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June 3, 2008
Hinds faces budget pinch
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/3/8 With four months still left in the fiscal year, Hinds County already has spent the $2 million it has budgeted for inmate medical expenses. The county took $101,000 from its reserve fund Monday to pay an inmate’s medical claim but cannot pay a separate $800,000 hospital bill. Hinds County has about $206,000…
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June 3, 2008
Health care costs have one way to go: up
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 6/3/8 It seems the central issue in the ongoing debate about whether to fund a $90 million deficit in the Division of Medicaid with a tax per day on hospital patients is whether the levy will drive up the cost of health care. Gov. Haley Barbour, Lt. Gov. Phil…
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June 3, 2008
Veteran lawmakers enjoy greater influence at Miss. Capitol
The Sun Herald, 6/2/8 Political fortunes rise and fall at the Mississippi Capitol, and some veteran lawmakers from both ends of the philosophical spectrum are enjoying expanded power in this new four-year term. Republican Rep. Greg Snowden of Meridian has become a leader among conservatives, while Democratic Rep. Tyrone Ellis of Starkville is exerting influence…
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June 3, 2008
Special Session Good for Some Pocketbooks
Special Session $$$ I fully understand everyone complaining about the cost of the special session. And, I don’t blame anyone. It’s no picnic for us, either. But, I have to tell you, the extra days have allowed me to do something for my wife I have not done for a while–fill her car up with…
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June 3, 2008
Lawmakers: Delay Medicaid debate
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/2/8 Some lawmakers want to delay a Medicaid funding debate until later this summer when a commission appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour finishes studying the way Mississippians are taxed. The Medicaid advisory committee Barbour appointed asked him to include the issue in the tax study. “The governor should wait and call us back…
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June 3, 2008
Hey, thanks SEC. Much appreciated!
Hey, thanks SEC. Much appreciated! In case you missed it, the SEC just sent out its annual paychecks to the 12 league members. If you don’t think sports is a big-time business, think again. The total package amounts to $127.2 million. Yep. $127.2 million. That’s some serious dough, and as a result, each school earns…
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June 3, 2008
State won’t reimburse Jackson for Union Station renovations
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/3/8 For the city of Jackson, every monetary silver lining seems to come with a new cloud attached. While still celebrating last week’s announcement that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had accepted Jackson and Hinds County’s appeal for disaster aid to pay for cleanup from the April 4 tornadoes, the Jackson City Council…
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June 3, 2008
House leaders bungle Medicaid challenge
House leaders bungle Medicaid challenge The leadership of the Mississippi House of Representatives has a lot to answer for. Because if its intransigence, the state continues to muddle along without a Medicaid fix. Why is a fix important? Well, because of Mississippi’s high poverty rate, for every dollar Mississippi puts into Medicaid, the federal government…
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June 3, 2008
COTTONMOUTH – Democratic State Party Chair Race: Rumors (for now)
Democratic State Party Chair Race: Rumors (for now) 1. Jamie Franks (Is Definitely Running) He was a state representative representing District 19, which includes parts of Lee, Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties, from 2000 to 2007. In 2007 he ran for Lieutenant Governor against Lt. Governor Phil Bryant taking 41% of the vote in what was…
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June 3, 2008
Governor’s Medicaid plan hangs in limbo
Governor’s Medicaid plan hangs in limbo A hospital tax plan backed by Barbour, a Republican, overwhelmingly cleared the Senate but failed in the Democrat-controlled House. Cigarette and liquor tax hikes are supported by House Democrats, but key committee chairmen have blocked that plan from being considered by the Senate. A Medicaid advisory committee appointed by…
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June 3, 2008
SLABBED – “The future ain’t what it use to be” for Richard “Dickie” Scruggs UPDATED with l
“The future ain’t what it use to be” for Richard “Dickie” Scruggs UPDATED with links to Motions in Limine Any valid points made by either State Farm or Renfroe aside, there’s just no other way to spin the Response and Letter filed today: they want the Court to make Scruggs give them what they’ve asked…
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June 3, 2008
The Couch Slouch: Lakers vs. Celtics: A little slice of Americana
The Couch Slouch: Lakers vs. Celtics: A little slice of Americana THE WRITERS’ STRIKE ended just in time for David Stern: A year after surviving a Spurs-induced somnambulant NBA Finals and the outlaw ref Tim Donaghy, the NBA czar splurged on a DreamWorks-like script to give us a Celtics-Lakers fairy tale. It’s morning again in…
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 6, 2026
Senate removes steering prohibition from PBM reform bill
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Daniel Tyson
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March 6, 2026
Pearl River flood control project could be a boon for the Jackson metro area
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March 6, 2026
Trump rules out talks absent Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel strikes Lebanon
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Frank Corder
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March 5, 2026
Mississippi lawmakers send worker freedom legislation to Governor
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Frank Corder
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March 3, 2026
General Atomics expanding in Shannon
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Frank Corder
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February 25, 2026
Carpenter Pole and Piling expanding in Wiggins
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Matt Friedeman
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March 8, 2026
The woman at the well for you and me
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Susan Marquez
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March 6, 2026
Mississippi campgrounds recognized among top RV campgrounds in North America
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Alistair Begg
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March 6, 2026
Our great High Priest
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Roger Wicker
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March 6, 2026
President’s choice to strike Iran is profound, deliberate, and correct
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Sid Salter
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March 4, 2026
Celebrating Scouting’s summit with the latest group of youth to soar with the Eagle rank
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Tyler McCaughn
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March 3, 2026
Keep sports betting where it belongs – with the states
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