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January 30, 2008
Hosemann says Miss. shouldn’t wait for court to enact voter ID
Hosemann says Miss. shouldn’t wait for court to enact voter ID “I don’t think we need to go back to where we have to have a federal court order to determine how our elections are run anymore,” said Hosemann, a Republican who took office this month. Hosemann met with lawmakers on Tuesday to work on…
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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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April 13, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: April 13, 2026
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Bonnie Coblentz
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April 10, 2026
Strategic, unified vision transforms Carthage
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 10, 2026
Miss. Dept. of Health outlines upcoming fiscal year budget
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Susan Marquez
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April 10, 2026
C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Robert St. John
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April 13, 2026
Life at the table
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Alistair Begg
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April 13, 2026
Do not be ashamed
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Matt Friedeman
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April 12, 2026
Spiritual revival – Is the key actually wanting “less”
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Roger Wicker
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April 10, 2026
Rebuilding the American arsenal
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Russ Latino
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April 8, 2026
The truth about ACA subsidies after the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
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Sid Salter
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April 8, 2026
A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions
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