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April 10, 2007
BOBBY HARRISON: Tuck holds one final card in tax-swap issue
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 4/10/7 Sure, it is far-fetched, but Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck has one last chance to pass legislation to reduce the grocery tax and increase the cigarette tax under her watch. During her last hours as the presiding officer, there will be no committee appointments so Tuck could not send…
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April 10, 2007
Electronic voting machines dumped
The Sun Herald, 4/10/7 The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to revert back to the old paper ballot voting methods here, dumping the new electronic voting machines after just a few elections. Parker said the county would need about 100 new electronic machines for next year’s elections, at a cost of about $400,000.
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April 10, 2007
Legal debate rages over Noxubee voting rights allegations
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/10/7 Monday was the deadline for court briefs from black leaders and the U.S. Department of Justice to be filed with U.S. District Judge Tom Lee in the historic lawsuit filed by the Justice Department alleging the majority-black Noxubee County Democratic Party, its chairman Ike Brown and the county Election Commission practiced racial…
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April 10, 2007
Tax bill: A dream come true or nightmare?
The Mississippi Press, 4/10/7 Legislation to divide tax revenues from future expansions at the Chevron refinery and proposed LNG facilities is a nightmare for Pascagoula schools and a taxpayer’s dream come true for others. Pascagoula Superintendent Wayne Rodolfich said Monday night that it was disappointing that Gov. Haley Barbour “did not have two minutes to…
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April 10, 2007
It?s official: Miss. gets $275M for Katrina cottages
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/9/7 The “Katrina Cottages” initiative seeks to replace temporary FEMA trailers with more permanent, safer structures better resembling traditional homes. Mississippi’s alternative housing proposal is a sound, forward- looking plan that was selected among strong competition from other alternative housing proposals submitted by neighboring states,” Lott said in a news release announcing the…
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April 10, 2007
Council rejects fire chief
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/10/7 The Jackson City Council’s rejection of interim Fire Chief Todd Chandler for the permanent position could be the start of legal wrangling over whether Chandler continues to lead the department. “If I’m going to be held accountable for running the city, then I’m going to have to hire the people that I…
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April 10, 2007
’07 Legislature: Home schooling ‘absent’
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/9/7 Mississippi has some of the most lax homeschooling laws in the nation, which homeschoolers applaud. But they also allow for abuse by parents who are simply disgruntled, yanking kids from school and adding to the state’s social burdens. It should not be easy to deny children an education.
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April 9, 2007
Newly reorganized FEMA looks ahead
The Sun Herald, 4/8/7 FEMA is stationing more supplies around the country and is expanding its emergency-response teams as part of a congressionally mandated reorganization as a result of Hurricane Katrina, said Marko Bourne, the agency’s director of policy and program analysis. The realignment, which puts FEMA in charge of preparing for and reacting to…
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April 9, 2007
State works to combat high student dropout rate
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/9/7 The new state Dropout Prevention Plan requires school districts to reduce dropouts – regardless of whether they agree with the plan. Each school district is organizing local committees that, with state guidance and collaboration over the next year, will work to find individualized solutions that focus on specific district needs. To keep…
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April 9, 2007
State could pay for surgeries
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/9/7 Mississippi taxpayers could foot the bill for stomach stapling and other weight-loss surgeries as early as 2008 if the operations are deemed affordable. “Obesity is a major problem in Mississippi,” said House Public Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Steve Holland. Paying for the surgeries could “save us some money in the…
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April 9, 2007
Open primaries: Partisanship run amok
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/9/7 Mississippi law authorizes “open” primaries – meaning that state voters don’t register by party. Without party registration, enforcing “closed” primaries becomes difficult if not impossible. A federal lawsuit has been filed in Greenville with U.S. District Judge W. Allen Pepper presiding that seeks to change that status. The case is set…
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April 9, 2007
Biologist: Deer baiting has good, bad points
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 4/8/7 Hunting deer over feed has divided the state’s hunters and – more importantly – the Legislature for years, but a bill awaiting Gov. Haley Barbour’s decision could settle the issue. In November, MDWFP biologists had proposed a third state zone for deer hunting and a change in how legal…
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Jeremy Pittari
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February 20, 2026
Over $5 billion in K-12 education funding passed in the Mississippi House
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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February 20, 2026
Trump has other tariff options after Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes
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Frank Corder
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February 20, 2026
Lawmakers want to end the need for envelopes when voting absentee
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Frank Corder
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February 18, 2026
Firehawk Aerospace establishing manufacturing operations in Crawford
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Daniel Tyson
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February 13, 2026
Billions in new economic development projects in the works for Mississippi in 2026
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Frank Corder
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February 12, 2026
Camgian awarded position on Golden Dome Team
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Susan Marquez
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February 20, 2026
Cathead Distillery brings Spring Crawfish Boil Series to Jackson
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Alistair Begg
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February 20, 2026
Knowing with certainty
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February 19, 2026
Hubbard hits program-record 10 3s, scores 46 as Mississippi State blows big lead, beats Auburn
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Josh Harkins
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February 20, 2026
Ensuring a private ballot vote on unionization efforts: Setting clear expectations for taxpayers’ dollars
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Sid Salter
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February 18, 2026
AI-driven global data center boom, including in Mississippi, draws critics and litigation
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Ben Bush
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February 17, 2026
Ibogaine saved my family: A Mississippi veteran’s perspective
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