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February 21, 2010
CL – Budget: Two mules and one turnip
Budget: Two mules and one turnip For much of the last seven years, Mississippi government has unfortunately been defined by an ongoing and escalating political enmity between Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and Democratic House Speaker Billy McCoy. That observation is not an indictment of either leader. It is a simple statement of political fact. With…
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February 21, 2010
“I am absolutely convinced … criminals are not afraid to commit a crime (in Hinds County)”
CL – Progress seen in caseloads; Hinds court system catching up Records show 2,644 felony criminal cases were disposed of in 2009, up almost 15 percent from 2008 when the system handled 2,316 cases. “We check our jail dockets every day and make sure we don’t leave any case behind,” said Smith, explaining one reason…
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February 21, 2010
WP – Gene Taylor unconvinced on lifting gay military ban
WP – Gene Taylor unconvinced on lifting gay military ban But lawmakers, who are divided on whether to end the ban, say they want to hear from the service chiefs. They are the ones who would be in charge of putting any changes in place and responding to any fallout. “The armed forces have always…
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February 21, 2010
SALTER – Barbour’s unblemished veto record could change w/ Senate budget vote
SALTER – Barbour’s unblemished veto record could change w/ Senate budget vote Gov. Haley Barbour’s legislative vetoes have yet to fall victim to legislative override since he took office in 2004. That’s an enviable, virtually unprecedented political batting average for a Mississippi governor. But the state’s increasingly desperate budget situation may well blemish that record.…
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February 21, 2010
NYT – States Have Not Yet Seen the Worst of Economic Times, Governors at Meeting Say
States Have Not Yet Seen the Worst of Economic Times, Governors at Meeting Say Given these problems, governors of both parties expressed concern about plans by Democrats in Congress to expand Medicaid, the program for low-income people. Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi, the chairman of the Republican Governors Association, said the health bills passed by…
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February 21, 2010
AP – Barbour: “If you see me losing 40 pounds that means I’m either running or have cancer.”
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February 21, 2010
Charlie Cook talks about how bad it will be for Dems in the South in 2010
National Journal – Cook: Health Care Is Obama’s Iraq NJ: What do Democrats have to do to correct this? Cook: I’ve spent the last couple of days talking to some of the brightest Democrats in the party that are not in the White House. And it’s very hard to come up with a scenario where…
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February 20, 2010
DCCC holds birthday party for MS-01 Travis Childers on 3/25 in DC
Travis Childers Birthday Party Fundraiser March 25th, 2010 (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) View Invitation For: Rep. Travis Childers (D, MS-1) When: 2010-03-25 (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.)Where: National Democratic Club Townhouse – 40 Ivy Street SE Type of Event: Birthday Celebration Contribution Information: $5,000 Host; $2,500 Sponsor; $1,500 PAC; $500 Individual Make Checks Payable…
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February 20, 2010
NYT Headline – Barbour Lobbies Fellow Governors to Oppose EPA Regulations
Barbour Lobbies Fellow Governors to Oppose EPA Regulations Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) is trying to rally state opposition to U.S. EPA’s forthcoming regulation of greenhouse gases. A former utility lobbyist and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, Barbour is asking members of the National Governors Association’s natural resource committee to urge Congress to…
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February 20, 2010
CL – Court upholds $14M paid to attorneys in MCI case
Court upholds $14M paid to attorneys in MCI case A Hinds County circuit judge has upheld $14 million in attorneys fees related to the state’s 2005 MCI/WorldCom settlement. Circuit Judge Winston Kidd’s ruling dismisses a challenge filed by the state auditor’s office in 2007 as having “no merit.” Lisa Shoemaker, spokeswoman for State Auditor Stacey…
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February 20, 2010
Hood pleased with MCI fee ruling, attacks Pickering
Hood pleased with MCI fee ruling, attacks Bryant Statement by Attorney General Jim Hood on the MCI legal fees ruling: “We are pleased that Judge Kidd agreed that this case had no merit and held no basis in fact. Legal fees in the MCI case, and in every case that utilizes outside counsel, are paid…
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February 20, 2010
Brumfield – My take: How much is “enough” when the feds go after you?
My take: How much is “enough” when the feds go after you? My blog post earlier today indicates the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Louisiana says indicted FBI agent Hal Neilson of Oxford – who recent underwent triple bypass surgery – has enough money to hire his own attorney. They say, hey, he’s got leave pay…
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Frank Corder
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December 23, 2025
Coast Guard returning full operations to its Pascagoula station
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 23, 2025
Mississippi Dept. of Education launches AI pilot program in 15 school districts
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Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
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December 23, 2025
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Marilyn Tinnin
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December 24, 2025
The Nutcracker: An enduring Christmas tradition
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Alistair Begg
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December 24, 2025
Prophecy fulfilled
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 23, 2025
The Singing Christmas Tree: A Belhaven tradition and a Mississippi legacy
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Sid Salter
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December 24, 2025
Slain director Rob Reiner made a complex but necessary film in Mississippi in the 1990s
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Donna Akers
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December 23, 2025
The joy of learning has been lost. It’s time to bring it back
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Kimberly Ross
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December 22, 2025
Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards
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