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March 28, 2009
MDOT’s Butch Brown encourages employees to vote on Magnolia Report poll . . . for real
MDOT director tells employee to send message about news poll “As many of you know, Mr. Brown is currently up for reconfirmation by the Mississippi Senate,” the e-mail from Gina Colon in the Office of the Executive Director says. “There is an open poll on the Magnolia Report Website (www.magnoliareport.com) asking whether or not he…
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March 28, 2009
Miss. lawmakers try to revive tobacco tax
Miss. lawmakers try to revive tobacco tax Two-thirds majorities in both chambers will be needed to resurrect the tax hike issue. Then House and Senate lawmakers would have to reach an agreement on how much to raise the state’s 18-cent tax, the issue that broke down negotiations Wednesday. Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, who presides over…
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March 28, 2009
MS Dem’s struggle continues . . . news of racially based quotas in appointments
Some state democratic leaders criticize new appointment State Democratic Vice Chair Barbara Blackmon says Franks’ appointment Thursday of Eduardo Martinez as Interim Executive Vice Chair was unlawful and unconstitutional. Blackmon says Martinez was not a member of the administrative committee, therefore cannot serve on it. She also says, since Franks is white, according to the…
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March 28, 2009
NMC – Judge DeLaughter’s Motion Barrage, Part Four: a bill of particulars, and make time for motio
Judge DeLaughter’s Motion Barrage, Part Four: a bill of particulars, and make time for motions Judge DeLaughter filed a motion for a bill of particulars– it’s here – that complements his motions to dismiss. He is saying in effect “make the Government tell me what this stuff in the indictment means:” What is the thing…
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March 28, 2009
NMC – Judge DeLaughter’s Motion Barrage, Part Three: What’s in the mail fraud motion
Judge DeLaughter’s Motion Barrage, Part Three: What’s in the mail fraud motion The issues that DeLaughter raises in his motion to dismiss the mail fraud counts include: That there was nothing of value given to Judge DeLaughter; that mere ex parte contact and secrecy aren’t enough; and he makes much of statements in the indictment…
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March 28, 2009
YP – A Mississippian’s letter to President Obama on the Stimulus
Here’s the letter in whole.
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March 27, 2009
Marshand Crisler press release on youth initiatives and crime
Marshand Crisler held a press conference today in front of the Eudora Welty Library to discuss his plan to increase mentoring and youth-focused programs in Jackson. Crisler said he would open the doors of the library, now closed for more than nine months, within ten days of taking office as Mayor. “We can’t afford to…
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March 27, 2009
Ray Mabus gets nod for Navy post
Ex-Miss. gov to get nod for Navy post President Barack Obama will nominate former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus to be secretary of the Navy, a person familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press on Friday. Mabus, 60, is a Democrat and campaigned extensively for Obama last year. He had been previously talked about as…
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March 27, 2009
If Dem’s firing of Sam Hall was illegit, then why does he need to be voted back in a secret session?
Miss. Democratic executive director will stay Members of the party’s administrative committee voted in a closed-door meeting late Thursday to hire Hall, who managed Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens’ successful campaign. Their action appears to put to rest controversy over Hall’s selection. Members of the state executive committee decided to oust him last weekend amid…
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March 27, 2009
Melton back on the ballot
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/27/9 Calling from home in northeast Jackson, Mayor Frank Melton said he is pleased the question of where he lives has been settled. Special Judge Billy Joe Landrum on Thursday ordered Melton restored as a Democratic mayoral candidate, turning back an effort by the Jackson Municipal Democratic Executive Committee to remove him. The…
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March 27, 2009
Race major issue in retrial of Melton
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/26/9 Although barely mentioned in the first trial, race has emerged as a big issue in the upcoming retrial of Mayor Frank Melton. Melton’s attorney, John Reeves, has complained that plans to pull a jury from the Gulf Coast excludes too many potential African-American jurors. And in a filing Wednesday, he accused prosecutors…
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March 27, 2009
Some candidates’ finances spotty, records show
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/26/9 Sen. John Horhn, a Democratic candidate for mayor of Jackson, has been chronically late in paying his property and personal income taxes, records show. But Horhn, one of 17 candidates for mayor, is not the only one with blemishes. Incumbent Mayor Frank Melton, also a Democrat, has had his wages garnished for…
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Frank Corder
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November 14, 2025
Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board recommends $62 million in coastal projects, $7 million for a revolving loan fund
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Frank Corder
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November 14, 2025
Okolona school district placed into District of Transformation over fiscal mismanagement
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 14, 2025
Third grade reading assessment pass rate climbs in Mississippi
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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October 29, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 27, 2025
Delta Grain investing $3.76 million to expand Sidon operations
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Jeff Roberson
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November 14, 2025
A farewell to C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum
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Alistair Begg
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November 14, 2025
Our help comes from the Lord
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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November 13, 2025
Lane Kiffin to the Swamp? The buzz surrounding the Ole Miss coach creates a subplot to the game
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Hunter Estes
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November 14, 2025
Mississippi should double down as an education innovator
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Kelley Williams
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November 13, 2025
Wistful not thinking
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Ron Eller
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November 12, 2025
It’s time to restore trust in government: Why Congress needs term limits
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