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January 13, 2009
Melton recovering in Texas
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/13/9 Area clergy gathered on the steps of City Hall on Monday to pray for Mayor Frank Melton’s health. Melton, meanwhile, was far from Jackson, recovering from a recent hospital stay at his family’s home in Tyler, Texas. John Reeves, Melton’s attorney, said the mayor is expected to return to Jackson later this…
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January 13, 2009
Electing judges under scrutiny
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/13/9 More than $1 million was spent last year on a Mississippi judicial campaign, renewing calls for changing the way the state selects it judges. But with the 2009 Legislature under way, don’t expect any serious consideration of legislation to change the process, according to the powerful judiciary committee chairmen in both chambers.…
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January 13, 2009
Ideas abound for spending cigarette tax hike as debate appoaches
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/13/9 Legislators are tripping over each other trying to spend revenue from an anticipated increase in the cigarette tax. With state tax collections declining because of the slumping economy, revenue from a cigarette tax increase might be the only new money legislators have to spend during the 2009 session.…
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January 13, 2009
Congress should pass on raises
The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 1/13/9 Members of Congress always claim to feel our pain, but ask them to sacrifice something themselves, they turn away. In the midst of a dreadful economy, with 11 million Americans out of work, many workers finding their wages frozen, and many American families counting every penny, Congress gets an automatic…
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January 13, 2009
Budget likely focus of ‘State of the State’
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/13/9 Much of Gov. Haley Barbour’s State of the State speech tonight will focus on the difficult economic situation and budget troubles facing him and the 2009 Legislature. The speech will be carried live on public television and radio, starting at 6 p.m. It is not clear whether Barbour will…
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January 13, 2009
Wilson seeks damages from Scruggs, others
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/13/9 A civil lawsuit against jailed former Oxford attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and others lists “an officer of the United States Senate” as a conspirator to defraud attorney William Roberts Wilson Jr. of millions in legal fees. The lawsuit doesn’t specify the senator by name, but the only person connected…
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January 13, 2009
POINTOFLAW – Judge tosses Jim Hood Katrina-insurance suit
Judge tosses Hood Katrina-insurance suit A county judge ruled Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood never had standing to file the action (YallPolitics, O’Brien/LegalNewsLine, NMC @ Folo, ruling in PDF form). Separately, large numbers of private civil actions against insurers, including a high-profile batch filed by now-disgraced Dickie Scruggs, have quietly settled in recent months. Point…
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January 13, 2009
Democrats stamping out democracy on Capitol Hill
We know Democratic lawmakers have taken their bully-boy tactics too far when even The Washington Post worries about the lack of civility in the 111th Congress. As the Post notes, during the 110th Congress “Democrats brought more measures to the House floor under closed rules – permitting no amendments – than any of the six…
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January 13, 2009
Computers, not the game, have bypassed JoePa
Computers, not the game, have bypassed JoePa NASHVILLE – The school president called the head football coach onto the carpet. The coach had been derelict in his duties. Not so tough to imagine. Then again, imagine if the coach is Joe Paterno. “I got a call from my president and he said, ‘Why don’t you…
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January 13, 2009
Lofty expectations for Nick Saban’s next Tide team
Lofty expectations for Nick Saban’s next Tide team Chances are, if you walked into Nick Saban’s office, and he was there, and he wasn’t talking to or planning a visit with a recruit, he would be scribbling on a yellow legal pad, making a list. A hit list. It would look something like this: Tony…
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January 13, 2009
Meyer tops SEC coaching rankings (Nutt in top-5?)
Meyer tops SEC coaching rankings (Nutt in top-5?) The BCS has spoken with a new No. 1. Now, it’s my turn. With multiple coaching changes in the SEC, ranking the head coaches has never been more confusing and chaotic. This list, which originated in 1990 in this space, appears twice a year. I rank the…
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January 13, 2009
Chaz Ramsey and his future
Chaz Ramsey and his future I’ve received a number of questions about Auburn offensive lineman Chaz Ramsey, what exactly happened to him and what his future with Auburn holds. Click here or read on below to see what Chaz and his family have to say about the situation… AUBURN — The dedication Chaz Ramsey felt…
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Jeremy Pittari
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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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