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May 27, 2009
SALTER – Legislature again feeding one-time money ‘addiction’
Legislature again feeding one-time money ‘addiction’ The current legislative budget standoff has become like the plot of a soap opera that stays on television for three decades – you keep watching the same people do and say the same things over and over again. In the House, there’s the same penchant to throw non-recurring revenue…
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May 27, 2009
Budget failure ignites anger in Jackson
Budget failure ignites anger in Jackson Tempers grew short Tuesday as the Mississippi House and Senate failed to agree on a budget to fund state government for the 2010 fiscal year that begins July 1. Legislators returned to the Capitol for the 90th — and what is normally the final — day of the legislative…
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May 27, 2009
Jury reverses trend in silicosis case
Jury reverses trend in silicosis case A jury in Port Gibson once labeled a “judicial hellhole” for its large jury awards – concluded companies owed a Mississippi man nothing for claims he suffered from silicosis. Lawyers for 73-year-old Eugene Westrope of Hazlehurst asked jurors for $4.5 million in damages, saying he had contracted the lung…
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May 27, 2009
SLABBED – All encompassing Rigsby qui tam update
SLABBED – All encompassing Rigsby qui tam update Qui tam attorneys need stamp – response puts State Farm in a box ready to mail! If there was any doubt that State Farm’s attempt the exclude all testimony of all four expert witnesses for the Rigsbys was the only choice the Company had short of surrender,…
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May 27, 2009
Kiffin: No more apologies
Kiffin: No more apologies Destin, Fla.—Lane Kiffin did apologize for using the word “cheat” and Urban Meyer in the same sentence back in February. He was wrong and the SEC commissioner let him know it with an official reprimand. But the new Tennessee coach ain’t apologizing for anything else and here’s why: Given the realities…
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May 27, 2009
Council delays vote on Melton’s legal bills
Council delays vote on Melton’s legal bills The Jackson City Council said Tuesday that it needs more time to decide how to settle pending legal matters involving late Mayor Frank Melton. The council met behind closed doors for about 50 minutes Tuesday to discuss several legal matters. No vote was taken on the two most…
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May 27, 2009
Peace organization, MoveOn, remains silent on current wars
Peace organization, MoveOn, remains silent on current wars The most powerful grassroots organization of the peace movement, MoveOn, remains silent as the American wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan simmer or escalate. When he met with Obama in February, Jason Ruben, executive director of MoveOn, told the president it was “the moment to go big,”…
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May 27, 2009
Hoseman Petitions for Voter ID
Hoseman Petitions for Voter ID Voter ID died an ignoble death during the regular 2009 Legislative session when Senate Republicans killed a bill because it included a provision to allow early voting in Mississippi. Now, Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, also a Republican, is attempting to bypass the Legislature to pass voter ID through…
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May 27, 2009
Top Miss. teachers lobby to keep pay supplement
Top Miss. teachers lobby to keep pay supplement Tammy Bragg went through a rigorous process of completing projects and passing exams to become a nationally certified teacher, and the extra academic credential entitles her to a $6,000 annual pay supplement. On Tuesday, instead of enjoying one of her first days of summer break, Bragg joined…
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May 27, 2009
Should Jackson pay for Melton’s legal woes?
Jackson faces Melton’s legal woes The Jackson City Council is set to vote today on several pending legal matters involving the late Mayor Frank Melton — including whether the city should pay his attorney fees. The council plans to discuss the items at a 4 p.m. meeting at City Hall. Acting Mayor Leslie Burl McLemore…
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May 27, 2009
Ruben Studdard to sing at Harvey Johnson campaign event
‘Idol’ to sing at Jackson campaign event Jackson mayoral candidate Harvey Johnson Jr. is calling on some star power leading up to next week’s general election. American Idol star Ruben Studdard is set to perform at a Johnson campaign event today from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. at Freelon’s Bar and Groove on North Mill…
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May 26, 2009
Lawmakers amend laws regarding sale of alcoholic drinks
Lawmakers amend laws regarding sale of alcoholic drinks Lawmakers recently passed House Bill 1434, amending the laws regarding the sale and distribution of libations at spas, galleries, retail shops and restaurants. The bill is expected to take effect on July 1. Once it goes into effect, merchants that aren’t legally able to offer wine will…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 6, 2025
State funding for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning down from previous year
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
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Daniel Tyson
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June 6, 2025
Legal fight over control of Jackson airport continues
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 6, 2025
Take a Dip this Summer: Your guide to Mississippi’s best water parks
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 6, 2025
Have I betrayed Him?
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Ben Smith
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June 5, 2025
Love God, love family, and shoot ducks
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Russ Latino
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June 6, 2025
Make America Boring Again
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Sid Salter
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June 4, 2025
Bo Robinson, appointed to PSC after jarring corruption scandals, dies at age 90
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Kimberly Ross
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June 3, 2025
The American epidemic of loneliness
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