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January 15, 2008
YP – When will Hood refund campaign contributions?
Now that it has come out that former State Auditor Steve Patterson and former Special Assistant Attorneys General Tim Balducci and Joey Langston have pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges, when will our “tough as nails” former DA turned AG Jim Hood refund their campaign contributions? Hood took $100,000 from the Democratic Attorneys’ General Association…
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January 15, 2008
FOLO – Jones, Funderburg v. Scruggs: Judge rules no to arbitration AT THIS TIME
Jones, Funderburg v. Scruggs: Judge rules no to arbitration AT THIS TIME The court ruled that ordinarily, the case would go to arbitration, that the prior actions by the Scruggs defendants (which was ignoring the Jones demands for arbitration) were not sufficient to waive arbitration, but that the Jones motion for sanctions (which argued that…
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January 15, 2008
REDBLUE – Mr. Hood, Here’s a “first come, first served” offer for you
Mr. Hood, Here’s a “first come, first served” offer for you The law gives you and your designees investigative, subpoena and prosecutorial authority to pursue charges arising out of a conspiracy to bribe a judge (Sec’s 7-5-59, 97-1-1 and 97-11-53). The law also imposes on you a duty to do so. You should perform your…
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January 15, 2008
Position created to utilize ex-chief
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/15/8 Early Monday afternoon, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said former Police Chief Shirlene Anderson would remain with the city. She would address truancy issues and dropout rates. By the close of the work day Monday, that had changed. Instead, Melton and Anderson today will discuss details of a new position: coordinator of emergency…
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January 15, 2008
Retired auditor goes to prison
The Sun Herald, 1/15/8 A retired federal auditor has reported to prison to serve time for filing false claims for disaster assistance after Hurricane Katrina. Dominic T. Leperi Jr., who retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in January 2005, claimed he owned a home in Biloxi on applications for federal assistance after the hurricane.…
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January 15, 2008
Lawyer scandal: State’s system begs reform
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/15/8 Booneville lawyer Joey Langston’s guilty plea and former State Auditor Steve Patterson agreeing to plead guilty to corruption charges is hammering home a theme begun last year with a judicial bribery scandal that Mississippi’s legal system is in serious need of reform. In federal court documents, Langston admitted he tried to influence…
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January 15, 2008
Judge: AG right in election date spat
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/15/8 Siding with Attorney General Jim Hood, a circuit judge ruled Monday that Gov. Haley Barbour exceeded his constitutional authority when he set a special election for November to replace former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott. But the issue is far from settled, and Barbour made note of that in his response to Hinds…
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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.
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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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Daniel Tyson
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April 16, 2026
New metro Jackson water authority signed into law by governor
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Tina Hahn
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April 16, 2026
Ole Miss names Political Science Department for former Governor Ray Mabus
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 16, 2026
IHL Board approves tuition, fee, room rate increases at Mississippi universities
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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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Susan Marquez
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April 16, 2026
Growing in Mississippi: Salad Days
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Alistair Begg
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April 16, 2026
We call Him Father
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Richelle Putnam
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April 15, 2026
Tennessee Williams: A house living two lives
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Sid Salter
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April 15, 2026
April 15th is the perfect day to focus on the ramifications of federal and state tax gaps
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Hunter Estes
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April 14, 2026
From Mississippi to the moon
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Lesley Davis
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April 14, 2026
The night America remembered who she is
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