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March 5, 2009
YAZOO – Travis Childers fooled many conservatives
Travis Childers fooled many conservatives An eighth grader came up to me the other day and asked, “Mr. Patterson, I notice that you use the word ‘spinmeister’ in your articles. What exactly is a ‘spinmeister‘?” “Let me give you a simple example,” I responded. “One day, I invited two friends of mine, Scott Jones and…
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March 4, 2009
Miss. near top of insurance list
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/4/9 Louisiana homeowners paid the third-highest home insurance rates in 2006, while Mississippi was hit with the sixth-highest average bill for coverage, according to a report by a national group of state insurance regulators. Although the report is the first since hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck in 2005, leaving behind billions of dollars…
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March 4, 2009
Officials identify stimulus roadwork
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/4/9 The Mississippi Department of Transportation has published a list of nearly $200 million worth of “shovel-ready” projects it plans to fund largely with money from the federal economic stimulus package, but there is little in the list for the metro Jackson area. In the list of 44 projects, Hinds County stands to…
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March 4, 2009
Warr won’t seek re-election
The Sun Herald, 3/3/9 As he planted trees and trimmed shrubs in his yard Sunday, Mayor Brent Warr resigned himself to leaving office after only one term. He announced his decision Tuesday on videotape as he and his wife prepare to fight Katrina fraud charges leveled against them in a 16-count federal indictment. The 45-year-old…
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March 4, 2009
PEER: Highways not being built for entire state’s needs
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/4/9 Mississippi’s highways have not been built lately with statewide needs in mind, but by regional priorities that skew and sap statewide goals, a state watchdog agency reports. It also predicts that, given the state’s inadequate funding, the Vision 21 highway program the Legislature mandated in 2002 – including Highways…
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March 4, 2009
Stimulus resolution still alive
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/4/9 State lawmakers are expected to continue trying today to bypass Gov. Haley Barbour to accept all of the $2.8 billion in federal stimulus dollars available to Mississippi. House Concurrent Resolution 64 certifies the state’s intention to request and use all of the money, with or without Barbour’s approval. It cleared the House…
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March 4, 2009
5th U.S. Circuit Court: Ike Brown violated white voters’ rights
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/4/9 The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans agreed Friday with U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee of Forest that Noxubee County Democratic Party Chairman Ike Brown systematically violated white voters’ rights. The landmark case marks the first time in history that the federal government has used the 1965…
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March 4, 2009
Deadline strikes: Voter ID, elderly tax break dead
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/4/9 Legislation requiring Mississippians to show identification and allowing them to vote early appears dead with about a month left in the session, while measures that provide accountability for public schools and funding for Medicaid are still alive. Tuesday was the deadline for House and Senate committees to decide the fates of bills…
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March 4, 2009
Lewis to run for Ward 6 post in Jackson
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/3/9 The former head of Jackson’s Community Improvement Division filed paperwork today to run for the Ward 6 post on the City Council. Joe Lewis stepped down from his city position on Friday. Among other things, he oversaw the city’s program to demolish abandoned and rundown houses. Lewis now enters a crowded council…
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March 4, 2009
NMC – Cynthia Speetjens Moves to Withdraw in Bobby DeLaughter’s case
Cynthia Speetjens Moves to Withdraw in DeLaughter’s case The motion states that there is a conflict, and that she has informed Judge DeLaughter she is withdrawing. No new counsel is named or suggested. Here it is. NMC 3/4/9
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March 4, 2009
SNOWDEN – Voter I.D. Debacle
Voter I.D. Debacle The ostensible reason for killing the bill is that it contained provisions for early voting as well as for photo Voter I.D. But the early voting provisions were crafted by House Republicans (and revised by Sen. Burton) with the active input of both the Secretary of State and the Governor. Had aversion…
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March 4, 2009
Some Senate Republicans Kill Voter ID
Some Senate Republicans Kill Voter ID House Elections Committee Chairman Tommy Reynolds did not call a meeting today because he said he thought the House bill would eventually head to negotiations. So a Senate bill that included photo ID also died. Reynolds and Senate Elections Committee Chairman Terry Burton said the Senate committee could have…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 5, 2025
Mississippi 98% compliant as REAL ID deadline nears
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Daniel Tyson
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May 5, 2025
Crockett reminds Tougaloo grads “how to use a chair” in commencement address
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Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
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May 5, 2025
Trump administration says it’ll pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country
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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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Parrish Alford
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May 5, 2025
Selmon under pressure to protect Mississippi State’s baseball legacy with next hire
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Robert St. John
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May 5, 2025
A spring of celebrations
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 5, 2025
The storm of God’s wrath
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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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