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December 31, 2007
Who will run for Wicker’s MS-1st seat?
Make your predictions here!
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December 31, 2007
Barbour names Wicker to Senate seat
Barbour names Wicker to Senate seat Wicker, a Republican originally from Pontotoc, has been mentioned among insiders as a possible successor since Lott officially resigned Dec. 18, the day the U.S. Senate session closed. Barbour said he chose Wicker because he shared Trent Lott’s mainstream conservative philosoph. Barbour’s decision will leave a new vacancy —…
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December 31, 2007
Partisan battles dominate agenda on Capitol Hill
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/31/7 This year, Congress raised the wages of Mississippi’s lowest-paid workers, funneled millions of dollars to the state for hurricane reconstruction and approved dozens of projects that long have been on local government wish lists. But bitter partisan fights and clashes with the White House limited the accomplishments of the first Democratic-led Congress…
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December 31, 2007
If Wicker takes Lott seat, who takes his?
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/31/7 If 1st District U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker is appointed interim U.S. senator today, more than a few congressional hopefuls will be doing more than wishing for their turn. Gov. Haley Barbour is expected to announce his choice at 11 a.m. in Jackson, then on the Gulf Coast. The person,…
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December 31, 2007
Many Coast notables in transition
The Sun Herald, 12/31/7 Trials, indictments and resignations topped the news in 2007. South Mississippi did make some major inroads in recovery from Hurricane Katrina with the opening of the two bridges that link the three counties.
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December 31, 2007
Coast lawmakers keep rebuilding alive in Capitol
The Sun Herald, 12/30/7 Predictably, South Mississippi lawmakers said affordable housing, insurance and other Katrina-recovery issues would be their top priorities when the Legislature convenes Jan. 8. But a budget crunch might hamper their plans. Gov. Haley Barbour has asked the heads of state agencies to trim their budgets to prepare for an expected slump…
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December 31, 2007
Miss. lawmakers to be tapped for $129M in education funding
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/30/7 Piecemealing reform through the state Legislature hasn’t worked in the past, education advocates say. So this time, they’re trying something different. In the upcoming session, the Mississippi Department of Education will present lawmakers with an omnibus bill that will cost at least $129 million and cover everything from fully funding the state’s…
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December 31, 2007
CL – New tax plan?: Gov. Barbour pledged revamp
New tax plan?: Gov. Barbour pledged revamp Mississippi’s sales tax is the second highest in the nation at 7 percent, trailing only California. Mississippi is now one of only two states that charge the full state sales tax rate on food and that tax is the highest in the country. Mississippi’s cigarette tax is the…
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December 31, 2007
If Wicker takes Lott seat, who takes his?
If Wicker takes Lott seat, who takes his? If Wicker is the choice, he must resign his House seat to assume the Senate post. State law requires a special election within about 120 days of the vacancy. Most frequently mentioned as possible House candidates, if Wicker is tapped, are former Tupelo Mayor Glenn McCullough Jr.,…
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December 31, 2007
FOLO – Keker’s Deck is Missing Some Cards
Keker’s Deck is Missing Some Cards Another point of interest here: Bryant’s complaint (pdf) is signed by attorney Arthur F. Jernigan, Jr. – according to our friend Coastal Cowboy, the same conflict-counsel who represented Deputy Insurance Commissioner Lee Harrell in McIntosh. FOLO 12/30/7
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December 31, 2007
Expect Roger Wicker To Be Named Interim Senator
Mississippi Musical Chairs Begins Again by Alan Lange
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December 31, 2007
Scruggs battles to put off testifying
Scruggs battles to put off testifying Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker already has ruled the Scruggses must testify in the State Farm case, but they are appealing to Walker’s superior, U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr., to change the ruling. U.S. Magistrate Judge Allan Alexander, who sits in Oxford, stopped the Alabama subpoena. At the…
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January 30, 2026
All elected school board bill moves forward in Mississippi House
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Frank Corder
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January 30, 2026
Hyde-Smith opponents use committee vote as fodder on campaign trail
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January 30, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: January 30, 2026
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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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Matt Friedeman
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February 1, 2026
Making disciples in Lagos, Nigeria
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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January 30, 2026
O’Connor wanted the challenge of coaching baseball in SEC, and he’ll get one at Mississippi State
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Susan Marquez
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January 30, 2026
March of the Mayors to benefit Mississippians through Extra Table
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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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Sid Salter
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January 28, 2026
Restoring Mississippi’s ballot initiative in 2026: Long road, real stakes, narrow chances
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Hunter Estes
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January 21, 2026
Mississippi Legislators: Be bold this session
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