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January 8, 2009
Friends Worry Ed Peters’ Legacy May Now Be Tainted
Friends Worry Peters’ Legacy May Now Be Tainted “I’m surprised at the charges they say they’ve got against him. I had no idea,” Medgar Evers’ brother Charles Evers said on Wednesday. “We all make deals — it’s nothing unusual. A man says, ‘You do this for me and I’ll do this for you.’ That’s just…
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January 8, 2009
REDBLUE – Nash – have sessions every OTHER year
The Legislature After reading yesterday’s well written editorial in the Clarion-Ledger, I have about come to the conclusion that the state should return to having regular legislative sessions every two years. The list of legislative issues the Clarion-Ledger cites is the same list we have year in and year out. Legislators simply refuse to do…
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January 8, 2009
SNOWDEN – Shell Game
Shell Game Unfortunately, the economy has performed dismally through the first half of FY 2009. After six months (through December, 2008), Mississippi’s general fund shortfall already is almost $77 million lower than the revenue estimate upon which the FY 2009 budget was based. Consequently, and as required of him by law, Governor Barbour in October…
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January 8, 2009
College Football’s Assistant Coaches Seeing Sweeter Futures
College Football’s Assistant Coaches Seeing Sweeter Futures The road to the top is getting a whole lot sweeter for college football’s assistant coaches. Two things have happened recently that led to skyrocketing salaries. The first factor was the coach-in-waiting idea. Hoping to establish some sort of continuity, teams with aging coaches have named assistants as…
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January 8, 2009
Government asks for delay in Joey Langston’s imprisonment
Government asks for delay in Langston’s imprisonment A delay in Joey Langston’s report to federal prison was requested this afternoon by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The former Booneville attorney pleaded guilty one year ago today to conspiring to bribe Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter for help with a lawsuit against Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. Langston was set…
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January 8, 2009
Mississippi Democratic Party appoints Presidential Advisory Council
Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Jamie Franks announced today the creation of a Mississippi Presidential Advisory Council to recommend people for federal appointments in the Barack Obama administration. The council will work with Mississippi’s three Democratic congressional members and includes Attorney General Jim Hood, House Speaker Billy McCoy, executive officers of the Mississippi Democratic Party along…
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January 7, 2009
Balancing Barbour occupies some as term moves to close
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/7/9 While Democrats control the Mississippi House by a healthy 74-to-48 margin and the Senate by a tighter 27-to-25 count, Republicans remain tough customers in the legislative process because of two factors – Gov. Haley Barbour and Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant. Barbour and Bryant, both Republicans, exert enormous pressure…
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January 7, 2009
State budget: Who’s going to answer bell?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/7/9 Mississippi’s revenue shortfall is growing by the month. For December, the State Tax Commission reports that state revenue collections were $37.5 million, or 9.5 percent below the revenue estimate. Collections were down $16.5 million this December from the revenue collected in December 2007. Individual income tax collections and corporate income tax…
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January 7, 2009
Budget challenges await officials
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/7/9 In contrast to Tuesday’s celebratory kickoff at the Old Capitol Museum of the 2009 legislative session, Mississippi lawmakers today confront a current budget $65.2 million below estimates and the challenge of paying for state services in an unstable economy. The rest of the 90-day session will be at the new Capitol. A…
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January 7, 2009
Chizik gaining steam at Auburn
Chizik gaining steam at Auburn Perhaps we better put a hold on that obit for Gene Chizik, after all. While standing still, the new Auburn coach seems to be making giant strides forward. At the same time, many of his critics and rivals are getting washed out to sea. What did we all say about…
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January 7, 2009
Harper joins Miss. delegation as newest member
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/7/9 Rep. Gregg Harper said he’ll try to influence the debate in Congress, “although it may not carry the day today.” Harper, 52, officially became the newest member of Mississippi’s congressional delegation Tuesday as the 111th Congress was gaveled in. Harper, who defeated Democrat Joel Gill to win the seat formerly held by…
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January 7, 2009
OVERLAWYERED – Break in “Scruggs II” Mississippi scandal?
Break in “Scruggs II” Mississippi scandal? Ed Peters, the former Hinds County (Jackson) prosecutor who’s been a central figure in the still up-in-the-air Peters-DeLaughter branch of the Scruggs scandals, has turned in his law license (via) amid much Mississippi speculation that he is cooperating with prosecutors and that other developments are imminent. NMC at Folo…
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Maxwell appointed USDA State Director by President Trump
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Senator Wicker on Trump’s budget request: President’s advisors “were apparently not listening”
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Ole Miss pulls support of Oxford Pride Parade citing new DEI law
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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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Richelle Putnam
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May 4, 2025
Mississippi Legends: Jimmie Rodgers, the father of country music
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Matt Friedeman
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May 4, 2025
Anthrakian and déjà vu
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 4, 2025
Showers of blessing
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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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