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September 26, 2007
Barbour Announces All-time MS Employment Number
Mississippi has broken its all-time record employment level for a second month in 2007, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The non-farm, seasonally-adjusted employment level rose to 1,166,800 in August, topping the previous high set in June 2007 at 1,160,600. Most economists consider the non-farm, seasonally…
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September 26, 2007
Hopkins Accuses Hood of Pay For Play – And Provides His Evidence
In Monday’s Stennis Press Luncheon, both incumbent AG Jim Hood and Republican challenger Al Hopkins faced the press. In the first real fireworks since Neshoba in this race, Jim Hood largely stayed on message and talked about street crime, elderly care, contractor schemes, and civil claims that his office pursued. Interestingly, Hood introduced a phrase…
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September 26, 2007
Governor Barbour – S-CHIP Legislation shortchanges Mississippi
GOVERNOR BARBOUR: MISSISSIPPI SHORTCHANGED BY PENDING S-CHIP LEGISLATION Governor Haley Barbour today urged the state’s Congressional delegation to oppose pending federal legislation to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) because it severely shortchanges Mississippi. In a letter to Mississippi’s Congressional delegation Governor Barbour said, “I cannot support a bill that does not give…
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September 25, 2007
The Center Holds
The Center Holds In the beginning of August, liberal bloggers met at the YearlyKos convention while centrist Democrats met at the Democratic Leadership Council’s National Conversation. Almost every Democratic presidential candidate attended YearlyKos, and none visited the D.L.C. At the time, that seemed a sign that the left was gaining the upper hand in its…
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September 25, 2007
Senator Lott Introduces 18-Month Extension of SCHIP
Senate Republican Whip Trent Lott of Mississippi has introduced an 18-month extension of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. The SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 will ensure that States have the funding to continue the program without funding cuts. Without action, SCHIP will expire on September 30, 2007. The bill passed by the Senate in…
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September 25, 2007
Haley Barbour proclaims “See you at the Pole Day” for voluntary prayer
Governor Haley Barbour officially proclaimed “See You at the Pole” Day as the fourth Wednesday in September, which falls on September 26 this year. “This proclamation recognizes the importance of allowing our students to come together in celebration of their faith and religious convictions,” Governor Barbour said. “As a Christian, I’m proud to set aside…
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September 25, 2007
Cory Wilson Update
Six weeks to go. . . Election Day is six weeks from today, so the countdown to new leadership in the House of Representatives has begun in earnest. Cory has stepped up his campaign efforts as well. If you are interested in helping, by putting out a yard sign, by hosting a neighborhood event, or…
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September 25, 2007
Rickey Cole Fundraiser
Friends and supporters of Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce candidate Rickey Cole will gather for a fundraising reception on Wednesday, September 26 at Hal and Mal’s restaurant in downtown Jackson from 5:30 until 7:30 PM. The suggested donation is $250 per person. Members of the news media are welcome to attend.
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September 25, 2007
Race for Pickering’s Seat Tops ’08 Political Agenda
Race for Pickering’s Seat Tops ’08 Political Agenda SUBSCRIPTION ONLY There are a number of areas in the traditionally Republican South where either shifting demographics or the current winds of political change have opened up some enticing new possibilities for the Democratic Party. But the state of Mississippi just isn’t one of those places. Roll…
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September 25, 2007
Katrina funds: Balancing jobs/housing difficult
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 9/25/7 Gov. Haley Barbour is taking political heat for the Mississippi Development Authority wanting to divert $600,000 in federal Katrina grant money away from housing needs to expand the port at Gulfport. MDA’s decision is poorly timed from a public relations standpoint with a gubernatorial election in full swing, and insensitive to…
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September 25, 2007
Budget deficit remains unfixed what’s next
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/25/7 The city of Jackson has until Friday to remedy a $3 million budget deficit some council members thought already was resolved. That amount, which would balance the fiscal 2007 budget, most likely will have to come from the city’s $7.5 million reserve fund, but pulling money from that fund will negatively impact…
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September 25, 2007
Insurance bill up for vote
The Sun Herald, 9/25/7 The House is expected to vote Thursday on expanding federal flood insurance to include wind damage, a landmark change brought on by the insurance industry response to Hurricane Katrina. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, who lost his home in Katrina, pushed for the “multi-peril” provision to the Flood Insurance Reform…
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February 25, 2026
Reactions to President Trump’s State of the Union from Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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February 25, 2026
House sends Mobile Sports Wagering Act to Senate
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Daniel Tyson
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February 25, 2026
Yates continues push to hold landlords accountable for unpaid utility bills
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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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Richelle Putnam
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February 25, 2026
The Capital River Region joins Mississippi Songwriters Alliance in historic Natchez
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Alistair Begg
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February 25, 2026
The blood that frees to serve
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Meredith Biesinger
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February 24, 2026
The Painted Lady: A Victorian Mississippi beauty made for memories
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Mike Chaney
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February 25, 2026
Insurance fraud effects everyone
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Sid Salter
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February 25, 2026
When taxpayers incentivize jobs, the state should protect workers’ privacy in union votes
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Philip Wegmann
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February 23, 2026
Trump lashes out at Supreme Court as under “foreign influence”
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