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March 17, 2008
DJ EDITORIAL:A sad spectacle
EDITORIAL:A sad spectacle It’s a sad spectacle, and it is made all the more so by the interwoven political threads. Scruggs’ special relationship with his brother-in-law, former Republican Sen. Trent Lott, and his and the other defendants’ heavy involvement in supporting mostly Democratic candidates cast a pall on the political system as well as the…
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March 17, 2008
Hurricane victims expected to sue FEMA
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/17/8 The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which supplied about 120,000 travel trailers to hurricane victims in 2005, is expected to be named as a co-defendant in a massive lawsuit against manufacturers charging the units had dangerous levels of formaldehyde. Letecheia Acker, who lives with her husband and two young sons in a FEMA…
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March 17, 2008
War generates billions for business
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/17/8 Billions of dollars in federal contracts awarded to Mississippi industries and a rocketing pace of exports to the Middle East serve as a reminder that, for those not under attack, war is good for business. International Truck and Engine is one of the state’s premier examples. Workers at its West Point plant…
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March 17, 2008
State leads U.S. in mortgage delinquencies
The Hattiesburg American, 3/17/8 Mississippi leads the nation in the number of people who are late making their monthly mortgage payments, a problem that affects the real estate and banking industries, a state economist said. Eleven percent of mortgage loans in Mississippi were delinquent in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to a Mortgage Bankers…
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March 17, 2008
Former state Rep. Franks may run to lead Dems
Former state Rep. Franks may run to lead Dems Jamie Franks of Mooreville, an ex-state representative who has a law practice in Tupelo, told a Lee County Democratic Party convention this past weekend that he may run for the chairmanship. The state party’s current chairman, former U.S. Rep. Wayne Dowdy of McComb, has said he…
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March 17, 2008
Segway officers up and rolling
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/17/8 Jackson police officers Colendula Green and Robert Watts recently showed off their new rides by doing doughnuts on Farish Street. The officers are the newly created team that recently began patrolling downtown on Segway electric scooters. They’re replacing JPD’s bicycle patrol, which dissolved about a year ago. Green and Watts will focus…
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March 17, 2008
GOP’s 11th command is out the window
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/17/8 Republican politics used to be so simple and boring. The GOP leaders got together, decided on a candidate and put all their money and effort behind him. Primaries were foregone conclusions. These new competitive primaries are getting quite complicated, and certainly fun to watch. The race for the GOP nomination for…
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March 17, 2008
Deadline looms for measures
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/17/8 Bills intended to offer more protection for insurance policyholders, make it tougher for some marriages to end and prohibit some adoptions likely will die in the Mississippi Legislature this week. But other bills face an uncertain future Tuesday, the deadline for passing out of committee bills originating in the opposite chamber. Among…
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March 17, 2008
Senate Passes “Miss Breland’s Law”
WLBT, 3/16/8 She taught for years at Murrah and Central High Schools in Jackson and loved her job. In July 2006, long after she retired, Irene Breland was attacked as she walked out of her home. Beaten and robbed, Breland later died as a result of her injuries. The offenders stole her purse, and used…
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March 17, 2008
Legislature considers diverse marriage proposals
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/17/8 Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have passed bills dealing with marriage. But other than both having the word marriage in them – the bills have little in common. The Senate passed new legislation that would create what are referred to as covenant marriages that would be harder to…
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March 17, 2008
Medicaid-fix debate heats up house bill 1013
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/17/8 If a bill that would hike the cigarette tax dies in a Senate committee this week, many believe a special session could be called to deal with a $90 million shortfall Medicaid is facing. House Bill 1013 is the only piece of surviving legislation that would allow lawmakers to either raise the…
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March 17, 2008
DJ – Scruggs trial ties together a complex web of cases
Scruggs trial ties together a complex web of cases If you want a quick explanation of the ins and outs of the legal situations involving Oxford mega-lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, here’s an explainer. Friday, Scruggs and lawyer colleague Sidney Backstrom of Oxford pleaded guilty to one county of conspiring to bribe Circuit Judge Henry L.…
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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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Sophie Bates, Associated Press
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April 24, 2026
6 plead guilty and 1 found not guilty in Mississippi drug trafficking bribery scheme
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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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