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February 16, 2009
MS Legislative Report from Senator Kelvin Butler 2/16
Weekly Senate Report, February 13, 2009 For previous 2008 Legislative Reports and to find out more about Senator Kelvin Butler go to http://www.kelvinbutler.com/ Senator Kelvin Butler is Chairman of the Local & Private committee. He also serves on the Business & Financial Institutions; Finance; Judiciary, Division A; Municipalities; State Library; Highways & Transportation and Tourism…
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February 16, 2009
NMC – Why Judge DeLaughter’s defense team has a hard row to hoe
Why Judge DeLaughter’s defense team has a hard row to hoe Here’s some of the problems I see: That lie to the F.B.I. Yes, it’s only an allegation at this point, but the last count of the indictment charges that Judge DeLaughter told the FBI that he “never spoke to Ed Peters regarding…” substantive issues…
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February 16, 2009
Steve “Boss Hogg” Patterson – ‘where were y’all when I was running for office?’
YouTube via Paul Quinn 2/15/9
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February 15, 2009
Scarbinsky: Michigan State’s Izzo to Alabama? Don’t bet on it
Scarbinsky: Michigan State’s Izzo to Alabama? Don’t bet on it Tom Izzo to Alabama? I don’t believe it. Not because I’m against it. Or I can’t get my mind around it. No, I don’t believe Izzo to Alabama for one reason. An insider who should know tells me not to believe it. Tells me it’s…
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February 15, 2009
NOLA – Righteous one day, flawed the next
Righteous one day, flawed the next When Louisiana officials mess up, voters often wonder if they were corrupt before seeking public office or if they went in clean and got dirtied by the political process. If Melton and DeLaughter are found guilty of the charges against them, people in our neighboring state will certainly raise…
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February 14, 2009
REDBLUE – Steve Patterson, spin doctoring all the way to prison
Steve Patterson, spin doctoring all the way to prison Did I mention that job is like the state’s chief watchdog? But instead of “undo[ing] the mistakes and stupidity” from his first go-round, it seems that Mr. Patterson has been knocking down $80,000 a month from the proceeds of the state’s tobacco settlement. Now granted, $80,000…
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February 14, 2009
Melick: Alabama athletics recession proof?
Melick: Alabama athletics recession proof? It’s been an uncomfortable couple of weeks if your business is college athletes. The athletic department that has been the gold standard for NCAA revenue, Ohio State, announced it is expecting a $1.5 million shortfall this year. Florida State’s athletic department projected ticket revenues to be down $1.5 million, instituted…
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February 14, 2009
DJ – Balducci, Patterson each get two years in prison in bribe scheme
Balducci, Patterson each get two years in prison in bribe scheme Leniency was key to 24-month prison sentences Friday for judicial bribery co-defendants Timothy Balducci and Steven Patterson. It was Senior U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr.’s first “slack” shown in the federal case, which has scandalized the legal profession and public, and brought down…
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February 14, 2009
Indicted Judge Bobby DeLaughter well liked in Raymond
Indicted judge well liked in Raymond Some in Raymond, population 1,600, call the judge a friend. “We are laden with grief,” said Mary Lou Lott, a Friends of Raymond member. “He is a vital part of our community and we love him dearly.” DeLaughter, also a member of the Friends of Raymond, has dedicated himself…
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February 14, 2009
QUINN – Feds still digging on Scruggs cases
Feds still digging Norman said in court Friday that Balducci has been digging ditches on the highway since pleading guilty and, otherwise, couldn’t support his family. Balducci represented himself. “I have to consider that you were the bagman,” Biggers said minutes before sentencing. “You’re the one who talked to the judge to try and get…
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February 14, 2009
Watchdog probe against Bobby DeLaughter ongoing
Watchdog probe ongoing DeLaughter has been on suspension with pay since March 2008 as the state Commission on Judicial Performance investigates complaints filed against him. A circuit judge is paid $104,700 a year. “At the present time, the commission is proceeding with its complaint regardless of the indictments,” Commission on Judicial Performance Executive Director Brant…
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February 14, 2009
NYT – Civil Rights Hero, Now a Judge, Is Indicted in a Bribery Case
Civil Rights Hero, Now a Judge, Is Indicted in a Bribery Case This week though, Mr. DeLaughter, now a Mississippi judge, suffered an abrupt reversal of fortune: he appeared in leg irons and handcuffs in federal court in Oxford, Miss., pleading not guilty to a federal indictment accusing him of unduly favoring the celebrated former…
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August 22, 2025
IHL Board initiates search for new Jackson State president
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Frank Corder
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August 22, 2025
One dead, suspect in custody in Ingalls Shipbuilding shooting
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Frank Corder
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August 22, 2025
Shooting reported inside Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
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Ben Smith
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August 22, 2025
Women’s archery growing in Mississippi
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Susan Marquez
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August 22, 2025
Thacker Mountain Radio to highlight Mississippi Poet Laureate, songwriters in Ocean Springs
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Alistair Begg
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August 22, 2025
As you have always obeyed
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Lesley Davis
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August 22, 2025
Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it
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Sid Salter
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August 20, 2025
Natchez’s Greg Iles saved his best writing for his reflective “Natchez Burning” trilogy
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Philip Wegmann
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August 19, 2025
Trump vows Social Security will thrive for another ‘90 years’
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