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March 21, 2009
CL – Judge Billy Joe Landrum halts Dem Exec Comm actions to strike Melton pending hearing
Judge halts printing of Jackson absentee ballots A circuit court judge ordered today that no absentee ballots should be printed until a ruling is made about whether Mayor Frank Melton can seek re-election. The decision by Judge Billy Joe Landrum of Jones County settles a dispute between the Hinds County Election Commission and the Jackson…
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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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May 7, 2026
Wednesday night storm spawns several tornadoes that damage hundreds of homes in three counties
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Frank Corder
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May 6, 2026
Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more
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Daniel Tyson
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May 6, 2026
Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Alistair Begg
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May 8, 2026
The cost of complaining
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Susan Marquez
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May 7, 2026
Noah “Soggy” Sweat’s “The Whiskey Speech” to be presented at Two Mississippi Museums
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Alistair Begg
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May 7, 2026
Purchased for God
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Russ Latino
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May 8, 2026
Something for everyone to hate in the redistricting debate
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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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