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April 30, 2007
Here’s the verdict: Melton should quit
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/29/7 Does it really matter that a Hinds County Circuit Court jury acquitted Frank Melton on charges related to his tearing down a home he called a crack house? It wasn’t so much the talk that draws this conclusion, but the danger in some of the words. Because of Melton’s defiance, we…
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April 30, 2007
Mississippians not waiting for handout
The Hattiesburg American, 4/29/7 Mississippians have often tended to accept data showing the state either 49th or 50th – in categories one doesn’t want to be last in – without putting up much of an argument. The data are there so it must carry some validity. Our state is poor, and has often lagged others…
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April 30, 2007
Hood: ‘Devil’ inspired the latest veto?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/29/7 The weather is warming up and so is the tension between Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood. “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop,” Hood said. “Apparently, the governor’s got some people over there with idle minds.”
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April 30, 2007
Legislature passes incentive package for Lowndes plant
Picayune Item, 4/28/7 Gov. Haley Barbour says he expects an announcement in May about whether a truck engine company will locate in Mississippi. Barbour?s comments came after the Legislature on Friday passed a $48.4 million incentive package to bring the company to the state.
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April 30, 2007
Thompson’s travels among those under scrutiny
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/29/7 U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, who is being criticized for taking a spring break trip to resort destinations, is just one of dozens of lawmakers who circle the globe at taxpayer expense every year on official trips that are expected to become even more popular. He led a delegation of 10 lawmakers –…
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April 30, 2007
Rep. Thompson urges media to fight to preserve right to know
The Sun Herald, 4/28/7 “I firmly believe that a free press is important, but also that the press and the public has a right to know,” Thompson said. “It appears that some of our public officials have forgotten that. So I want to encourage you to keep pursuing that. That is a fundamental principle that…
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April 29, 2007
Special session: House right to be angry
Special session: House right to be angry Senators were waiting for the House to take up the package when state Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, offered an amendment to add $10 million for a burn center. The Senate just passed its bill and went home, a legislative insult. Mississippi desperately needs the care, but no funding…
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April 28, 2007
Insurance commissioner seeks run as an Independent at hearing on Dem status
Insurance commissioner seeks run as an Independent at hearing on Dem status A hearing intended to determine if Insurance Commissioner George Dale can seek reelection as a Democrat took a different twist when Dale?s attorney asked the court to let him run as an Independent. ?Does this court have the power to grant that?? Calhoun…
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April 27, 2007
Lott Opens Bid for Secretary of State
Lott Opens Bid for Secretary of State Lott, a two-term lawmaker from Petal, is one of four Republican candidates in the race to succeed current Secretary of State Eric Clark, who is not seeking re-election. Lott said he chose Tupelo because of its “we can do it” attitude. “It is a privilege to be doing…
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April 27, 2007
FEMA to turn keys over to HUD
The Sun Herald, 4/27/7 FEMA will continue to pay for the programs, but administration of rental assistance for those displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita will shift to HUD, which can help residents move to long-term housing, said HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson. “That’s what we do at HUD – long-term housing,” Jackson said. “We believe…
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April 27, 2007
Analysis: Prosecution handcuffed by evidence limitations
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/27/7 Limited by the evidence they could introduce and put in a position of defending a house raided for drugs, prosecutors in the trial of Frank Melton couldn’t win their case against the mayor. Most damaging to the state’s case against the mayor was the prosecution’s inability to prevent a tidal wave of…
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April 27, 2007
Melton trial: Has Melton learned lesson?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/27/7 Frank Melton has reason to smile today, acquitted on all charges related to the the damaging of a duplex in August 2006, and with that avoidance of felony charges, able to keep his job as Jackson’s mayor. Melton should count his lucky stars. The jury obviously believed the case his defense…
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December 5, 2025
AI could enhance rural healthcare delivery, but concerns linger with the emerging technology
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December 5, 2025
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge stayed elevated in September as spending weakened
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December 5, 2025
Immigration crackdown in New Orleans has a target of 5,000 arrests. Is that possible?
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Daniel Tyson
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November 20, 2025
Amazon investing $3 billion in Warren County data center campus
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Richelle Putnam
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December 5, 2025
Memory, magic, and a mansion: Inside the Trees of Christmas at Merrehope
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Alistair Begg
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December 5, 2025
He has mercy for you
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Susan Marquez
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December 4, 2025
Wassail Fest in Columbus offers a rare draw for holiday travelers
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Kelley Williams
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December 5, 2025
Einstein was wrong
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Starla Brown
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December 5, 2025
Modernizing Mississippi’s workforce: Why portable benefits are the next step
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
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December 4, 2025
Putting patients before profit: A call for transparency in health coverage
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