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May 1, 2007
Interior to open 12 new sites for drilling
The Sun Herald, 5/1/7 The federal government is moving to open up millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and natural gas drilling. The new leases will be offered for sale through 2012, though specific locations were not provided Monday. Half of the Gulf sites are located in the central Gulf of…
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May 1, 2007
Heavy issues: Council faces deficit, crime plan
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/1/7 The Council has on its plate to scrutinize Police Chief Shirlene Anderson’s plan to hire 200 more police officers – a demonstrable need since the comprehensive 1999 Linder/Maple Group police study that said 680 was the minimum needed. But, under Melton’s watch, there’s no money because the city has projected a…
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May 1, 2007
State Senator Charlie Ross to Call for a Special Session
State Senator Charlie Ross to Call for a Special Session State Senator Charlie Ross will request the Governor to call a special legislative session on the south steps of the Capitol on Tuesday, May 1st, at 10am. Senator Ross represents District 20, comprised of parts of Rankin and Madison Counties. Charlie Ross Campaign Press Release…
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April 30, 2007
A conversation with Trent Lott on local, state, national issues
The Commercial Dispatch, 4/29/7 After helping to secure a $4.4-million national emergency grant to help retrain former Sara Lee employees in West Point, U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., sat for a phone interview Thursday with The Dispatch to discuss issues ranging from economic development in Northeast Mississippi and across the rest of the state to…
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April 30, 2007
Ala., Miss. criticized for taxes on food
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/30/7 This summer, Alabama and Mississippi are set to become the only states that apply their full state sales tax to groceries without any relief for low-income families, a distinction critics see as a holdover from their Deep South political past. Mississippi lawmakers wrapped up a legislative session in March, with a measure…
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April 30, 2007
A Holy-Roller Democrat
A Holy-Roller Democrat John Arthur Eaves baptized three of his four sons in the Jordan River, an event he highlights in a radio campaign ad. The candidate for governor of Mississippi thinks Roe v. Wade should be overturned, calls for reintroducing school prayer and wants limits on riverboat gambling — all hot-button issues among evangelical…
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April 30, 2007
Stevens? opponent not qualified to run for House District 48
Stevens? opponent not qualified to run for House District 48 State Rep. Mary Ann Stevens? opponent is not qualified to run against her because he has not met residency requirements, a judge ruled Friday. Charles Edwards was not a resident of House District 48 for two years prior to the general election, Jones County Circuit…
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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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January 26, 2026
Senate Education Committee sets sights on increasing math skills, financial literacy
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January 26, 2026
Governor Reeves confirms 2 deaths, 2 injured from winter storm
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Frank Corder
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January 26, 2026
Absentee voting opens ahead of March 10 Midterm Primary Elections
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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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January 8, 2026
xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven data center
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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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Alistair Begg
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January 26, 2026
Show no partiality
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Matt Friedeman
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January 25, 2026
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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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