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May 24, 2012
SALTER – Federal inmate riot stirs focus on the rise of state’s private prisons
Federal inmate riot stirs focus on the rise of state’s private prisons Now that order has been restored at the Adams County Correctional Center after weekend rioting saw one prison guard killed and 16 other prison personnel and three inmates injured, perhaps a fair question is how and why Mississippi got into the private prison…
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May 24, 2012
McDaniel – Federal authority the founders never envisioned
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were both active in the Revolutionary effort and in the founding of the United States. Later they served under President George Washington, with Jefferson becoming the first Secretary of State and Hamilton the first Secretary of the Treasury. But from the republic’s inception, the two harbored opposing visions of the…
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May 24, 2012
Dickie Scruggs’s legal hail mary denied – Judge Davidson nixes the Scruggs 2255 motion
With a 48 page opinion, Judge Glen Davidson put to rest any hope that Dickie Scruggs will get out of jail. Davidson was tough on Joey Langston, but didn’t tread too heavily on Scruggs’s brother in law, former Senator Trent Lott, who testified at Scruggs’s evidentiary hearing. NMC also has analysis. The most newsworthy thing…
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May 23, 2012
Judge orders Rep. Aldridge to pay aunt for estate losses
Judge orders Rep. Aldridge to pay aunt for estate losses State Rep. Brian Aldridge owes $218,355 to his aunt, whose estate was plundered by Brian’s father while he had her power of attorney. Daily Journal 5/23/12
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May 23, 2012
Slabbed nabs Paul Minor’s final disbarment recommendation from Louisiana
Mississippi lawyer turned convict Paul Minor recommended for permanent disbarrment in Louisiana Without further adieu the LADB motion, made almost 5 full years after Minor’s conviction as the wheels of justice indeed turn very slow. (Hat tip to a long time reader) http://www.slabbed.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LADB-Paul-Minor-Disbarred.pdf Slabbed 5/23/12
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May 23, 2012
POLITICO – Barbour voted for Newt in primary, says Romney looking good
POLITICO – Barbour voted for Newt in primary, says Romney looking good Interviews with about two dozen Republican elected officials, aides, strategists and lobbyists reveal a newfound optimism that with a competent, on-message campaign, Romney will be at least competitive with a weakened incumbent. That’s a dramatic shift from the fatalistic view many party stalwarts…
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May 23, 2012
Bennie Thompson calls for probe in prison riot
Bennie Thompson calls for probe in prison riot U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson is seeking a federal probe of the Mississippi prison riot Sunday that left a guard dead and others injured. The 2nd District congressman, the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, says the riot at Adams County Correctional Facility is “troubling and…
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May 23, 2012
N.C. offers some ‘insight’ into Perdue remarks
N.C. offers some ‘insight’ into Perdue remarks The Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth on forgiving North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue: North Carolina’s governor, Beverly Perdue, ticked off a few folks in Mississippi with her recent disparaging remark about our state. Several Mississippi newspapers, including the Commonwealth, editorialized about it. Both Gov. Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Tate…
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May 23, 2012
Hattiesburg-Laurel to become airline’s hub City in August
Silver Airways to start flying Hattiesburg-Laurel in August After more than 10 months of consideration, the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport will not only have a new commercial carrier but a new destination as its hub. In a joint statement released Tuesday afternoon, Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced that Silver Airways would take over routes…
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May 23, 2012
LNL – Miss. governor signs bill limiting AG’s power into law
Miss. governor signs bill limiting AG’s power into law Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday signed into law a bill aimed at limiting the state attorney general’s power. House Bill 211, brought by the state’s Republican lawmakers, intends to curb Attorney General Jim Hood’s ability to hire outside, contingency fee lawyers. “Transparency in government is…
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May 23, 2012
U.S. Chamber Applauds Signing of Landmark Mississippi Outside Counsel Sunshine Law
U.S. Chamber Applauds Signing of Landmark Mississippi Outside Counsel Sunshine Law Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), issued the following statement today regarding Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s signing of legislation promoting transparency and capping contingency fees when the state attorney general, a state agency, or elected officials hire…
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May 23, 2012
Push on for saggy pants ban in Hinds County
Push on for saggy pants ban in Hinds County Hinds County Supervisor Kenneth Stokes may get his wish after all – a ban on pants worn below the waist and sagging to the ground. In 2009, while a Jackson councilman, Stokes proposed a law that would prohibit sagging pants in the state’s capital city. But…
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 7, 2025
Mississippi’s Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force advised to hold off on setting regulations
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Daniel Tyson
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November 7, 2025
Two Mississippi Museums honors state veterans
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
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November 7, 2025
Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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October 29, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
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October 27, 2025
Delta Grain investing $3.76 million to expand Sidon operations
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Doug Feinberg, Associated Press
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November 7, 2025
NCAA revokes eligibility of 6 more college basketball players as it continues sports betting probe
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Chris Burrows, Associated Press
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November 7, 2025
No. 7 Ole Miss tunes out talk of Kiffin’s future and rankings as the Rebels prepare to host Citadel
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Robbie Faulk, Associated Press
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November 7, 2025
No. 5 Georgia visits a much-improved Mississippi State in an all-Bulldog affair
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Roger Wicker
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November 7, 2025
Every human being deserves the freedom to practice their faith as they see fit
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Philip Wegmann
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November 6, 2025
Johnson’s election postmortem: 2026 – not 2025 – will buoy GOP hopes
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Sid Salter
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November 5, 2025
Incoming ‘silver tsunami’ of seniors will strain federal and state government resources
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