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April 29, 2009
BREAKING — Miss. leaders agree to 68 cent per pack cigarette increase
BREAKING — Miss. leaders agree to 68 cent per pack cigarette increase Mississippi smokers may have to start paying more for a pack of cigarettes. The lawmakers negotiating a tax increase agreed today to raise the 18 cents per pack tax to 68 cents. If the increase is approved by the full legislature and Gov.…
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April 29, 2009
NMC: Fifth Circuit asks in Paul Minor case: Tell us how this is all connected with federal money?
Fifth Circuit asks in Paul Minor case: Tell us how this is all connected with federal money? The Fifth Circuit panel considering Paul Minor’s appeal has asked, in a letter from the clerk (to be linked at YallPolitics soon), for supplemental briefing in Paul Minor’s case. This happens, but not that often. This is very…
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April 28, 2009
AG Jim Hood holds crime victims’ vigil tonight
Attorney General Jim Hood and the Crime Victim Compensation Division of the Attorney General’s Office are hosting an event in accordance with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (April 26 – May 2, 2009). The program, “Celebrating 25 Years of Rebuilding Lives,” will be held TONIGHT, April 28, beginning at 6:00pm, at the Mississippi Agriculture and…
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April 28, 2009
QUINN – DeLaughter comes to Oxford
QUINN – DeLaughter comes to Oxford Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter, who is under indictment in a federal bribery scandal, and his attorney met with U.S. attorneys behind closed doors Monday concerning a dispute over whether DeLaughter should be allowed to inspect grand jury minutes typically kept under seal. DeLaughter’s attorney, Thomas Durkin of…
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April 28, 2009
Prosecutors try to rein in Melton’s defense
Prosecutors try to rein in Melton’s defense Federal prosecutors in Mayor Frank Melton’s re-trial are asking U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan to prohibit defense attorneys from introducing “improper” arguments and evidence aimed at inflaming jurors’ passions as part of a nullification defense. For the retrial, prosecutors in a series of new motions have asked Jordan…
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April 28, 2009
Arlen Spector statement
Spector statement I have been a Republican since 1966. I have been working extremely hard for the Party, for its candidates and for the ideals of a Republican Party whose tent is big enough to welcome diverse points of view. While I have been comfortable being a Republican, my Party has not defined who I…
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April 28, 2009
Barbour calling special session on eminent domain
Barbour calling special session on eminent domain Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says he will call a special session for legislators to set regulations on eminent domain. Eminent domain is the process the government uses to take private land for projects ranging from road construction to industrial development. Barbour vetoed one eminent domain bill in March,…
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April 28, 2009
POLITICO — Obama ‘thrilled to have’ Specter
Obama ‘thrilled to have’ Specter President Obama talked to Sen. Arlen Specter at 10:32 this morning from the Oval Office, said Dems are “thrilled to have you,” according to a White House aide. Obama was informed of Specter’s decison to switch parties at 10:25 this morning while receiving his daily economic briefing in the Oval…
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April 28, 2009
Arlen Specter To Go Democrat, 60th Vote Looms on the Horizon
Arlen Specter To Go Democrat in ’10, 60th Vote on the Horizon Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania said on Tuesday he would switch to the Democratic party, presenting Democrats with a possible 60th vote and the power to break Senate filibusters as they try to advance the Obama administration’s new agenda. “Since my election in…
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April 28, 2009
B.E.T. — Black Caucus Questions Obama About Farmers
B.E.T. — Black Caucus Questions Obama About Farmers The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is not happy about President Barack Obama’s recent move potentially to stem billions of dollars owed to Black farmers. The Caucus recently requested an audience with the president’s officials after learning of a Justice Department filing by Obama’s administration that would prevent…
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April 28, 2009
Ray Mabus confirmation hearing
Ray Mabus confirmation hearing Ray Mabus, President Barack Obama’s nominee to become Navy Secretary, on Tuesday vowed to put an “intense” focus on acquisition reform if confirmed for the job, warning that ongoing cost overruns threatened U.S. national security. “The acquisition process has to be gotten under control or we’re going to unilaterally disarm ourselves,”…
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April 28, 2009
CL – Jackson Ward 1 Republican challenger exits race
Jackson Ward 1 challenger exits race Jones was running for the Ward 1 seat against incumbent Councilman Jeff Weill in the Republican primary. Because of Mississippi’s closed primary system, voters who cast ballots in that race on May 5 would be unable to vote for one of 10 mayoral candidates on the Democratic ticket. “We…
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Daniel Tyson
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May 28, 2025
Jordan announces retirement from Mississippi Senate after 33 years
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Frank Corder
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May 28, 2025
Allegations of vote buying in Gulfport mayor’s race leads to AG investigation ahead of Tuesday’s election
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May 28, 2025
US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting
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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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Frank Corder
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May 15, 2025
HH2 relocating Kentucky distribution center to Blue Mountain, Mississippi
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Jim Beaugez
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May 28, 2025
Country music hitmaker-turned-executive Craig Wiseman comes home
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 28, 2025
Why are people poor?
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Parrish Alford
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May 27, 2025
Diamond Rebels use of transfer portal pays dividends as team selected to host NCAA Regional
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Sid Salter
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May 28, 2025
Like good moonshine, Bragg’s trilogy of Southern white poverty memoirs ages smoothly
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Chip Pickering
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May 21, 2025
AI’s full business potential will be stifled by state regulations: Why a federal AI strategy is needed
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Jeff Hale
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May 21, 2025
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