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January 7, 2009
OVERLAWYERED – Break in “Scruggs II” Mississippi scandal?
Break in “Scruggs II” Mississippi scandal? Ed Peters, the former Hinds County (Jackson) prosecutor who’s been a central figure in the still up-in-the-air Peters-DeLaughter branch of the Scruggs scandals, has turned in his law license (via) amid much Mississippi speculation that he is cooperating with prosecutors and that other developments are imminent. NMC at Folo…
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January 7, 2009
Sooners will redeem ‘big game’ name
Sooners will redeem ‘big game’ name There was a time when Oklahoma Coach Bob Stoops was known as “Big Game Bob” because of his penchant for outcoaching the competition in monumental end-of-the-season showdowns. Likewise, I should be called “Big Game Bianchi” or “Mega Game Mikey” because of my unbelievable acumen for predicting the winner of…
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January 7, 2009
The Rock Star QBs: OU’s Sam Bradford vs. Florida’s Tim Tebow
The Rock Star QBs: OU’s Sam Bradford vs. Florida’s Tim Tebow FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tim Tebow walked into the Harbor Beach Marriott the other day, and the clamor could not have been greater had Elvis Presley himself stopped by after filming “Girl Happy.” One difference: It wasn’t schoolgirls, from Florida or anywhere else, who…
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January 7, 2009
Is Meyer about to surpass Spurrier as greatest Florida Gators coach?
Is Meyer about to surpass Spurrier as greatest Florida Gators coach? MIAMI — Imagine a celebration late Thursday evening. Imagine it is University of Florida players who are dancing. And imagine the television cameras panning toward the bleachers where a fan holds this sign: Urban Meyer: Greatest Gator Football Coach Ever! Do you smile, and…
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January 7, 2009
Electricity prices go down despite Jim Hood lawsuit
Lower Fuel Costs Shrink Entergy Mississippi Bills Nearly 14 Percent Reduction effective through first quarter of 2009 Jackson, Miss. – Thanks to a continued decline in natural gas prices, customers of Entergy Mississippi, Inc. will ring in the new year with lower electric bills. From January through March, the typical residential bill will drop another…
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January 7, 2009
LOA – Scruggs II: Ed Peters Surrenders Law License, Forfeits Alleged Bribe Proceeds
Scruggs II: Ed Peters Surrenders Law License, Forfeits Alleged Bribe Proceeds The Daily Journal has more here on the underlying complaint. Nothing has been announced yet, but it’s apparent that Peters has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. This means that the hammer is about to drop on Judge Bobby DeLaughter and (again) on…
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January 7, 2009
More Funding Proposed For Crime Lab
More Funding Proposed For Crime Lab “Both the defense bar and prosecutors agree that we have to do something to fix our crime lab,” said Jim Hood. Hood formed a task force to study Mississippi’s crime lab and compare it to labs in neighboring states. The task force recommends the state double its funding to…
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January 7, 2009
NMC – Ed Peters day kicks off Scruggs II (summarizing a confusing day of posts)
Ed Peters day kicks off Scruggs II (summarizing a confusing day of posts) The drama started first thing with WLBT in Jackson reporting that Ed Peters had surrendered his law license. As we noted in an update to the post reporting the WLBT account, YallPolitics quickly put up the docket entry from the Mississippi Supreme…
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January 7, 2009
SALTER – Bryant to face growing scrutiny from within GOP right wing
Bryant to face growing scrutiny from within GOP right wing While still maintaining an extremely cordial public relationship with the Barbour administration, it’s undeniable that Bryant faces the delicate task of slowly beginning to cut Barbour loose and push his own political agenda in the Senate if he is to seize the mantle of leadership…
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January 7, 2009
Metro area has money wish list
Metro area has money wish list Here’s the breakdown of state and federal requests: Jackson The city is asking for about $560 million from the federal government for infrastructure projects but so far has a lone item on its state wish list. The city wants the option to raise the sales tax by 1 percent.…
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January 7, 2009
Councilman: Mayor has fluid in his lungs
Councilman: Mayor has fluid in his lungs Mayor Frank Melton returned to the hospital over the weekend after complaining that fluid had built up in his lungs, making it difficult to breathe, Councilman Frank Bluntson said Tuesday. Bluntson, along with Melton’s family physician, Dr. Robert Smith, drove the mayor to St. Dominic Hospital on Saturday.…
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January 7, 2009
Jerry Mitchell piece on Ed Peters and Bobby DeLaughter
Ex-DA turns in license Former longtime Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters, identified as a participant in an alleged bribery scheme, has turned in his bar license in a move legal experts say suggests he has struck a deal. Federal authorities are investigating allegations he schemed with associates of imprisoned former lawyer Dickie Scruggs to…
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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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