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February 2, 2009
Phil Bryant’s political appeal on full display
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 2/1/9 Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant sat on the hot seat Thursday night as a succession of roasters cracked jokes about his purported aspirations for higher office. They also gave it to him for his hairdo, his cowboy boots and his ability to find the television cameras, wherever they are.…
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February 2, 2009
House rejects arts school move
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/31/9 Supporters of the Mississippi School of the Arts on Friday killed a bill that proposed moving the program out of Brookhaven and sending it 200 miles north to Columbus, where it would have been combined with the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science. There were 43 votes for House Bill 1555 and…
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February 2, 2009
Tobacco tax: Include smokeless products
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/31/9 Smokeless tobacco products — snuff, chewing tobacco, etc. — are apparently getting a pass from lawmakers and Gov. Haley Barbour as they seek to craft an increase in the state’s cigarette tax. That tax break for the folks who produce and consume pouches of Red Man or tins of Skoal rather…
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February 2, 2009
Thad Cochran’s Abramoff connection emerges — UPDATED
Folo, 1/31/9 “To be honest, she’s more valuable to us than a rank-and-file house member.” According to the AP, the author of this sentence is Todd Boulanger, Jack Abramoff’s former deputy who yesterday pled guilty to influence-peddling, admitting to a federal judge that he’d bribed congressional staffers — including “she,” AKA “Staffer E,” Thad Cochran’s…
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February 2, 2009
Businesses, drivers could face hiked fees
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/2/9 Mississippi drivers would pay more for licenses and vehicle titles. Drunken drivers and sex offenders also would have to dig deeper into their pockets. And business owners would foot the bill for environmental permits. Those are some of the ways lawmakers are trying to raise revenue in an uncertain economy that’s making…
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February 2, 2009
Several Coast bills facing certain death
The Sun Herald, 2/1/9 Several South Mississippi lawmakers’ bills appear likely to die Tuesday under a state legislative deadline for measures to make it out of committee. Sen. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, has filed several insurance reform bills again this year to address post-Katrina problems. Last year, Baria filed seven bills aimed at reform,…
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February 2, 2009
Ethics law cuts congressional travel but not for Thompson
The Hattiesburg American, 2/1/9 Congress’ attempts to eliminate lobbyist-funded travel seems to have prompted many to put away their suitcases. But some lawmakers, including Rep. Bennie Thompson, are still taking free trips. Thompson, D-2nd District, took nine privately sponsored trips last year, based on a review of records by Gannett News Service. He visited the…
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February 2, 2009
Forest attorney on short list for Southern Dist. U.S. attorney
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/1/9 While Forest attorney and longtime civil rights activist Constance Slaughter-Harvey firmly but politely declined to confirm or deny reports circulating like wildfire, the veteran lawyer is indeed under consideration by key Democratic Party figures and the Obama administration as the new U.S. attorney in Mississippi’s Southern District. “It would be inappropriate…
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February 2, 2009
State pays for workers to reside in free houses
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/1/9 An attorney for the state Department of Mental Health is being provided free housing. And so are more than 130 others – directors, administrators, doctors, nurses, maintenance personnel and dentists. Those in higher positions live in 59 houses on a dozen mental health campuses across Mississippi. At the State Hospital at Whitfield,…
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February 2, 2009
Steelers owner no show pony
Steelers owner no show pony We live in a world of celebrity sports owners. It’s Jerry Jones and his new-millennium Taj Mahal, the new Texas stadium that’s a monument to his own ego. It’s Mark Cuban, the little rich boy trying to fit in with the cool kids. There was George Steinbrenner, making beer commercials…
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February 2, 2009
Nation’s No. 1 recruit goes into seclusion
Nation’s No. 1 recruit goes into seclusion The nation’s No. 1 football recruit has turned silent. Soon, he’ll be hungry. But in the end, said his father, he’ll be satisfied. Since a week ago Saturday, Wichita (Kan.) East running back Bryce Brown — a ”soft” commit to the University of Miami — has been secluded…
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February 2, 2009
Auburn aides get more pay than predecessors
Auburn aides get more pay than predecessors AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn will pay its assistant football coaches considerably more this year while head coach Gene Chizik will earn less than Tommy Tuberville made in 2008. Defensive coordinator Ted Roof’s $370,000 salary tops the list on Chizik’s new staff and is a $65,000 boost from…
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 21, 2026
Statewide assistance program opens for families dealing with opioid abuse
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Clara Turnage
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September 21, 2026
Student-athletes report need for suicide prevention, training
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Frank Corder
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September 21, 2026
President Trump welcomes Mississippi’s Reeves, other governors to Oval Office for Medicaid announcement
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Cass Rutledge
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September 18, 2026
Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment
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Frank Corder
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September 15, 2026
Hitachi Energy brings largest U.S. investment to date to Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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September 10, 2026
General Atomics announced second expansion this year, bringing 125 more jobs to Shannon
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September 21, 2026
Sights from the Vaught: Ole Miss vs. LSU
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Pete Iacobelli, Associated Press
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September 21, 2026
Taylor’s four TDs rally Mississippi St. from 16-0 down to 41-34 win at South Carolina in SEC opener
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Chris Burrows, Associated Press
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September 21, 2026
Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss says win over Lane Kiffin and LSU ‘meant more than other games’
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Sid Salter
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September 16, 2026
Despite many statutory protections, there is no clear constitutional right to clean water
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Russ Latino
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September 15, 2026
Sydney Sweeney Novig Ad: Body positivity’s double standard
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Merle Flowers
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September 10, 2026
Mississippi does not have pharmacies to spare
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