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January 15, 2008
Gov. Barbour’s inauguration scaled back for 2nd term
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/15/8 About 2,500 people are expected today for Gov. Haley Barbour’s inauguration activities, which include a swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol and a lavish late-night ball. Among attendees will be state lawmakers, Mississippi’s congressional delegation and other dignitaries. They will hear what the powerful Republican governor may have in store for the next…
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January 15, 2008
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail
The Associated Press, 1/15/8 Clinton says she and Obama owe King for where they are today … Obama says rivals want to ‘run me down’ …. Romney repeats vow to rebuild Mich. economy as he campaigns there … Edwards calls for ban on coal-fired power plants … Giuliani raps Democrats but says parties should put…
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January 15, 2008
Committee finds flaws in plan to cut dropout rate
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/15/8 Mississippi’s legislative watchdog committee has found flaws with the state Department of Education’s plans to cut the state’s 26.6 percent dropout rate in half by 2013 before the plan is even officially kicked off. The report, by the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, says: The state Department of…
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January 15, 2008
An Open Letter to the YallPolitics Nation
OK, breathe people.
by Alan Lange
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January 15, 2008
Scruggs Nation, Day 49
Scruggs Nation, Day 49 I see on the PACER docket that Zach Scruggs, despite signing a waiver that allows Tony Farese to represent both him and Joey Langston, has retained another attorney, Christopher T. Robertson, of Missouri. — Lastly, here’s a new order from Judge Biggers in the bribery case. Basically says the three remaining…
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January 15, 2008
SH – 2 plead guilty in Scruggs probe
2 plead guilty in Scruggs probe Court papers released Monday show that former state Auditor Steve Patterson has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring with Scruggs and others to bribe state Circuit Court Judge Henry Lackey. Patterson also is cooperating with investigators. Patterson, Scruggs and Scruggs’ son were among those indicted Nov. 28 on charges…
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January 15, 2008
CL EDITORIAL – Lawyer scandal: State’s system begs reform
Lawyer scandal: State’s system begs reform Perhaps as shocking as the charges are the tangled relationships and innuendo among lawyers and judges that point to a too-cozy system. Leading speculation that there could be more shoes to drop is Balducci recorded on tape as saying, “Over the last five or six years there … are…
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January 15, 2008
CL – Former auditor to plead guilty
Former auditor to plead guilty In a document made public Monday, former State Auditor Steve Patterson has agreed to plead guilty and testify that he schemed with Mississippi lawyer Dickie Scruggs and others to bribe a Lafayette County judge to rule in Scruggs’ favor in a lawsuit over attorneys’ fees. More than a decade earlier,…
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January 15, 2008
OE – Langston pleads guilty in judge bribery attempt
Langston pleads guilty in judge bribery attempt The lawsuit filed by the Jones firm claims Scruggs is withholding money it claims it was owed for working on Hurricane Katrina insurance-related litigation. The Jones firm claims it is entitled to 20 percent of the all past attorney fees collected by the Scruggs Katrina Group it was…
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January 15, 2008
FOLO – News accounts of a big day for the Scruggs cases
News accounts of a big day for the Scruggs cases Jerry Mitchell presented a straightforward account of the hearing in Jones, Funderburg v. Scruggs. Alyssa Schnugg for the Oxford Eagle also contributed an excellent first hand account that included both the Jones, Funderburg hearing and developments relating to the Patterson and Langston pleas. FOLO 1/15/8
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January 15, 2008
FOLO – Get your orders (the Balducci bribery ones)
Get your orders (the Balducci bribery ones) It’s not exactly the dog that did not bark here, but one very notably missing piece of the United States v. Scruggs saga is the order (as it turns out from today’s offer of evidence, two orders) that Tim Balducci allegedly bribed Judge Henry Lackey to enter. Both…
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January 15, 2008
Scruggs’ former lawyer, co-defendant plead guilty to bribery scheme
Scruggs’ former lawyer, co-defendant plead guilty to bribery scheme Trial lawyer Joey Langston, who has defended Scruggs in court in the past, and former state Auditor Steven Patterson, one of Scruggs’ original four co-defendants, both entered guilty pleas last week and are cooperating with federal prosecutors. Scruggs and two others from his firm, son Zach…
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March 20, 2026
DiBiase found not guilty on all 13 counts for his alleged role in Mississippi’s largest-ever public welfare scandal
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Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
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March 20, 2026
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
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Frank Corder
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March 20, 2026
International Paper to build new $225 million facility in Rankin County
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Mississippi Ag Commissioner pushes back on California’s corporate climate reporting mandate
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Salad Days Hydroponic Farm cuts ribbon on new Flora greenhouse facility
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Frank Corder
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March 12, 2026
Unions ratify largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history
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Matt Friedeman
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March 22, 2026
Remembering John Perkins: Incomparable, unique, one of a kind
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Susan Marquez
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March 20, 2026
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra hosts Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience
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Alistair Begg
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March 20, 2026
The triumphant King
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Russ Latino
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March 20, 2026
Could Mississippi’s conservative, business donors stop giving to Republican incumbents?
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Russ Latino
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March 19, 2026
Employers warn Senate plan to raise Mississippians’ drug prices will cost dearly
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Sid Salter
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March 18, 2026
Hyde-Smith withstood a nearly “coordinated” attack in cruising to GOP primary win
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