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February 28, 2008
FOLO – Jim Hood speaks! (on Mississippi public radio)
Jim Hood speaks! (on Mississippi public radio) At 8:35 on Mississippi edition (which will be online later), five minutes of interview with Hood was played. Asked about Scruggs, Hood said, “I know him from cases we have worked on together. I think he did a great service to the state in his” suit in the…
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February 28, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Hood discusses meeting with Balducci, Patterson
Hood discusses meeting with Balducci, Patterson I know what he’s intending to say, but it sure didn’t come out right, did it? “If I knew they were getting paid that much.” I mean, a couple hundred K is all a job like that is worth, max! Right? That’s what it sounds like. Hood’s quote also…
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February 28, 2008
Barbour pushing port to south
The Sun Herald, 2/28/8 Gov. Haley Barbour said last week he wants the state Port of Gulfport to consider a southward expansion instead of the port’s plan to go west. And he expects a decision in “weeks, not months.” Island View Casino executives have become the biggest critics of the port’s plan to expand west…
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February 28, 2008
MS Senate Approves Death Penalty for Child Predators
WJTV, 2/27/8 The state senate has approved a bill that authorizes the death penalty for anyone convicted of raping or committing sexually battery against a child under the age of 12 at least twice. District 41 Sen. Joey Fillingane, principal sponsor of the legislation, says the bill was proposed by the state Department of Human…
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February 28, 2008
Senate restricts Medicaid lawsuits
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/28/8 Private physicians, nurse practitioners and physicians assistants could be given some protection in medical malpractice lawsuits filed by Medicaid patients under a bill passed by the Mississippi Senate Wednesday. Senate Bill 2998 would limit the damages a recipient of the subsidized health-care program can receive to $500,000. Supporters say it could help…
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February 28, 2008
Lt. Gov. Bryant to teach part-time at MC
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/28/8 Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant this summer will become a part-time faculty member at his alma mater, Mississippi College. “As an alumnus, I look forward to returning and serving as a faculty member and teaching what I love best, Mississippi political history,” Bryant said in a news release. Bryant was an adjunct professor…
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February 28, 2008
AG-contract bill passes House
The Sun Herald, 2/28/8 A bill that passed the House would require the state attorney general’s office to disclose more information about its contracts with private lawyers. “This is referred to in some parts as the ‘Sunshine Bill,’ ” said Judiciary Chairman Ed Blackmon, D-Canton. He said Tuesday the attorney general would have to notify…
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February 28, 2008
FBI: Scruggs Paid 2 Men to Persuade AG
The Associated Press, 2/28/8 A prominent attorney embroiled in a judicial bribery case paid two associates $500,000 to convince Mississippi’s Attorney General not to file criminal charges against an insurance company, according to court records. Plaintiffs lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, who sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Cos. soon after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, was…
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February 28, 2008
CHIP: Health care for kids a bipartisan concern
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/28/8 While the Democratic-majority Congress is considering an expanded Children’s Health Insurance Program bill – possibly for after the Nov. 4 election – it was good to have Republican Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speak up for kids’ health. Barbour testified Tuesday before the House Health Subcommittee that poor states are suffering under…
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February 28, 2008
CL – AG: No meeting if he had known of payment deal
AG: No meeting if he had known of payment deal “If I knew they were getting paid that much, I would have told them to get out of the office because it just didn’t smell right,” Hood said Wednesday. An FBI document made public this week as part of one judicial bribery case alleges embattled…
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February 28, 2008
Attorney General Hood . . . the gavel bangs for thee
How do 'ya 'splain this? by Alan Lange
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February 28, 2008
DJ – Scruggs-Backstrom update: Defense gets most of what it asks for juror questionnaire
Scruggs-Backstrom update: Defense gets most of what it asks for juror questionnaire Potential jurors in the Scruggs-Backstrom judicial bribery case will receive a questionnaire amended with some questions proposed by defense attorneys, a late Wednesday ruling shows. However, Senior Judge Neal Biggers Jr. ruled he will not allow some questions which “can be best brought…
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February 4, 2026
Governor Reeves rips Hosemann, DeBar as being Democrat-aligned, opposed to conservatives
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Frank Corder
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February 4, 2026
Hyde-Smith thanks Trump for signing bill with provision to aid Franklin County Hospital
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February 4, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: February 4, 2026
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Frank Corder
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February 3, 2026
Siemens Energy investing up to $300 million in new high-voltage switchgear facility in Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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January 27, 2026
Nike announces layoffs in Mississippi, Tennessee
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2026
SouthWorth acquires Mississippi-based American Furniture Manufacturing
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Susan Marquez
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February 4, 2026
Things to do in the Magnolia State this February 2026
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Alistair Begg
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February 4, 2026
A sufficient test
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Steven Sloan, Associated Press
, Steve Peoples, Associated Press
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February 3, 2026
Football, politics and protest: This year’s Super Bowl comes at a tinderbox moment in the US
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Sid Salter
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February 4, 2026
Talented Guy Hovis orchestrated a memorable Neshoba County Fair day in 2000
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Starla Brown
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February 2, 2026
Judges and lawmakers move to remove restrictions on health care in Mississippi
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Barrett Donahoe
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February 2, 2026
A historic opportunity for Mississippi families
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