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May 13, 2008
Barbour vetoes metal theft bill
Barbour vetoes metal theft bill Bills intended to crack down on metal theft and provide more assistant district attorneys and criminal investigators will not become law. Gov. Haley Barbour vetoed both today. Senate Bill 2751 would have created 14 new assistant district attorneys and 7 new criminal investigators. But in his veto message, Barbour wrote…
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May 13, 2008
LLOYD GRAY:An ugly, endless campaign needs a merciful pause
An ugly, endless campaign needs a merciful pause After Tuesday, the 1st District will finally have a congressman – even if he’s only a short-timer. We’ve been without representation in the U.S. House for more than four months, so that’s good news. Even better news is that we may get a brief reprieve from an…
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May 13, 2008
Ethics bill clears governor’s desk
Ethics bill clears governor’s desk A bill intended to make Mississippi government and its elected officials more open and accountable cleared Gov. Haley Barbour’s desk today. Mississippi ethics laws have received a failing grade from the Center for Public Integrity, an ethics watchdog group. Tom Hood, executive director of the Ethics Commission, said the group…
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May 13, 2008
Scruggs Roundup: DOJ’s Pursuit, New Katrina Lawyers, and the New Yorker’s Take
Scruggs Roundup: DOJ’s Pursuit, New Katrina Lawyers, and the New Yorker’s Take Mississippi — to its economic and political credit — is growing inhospitable to its “rich” tort bar, which, as a result, is becoming “less fabulously rich,” according to the WSJ Edit Page’s Stephen Moore. Reading the opinion piece, we couldn’t help think of…
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May 12, 2008
Rep. Sid Bondurant (R – Grenada) Switches to Mississippi Republican Party
The Lower 48 At sundown Friday, there were 47 Republican Representatives in the Mississippi House. But since 10:00 o’clock Saturday morning, there are now 48 GOP members of the Legislature’s “lower” chamber, the most since Reconstruction, and only 14 seats shy of outright control. Rep. Sid Bondurant of Grenada is the latest (but certainly not…
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May 12, 2008
Gallo Notes: May 12, 2008
Gallo Notes: After U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner, V.P. Dick Cheney, former Senator Trent Lott (and tomorrow Gov. Barbour, etc, ) there’s no one left to appear on the Gallo Show in support of Gregg Davis except the President and the Pope. By the way, the polling on the SuperTalk MS. Network, which ended…
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May 12, 2008
Street sex sting nets 6 arrests in Jackson
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/12/8 A Jackson police sting aimed at street-level prostitutes, escorts and their clients, netted six arrests Saturday. “Operation Cupid” began Thursday as a way to deter prostitution because of its link with other criminal activity and its negative impact on the quality of life, police said. “It’s something that everyone has sort of…
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May 12, 2008
Final word on deer feeding
The Sun Herald, 5/11/8 The 30-day public intent period on supplemental deer feeding in Mississippi has passed. Therefore, the debate is over after last week’s Commission of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks meeting at J.P. Coleman State Park near Iuka. Simply put, Mississippi now has a supplemental feeding program, which will be legal in June.
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May 12, 2008
Airport parkway bill may be considered
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/12/8 The fate of a bill expected to be considered in an upcoming special legislative session could mean the difference between having a road connecting downtown Jackson to the city’s international airport in four years or in 15, state transportation officials say. The $400 million project appears to depend on whether House and…
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May 12, 2008
Subplots in advertising issue to be on display during special session
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 5/12/8 Numerous subplots lurk beneath the issue of the Legislature regulating the expenditure of taxpayer money on advertising. For instance, all sides generally agree that talk shows owned by one of the primary beneficiaries of state advertising contracts, TeleSouth Communications, adamantly opposed the re-election of Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, as speaker…
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May 12, 2008
Ethics: Reforms are good government steps
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/12/8 The Legislature passed significant ethics reform this session that is scheduled to be signed into law by Gov. Haley Barbour in ceremonies today. Barbour will be joined by a host of legislators, and officials to sign Senate Bill 2983, recognizing those who helped usher it into law. But two officials deserve…
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May 12, 2008
An ugly, endless campaign needs a merciful pause
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 5/11/8 After Tuesday, the 1st District will finally have a congressman – even if he’s only a short-timer. We’ve been without representation in the U.S. House for more than four months, so that’s good news. Even better news is that we may get a brief reprieve from an ugly…
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December 17, 2025
Trump expected to sign $901 billion defense spending bill backed by Mississippi delegation
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Frank Corder
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December 17, 2025
Former Schumer chief counsel challenging Thompson in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District
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December 17, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: December 17, 2025
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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December 17, 2025
Newly promoted Ole Miss coach Pete Golding seeking stability as CFP opener vs. Tulane looms
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Marilyn Tinnin
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December 17, 2025
Lemuria: A Mississippi jewel celebrates 50 years
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Alistair Begg
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December 17, 2025
Should Christians tithe?
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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Dr. Patrick Miller
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December 16, 2025
The Hidden Gem: Why education freedom is the new economic development
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