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May 26, 2009
Legislature back, but no budget proposal
Legislature back, but no budget proposal The 174 members of the Mississippi Legislature will resume the 2009 session this afternoon at a cost of almost $19,000 per day. When they arrive, they likely will spend time waitin for House and Senate negotiators to craft a budget agreement. The Legislature went on its second extended recess…
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May 26, 2009
CL – Trade: State must compete for China market
CL – Trade: State must compete for China market Gov. Haley Barbour and Mississippi Development Authority executive director Gray Swoope were wise to put the state’s economic development machine squarely behind efforts to increase state trade with China, the world’s largest market. Business leaders from Mississippi and the city of Changzhou – a major city…
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May 26, 2009
CL – Miss. legislators’ split over budget remains
Miss. legislators’ split over budget remains Legislators return to Jackson today to resume work, but budget negotiators in the House and Senate are still far apart in coming up with an agreement to fix an anticipated shortfall of more than $300 million. “We’ve got a long way to go,” said Rep. Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, one…
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May 26, 2009
Medicaid, budget topics for legislature
Medicaid, budget topics for legislature When Mississippi lawmakers reconvene Tuesday, two topics will dominate. One will be Medicaid, the federal-state program that now provides comprehensive health care to 600,000 of Mississippi’s 3 million residents. The two sub-issues are covering the pending $90 million shortfall in Medicaid funds due by the end of June and then,…
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May 26, 2009
Prez-O picks Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Obama picks Sotomayor for Supreme Court U.S. President Barack Obama tapped U.S. Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, officials said, making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a justice. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor, 54, would succeed retiring Justice David Souter. Two officials described…
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May 26, 2009
MS Special Assistant Attorney General Receives National Recognition
Attorney General Jim Hood is proud to announce national recognition for an Attorney with his office. Jeff Klingfuss, Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, was recently awarded the”President’s Volunteer Service Award” Bronze medal for community service. The Bronze Medal was earned for providing over 100 hours of volunteer service in 2008. The…
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May 25, 2009
Stanford offices, land may be sold due to SEC suit
Stanford offices, land may be sold due to SEC suit The court-appointed attorney in the Stanford Financial civil suit over an alleged massive investment fraud has asked a federal judge to allow the sale of more than 50 commercial and residential properties, including nearly 20 in Mississippi. The receiver needs to sell the real property…
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May 25, 2009
Words matter to Rep. John Mayo, starts his own blog
Words matter to Rep. John Mayo, starts his own blog OXFORD — John Mayo returned to Mississippi after 18 months in the Vietnam War — at 19, he was one of the youngest officers there — determined to speak his mind. Today, the Democratic state representative from Clarksdale, whose North Mississippi district includes part of…
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May 25, 2009
AGNEW – This new Harvey Johnson is needed
This new Harvey Johnson is needed His concern about the emotional toll elections have on family members was sincere, this being his fifth campaign. At 62, Harvey Johnson Jr. has had enough success that retirement had to be a consideration. But there is something about Jackson that couldn’t keep Johnson away from pursuing the mayor’s…
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May 25, 2009
Nation’s largest bridge card playing organization moving to Mississippi
Nation’s largest bridge card playing organization moving to Mississippi The nation’s largest bridge card playing organization is moving its headquarters from Memphis to Horn Lake. The American Contract Bridge League, which has more than 160,000 members nationally, is making a $3 million investment in the move. The not-for-profit organization has an annual budget of $18…
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May 25, 2009
Mississippi budget stalemate could lead to thousands of layoffs
Mississippi budget stalemate could lead to thousands of layoffs Talks broke down Friday between House and Senate negotiators trying to plug a $90 million hole in Mississippi’s 2010 budget, and some legislators say the breakdown could translate into at least 1,800 layoffs. The two sides are more than $90 million apart, and tax collections for…
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May 25, 2009
“Maybe they were expecting a hurricane.” – Steve Simpson drives disaster-response RV to Talladega
“Maybe they were expecting a hurricane.” – Steve Simpson drives disaster-response RV to Talladega Public Safety Commissioner Steve Simpson and others recently attended an event at the Talladega Superspeedway in an RV the state highway patrol uses for disaster response, leaving some to question if the RV should have been used for such a purpose.…
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 29, 2025
Mississippi recognized as one of five states to reach all pre-K benchmarks, according to NIEER
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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April 29, 2025
Wall Street rises as corporate profits pile higher along with uncertainty about Trump’s trade war
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Daniel Tyson
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April 29, 2025
Taylor sworn in as new Senator for District 18
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 29, 2025
Mississippi’s U-Pick Farms: A trend that’s growing
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 29, 2025
Go first to God
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Parrish Alford
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April 28, 2025
The trouble with being Shedeur
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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Rachel Canter
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April 23, 2025
A new vision for keeping Mississippi first
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