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May 7, 2007
Food tax: Reform an election issue
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/6/7 That’s right. You lose. Mississippi is one of two states, along with Alabama, that levy the full-meal-deal sales tax on your meals. All other states either exempt food or reduce tax on it. Some give credits or rebates.
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May 7, 2007
Barbour stakes claim to first ‘full funding’
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 5/6/7 Various media, including the Daily Journal, have reported that until this year, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program was fully funded only once – in 2003. But members of Barbour’s staff and others are disputing that the program, which provides most of the basics of operating local school districts, was…
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May 7, 2007
Congressman Gene Taylor Reacts To New Study On Combat Stress
WLOX, 5/6/7 “It really hit me,” says Taylor. “I’m going to do this one day. She’s going to do this for 365 days, so I can very much understand why the people coming back from that conflict have had very serious emotional and psychological problems.” So he’s not surpirsed by the findings of a newly…
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May 7, 2007
The cost of recovery keeps rising for many of us
The Sun Herald, 5/6/7 Collectively, South Mississippians are riding high. But individually, some South Mississippians are being laid low. We dare not ignore either of those realities. “The cost of living on the Coast is higher than it used to be, and employers have got to realize that wages are going to have to be…
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May 7, 2007
Company with FEMA contract under investigation
The Hattiesburg American, 5/5/7 A company owned by Gov. Haley Barbour?s niece is under investigation by federal officials, company officials confirmed. Jim Oliver, chief operating officer of Alcatec LLC, said the company is being investigated by the U.S. Labor Department after employees complained that the company had not properly paid them for overtime.
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May 7, 2007
Dem attempt to oust Dale from primary ballot assists GOP
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/6/7 The Democrats last week acknowledged that they made a mistake and invited Dale back to the party. Dale, however, turned down the offer and is now determined to run as an independent. Can anyone blame him? Unfortunately for Dale, the attorney general’s office has told the state Election Commission that Dale…
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May 7, 2007
Cochran battling pharmaceutical measure
The Hattiesburg American, 5/5/7 Sen. Thad Cochran will be in the thick of the battle ? and at odds with Sen. Trent Lott ? when the Senate votes Monday on a plan to allow reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada and other countries. American pharmaceuticals sell their products overseas at a discounted rate and Dorgan…
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May 7, 2007
Mild spring gives way to hot race of summer
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/6/7 Some random thoughts while waiting for this beautiful Mississippi spring to turn into the blistering hot summer of mean politics: The best race this summer by far is the race for lieutenant governor, and specifically the Republican primary. This is a true GOP competitive primary between two well-financed, well-known elected officials…
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May 7, 2007
SALTER – SCHIP: Health care for 60,000 Mississippi children of working poor threatened
SCHIP: Health care for 60,000 Mississippi children of working poor threatened SCHIP is a partnership between the federal government and the states to fund and provide health insurance for children in mostly working families whose incomes are too high to qualify for traditional Medicaid coverage but too low to afford private insurance. During the winter…
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May 7, 2007
Sec. of State candidate Delbert Hosemann campaigns in Laurel
Sec. of State candidate Delbert Hosemann campaigns in Laurel A Vicksburg attorney is hoping to be Mississippi’s next Secretary of State. Republican Delbert Hosemann supports voter identification and wants to improve the management of public lands. WDAM 5/7/7
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May 4, 2007
Allstate says government subpoena coming over Katrina probe
The Sun Herald, 5/4/7 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security intends to subpoena Allstate Corp. and other insurance companies as part of an investigation into Hurricane Katrina claims, the company said Thursday. Homeland Security is investigating insurers that sell policies under the National Flood Insurance Program, the company said. Spokesman Mike Siemienas said Allstate is…
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May 4, 2007
Bill Maher: Holy-Roller Democrat
Yahoo News, 5/4/7 The Washington Post had an article Sunday about John Eaves, the Democrat who’s challenging Haley Barbour in the Mississippi governor’s race. Crazy, isn’t it: there are two people in the world who want to be the governor of Mississippi. But this isn’t your standard-issue Democrat, this guy is a pro-life, pro prayer-in-schools…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 7, 2026
Wednesday night storm spawns several tornadoes that damage hundreds of homes in three counties
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Frank Corder
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May 6, 2026
Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more
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Daniel Tyson
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May 6, 2026
Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Alistair Begg
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May 8, 2026
The cost of complaining
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Susan Marquez
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May 7, 2026
Noah “Soggy” Sweat’s “The Whiskey Speech” to be presented at Two Mississippi Museums
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Alistair Begg
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May 7, 2026
Purchased for God
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Russ Latino
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May 8, 2026
Something for everyone to hate in the redistricting debate
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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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