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November 29, 2007
FEMA reimbursement sought
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/29/7 Harrison County officials have written members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation asking for help in getting FEMA to reimburse $12 million for Hurricane Katrina cleanup. An internal probe by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 2006 questioned nearly $9 million worth of debris on public rights of way and nearly $3 million on…
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November 29, 2007
Council approves Jackson payroll
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/29/7 Pay for Jackson’s nearly 2,500 city workers is no longer in limbo. The Jackson City Council approved the payroll Wednesday, two days after members were at an impasse over including raises for Mayor Frank Melton’s Police Department promotions. The promotions are included in the payroll.
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November 29, 2007
Oxford lawyer indicted
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/29/7 Multimillionaire Mississippi lawyer Dickie Scruggs, portrayed in a 1999 Hollywood film about his legal fight against the tobacco industry, is facing federal charges of conspiring to bribe a judge handling $26.5 million in attorney fees related to Hurricane Katrina claims. Not long after drawing applause for allowing University of Mississippi officials to…
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November 29, 2007
State lawmaker under fire over Ala. company cleanup
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/29/7 Seven years after Sen. Jack Gordon agreed to solve environmental problems at a oil plant he owned in Alabama, state officials there are asking the federal government for help enforcing clean-up efforts. Bessemer Petroleum Co. Inc. has not complied with a consent order that Gordon, one of Mississippi’s most powerful lawmakers, signed,…
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November 29, 2007
Ex-guard reporting to mayor again
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/29/7 Michael Recio has been reassigned from his job as assistant police chief – back to reporting to Jackson Mayor Frank Melton. The move comes more than a month after Melton promoted Recio, who had been one of the mayor’s bodyguards. The promotion was unpopular within Jackson Police Department ranks, with the police…
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November 29, 2007
Jeff Smith publishes Billy McCoy/VPAC ties to Dickie Scruggs & Joey Langston
According to Jackson Clarion-Ledger reporter Jerry Mitchell, writing at the paper’s website, “Multimillionaire trial lawyer Dickie Scruggs has been indicted on charges of conspiring to bribe a judge in the case involving $26.5 million in attorney fees involving Katrina claims. Others indicted in the alleged scheme include Scruggs’ son, Zach, former State Auditor Steve Patterson…
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November 29, 2007
Balducci-Langston Filing against Phil Bryant in Worldcom case
Balducci-Langston Filing against Phil Bryant in Worldcom case Langston Law Firm 11/29/7 hattip RFAC
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November 29, 2007
SHOCKER – Jim Hood announces Scruggs et. al. actually cooperating with the state
(satire) In a shocking development in the Dickie Scruggs bribery case, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, announced late last night in an exclusive interview with YallPolitics that Dickie Scruggs, Zach Scruggs, Tim Balducci, Steven Patterson and Sidney Backstrom were all “confidential informants” in a totally covert and unannounced sting operation being conducted by the Mississippi…
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November 29, 2007
Who have the ‘Jackpot Justice’ Lawyers donated to?
Since this whole deal is about manipulating the legal and political system, let’s take a quick look at who Scruggs, Balducci, Backstrom, & Patterson donate to politically. Courtesy of Open Secrets.org SCRUGGS, CLAIRE ELIZABETH PASCAGOULA,MS 39567 N/A/RETIRED 3/29/2007 $28,500 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte SCRUGGS, RICHARD F OXFORD,MS 38655 THE SCRUGGS LAW FIRM/ATTORNEY 3/29/2007 $28,500 Democratic…
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November 29, 2007
Hillary Clinton’s December 15 Fundraiser at Dickie Scruggs’ Home
Hillary Clinton currently has scheduled a fundraiser at Dickie Scruggs’ home in Oxford, Mississippi on December 15, 2007. Ironically another man with trouble telling the truth to federal judges, Former President Bill Clinton, is scheduled to attend in her stead.
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November 29, 2007
Pigs get fat – Hogs get slaughtered – Scruggs gets indicted for bribery
Late today, tort baron Dickie Scruggs, his son Zach, Tim Balducci and former Mississippi State Auditor Steve Patterson were indicted by a federal grand jury for bribing a local trial judge that was cooperating with the FBI. All four were huge Attorney General Jim Hood contributors during the last election cycle. Steve Patterson even wrote…
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November 28, 2007
Police pay: Council should look to boost ranks
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 11/28/7 The “flap” between the Jackson City Council and Mayor Frank Melton over paying the $46,000 extra in raises for his police appointments is a bonafide concern that has taxpayers up in arms. But cooler heads need to prevail so innocent city workers aren’t penalized by Melton’s hard-headedness. On a 3-3 vote…
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 12, 2025
Mississippi Child Protective Services partners with Sunnybrook Children’s Home to license more foster parents
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September 12, 2025
A 22-year-old Utah man is in custody in Charlie Kirk shooting
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September 12, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: September 12, 2025
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Frank Corder
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September 12, 2025
HII announces partnership with shipyards in multiple states to meet increased demand by U.S. Navy
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Daniel Tyson
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September 11, 2025
Domtar shuttering Grenada paper mill, impacting more than 150 employees
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September 11, 2025
US inflation worsened last month as the cost of gas, food and airfares jumped
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September 12, 2025
Mississippi’s “Literary Lawn Party” returns this weekend
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Alistair Begg
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September 12, 2025
Who shall dwell on Your holy hill?
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Laura Lee Leathers
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September 11, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: The Handpie Guy
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Kimberly Ross
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September 11, 2025
Misapplied rage permeates throughout modern society
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Russ Latino
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September 10, 2025
The assassination of Charlie Kirk presents a turning point opportunity
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Sid Salter
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September 10, 2025
‘Walking Tall?’: Sordid allegations against legendary Tennessee sheriff are shocking
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