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January 30, 2008
A.G. Has Own Idea for ‘Sunshine’ Laws
A.G. Has Own Idea for ‘Sunshine’ Laws The battle over new restrictions for the Attorney General’s office is just beginning. The state Senate wants to require the Attorney General to bid out legal services, cap fees that outside attorneys can earn at one million dollars, and any contract over $500,000 should be reviewed. “There is…
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January 30, 2008
SALTERBLOG – Outside counsel oversight: How other states do it…
Outside counsel oversight: How other states do it… Outside counsel oversight is an issue that isn’t confined to Mississippi’s borders or Mississippi politics. Here’s a May 2007 article from The National Law Journal that presents an interesting take on the whole question: http://www.law.com/jsp/llf/PubArticleLLF.jsp?id=1179146390047 Sid Salter Blog Clarion Ledger 1/29/8
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January 30, 2008
Special master resigns from suit with Peters ties
Special master resigns from suit with Peters ties In a motion filed Tuesday to protect potential evidence, Frisby’s attorneys said it’s obvious Peters and DeLaughter communicated privately because Peters knew about the plan to replace Dunbar – something they said Dunbar himself didn’t know. Dunbar was out of town Tuesday and could not be reached…
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January 30, 2008
Watchdog Committee Probes Judicial Bribery Allegations
Watchdog Committee Probes Judicial Bribery Allegations There are reports the Mississippi Judicial Performance Committee is investigating allegations that Hinds County Judge Bobby DeLaughter may have improperly shared a proposed ruling involving trial lawyer Dickie Scruggs. Judge DeLaughter eventually ruled in Scruggs’ favor. Attorneys Ed Peters, Joey Langston and former State Auditor Steve Patterson pocketed 1…
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January 30, 2008
OVERLAWYERED – Mississippi: “Feds expand bribery investigation”
Mississippi: “Feds expand bribery investigation” Overlawyered 1/29/8
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January 30, 2008
WSJLAWBLOG – John Grisham & Judicial Elections
John Grisham & Judicial Elections This morning on the Today show, Grisham told Matt Lauer, “Electing judges is a bad idea.” His solution? “You start with a nonpartisan commission, you screen the judges, you get good people, you get them appointed. If they serve a number of years, let them run maybe for an election…
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January 30, 2008
Government says it has more evidence to use in Scruggs trial
Government says it has more evidence to use in Scruggs trial As expected, the federal government is planning on introducing evidence it apparently gathered from the guilty plea of attorney Joey Langston in the judicial bribery trial of prominent trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. Scruggs is alleged to have attempted a bribe of a state…
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January 30, 2008
DJ – Judge steps aside in case related to DeLaughter
Judge steps aside in case related to DeLaughter A special master in a Hinds County court case has resigned, citing concerns a conversation with former Hinds District Attorney Ed Peters may have tainted his credibility to judge the matter. William Larry Latham of Madison told Circuit Judge Swan Yerger on Monday his resignation was necessary…
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January 29, 2008
FOLO – Some thoughts on clearing and rebuilding
Some thoughts on clearing and rebuilding So whatever else may come of this civic cataclysm for Mississippi, when y’all go to repair the damage, you’re going to have to tear some of the rubble right down to the ground, haul it far away and bury it deep, pour a new slab, and construct impermeable new…
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January 29, 2008
Let the facts speak in the lawyer issue
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/29/8 Former House Appropriations Committee Chairman Charlie Capps, D-Cleveland, was in many ways a stereotype and in other ways an anachronism. Silver-haired and cigar chomping, Capps, who stepped down earlier this decade, was the epitome of the one-time Delta legislative power broker. Capps had his customary cigar at a…
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January 29, 2008
System for selecting judges in need of review
The Daily Leader, 1/28/8 Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice James Smith is suggesting it is time to take a look at how appellate judges are selected in the state. Smith’s comments last week come following the November federal indictments of power plaintiffs attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and others in an alleged bribery scheme involving a…
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January 29, 2008
Cochran miffed with Bush proposal
The Hattiesburg American, 1/29/8 President Bush’s final State of the Union address got a mixed review from Mississippi’s federal lawmakers. While most Republicans praised Monday’s speech, Sen. Thad Cochran, the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said he opposed the president’s attempts to shrink the number of earmarks or local projects sought by lawmakers…
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February 2, 2026
Lawmakers move quickly to appropriate millions in disaster funds for winter storm response
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Frank Corder
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February 2, 2026
Campaign finance reports give voters a glimpse into who’s jockeying for higher office in 2027
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Jeremy Pittari
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February 2, 2026
Bills focused on student mental health head to House floor
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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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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2026
Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
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Robert St. John
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February 2, 2026
Taproots
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Alistair Begg
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February 2, 2026
Eternal peace
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Matt Friedeman
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February 1, 2026
Making disciples in Lagos, Nigeria
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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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Nathan Sanders
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February 1, 2026
Why Mississippi’s workforce future depends on school choice
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