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January 26, 2013
CL – Miss. Legislature should reform rules
Legislature should reform rules The U.S. Senate has spent months looking at ways to reform its rules surrounding the use of the filibuster because overuse has crippled the progress of most meaningful pieces of legislation. Perhaps it’s time for the Mississippi Legislature to have a look at some of its arcane rules as well. During…
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January 26, 2013
Sun Herald – Keep a short leash on 16th Section lands
Keep a short leash on 16th Section lands One of the most successful bills ever passed by the Mississippi Legislature was the 16th Section Reform Act of 1978. As The Associated Press’ Jack Elliott Jr. wrote this week, the legislation “ended sweetheart leases that rewarded politically connected folks and shortchanged schools. Before then, 16th Section…
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January 25, 2013
Washington Post – Cochran fights vs. House GOP and Obama to save non-profit
Washington Post – Cochran fights vs. House GOP and Obama to save non-profit WASHINGTON — It took up just three lines in Congress’s last big appropriations bill, on page 123 out of 487. But it is a legend, a wonk’s campfire story. The government spending nobody could kill. “For payment to the Christopher Columbus Fellowship…
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January 25, 2013
Contractor financed car for Harrison County Utility Authority director
Contractor financed car for Harrison County Utility Authority director A contractor with the Harrison County Utility Authority bought a car in 2011 and a month later signed the title over to the authority’s executive director. The director, Kamran Pahlavan, said Sean Anthony, owner of S.H. Anthony Construction Co., financed the car for him. Pahlavan said…
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January 25, 2013
Daily Ledes – Mississippi House Bill Would Create Modern-day Sovereignty Commission
Mississippi House Bill Would Create Modern-day Sovereignty Commission Jerry Mitchell brought a bill to my attention this morning, and I honestly about fell out of my chair when I read it. Ladies and gentlemen, House Bill 490 seeks to create the Joint Legislative Committee on the Neutralization of Federal Laws (JLCNFL … for short). What…
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January 25, 2013
Clarion Ledger – Charter schools bill clears House panel, but questions remain
Charter schools bill clears House panel, but questions remain Concerns about school funding, administrator qualifications and allowing for-profit companies to manage charter schools in Mississippi will likely dominate debate on a related House Education Bill this week. Another question, which also came up several times among House Education Committee members Tuesday, will likely be why…
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January 25, 2013
Dickie Scruggs court date set for March 4
Dickie Scruggs court date set for March 4 Attorneys for Richard F. “Dickie” Scruggs, a noted plaintiff’s lawyer before being snared in a corruption investigation, will argue his innocence March 4 before a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will hear the case. Scruggs, 66, is free on…
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January 25, 2013
Miss. Power settles with Miss. PSC, allowing Southern Co. to recoup cost of Kemper Plant
Miss. Power settles with Miss. PSC, allowing Southern Co. to recoup cost of Kemper Plant The Mississippi Public Service Commission and Mississippi Power Co. have reached a settlement in the company’s lawsuit over a PSC decision to turn down construction charges for a coal-fired power plant in east Mississippi’s Kemper County. Commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday…
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January 25, 2013
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis due in court in Jackson in case brought by Pickering
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis due in court in Jackson in case brought by Pickering Southaven Mayor Greg Davis will be in Jackson, Miss., next week for the civil trial where Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering is trying to recover funds that the state says the mayor owes the city. On Monday and Tuesday, Davis will appear…
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January 25, 2013
MSTP – Republican leadership in U.S. Senate sold out conservatives
Help Us Save the Filibuster The Republican leadership in the US Senate is once again selling out tea party conservatives like you and me. Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has reached an agreement with Harry Reid (D-NV) on a plan to dramatically reduce the ability to debate and amend legislation in the Senate. The plan…
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January 24, 2013
SNOWDEN – Broad Support for House Charter School Bill
Broad Support for House Charter School Bill The Mississippi House of Representatives passed HB 369, the Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013, at 12:52 a.m. Thursday morning, following some 10 hours of floor action. House members patiently but methodically defeated 17 amendments intended to weaken the bill. The only successful amendment, proposed and supported by…
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January 24, 2013
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis’ embezzlement trial set for April
Mayor’s embezzlement trial set for April Davis also faces a charge of false pretense involving a $1,000 check he received from the city for a donation intended for the Bully Bloc, a political action committee at Mississippi State University. Investigators say the PAC never received the donation. Davis remains free on a $3,500 bond until…
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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June 27, 2025
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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June 27, 2025
Key inflation gauge rose last month while Americans cut back on spending
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Frank Corder
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June 27, 2025
Back-to-school sales tax holiday set for July 11-13
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Lynne Jeter
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June 27, 2025
Howard Industries announces $237 million expansion in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 27, 2025
A heavy heart
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Laura Lee Leathers
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June 26, 2025
A hidden treasure: Merri Pennie’s Mercantile & Tearoom
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 26, 2025
Bruised and broken
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Sid Salter
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June 25, 2025
After a half-century of legal logjam, will killer of Coast banker’s wife face execution June 25?
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Samuel Creekmore
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June 24, 2025
Mississippi must lead on addiction and PTSD treatment
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Ethan Watson
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June 23, 2025
Reality check for Gen Z: ‘Green’ energy requires wealth
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