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January 27, 2009
Mental health bill to revamp board
The Hattiesburg American, 1/27/9 Another mental health-related bill pending in the Legislature would reconstitute the board and revise the qualifications of the executive director of the state Department of Mental Health. The nine-member state Board of Mental Health would add a nurse and two consumers, under a bill now before the House Public Health Committee.…
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January 27, 2009
Mayor wants to double city workers’ raises
The Sun Herald, 1/27/9 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton has proposed a new plan to double the raises that city employees received this fiscal year. But the $1.2 million plan faces a battle from the city council. Melton wants to give nonsworn employees an additional $600 a year and sworn employees, such as police officers, an…
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January 27, 2009
Medicaid debate will heat up again before this session ends
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/27/9 It seems like a million years ago – even thought it was only last summer – when the Legislature was in special session debating how to fund a $90 million shortfall in Medicaid. Since that special session, an economic slump that some pessimistically say may be historic in…
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January 27, 2009
Tuition cap: Lack of stable funding critical
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/27/9 Since 2000, the average tuition at Mississippi’s eight universities has increased from an annual rate of $2,864 to the current $4,742. That fact doesn’t take into account the fact that a sputtering economy is dragging down Mississippi’s current revenue collections. Gov. Haley Barbour has been forced to make two rounds of…
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January 27, 2009
Lt. gov. discusses proposed tobacco tax hike
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/27/9 The state Senate could pass a tobacco tax increase this week, but it likely will not be as high as the 82 cents per pack that already has cleared the Mississippi House. Lt. Gov Phil Bryant figures the Senate will consider adding 50 to 60 cents to the existing 18-cents a-pack tax…
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January 27, 2009
Childers at odds with GOP leaders over SCHIP
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/27/9 U.S. Rep. Travis Childers took the case for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program to the doctor’s office Monday, while Gov. Haley Barbour and the state’s two Republican U.S. senators voiced their opposition to expanding the program. “Covering more eligible children is not only the right thing to do,”…
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January 27, 2009
Paul Finebaum: The Crimson Tide made the right call on Alabama basketball coach Mark Gottfried
Paul Finebaum: The Crimson Tide made the right call on Alabama basketball coach Mark Gottfried On the 26th anniversary of Paul Bryant’s death, there was breaking news again across the state of Alabama. This time, however, the state didn’t stand still, frozen in time, head’s bowed in mourning. This time, there was no regret. No…
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January 27, 2009
The Chizik method
The Chizik method Here’s a tip for making a good impression the first day as the new boss. Fire everybody. Seriously. Can them all and tell them they are welcome to submit a resume. Sound bizarre? Not if you are Gene Chizik. It makes perfect sense to him. The move, made by Chizik over a…
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January 27, 2009
YP – Charter School bill passes Senate – SB 2664
Senate Bill 2664 passed the Senate yesterday. The bill provides for the establishment of charter schools statewide. The bill was cosponsored by Principal Author: Watson Additional Authors: Carmichael, McDaniel, Chassaniol, Yancey, Lee (35th), Fillingane, Flowers, Hewes, Burton, Hudson
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January 27, 2009
YP – Interesting new info on Brandon Presley’s political contributions from Patterson and Balducci
Respond Mississippi has an interesting post about Brandon Presley’s contributions from Steve Patterson and Tim Balducci. The Balducci donation is not news. What is news is that it appears that Patterson donated even more through a company called Cotton Plant Consulting, Inc. SOS records show him as the prime incorporator and officer of that corp.…
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January 27, 2009
Gottfried’s gone at Alabama — what now?
Gottfried’s gone at Alabama — what now? HUNTSVILLE — You didn’t exactly need to be clairvoyant to see this coming. You didn’t have to be a basketball expert to urge, as I did in Sunday’s column, that a change was needed at the University of Alabama’s basketball program. It was surprising, however, that Mark Gottfried…
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January 27, 2009
Senator Roger Wicker on SCHIP – “low income” coverage to families earning up to $88K/year?
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement regarding State Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): “The original intention of SCHIP was to provide low-income children with health insurance, which is a concept that I have always supported. “Unfortunately, Democratic leaders are using SCHIP as a vehicle to expand health insurance to high-income families. The…
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August 18, 2025
Zelenskyy, Trump express hope for trilateral talks with Putin to bring end to Russia-Ukraine war
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Daniel Tyson
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August 18, 2025
Mississippi Democrats gathering in Gulfport to discuss platform, hold community conversation
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Frank Corder
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August 18, 2025
Governor Reeves approves MS National Guard deployment to support D.C. crime crackdown
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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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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
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Parrish Alford
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August 18, 2025
A DL trend? Powe sees flashes of 2008 in evolving Ole Miss defense
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Robert St. John
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August 18, 2025
Regret
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Alistair Begg
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August 18, 2025
The source of true worship
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Josh Appel
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August 18, 2025
C.S. Lewis in the Age of Bleakness
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Dr. Kendall Conger
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August 15, 2025
I challenged Duke’s DEI dogma – and paid with my job
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Kimberly Ross
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August 13, 2025
Americans aren’t having enough babies
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