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January 28, 2009
HARRISONBLOG – Legislative Deadlines – Nunnellee wants to extend time
Legislative Deadlines Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, wants to extend the time between the two deadlines to give the members and the public time to digest the budget. While it may seem like an inside-baseball type of issue, Nunnelee’s proposal at its core is an open government issue. Good for him. Bobby Harrison…
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January 28, 2009
NAACP against education bill
NAACP against education bill The Mississippi NAACP held its annual legislative day on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to oppose the Children’s First Act and any proposals for charter schools. The act is an accountability bill supporters say will help underperforming school districts. The bill would make it easier to fire superintendents and school board members, both…
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January 28, 2009
JJ – Linda Harmon made the “Most Wanted” list in Tennessee
Linda Harmon made the “Most Wanted” list in Tennessee Former Jackson Socialite Linda Harmon made the “Most Wanted” list in Tennessee: Linda Harmon “Authorities say a Franklin woman convinced at least two people to invest money with her, only to allegedly rip them off. The numbers aren’t anywhere close to the scale of that big…
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January 28, 2009
Miss. lawmakers close to tobacco tax hike deal
Miss. lawmakers close to tobacco tax hike deal Senate Finance Committee Chairman Dean Kirby told his committee an agreement is “very, very close” and he plans to bring a bill up for debate tomorrow. He added Senate leaders are amenable to a larger tax hike than previously discussed, if the revenue can be used to…
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January 27, 2009
REDBLUE – Great post by Taggart – Barack Obama does Neville Chamberlain
Barack Obama does Neville Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain was the British Prime Minister who sacrificed Czechoslavakia to the Nazi war machine in 1938. Upon his return to London, Chamberlain proclaimed that he was convinced that his deal with Adolf Hitler would result in “peace in our time.” Less than two years later, the world was at…
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January 27, 2009
Primary funders of US Rep. Travis Childers campaign (DCCC) attacks Rush Limbaugh
Dear Friend, Last week, Rush Limbaugh gave us a preview of the outrageous Republican attacks that are on the way against President Obama and every Democrat working for change. Rush actually said that he ‘hopes’ President Obama fails to meet America’s challenges. Listen to Rush in his own words, saying “I hope he fails.” Limbaugh’s…
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January 27, 2009
State Auditor Stacey Pickering makes recovery in Lauderdale County Embezzlement Case
Funds Recovered from Samantha Boutwell, Lauderdale County Embezzlement Case (Jackson, Miss.) Following an investigation by State Auditor Stacey Pickering’s Office, Samantha Boutwell was indicted on the charge of embezzlement over $500. The indictment was served on March 27, 2008. Following a guilty plea, she was sentenced to eight years in the custody of the Mississippi…
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January 27, 2009
SLABBED – We say yes, they say no – Renfroe and Rigsby respond to Acker
We say yes, they say no – Renfroe and Rigsby respond to “say what” order issued by Judge Acker Acker’s First Question: Is the court to understand that plaintiff is waiving any claim it may have to damages in the form of its attorneys’ fees except for the previously paid $65,000? Rigsbys’ Response: The Defendants…
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January 27, 2009
Mental health bill to revamp board
The Hattiesburg American, 1/27/9 Another mental health-related bill pending in the Legislature would reconstitute the board and revise the qualifications of the executive director of the state Department of Mental Health. The nine-member state Board of Mental Health would add a nurse and two consumers, under a bill now before the House Public Health Committee.…
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January 27, 2009
Fitzgerald soaring to reach every pass and level that comes his way
Fitzgerald soaring to reach every pass and level that comes his way TAMPA, Fla. — Back in the desert, Larry Fitzgerald perpetually, habitually looks up. For the ball. For the Ring of Honor around University of Phoenix Stadium. For his Pro Football Hall of Fame aspirations and the atmosphere into which he soars, trying to…
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January 27, 2009
Mayor wants to double city workers’ raises
The Sun Herald, 1/27/9 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton has proposed a new plan to double the raises that city employees received this fiscal year. But the $1.2 million plan faces a battle from the city council. Melton wants to give nonsworn employees an additional $600 a year and sworn employees, such as police officers, an…
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January 27, 2009
Medicaid debate will heat up again before this session ends
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/27/9 It seems like a million years ago – even thought it was only last summer – when the Legislature was in special session debating how to fund a $90 million shortfall in Medicaid. Since that special session, an economic slump that some pessimistically say may be historic in…
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February 24, 2026
Miss. Dept. of Education presents K-12 Workforce Development Plan
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February 24, 2026
Trump will lay out his midterm agenda at the State of the Union
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February 24, 2026
Hinds Co. Supervisors urged to support public defender funding
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February 23, 2026
Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
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February 18, 2026
Firehawk Aerospace establishing manufacturing operations in Crawford
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Daniel Tyson
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February 13, 2026
Billions in new economic development projects in the works for Mississippi in 2026
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Meredith Biesinger
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February 24, 2026
The Painted Lady: A Victorian Mississippi beauty made for memories
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Alistair Begg
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February 24, 2026
Show no partiality
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Robert St. John
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February 23, 2026
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Philip Wegmann
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February 23, 2026
Trump lashes out at Supreme Court as under “foreign influence”
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February 23, 2026
Mississippi’s independent workers deserve better. House Bill 1072 is the answer
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Laurie Cox
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February 23, 2026
Why I am for all students, not just those in my public schools
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