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January 26, 2009
Stimulus: Will package help states?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/25/9 While we’re talking about President Obama’s proposed $775 billion federal stimulus plan, let’s also note that U.S. House Democrats have proposed a larger $825 billion stimulus package The House Democratic stimulus package plows ahead with a repeal of the Bush tax cuts but offers about $275 billion in so-called middle-class tax…
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January 26, 2009
City council to discuss suing Mayor Frank Melton
WLBT, 1/26/9 WLBT has learned the Jackson city council is taking the first steps towards suing Mayor Frank Melton. Councilman Jeff Weill said he plans to bring the idea up for discussion at Monday afternoon’s work session. Weill said legal action may be the only way to force the mayor to turn over financial records.…
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January 26, 2009
McLemore won’t seek re-election
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/24/9 Council President Leslie Burl McLemore’s departure from city government likely signals a potential shift in power on the council. After almost a decade on the Jackson City Council, McLemore said Friday that he will not seek re-election. Many key votes now are split 4 to 3 on the council, with McLemore often…
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January 26, 2009
Wicker: economy, terrorism top agenda in 2009
The Meridian Star, 1/26/9 U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is getting comfortable in his seat on the other side of the Capitol. Wicker, who was appointed by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour to replace Trent Lott and then later elected to the seat by Mississippians, served in the U.S. House as a representative of the First…
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January 26, 2009
Voting, school bills facing deadline
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/26/9 State lawmakers will be busy this week trying to meet a key deadline for advancing legislation, some of which eventually could lead to early voting, more charter schools and Medicaid reform. If bills aren’t reported out of committees in the chamber they originated in by Feb. 3, they will die this session.…
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January 26, 2009
PSC: Knee-jerk effort won’t solve problems
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/26/9 How quickly they forget . . . By a slim, highly partisan 64-to-53 margin, the state House of Representatives voted Thursday to revamp the operation of the Public Service Commission. House Bill 1090 would put the Public Utilities Staff under the supervision of the three elected officials who comprise the Public…
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January 26, 2009
Lawmakers debate teaching sex ed in Bible Belt
The Sun Herald, 1/25/9 Legislators are debating whether teachers should talk about sex, in a comprehensive way, in Mississippi classrooms. Sex education has emerged as a topic during the first weeks of the legislative session after a recent federal report said Mississippi has the nation’s highest teen birth rate. Mississippi’s rate was more than 60…
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January 26, 2009
Education funding
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/25/9 Mississippi’s undeterred public education community has set its sights on restoring virtually full 2009 funding to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, the bedrock state funding formula cut $76.6 million by Gov. Haley Barbour to rein in spending in a recession-crunched state budget. We support those efforts. The House…
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January 26, 2009
$500K in burial funds missing
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/24/9 More than $500,000 could be missing from pre-need funeral providers’ trust accounts to cover burial obligations for hundreds of Mississippians, officials say. The state has pending legal action or hearings planned for owners of at least eight pre-need burial pro-viders. “It’s a growing concern,” Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Friday. Misapplying…
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January 26, 2009
CL EDITORIAL – HB 1090 to move Public Utility Staff under PSC political control is a bad idea
PSC: Knee-jerk effort won’t solve problems In reaction to that scandal, the Legislature in 1990 mandated a reorganization of the Public Utilities Staff. The “old” Public Utilities Staff was abolished and the “new” Public Utilities Staff was established as a completely separate and independent entity from the elected PSC. Under the 1990 law, the executive…
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January 26, 2009
Georgia assistants place loyalty over pay
Georgia assistants place loyalty over pay Athens — Rodney Garner makes these points very clear: He loves the University of Georgia, he loves Mark Richt and he loves his job. But the Bulldogs’ man of many hats — he is defensive line coach, recruiting coordinator and assistant head coach — may one day leave anyway.…
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January 26, 2009
Biden sees Afghanistan ‘uptick’
Biden sees Afghanistan ‘uptick’ Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Sunday that there will be an “uptick” in American casualties in Afghanistan as the U.S. military increases its presence in that country, which he characterized as “a real mess.” The vice president’s prediction prompted outrage from liberal antiwar groups who characterized it as “cavalier,”…
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September 24, 2025
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September 23, 2025
Trump says he now believes Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia with NATO’s help
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September 23, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: September 23, 2025
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Lynne Jeter
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September 23, 2025
Tandon to speak on trailblazing regenerative medicine at Southern Miss University Forum
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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 24, 2025
Artist Ricardo Moody: Brushstrokes across Mississippi and beyond
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September 24, 2025
No greater victory
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 23, 2025
Sleeping in the soul of the Delta at the Shack Up Inn
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September 24, 2025
Mississippi’s bricks-and-mortar casinos facing unprecedented online gaming challenges
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Ken Strachan
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September 23, 2025
The court rejected a Google breakup. Now it must protect privacy and America’s edge
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Marisa Atkinson
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September 23, 2025
Ole Miss researchers warn of problem gambling risk among college students
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