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December 14, 2007
Lott Winds Down Final Days in Office
WTOK, 12/13/7 Sen. Trent Lott is winding down his final days in office. He said Thursday he will officially submit his resignation to Vice-President Dick Cheney before the end of 2007. Lott held his final satellite news conference with Mississippi television stations Thursday. He said the last three decades in office have been “a wild…
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December 14, 2007
Former judge asks to remain free while appealing bribery conviction
The Sun Herald, 12/13/7 A former Harrison County judge who was convicted of bribery is asking to remain free on bond while he appeals his nine-year federal prison sentence, according to court records. The request is a reversal for former Circuit Judge John Whitfield, who previously said he was ready to start serving the sentence…
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December 14, 2007
‘High stakes chess game’ opening over Senate appointments
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/14/7 With Democrats outnumbering Republicans in the Mississippi Senate, they will take away Gov. Haley Barbour’s Senate candy store, right? Don’t count on it. Two weeks ago, newly elected Senate Democrats sat down with incoming GOP Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, mostly to get a reading on his pre-election crack implying that only…
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December 14, 2007
Open letter to Mississippians from Mike Moore
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/13/7 Four years ago I made a decision to leave elected public office to spend more time with my family and to build some financial security for them. We have all been very happy with that decision. I enjoyed my 26 years in public service working for Mississippi. Elected office gave me great…
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December 14, 2007
MITCHELL – Dickie Scruggs ‘drama’ would be great fiction, but it’s real
Dickie Scruggs ‘drama’ would be great fiction, but it’s real At the center of events is Scruggs, who, when others laughed at the notion, said Big Tobacco could be made to pay state and federal governments for the harm tobacco caused to people’s health. He won and people stopped laughing. Billions have been poured into…
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December 14, 2007
LNL – Hood in middle of $14 million legal fee fight
Hood in middle of $14 million legal fee fight Because the state was a party to the settlement agreement, he wrote, the state is bound by the terms of the agreement. “Plaintiffs further assert that the Attorney General had the authority under Mississippi law to enter into the Settlement Agreement which provided that MCI pay…
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December 14, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Former employee files suit against Nutt & McAlister, member of SKG
Former employee files suit against Nutt & McAlister, member of Scruggs(less) Katrina Group Maria Brown, a former employee of Nutt & McAlister, a law firm that was and is a key player in Katrina litigation as part of the Scruggs Katrina Group, has sued the firm for employment discrimination, breach of contract and other claims.…
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December 14, 2007
Supremes Dismiss Kidd Ruling – District 71 Revote to Occur
State SC: District 71 revote to proceed The state Supreme Court has ordered that a revote scheduled Tuesday in four precincts proceed in the state House District 71 race. The ruling overturns an order issued by Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd Dec. 11 telling the Hinds County Election Commission to certify results, which would…
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December 14, 2007
Former AG Mike Moore Backs Down From Senate Fight
Open letter to Mississippians from Mike Moore The point is I am happy doing what I am doing, my family is happy, and I look forward to making a big difference in my state and nation. I have seriously considered the U.S. Senate vacancy as my friends urged me to do, but I have always…
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December 13, 2007
Mayor seeks new appointment to JPS board
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/13/7 Mayor Frank Melton wants to appoint Millsaps College professor Bill Brister to the Jackson Public Schools board. But it’s unclear whether Melton can come up with enough City Council votes to approve the appointment. Brister would replace Jonathan Larkin, whose term expired March 1, 2006. “I don’t know where the votes for…
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December 13, 2007
Scruggs contempt case reassigned to Fla. judge
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/13/7 The criminal contempt case of Mississippi trial lawyer Richard Scruggs was reassigned to a Florida judge Wednesday because 16 federal judges in north Alabama recused themselves. C. Roger Vinson, Northern District of Florida, will preside in the case in which Scruggs is accused of disobeying an order by failing to turn over…
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December 13, 2007
Lott’s Writing A Book, But Don’t Expect A Kiss And Tell
CBS News, 12/12/7 Trent Lott is just days away from leaving the Senate forever, so he’s getting a little wistful about his time here under the Capitol dome. He’s already talking about writing a book, like just about every former Washington insider. Lott (R-Miss.), said Wednesday afternoon that he’s already outlined a few chapters, but…
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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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Frank Corder
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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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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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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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