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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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October 1, 2026
Federal scholarship for private school and homeschooling opening to most kids in at least 30 states
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Frank Corder
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October 1, 2026
Trump nominates Butler to serve on Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Frank Corder
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October 1, 2026
Cory Booker’s coming back to Mississippi to again campaign against Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Cass Rutledge
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October 1, 2026
Tech entrepreneur turns Hurricane Katrina tragedy into company to preserve family memories
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Cass Rutledge
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September 30, 2026
Mississippi 12th in U.S. for doing business in 2026
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Cass Rutledge
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September 25, 2026
A&W Custom Furniture expanding in Okolona, adding 20 jobs
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Maura Carey, Associated Press
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October 1, 2026
SEC Week 5: No. 7 Alabama visits No. 16 Mississippi State in unbeaten ranked matchup
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Alistair Begg
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October 1, 2026
Leaving a legacy
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Susan Marquez
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September 30, 2026
Jackson’s own Cassandra Wilson, one of the most successful female jazz singers in modern history
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Roger Wicker
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September 28, 2026
Putin must be defeated
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
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