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May 23, 2008
FOLO – More details about the disqualification motions against Provost-Umphrey
Further fissures in what remains of the Katrina Litigation Group, and more details about the disqualification motions against Provost-Umphrey .A. Renfroe & Associates (the adjuster who was handling Katrina work for State Farm on contract, and whose employees were the Rigsby sisters, who became the alleged or erstwhile whistle-blowers for Scruggs) filed a motion asking…
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May 23, 2008
House OKs toll-road law before hitting road
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/22/8 The Mississippi House on Wednesday quickly approved bills that tweak a toll-road law and keep the state’s employment agency open, but its key leaders left the Capitol unwilling to return until Medicaid funding woes are added to the agenda next week. Their abrupt departure after a 67-50 vote on the first day…
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May 23, 2008
Next Miss. execution may come in August
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/22/8 One of two men convicted of capital murder in Marcus Gentry’s death may be executed in August. With Wednesday’s lethal injection of Earl Wesley Berry, Dale Leo Bishop now rises to the top of the state’s list for execution, according to state Attorney General Jim Hood. Hood said an execution date for…
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May 23, 2008
Insurers offer wind coverage
The Sun Herald, 5/21/8 Four insurance companies are offering wind coverage in the South Mississippi market, although restrictions apply. Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said he has recently approved the “surplus-lines” companies. Surplus-lines companies insure high-risk properties without state regulation of rates or any guaranty in case of insolvency. They have been active for years…
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May 23, 2008
Katrina funds held hostage
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/22/8 A spending bill containing nearly $9 billion for Mississippi and Louisiana to recover from Hurricane Katrina has run into White House opposition because of its price tag. The $194 billion bill, which the Senate began debating this week, would pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It also contains about $28…
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May 23, 2008
Miss. Democratic chairman commits to Obama as superdelegate
The Sun Herald, 5/21/8 Mississippi Democratic Party chairman Wayne Dowdy says he is committed to Sen. Barack Obama in the presidential race. Dowdy is a superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention, and he had been holding off on deciding between Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Dowdy tells The Associated Press that he made his…
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May 23, 2008
Federal officials reviewing inequity complaints in a Mississippi school district
The Sun Herald, 5/21/8 The U.S. Justice Department is looking into complaints of racial disparities within the Cleveland Public School District. Federal officials are reviewing whether the district is in compliance with a 1969 desegregation order and a consent decree reached in the late 1980s, said Bear Atwood, director of the Mississippi Justice Project. Among…
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May 23, 2008
Problems with Congress override of farm bill
Problems with Congress override of farm bill The Senate voted 82-13 to override the president’s veto of the bill Thursday, a day after the House voted 316-108 to override the veto. Both override votes exceeded the two-thirds majority required by the Constitution. A portion of the bill, however, remains in legal limbo. Before the House…
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May 23, 2008
Company seeks to disqualify another policyholder law firm
Company seeks to disqualify another policyholder law firm A Texas law firm should be disqualified from representing State Farm policyholders whose previous attorneys already have been thrown off the cases, one of the companies being sued argues. E.A. Renfroe, which provides adjusters to insurance companies, wants Provost-Umphrey disqualified from cases involving the former clients of…
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May 23, 2008
Senate advances metal theft, unemployment bills
Senate advances metal theft, unemployment bills A bill that would allow the state’s employment agency to remain open appears headed for a compromise. Other legislation intended to deter metal theft and hike unemployment benefits also advanced today, the second day of a special session Gov. Haley Barbour called. A bill that cleared the Senate floor…
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May 23, 2008
Rambling toward the summer
Rambling toward the summer Thoughts while counting down the days to an all-new episode of “The Bill Engvall Show” … So Kobe Bryant stops sulking, makes small talk with teammates, buys them dinner every once in a while, gives them $9,000 watches and occasionally passes the ball to them? I take it back … he…
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May 23, 2008
Busy hurricane season predicted
Busy hurricane season predicted There is a 65 percent chance of an above average hurricane season this year with two to five major hurricanes developing in the Atlantic, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on today said. “Now is the time to get your home ready,” said David Paulison, head of the Federal Emergency Management…
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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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