2009
MINOR – Reeves, ‘boy’ treasurer, is part of the Republican ‘no’ brigade
Reeves, ‘boy’ treasurer, is part of the Republican ‘no’ brigade Tate Reeves, Mississippi’s “boy” state treasurer, showed at a recent Capitol press luncheon he is a politically ambitious young man and true believer on the Republican hard-right. Reeves recited the same talking points as the GOP’s “no” brigade in Washington trying to sabotage President Barack…
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March 20, 2009
Carolina, Duke and Salvation
Carolina, Duke and Salvation You may not have noticed, or maybe you just don’t remember, but about five years ago we almost lost college basketball. It wouldn’t have gone away. There’s too much history and too much money at stake for that to happen. But it was withering. The best young players weren’t bothering with…
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March 19, 2009
Mayor sues to get name on ballot
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/19/9 A day after his name was ordered stripped from the ballot over a residency issue, Mayor Frank Melton filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Hinds County Circuit Court in an effort to win clearance to run for re-election. The lawsuit challenges a decision by the Jackson Democratic Municipal Executive Committee that bars Melton…
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March 19, 2009
Melton orders hiring freeze
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/19/9 Despite stating the city was in fine financial shape a month ago, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton announced Wednesday city departments are cutting costs and freezing unfilled positions to make up for two months of sluggish sales tax revenues. Melton said citywide budget cuts will equal 3 percent. The plan calls for all…
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March 19, 2009
Mississippi slow to share info with public
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/19/9 Easily found on the opening page of the Florida Department of Health Web site is a link to a 2007 executive order by the state’s governor, Charlie Crist, a Republican. The order created a new Open Government Commission. “Open and accessible government is the key to establishing and maintaining the people’s trust…
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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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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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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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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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September 17, 2025
Nash’s book chronicles a new take on the realities of ‘Reconstruction in Mississippi’
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