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March 12, 2009
Leaders split over power to seize land
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/12/9 A showdown could be brewing between Gov. Haley Barbour and the Mississippi Legislature over a plan to restrict eminent domain. On Wednesday, the state House sent to Barbour a proposal that would severely limit the government’s authority to take private land for use by another private entity. The governor…
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March 12, 2009
Red-light camera ban heads to governor
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/12/9 State lawmakers, facing a legislative deadline Wednesday, finalized bills that would ban traffic cameras, strengthen Mississippians’ property rights and help school districts in financial trouble. A bill that would allow the state to pay for state employees’ gastric bypass surgeries also advanced – after appearing to be dead on Tuesday. Dozens of…
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March 12, 2009
Barbour approves Jackson sales tax
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/11/9 Gov. Haley Barbour on Wednesday approved a bill that will allow Jackson voters to decide on a 1 percent sales tax that would fund road repairs and additional police officers and firefighters. Barbour also approved legislation that provides $25 million to Alliant Techsystems Inc., or ATK, an Iuka plant that will add…
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March 12, 2009
ATK boss credits personal attention for Iuka expansion
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/12/9 Dan Murphy, the chief executive officer of Alliant Technologies, said he received phone calls from political leaders of one state when his company was looking to expand. On Wednesday, one of those leaders signed legislation that will provide ATK $25 million in bonds to improve its Iuka plant, which…
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March 12, 2009
Lobbyists: Members responsible for staff
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/12/9 Despite the fact that he was not directly implicated in any wrongdoing whatsoever, the buck really does stop with veteran Mississippi U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran as one of his longtime aides got caught up in the Jack Abramoff scandal. Former 29-year Cochran staffer Ann Copland, 52, pleaded guilty to taking gifts…
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March 12, 2009
AG warns public of stimulus scams
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/12/9 Attorney General Jim Hood says fraudulent Web sites and e-mails are offering consumers help in getting money from President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package. The scams vary, but most ask for consumer information such as bank account or credit card numbers. So far, Hood’s office has had one complaint…
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March 12, 2009
Attorney objects to jury pool
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/12/9 The attorney for Mayor Frank Melton has asked U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan to reverse a decision he says would result in choosing a jury from an overwhelmingly white pool of candidates. On Tuesday, Jordan issued an order that the jury for the May 11 retrial of Melton and Michael Recio, the…
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March 12, 2009
Jackson mayor seeks broader jury
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/11/9 The attorney for Mayor Frank Melton has asked U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan to reconsider plans to draw the mayor’s next jury entirely from the six coastal counties. In a filing today, John Reeves, Melton’s attorney, said the relative paucity of potential African-American jurors in the coastal counties is “highly prejudicial” and…
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March 12, 2009
The Revenge of the Curry Brothers
The Revenge of the Curry Brothers Life on the bubble — college-basketball parlance for being uncertain of reaching the NCAA tournament — is a fretful existence for schools this time of year. No one has it worse, though, than Virginia Tech. One month ago, the Hokies, who rarely make it, were in good shape. Then…
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March 12, 2009
Pitino denied the honors he deserves
Pitino denied the honors he deserves Rick Pitino’s name isn’t in the rotation for coaching awards anymore. He won nine of them in his first 12 seasons as a college basketball coach. He’s won one — 2005 Conference USA Coach of the Year — in eight seasons at Louisville. Being very good isn’t good enough…
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March 12, 2009
MCJ – Editorial: Barbour right on stimulus
Editorial: Barbour right on stimulus We applaud Gov. Haley R. Barbour for rejecting the portion of the federal stimulus package that would extend unemployment benefits to part-time workers and raise taxes on Mississippi businesses when the federal dollars run out. In exchange for one-time federal monies, businesses could face a tax increase amounting to $16…
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March 12, 2009
REDBLUE – Whose abuse of power is worse: Frank Melton’s or the Federal Juggernaut’s?
Whose abuse of power is worse: Frank Melton’s or the Federal Juggernaut’s? Most of the people I know are law-and-order kind of folks, who believe that crime should be prevented by an armed citizenry when it can be, prosecuted where it does happen, and punished swiftly and surely upon a conviction. But I just don’t…
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Frank Corder
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May 1, 2025
Voter registration deadline for upcoming Municipal General Election is May 5
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Zeke Miller, Associated Press
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May 1, 2025
Trump names Secretary of State Rubio as acting national security adviser, taps Waltz for UN Ambassador
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Matt Ott, Associated Press
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May 1, 2025
The number of Americans filing for jobless claims jumps last week, but remains at healthy levels
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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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Susan Marquez
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May 1, 2025
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in May 2025
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 1, 2025
The mighty one
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Jim Beaugez
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April 30, 2025
New ‘Super Chikan’ documentary takes viewers into the life of a modern Delta bluesman
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Sid Salter
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April 30, 2025
Is a new era in federal natural disaster relief something Mississippi can easily navigate?
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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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