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August 2, 2008
Governor Barbour begins to execute an end-run ’round the Legislature on Medicaid
Barbour unveils new Medicaid funding plan Gov. Haley Barbour unveiled a new plan late Friday to fill a hole in the state Medicaid budget by shuffling existing assessments on hospitals. The new plan allows him to bypass the state Legislature. Barbour and House leaders had been unable to reach an agreement for nearly two months…
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August 1, 2008
Obama wants Oil Co. profits to subsidize his emergency economic plan
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Friday announced an “Emergency Economic Plan” that would give families a stimulus check of $1,000 each, funded in part by what his presidential campaign calls “windfall profits from Big Oil.” Separately, Obama’s plan includes a $50 billion stimulus package that his campaign claims would save more than 1 million jobs.…
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August 1, 2008
Thad Cochran To Take Over Powerful Defense Subcommittee For Stevens
Thad Cochran To Take Over Powerful Defense Subcommittee For Stevens Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) will take over from indicted Sen. Ted Stevens on powerful Defense subcommittee on the Senate Appropriations Committee, according to Republican aides. “Sen. Cochran will assume the position of Ranking Member of the Defense subcommittee through the end of this Congress or…
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August 1, 2008
Thoughts on Neshoba 2008
Even in an "off" year, it's pretty interesting by Alan Lange
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August 1, 2008
Gov. blasts Dems, touts McCain run
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/1/8 Gov. Haley Barbour blasted Democrats and urged fair-goers to support Sen. John McCain and other Republicans this fall in a speech interrupted by a heckler Thursday. Some political analysts said Barbour’s comments likely resonated with his audience at the Neshoba County Fair since those who visit the annual event usually vote with…
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August 1, 2008
Feds: Bribery appeal invalid
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/1/8 Attorney Paul Minor’s allegations he was the target of a politicized U.S. Justice Department that railroaded him into a bribery conviction are based on “wild speculation and innuendo,” federal prosecutors argue in court papers. Minor, 62, built a national reputation and amassed a fortune by suing tobacco, asbestos and other companies. He…
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August 1, 2008
Planned Medicaid cuts to be revised
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/1/8 House Democrats reiterated their objection to Medicaid cuts after Gov. Haley Barbour said Thursday he soon will announce a revised plan to slash the health-care program that serves almost 600,000 Mississippians. Barbour provided few details during a speech at the Neshoba County Fair and interviews with reporters afterward. He told fair-goers Medicaid,…
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August 1, 2008
Medicaid: Why not hike tobacco tax anyway?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/1/8 While Gov. Haley Barbour fine tunes his surprise plan to avoid cuts in Medicaid – which he sprang at the Neshoba County Fair Thursday – perhaps lawmakers can find a way to avoid wasting any more of the taxpayers’ money in a stalemated special session. Barbour told the Fair crowd that…
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August 1, 2008
EDITORIAL:Medicaid ax
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 8/1/8 The sudden change in direction by the Barbour administration on plans to cut Medicaid spending by $375 million is only the latest twist in a complex situation involving power politics, strategy, and the urgent need to fully fund the health care insurance program for Mississippi’s poorest residents. The…
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August 1, 2008
Coast heckler interrupts Barbour
The Sun Herald, 8/1/8 A Coast Democratic leader was escorted from the crowd watching Gov. Haley Barbour speak at the Neshoba County Fair on Thursday after she repeatedly yelled the name of the victim of a murderer Barbour recently freed from prison after the convict was a trusty at the Governor’s Mansion. As Barbour began…
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August 1, 2008
LSU ranked No. 6 in first coaches’ poll
http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/26173539.html LSU opens the season ranked No. 6 in the USA Today coaches’ poll. The Tigers received three first-place votes. LSU is ranked behind two of its SEC foes – No. 1 Georgia and No. 5 Florida. The Bulldogs received 22 of 61 first-place votes. The Gators received five No. 1 tallies. Southern California (14…
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August 1, 2008
Southern Miss Football Team Reports as the Larry Fedora Era Begins
http://www.fox40now.com/sports/26165469.html Football players reported on campus at the University of Southern Mississippi Thursday afternoon in preparation for the beginning of fall camp. The players checked in, got fitted for equipment and newcomers went through physical examinations, before going through a series of meetings late in the afternoon and evening – one of which included an…
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June 9, 2026
After long waits at the Social Security Administration, its chief says things are getting better
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June 9, 2026
Democrat-aligned super PAC to include Colom in $50 million media blitz
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June 9, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 9, 2026
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 9, 2026
FestivalSouth: When Hattiesburg becomes a stage
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Alistair Begg
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June 9, 2026
With utmost patience
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Robert St. John
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June 8, 2026
The real work
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Kelley Williams
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June 8, 2026
What the Corps understands but you don’t
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Roger Wicker
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June 5, 2026
Mississippi building 21st century blue economy
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Sid Salter
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June 3, 2026
It’s the third of June and the haunting mystery of Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ remains
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