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April 30, 2009
Classic Melton quote makes top quote of 2009
Classic Melton quote makes top quote of 2009 “I certainly respect the Constitution, but we have some issues that are much bigger than the Constitution.” —Jackson, Mississippi, Mayor Frank Melton, defending an executive order banning saggy pants, quoted in The Clarion-Ledger, January 14 See others winners here Reason Magazine 4/30/9
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April 30, 2009
GOP policy group launched outside RNC: No more “Party of No.”
GOP policy group launched outside RNC: No more “Party of No.” No more “Party of No.” Top Republican officials and lawmakers plan to announce on Thursday a series of town hall-style meetings about their ideas for shaping the country. With the backing of the House and Senate GOP leaders, the new group will operate independent…
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April 30, 2009
THE ATLANTIC – GOP: Get out of town
GOP: Get out of town What’s my take on the formation of the National Council for a New America? Couldn’t hurt the Republican Party. The group, whose members include top Republicans in Congress, the former presidential nominee, a few former and future presidential candidates, Haley Barbour, Newt Gingrich, Jeb Bush and Bobby Jindal, will hold…
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April 30, 2009
Dems to Specter: Don’t cut in line
Dems to Specter: Don’t cut in line Here comes the hangover. Just a day after celebrating Arlen Specter’s defection from the GOP, Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday were bracing for a war with both their newest colleague and their majority leader. In the course of courting Specter, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promised…
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April 30, 2009
Discrimination payments promised to black farmers
Discrimination payments promised to black farmers Rep. Artur Davis reassured black farmers Wednesday that Congress and the Obama administration will deliver on a promise to compensate them for past discrimination by the Department of Agriculture. “We are going to put more money on the table,” Davis, D-Ala., told a group of black farmers. “This is…
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April 30, 2009
Hosemann pushes ballot initiative for voter ID
Hosemann pushes ballot initiative for voter ID State legislators again failed to pass voter identification legislation, so Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is encouraging Mississippians to sign a petition to put the issue on the 2010 election ballot. Hosemann, at a Wednesday meeting of the Ocean Springs Rotary Club, said signatures are being gathered now…
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April 30, 2009
Kemper coal plan quizzed by Hood
Kemper coal plan quizzed by Hood A $2 billion coal plant in Kemper County could be delayed while state officials consider legal questions surrounding the project, including whether they have the authority to approve it. Public Service commissioners have scheduled a May 5 hearing to consider the questions raised by Attorney General Jim Hood. He’s…
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April 30, 2009
Still hope for car tag reprieve
Still hope for car tag reprieve In a Tuesday legislative agreement on a 50-cents-a-pack cigarette tax, there was also a promise to set aside money to stave off what could be massive increases in car tag prices. If it passes, it would spare tag buyers half of the increase, which would have cost some car…
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April 30, 2009
Mitchell – What if tax increase generates less cash?
Mitchell – What if tax increase generates less cash? A previous column attempted to explain how state leaders are misleading people by saying cigarette taxes must be raised to keep car tag costs in check. For managers of a budget topping $5 billion to say they can’t find $30 million somewhere else to keep car…
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April 30, 2009
AP – FACT CHECK: Obama disowns deficit he helped shape
AP – FACT CHECK: Obama disowns deficit he helped shape WASHINGTON – “That wasn’t me,” President Barack Obama said on his 100th day in office, disclaiming responsibility for the huge budget deficit waiting for him on Day One. It actually was partly him — and the other Democrats controlling Congress the previous two years —…
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April 30, 2009
Obama seeks to change crack sentences
Obama seeks to change crack sentences The Obama administration joined a federal judge Wednesday in urging Congress to end a racial disparity by equalizing prison sentences for dealing and using crack versus powdered cocaine. “Jails are loaded with people who look like me,” U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, an African-American, told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee…
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April 30, 2009
Miss. leaders: No plan on hospital tax hike
Miss. leaders: No plan on hospital tax hike Plans to raise hospital taxes to help pay for Medicaid have stalled in the 2009 regular legislative session. House and Senate leaders negotiating the tax hike left the state Capitol today with no agreement. The session is in a recess, and negotiators had hoped to reach a…
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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