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April 15, 2008
Legislators Debate Internal Pay Raises
WLBT, 4/14/8 Pay raises for county and state elected officials could hinge on whether lawmakers will concede to raising their own pay. Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant stands to receive a big bump in pay if the bill goes through. But he’s fighting to get his name as well as the rest of the state legislature…
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April 15, 2008
State budget approved; Coast schools may take hit
The Sun Herald, 4/15/8 Legislators approved the bulk of the 2009 budget Monday, including a bill that reduces some South Mississippi school districts’ state funding by millions, and lawmakers didn’t decide what to do about Medicaid until late Monday night. Legislators had reached a verbal agreement on the $5 billion budget last week, and Monday…
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April 15, 2008
FOLO – Dickie Scruggs pleads the 5th in Jones v Scruggs
Liveblogging the Jones v Scruggs hearing part one Tollison: We call Mr. Richard Scruggs Brooks Dooley stands up representing Keker and Van Nest. Scruggs is sworn He answers his name. He declines to answer based on the Fifth Amendment asked about his relationship with Scruggs Law Firm, SKG, Nutt McAlister. At the judge’s suggestion, a…
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April 15, 2008
Lawmakers miss deadline on Medicaid bill
The Sun Herald, 4/15/8 Lawmakers missed a legislative deadline to pass a Medicaid bill that funded the program and eliminated the face-to-face meetings people must attend to keep the health coverage. The bill was stymied on Monday in the Senate, where Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant accepted a procedural challenge to the bill. The House passed…
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April 15, 2008
Discussion: ‘First Congressional District Campaign Forum’
Discussion: ‘First Congressional District Campaign Forum’ First Congressional District runoff winners, vying to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker, face off in a “First Congressional District Campaign Forum.” Travis Childers, the Democratic nominee, and Greg Davis, the Republican winner, are to answer questions from a panel of journalists. Audience members may…
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April 15, 2008
SALTERBLOG – Proposed Jackson hotel tax hike: Legislators exempt themselves
Proposed Jackson hotel tax hike: Legislators exempt themselves House Bill 1710 would give Jackson residents the chance to vote on whether to increase taxes on hotel rooms in the city. Revenue generated would be used to increase the salaries of Jackson police officers. House members today narrowly approved the legislation after it was changed to…
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April 15, 2008
BARBOUR ANNOUNCES $41 MILLION AWARDED FOR GO ZONE DISASTER RECOVERY PROJECTS
More than $41 million in disaster recovery grants is being awarded to 39 Mississippi counties and municipalities for individual projects involving disaster recovery, Governor Haley Barbour and the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) Disaster Recovery Division announced today. “Hurricane Katrina truly impacted our whole state, and this funding will help key communities in South and Central…
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April 15, 2008
Fight over border fence environmental waivers could reach Supreme Court
Fight over border fence environmental waivers could reach Supreme Court Fourteen House Democrats, including Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and seven other committee chairmen then said they would file friend-of-the-court briefs asking the Supreme Court to take up the lawsuit on whether the department had overstepped constitutional limits. “This blanket waiver of laws like…
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April 15, 2008
DSCC – Ronnie Musgrove Video on the Coast
The Road to Victory: Ronnie Musgrove DSCC 4/15/8
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April 15, 2008
‘Pro-Gun & Pro-Life’ Travis Childers Ad for MS-01
Travis Childers Campaign Ad 4/12/8 hattip CottonMouth
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April 15, 2008
Lawmaker: Voter ID dead for session
Clarion Ledger – 4/14/8 Senate Elections Committee Chairman Terry Burton says voter identification is now a dead issue for the 2008 session. The Republican from Newton had persuaded the Senate to pass a resolution weeks ago to allow a voter ID bill to be introduced past the legislative deadline. However, it also had to pass…
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April 15, 2008
Hearing scheduled in Scruggs’ fee dispute
Hearing scheduled in Scruggs’ fee dispute Attorneys representing the Jones firm hope to argue Tuesday in Lafayette County Circuit Court in Oxford that Scruggs and the others tried to bribe Lackey and should be sanctioned “by striking the defendants’ pleadings and entering a default judgment,” said Roy Percy, one of the firm’s attorneys. “The parties…
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April 24, 2026
Governor sets special session to address State Supreme Court redistricting
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Frank Corder
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April 24, 2026
Mislabeling of seafood still a concern nearly a year after seafood labeling law went into effect
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 24, 2026
Mississippi leading the way in citizenship verification for unclaimed money
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Alistair Begg
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April 24, 2026
Praying with confidence
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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April 23, 2026
Players to watch, including familiar names and new faces, around the SEC following spring
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 23, 2026
Where Vicksburg slows down: A table at Key City Brewery & Eatery
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Roger Wicker
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April 24, 2026
Finish the job In Iran, but don’t forget China
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Lesley Davis
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April 23, 2026
He Didn’t Even Hesitate: Mississippi’s Jake Mangum, America’s pastime, and the culture that still unites us
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Kelley Williams
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April 23, 2026
An ounce of prevention
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