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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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November 28, 2007
Lott adds to GOP’s 2008 troubles
The News Observer, 11/28/7 Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott’s resignation announcement Monday was the latest in a wave of retirements to hit congressional Republicans, making an already difficult 2008 electoral landscape even more complicated for the minority party. Party officials say the retirements — 17 members of the House and six senators — are the…
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November 28, 2007
Potential successors to Lott show interest
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/28/7 Mississippi Republicans mulling a rare opportunity to try to fill an open U.S. Senate seat remained mostly silent Tuesday, but several Democrats said they are considering vying for the position GOP Sen. Trent Lott will leave by the end of the year. Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, former Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr.…
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November 28, 2007
Melton to seek hearing date for police chief choice
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/28/7 Mayor Frank Melton is expected to ask the City Council today to schedule a confirmation hearing on Hinds County Sheriff Malcolm McMillin as the city’s police chief, and some council members still are questioning the legality of someone holding both positions at once. Also at today’s special meeting, council members will revisit…
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November 28, 2007
More on FBI search of Scruggs’ law offices
More on FBI search of Scruggs’ law offices What were they looking for? I don’t know, and no one else appears to know either, at least anyone outside the FBI and prosecutors, and they aren’t saying. Seldom have I had so many e-mails in an afternoon from readers, and usually some one is able to…
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Jeremy Pittari
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February 27, 2026
Senate Public Health Committee advances bill to allow Ibogaine trials
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Frank Corder
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February 27, 2026
Mississippi House moves to exempt NIL compensation from state income tax
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February 27, 2026
Scouting America will alter its policies to maintain support from the U.S. military, Pentagon says
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Frank Corder
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February 25, 2026
Carpenter Pole and Piling expanding in Wiggins
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
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February 23, 2026
Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
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Frank Corder
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February 18, 2026
Firehawk Aerospace establishing manufacturing operations in Crawford
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Marilyn Tinnin
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February 27, 2026
Jasmine Blanton: A paint brush, a pen, and a message
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Alistair Begg
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February 27, 2026
A prayer for prosperity
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Susan Marquez
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February 26, 2026
Mississippians choose catfish on Fridays during Lent
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Roger Wicker
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February 27, 2026
America and Europe share a destiny
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David Ibsen
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February 26, 2026
Mississippi should look to President Trump and Congress to ensure fair access to banking
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Mike Chaney
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February 25, 2026
Insurance fraud effects everyone
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