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January 14, 2009
Jackson council drops its saggy-pants ordinance
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/14/9 For now, Jackson residents can wear their pants any way they want to. The City Council voted 4-2 against a plan Tuesday that would have made it unlawful for people to wear pants below the waistline exposing their underwear. The council members who voted against the saggy-pants ban said it likely was…
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January 14, 2009
Disputed Entergy purchase untallied
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/13/9 It could take several months for Entergy Mississippi to determine if ratepayers are owed any money for purchases of fuel from a disputed contract in Louisiana. Entergy officials said the company purchased “a small amount” of energy from the contract through a systemwide energy pool. What’s not clear is whether that fuel…
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January 14, 2009
Delta Democrat Luckett might make 2011 gubernatorial bid
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/14/9 Perhaps the best way to sum up Clarksdale entrepreneur William O. “Bill” Luckett Jr. is to say he’s not your average Mississippi Democrat – not, at least, viewed through the prism of modern day “gotcha” political ads. Luckett confirmed this week that he is “considering making a run for governor in…
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January 14, 2009
Lott included in civil lawsuit
The Sun Herald, 1/14/9 Former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott is an unnamed co-conspirator in a civil lawsuit filed in federal court against his brother-in-law, imprisoned ex-attorney Dickie Scruggs, said Vicki Slater, an attorney for the plaintiff. The suit has been brought by attorney Roberts Wilson. “Anybody who acts to further the conspiracy is a co-conspirator,”…
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January 14, 2009
Look out MS! Pelosi & Co. may beat Legislature and Padnuship crowd on cig tax increase – then what?
Obama’s recession remedy: Tax the poor! Yesterday evening after I filed my syndicated column (printed below) on Obama and the Democrats’ first massive tax increase of 2009, the 285-page text of the proposed S-CHIP expansion went online. It’s H.R. 2 and you can read the PDF in its entirety here — something a significant number…
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January 14, 2009
Security at Jackson City Hall stirs debate
Security at Jackson City Hall stirs debate The Jackson City Council agreed last year to stop paying security guards to work weekends at City Hall. But on Mayor Frank Melton’s orders, the guards have continued to work Saturdays and Sundays. The council called for the change during the 2008 budget hearings. By removing armed security…
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January 14, 2009
GC – Give charter schools a broader test says Mike Chaney
Give charter schools a broader test Mike Chaney, the former chairman of the Senate Education Committee who is now the state’s insurance commissioner, gives a candid and credible evaluation of the current charter school law compared to similar laws in other states. Mississippi’s, he told the Jackson Clarion-Ledger newspaper, is “the sorriest, and I wrote…
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January 14, 2009
Bob Bennett praises Haley Barbour as former RNC Chair
Blackwell’s Ohio problem Dear RNC Member, As the longest serving state chairman on the Republican National Committee, I have personally witnessed many of our successes and our failures. I have seen what works and what doesn’t, and I have recognized those chairmen whose leadership has been effective and who know how to win elections. With…
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January 14, 2009
State Rep. Brandon Jones gives Democratic Party response to Barbour’s State of State
State Rep. Brandon Jones gives Democratic Party response to Barbour’s State of State Rep. Brandon Jones: Good evening. I’m Rep. Brandon Jones of Jackson County, vice chairman of the Mississippi House of Representative’s Insurance Committee. It is my honor and privilege to speak to you tonight. Nearly four years ago, my home and my hometown…
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January 14, 2009
Governor Haley Barbour’s 2009 State of the State Address
2009 STATE OF THE STATE January 13, 2009 Governor Bryant; Speaker McCoy; ladies and gentlemen of the Legislature; and fellow Mississippians: Tonight marks the sixth time you have allowed Marsha and me to join you here to report on the State of our State. I am greatly and eternally honored the people of Mississippi have…
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January 14, 2009
Medgar Evers House and WJTV News Channel 12 Partner for Inauguration Coverage
Medgar Evers House and WJTV News Channel 12 Partner for Inauguration Coverage Tougaloo, Miss. — Tougaloo College and WJTV News Channel 12 will hold a news conference Monday morning, January 12, 2009, at 10 a.m. at the Medgar Evers House to announce a unique partnership for coverage of the inauguration of President Barack Obama on…
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January 14, 2009
WSJ on Haley – The Republican Revival Will Start in the States
The Republican Revival Will Start in the States As we talk at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., I can’t help noticing that he appears to have shed a few pounds in the last few years. Could it be in preparation for a presidential run? “Hail no,” he retorts in his trademark southern drawl. He…
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September 18, 2026
Lawmakers say Ag Commissioner order on excused school absences is non-binding
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September 18, 2026
House lawmakers exploring ways to cut Mississippi property taxes, car tag fees
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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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September 15, 2026
Hitachi Energy brings largest U.S. investment to date to Mississippi
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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 10, 2026
C Spire expanding fiber network with new high-capacity corridor between Jackson and Olive Branch
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September 18, 2026
Kiffin’s return to face the program he spurned looms over No. 7 LSU’s visit to No. 8 Ole Miss
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Susan Marquez
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September 18, 2026
Acclaimed graphic novelist John Jennings to lead weeklong residency at The MAX
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September 18, 2026
Preparing for death
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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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