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May 26, 2011
MAJORITY on McCoy
McCoy Will Not Seek Re-election This now sets up the fun part for political junkies. For Republicans, the quest for the Speaker’s office is certainly not set with just one announced Republican at this point, but this doesn’t alter things within the caucus that much. It is within the Democratic caucus that things will get…
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May 26, 2011
Billy Hewes campaign hires former Gregg Harper staffer Keith Plunkett to run communications
Senator Billy Hewes announced today the addition of former congressional staffer Keith Plunkett as the newest member of his campaign staff for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Plunkett begins June 1 as Communications Director for the Hewes Campaign and as the campaign’s representative for Madison County. Plunkett has worked as a member of Mississippi Republican Congressman…
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May 25, 2011
Billy McCoy not running – told ya
From a while back by Alan Lange
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May 25, 2011
DOJ pre-clears Madison County
DOJ pre-clears Madison County The Department of Justice issued a letter of pre-clearance to the Madison County Board of Supervisors for its redistricting plan. The letter is posted below. DOJ preclearance for Madison County Jackson Jambalaya 5/24/11
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May 25, 2011
With 2012 race about set, three fit the GOP establishment mold
Three fit the GOP establishment mold Mitch Daniels’s decision not to run for president next year left most observers to conclude the Republican primary field is set. The Indiana governor joined GOP heavy-hitters Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Sen. John Thune (S.D.) in opting out of a White House bid. And that leaves just three…
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May 25, 2011
Harper supports fine for BP to aid tourism, business
Harper supports fine for BP to aid tourism, business Mississippi’s 3rd District Rep. Gregg Harper supports a bill introduced by fellow Republican Rep. Jo Bonner of Alabama that would target much of the money to coastal communities for tourism and other industries. Another bill would steer most of the money toward restoring the environment. “We’re…
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May 25, 2011
Barbour to call special election to fill District 8 Senate vacancy
Barbour to call special election to fill District 8 Senate vacancy JACKSON – Gov. Haley Barbour will call a special election to fill the District 8 Senate seat left vacant by the recent death of incumbent Jack Gordon. The Okolona Democrat, who except for one term had held the seat since 1980, died May 7…
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May 25, 2011
ZNN – Felons testify that Zach Scruggs didn’t know about money
Zach Scruggs didn’t know about money n Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, his father, said in a written statement that he never discussed with Zach nor was he ever aware that Zach had any knowledge of any agreement or about any money to Lackey. n Sid Backstrom, his former law partner, said he never told Zach that…
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May 25, 2011
Salter – State workers may not long escape lawmaker scrutiny
State workers may not long escape lawmaker scrutiny STARKVILLE — There several perfectly logical reasons that Mississippi’s state employees didn’t face the same kind of in-your-face attacks during the 2011 legislative session as their colleagues did in Wisconsin and other locales. First, Mississippi state workers don’t have collective bargaining rights. Mississippi is and will remain…
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May 25, 2011
Compretta stepping down opens possibilities
Compretta stepping down opens possibilities JACKSON — The decision of House Speaker Pro Tem J.P. Compretta, D-Bay St. Louis, not to seek re-election this year could have huge ramifications in the speaker’s race. A candidate for speaker could build additional support by aligning with a House member seeking to be speaker pro tem, which is…
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May 24, 2011
Roll Call profile on Thad Cochran – The Political Acrobatics Of Cheerleading
Roll Call profile on Thad Cochran – The Political Acrobatics Of Cheerleading “Hoddy toddy, gosh almighty, who the hell are we? Hey! Flim, flam, bim, bam, Ole Miss by damn!” More than 50 years have passed since Sen. Thad Cochran cheered on his college football team, but the Mississippi Republican hasn’t forgotten the lessons he…
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May 24, 2011
State Auditor issues demands against Greene County supervisors
State Auditor issues demands against Greene County supervisors LEAKESVILLE, Miss. — State Auditor Stacey Pickering has issued a demand letter to former Greene County Supervisor Earnest Holder for $130,673. The 69-year-old Holder was convicted in April on federal charges of bribery, conspiracy to commit bribery and perjury before a grand jury. Holder also has been…
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Frank Corder
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July 29, 2025
Are property taxes going up in Mississippi?
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Kevin Freking, Associated Press
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July 29, 2025
Government shutdown talk is starting early ahead of a difficult funding fight in Congress this fall
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Daniel Tyson
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July 29, 2025
“A Season of Success” to be celebrated at the Governor’s Mansion this Christmas
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028
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Lynne Jeter
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event
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Meredith Biesinger
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July 29, 2025
Smitty’s Super Service: Mississippi’s animatronic time machine
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 29, 2025
Partial knowledge
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Parrish Alford
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July 28, 2025
Can Huff find early success for Southern Miss football?
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Russ Latino
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July 27, 2025
Facing the Darkness
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Kimberly Ross
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July 23, 2025
Caught in the Epstein web
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Sid Salter
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July 23, 2025
Jefferson’s gunboats, Nixon’s inflation-busting created Trump’s $9 billion in rescissions
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