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February 20, 2008
Report: FEMA spent trailer proceeds improperly
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/20/8 The Federal Emergency Management Agency misspent millions of dollars it received from selling used travel trailers, government investigators have found. Instead of buying more trailers – as allowed under the law – FEMA used more than $13 million toward fully loaded sport utility vehicles, travel expenses and purchase card accounts, according to…
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February 20, 2008
Coast airport’s terminal enlarged
The Mississippi Press, 2/20/8 Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport officials unveiled a new $50 million terminal expansion today that nearly doubles the space at the terminal. The new expansion increases the size of the terminal from 92,000 square feet to more than 165,000 square feet. It adds two new gates, a larger baggage area and space for…
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February 20, 2008
Presidential races rev up across Mississippi
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/20/8 If you’ve been wondering when presidential politics will come to Mississippi, it begins Saturday. That’s when Democrats across the state will begin a step-by-step process toward selecting delegates to their national convention in Denver. For Republicans, precinct/ county caucuses are set for April 26. At stake: delegate votes to…
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February 20, 2008
Hood fails to quell criticism of donations
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 2/20/8 Attorney General Jim Hood has gone to great lengths in recent days to quell what he sees as a barrage of criticism from the media and from bloggers. Hood’s written newspaper columns complaining about “pundits” and “bloggers” generating criticism of his office and suggested that those critics want…
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February 20, 2008
Dead or alive? Cig tax survives; Katrina bills blown away
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/20/8 Bills that eventually could allow utility companies to raise rates before building additional plants, permit cities to seize drug houses and toughen penalties for burglary or violence involving identity theft were among those surviving a key legislative deadline Tuesday. Also advancing were bills that would provide more funding for education and…
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February 20, 2008
Dozens of bills meet deadline
The Hattiesburg American, 2/20/8 House and Senate Appropriations committees passed bills Tuesday designed to create a funding cushion for next year’s budget. “Right now we’ve got a lot more needs than we have in the general budget estimate. We’ve got to come up with a lot more money,” said Senate Appropriations Chairman Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo.…
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February 20, 2008
Candidates debate in Meridian tonight
The Meridian Star, 2/20/8 Candidates vying to replace Chip Pickering, Jr. for the 3rd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives will gather for a debate at 7 p.m. in MSU-Meridian’s Kahlmus Auditorium. All the candidates except Democrat Joel Gill are expected to be in attendance. This includes Republicans Gregg Harper, John Rounsaville,…
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February 20, 2008
L’Affaire Scruggs: the Government Responds
The Wall Street Journal Blog, 2/19/8 Last week, attorneys for famed plaintiffs lawyer Dickie Scruggs and two other indictees accused of bribing a Mississippi judge, submitted a handful of motions: a motion to change venue, a motion to dismiss much of the case, and a motion to submit certain evidence. (Click here for a post…
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February 20, 2008
Panel whittles Katrina reserves in funds shift
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/19/8 Senate Bill 2912 passed the Appropriations Committee this afternoon, putting more than $213 million back into the general fund to use for the fiscal 2009 budget. The bill also would take $82.5 million from the $268 million left in the state’s hurricane reserve fund to put in the rainy day fund instead,…
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February 20, 2008
Hospitals oppose profit tax
The Hattiesburg American, 2/19/8 Ron Seal knows what the general public thinks it knows about hospitals and their balance sheets. “Everybody knows hospitals are making a bunch of money, but that just isn’t the case,” said Seal, chief executive officer at Wesley Medical Center. “There comes a point in time, when you’ve cut and cut…
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February 20, 2008
CL EDITORIAL – AG: Why not remove ‘appearance of conflict?’
AG: Why not remove ‘appearance of conflict?’ He’s powerless to do anything, it appears. But wait a minute. That might be true for Jim Hood the person, but what about Jim Hood the state’s top legal officer? If there is an appearance of a conflict with the attorney general, does the office of the attorney…
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February 20, 2008
SH – Transcript excerpts
Transcript excerpts Z Scruggs: Well, s–t, you know, this is the proper thing to do, uh, uh, it’s just uh, you know, (UI) it’s just so unprofessional, uh, what these guys have been up to, and unethical. Attaching all these uh, things that they’re ciphering through and God knows what GRADY’s talkin’ to STATE FARM…
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June 16, 2026
Credit union CEO, state employee sued for allegedly embezzling over $90 million
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June 16, 2026
Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
Chaney to seek sixth term as Mississippi Insurance Commissioner
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 16, 2026
The Next Chapter: How Dixon Books & Loft brought new life to a Natchez landmark
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Alistair Begg
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June 16, 2026
The conquering lion
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Robert St. John
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June 15, 2026
The unlived life
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
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Andy Gipson
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June 10, 2026
Working with the Trump administration to eliminate welfare fraud
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