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December 18, 2007
House district revote today; candidates vow to keep up fight
House district revote today; candidates vow to keep up fight The special election is the latest in a battle that has lingered for more than a month between incumbent John Reeves and Adrienne Wooten. Whatever the outcome, the final say may rest with the Mississippi House, as both contenders have filed petitions with the chamber.…
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December 18, 2007
Blake’s information ‘right-on’
Blake’s information ‘right-on’ Politicians had to be finessed, whistle-blowers compensated and at least one lawsuit smoothed over before tobacco companies agreed to settle legal disputes that eventually earned attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs around $1 billion in legal fees. For 10 years, Scruggs fought two attorneys who laid claim to a share of asbestos and tobacco…
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December 18, 2007
Political Pressure to Return Scruggs Political Cash . . . IN NORTH DAKOTA!
C’mon, give the money to someone who really needs it! State Republican Party Chairman Gary Emineth would like the North Dakota Democratic Party to donate a $10,000 contribution linked to Richard ?Dickie? Scruggs, who has been indicted in a judge bribery plot. ?We continue to see the Democrats accepting money from questionable sources to fund…
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December 18, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – Scruggs Motion Sheds Light on Evidence
Scruggs Motion Sheds Light on Evidence Scruggs (noun): A condition characterized by a frequent desire to read about the Grisham-esque story of a famed Mississippi plaintiffs lawyer fighting criminal charges that he tried to bribe a judge. That scratching in the back of your throat? The dehydration? The occasional twitches and increasing shakiness? Nope, it’s…
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December 18, 2007
LNL – Trial approaching too fast for Scruggs
Trial approaching too fast for Scruggs Indicted trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs’ defense team said Monday that it needs more time to prepare an adequate defense against accusations that Scruggs attempted to bribe a state judge. John Keker of Keker and Van Nest in San Francisco filed a motion for continuance in the case against…
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December 18, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs, other defendants in bribery case file motion to continue trial date
Scruggs, other defendants in bribery case file motion to continue trial date David Rossmiller Insurance Coverage Blog 12/17/7
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December 18, 2007
FOLO – One VERY newsy document
One VERY newsy document The motion for continuance (pdf) filed today by the defendants in U.S. v. Scruggs is fair bursting with newsy goodies, the first of which is that, on December 7, the U.S. Attorney gave each of them his own personal copy of a 90-minute “consensual recording” (that would be Tim Balducci’s consent,…
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December 17, 2007
Scruggs case update: Coghlan withdraws as Patterson attorney
Scruggs case update: Coghlan withdraws as Patterson attorney Local attorney Kenneth H. Coghlan won’t be representing former state auditor Steven A. Patterson in his defense of federal judicial bribery charges, court records show Monday. Patterson was indicted Nov. 28 with famed Oxford attorney Richard Scruggs, his son Zach Scruggs, New Albany attorney Timothy Balducci and…
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December 17, 2007
Governor Barbour Selected to Leadership Post in Appalachian Regional Commission
Governor Haley Barbour has been elected by the governors of the 13 Appalachian states to serve as the 2008 States’ Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). Governor Barbour will succeed West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, III, in this position. “It is a great honor to have been selected by my peers to serve as…
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December 17, 2007
Scruggs connection earns Delta man millions
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/17/7 P.L. Blake likes to describe himself as a Delta farmer who grew up around politics and built a lucrative consulting business, but he also fended off bankruptcy and criminal bribery charges in the 1980s before he recouped his fortune the following decade through ties to attorney Dickie Scruggs. Blake will earn $50…
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December 17, 2007
GOP appears determined to hold congressional seat dates
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/17/7 With the qualifying deadline still three weeks away, the state Republican Party is making it clear it aims to retain the seat that U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering will vacate in 2008. Campaign Web sites for all four Republican contenders seeking the 3rd Congressional District seat are up and ready to browse, and…
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December 17, 2007
Council to vote on Melton’s law team
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/17/7 The Jackson City Council on Tuesday could vote to hire an outside law firm to represent Mayor Frank Melton in two civil lawsuits. Melton said he hoped the council would agree to hire Jackson law firm Coxwell & Associates, which represented the mayor earlier this year in a criminal case. The Phelps…
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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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March 20, 2026
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
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March 20, 2026
International Paper to build new $225 million facility in Rankin County
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March 17, 2026
Mississippi Ag Commissioner pushes back on California’s corporate climate reporting mandate
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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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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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Susan Marquez
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March 19, 2026
JXN Food & Wine Festival expands to three days in 2026
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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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