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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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April 27, 2007
Attorney general: Barbour violates veto rules and hurts youth programs
The Sun Herald, 4/26/7 Barbour vetoed parts of two budget bills this past Saturday – one for the attorney general’s office and one for the Department of Human Services. Both bills are for the state budget year that starts July 1. Hood said the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled as recently as 2004 – in…
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April 27, 2007
HAMPTON – Children’s health
Children’s health Money quote . . . But, again, cost is irrelvant. Kids should have health care coverage. Period. This should be the first step of universal health care for this nation. David Hampton Blog Clarion Ledger 4/26/7
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April 26, 2007
Officials ask why Medicaid is losing recipients
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 4/26/7 The House Medicaid Committee met at the state Capitol on Wednesday, in conjunction with National Cover the Uninsured Week, on the status of Mississippi’s health care. Various health care advocates and parents asked the House committee to pass legislation to eliminate the required annual face-to-face recertification process.
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April 26, 2007
Analysis: Ongoing city-county animosity bubbles over
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/26/7 Longstanding distrust between Jackson law enforcement and the Hinds County district attorney’s office came out especially Wednesday in Mayor Frank Melton’s trial, with county prosecutors using defense attorney tactics to grill city police officials. Hinds County Senior Assistant District Attorney Stanley Alexander twice suggested Jackson police manufactured reports and falsified evidence in…
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April 26, 2007
Senator says Mississippi’s economy is strong
The Greenwood Commonwealth, 4/24/7 “We are in better shape today than we have ever been in the past 25 years as far as financing in the state of Mississippi,” said state Sen. Jack Gordon Jr., D-Okolona, at the Founder’s Day Breakfast at Mississippi Valley State University. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and is…
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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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January 26, 2026
Absentee voting opens ahead of March 10 Midterm Primary Elections
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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
Repentance
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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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