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June 26, 2007
Allstate agrees to settlement of storm claims
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/26/7 Allstate Insurance Co. has agreed to a mass settlement of claims by a group of Mississippi policyholders who sued the insurer over damage to their homes from Hurricane Katrina, a company spokesman and a lawyer for the homeowners said Monday. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, and neither side would specify…
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June 26, 2007
BOBBY HARRISON: Mississippi’s voters need benefit of debates
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 6/26/7 Unfortunately, when we go to the polls for the party primaries in August and the general election in November, we will be basing our decisions on a lot of issues – but often not on the facts. Some of us might vote for the person because he is…
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June 26, 2007
Rift grows between mayor, some on council
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/26/7 Mayor Frank Melton on Monday dismissed Councilwoman Margarett Barrett-Simon to news reporters as unimportant. Melton, apparently aggravated by the council’s delay in confirming his two school board appointees, made the remark as Barrett-Simon left a special council meeting specifically to approve claims and payroll. The acrimonious atmosphere reflects a widening chasm between…
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June 26, 2007
Judge clarifies Melton’s probation conditions
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/25/7 According to an order entered in court today, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton may again be armed — but only at his home. The order was filed in Hinds County Circuit Court by retired Coahoma County Judge Joe Webster who presided over Melton’s criminal trial in April. Webster also oversees the mayor’s probation…
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June 25, 2007
HOSEMANN – Mississippi Democratic Party Flip-Flops in Voter Litigation
Mississippi Democratic Party Flip-Flops in Voter Litigation The Mississippi Democratic Party has asked Federal District Court Judge Allen Pepper to reconsider his order issued on June 11th, 2006 declaring a part of Mississippi’s voter law unconstitutional, ordering party registration and ordering the Mississippi legislature to pass voter registration and photo id for voting in all…
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June 25, 2007
Lt. gov. hopefuls push platforms
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/24/7 Insurance reform, improving daily operations in the state Senate and illegal immigration were among topics candidates tackled at the Mississippi Press Association meeting. Democratic Rep. Jamie Franks and Republicans Auditor Phil Bryant and Sen. Charlie Ross are vying to be elected leader of the state Senate. Ross and Bryant, both Brandon residents,…
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June 25, 2007
Melton protege out of jail for now
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/25/7 Michael Taylor, a reputed Wood Street gang member and protege of Jackson Mayor Frank Melton, is out of jail, pending prosecution on another felony charge. Taylor, 17, had been held in the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond since Nov. 18, 2006, when he was arrested on a carjacking charge while on…
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June 25, 2007
Cold cases: Congress moving to right wrongs
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/25/7 Congress should move swiftly to create a “cold case” unit of the U.S. Justice Department to solve old civil rights cases. The House passed a bill Wednesday to provide $10 million a year over the next decade for prosecutors and the FBI to focus on the old cases, as well as…
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June 25, 2007
Redistricting: Partisanship in action
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/24/7 Through partisanship and party discipline similar to that practiced daily in Congress, Barbour essentially controlled the state Senate, leaving Democratic House Speaker Billy McCoy leading a frustrated House that was unable in many instances to succeed in implementing a legislative agenda. Those influences make the 2007 legislative elections important to both…
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June 25, 2007
Eaves pledges to continue fight against high gas cost
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/23/7 John Arthur Eaves Jr. filed a lawsuit last fall on behalf of 39 south Mississippi residents against oil companies and distributors, challenging the increase in gasoline prices after Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005. Among the defendants in the lawsuit was Exxon Mobil Corp., and a spokeswoman for the company last…
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June 25, 2007
Replacing fiery Allen won’t be easily done
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/24/7 He can be irascible, thoughtful, combative, entertaining and sensitive. And most of those emotions are displayed on the hour. He would call it passion. His detractors have their own words. He is part of the minority in Jackson, and that’s not just because he is a white Council member in a…
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June 25, 2007
Lt. governor candidates differ on how they’d pick Senate leaders
WMCTV, 6/23/7 1 of the most striking differences among the three candidates for lieutenant governor during a debate today (Saturday) was in how they said they’d appoint chairmen to lead Mississippi Senate committees. Democrat Jamie Franks says he would choose a diverse group of chairmen — black and white, Democratic and Republican — who “look…
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January 27, 2026
House committee backs bill that may lead to more conditions added to medical cannabis list
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Frank Corder
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January 27, 2026
Yazoo Backwater Pumps, Arkabutla Lake Dam among projects funded in federal appropriations bill signed by Trump
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Daniel Tyson
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January 27, 2026
Senate considers pre-funding COLA for future state employees under new PERS tier
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Frank Corder
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January 27, 2026
Nike announces layoffs in Mississippi, Tennessee
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2026
SouthWorth acquires Mississippi-based American Furniture Manufacturing
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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2026
Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
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Meredith Biesinger
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January 27, 2026
Aberdeen goes Mardi Gras
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Alistair Begg
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January 27, 2026
The blood that frees to serve
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Robert St. John
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January 26, 2026
The best thing that ever happened to me
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Hunter Estes
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January 21, 2026
Mississippi Legislators: Be bold this session
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Philip Wegmann
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January 21, 2026
Trump OMB launches full review of federal funds sent to blue states
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Russ Latino
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January 21, 2026
Quit the hysteria, Mississippi already allows students to transfer between public schools
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