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January 12, 2009
House leaders delay vote on Cigarette Tax
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/10/9 The House Democratic leadership decided Friday not to vote on a proposal to raise the cigarette tax 82 cents per pack to $1. House Speaker Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, had said Thursday the House would vote on the issue the next day. A Republican minority’s parliamentary maneuver blocked the vote…
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January 12, 2009
Nuclear plant plans on hold
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/10/9 Entergy has put on hold its applications to license two new nuclear power plants, including a proposed $5 billion facility in Port Gibson, after ending negotiations with a company to design the facilities. In an announcement Friday, Paul Hinnekamp, vice president of business development for Entergy Nuclear, said the company had been…
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January 12, 2009
Senate OKs tax break
The Sun Herald, 1/10/9 Mississippi’s elderly and disabled would get a bigger tax break on their properties under a bill passed in the state Senate. The bill now heads to the House, where it may face some opposition. The bill the Senate approved Friday increases the homestead exemption from $75,000 to $100,000 for people who…
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January 12, 2009
Court OKs delay of Langston’s prison term
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/10/9 Federal investigators looking at allegations former Oxford attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and others bribed a Hinds County circuit judge can keep key witness Joey Langston close as the case plays out. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Michael P. Mills agreed Friday to delay Langston’s prison-report date from Jan. 15…
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January 12, 2009
Rankin County Judge John Grant slams AG Jim Hood in dismissing his lawsuit against “big insurance”
Rankin County Chancery Judge John Grant handed down a judgement in Jim Hood’s action against several insurance companies. This case had bounced around from Federal Court to Hinds County Chancery Court and eventually wound up in Rankin County in the hands of Judge Grant. He made no bones about the fact that Hood overreached in…
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January 12, 2009
Senator Merle Flowers eVideo update
YouTube 1/12/8
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January 12, 2009
Harper gets seats on committee, panel
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/10/9 Rep. Gregg Harper was given seats on the House Judiciary Committee and on a panel with jurisdiction over House business Friday. Harper, a Republican representing the 3rd District, was sworn in this week. He replaced Chip Pickering, who didn’t seek re-election. As a freshman member of the minority party in Congress, Harper…
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January 11, 2009
Chizik off to big start at Auburn
http://www.al.com/sports/press-register/rkennedy.ssf?/base/sports/1231668962150190.xml&coll=3 The nation’s No. 1 high school football player is now considering becoming an Auburn Tiger. That’s a big deal for the early tenure of Gene Chizik. Wide receiver Rueben Randle isn’t just considering a courtesy visit from Phenix City or Alexander City. His hometown of Bastrop, La., is 424 miles away, yet he’s still…
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January 11, 2009
Charles Barkley shuts up; now, can he be honest with himself?
Charles Barkley shuts up; now, can he be honest with himself? Charles Barkley is going to do the unthinkable. He’s going to shut up. He’s taking a leave of absence from his spot on TNT’s Inside the NBA in the wake of his Dec. 31 drunk-driving arrest in Scottsdale, Ariz. Forced or not, that’s a…
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January 11, 2009
She’s still No. 1 in his thoughts (Good piece)
She’s still No. 1 in his thoughts (Good piece) From Pittsburgh — He still talks to her. He touches his reddened eyes, smiles softly, shakes his head, of course he still talks to her. Late at night, driving home from the gym, traveling from recruit to recruit, the coach of the nation’s top-ranked college basketball…
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January 11, 2009
We need ‘reform,’ not an increased excise tax on cigarettes
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/10/09 Gov. Haley Barbour’s “Blue Ribbon” Tax Study Commission endorsed a fairly extensive list of both short-term and longer term changes to Mississippi’s tax code. It should come as no surprise, though, that the commission recommended the one thing Gov. Barbour may have wanted from it all along: political cover for increasing the…
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January 10, 2009
Chizik, AU ready to wow recruits
Chizik, AU ready to wow recruits AUBURN – Earlier this week, new Auburn football coach Gene Chizik gave his first pep talk. Today, when recruits arrive for weekend visits, is the Tigers’ first game day. By Sunday, he should be able to count up the wins and losses. That’s how Chizik is framing the first…
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June 20, 2025
Supreme Court work goes on with 10 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 20, 2025
Mississippi K-12, higher education boards adopt policy to handle DEI complaints
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Daniel Tyson
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June 20, 2025
Mississippi Governor signs bulk of appropriations bills into law, setting $7.135 billion FY 2026 budget
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Lynne Jeter
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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Ben Smith
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June 20, 2025
Provisions from Dad
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 20, 2025
Outside the camp
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Dennis Waszak Jr., Associated Press
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June 19, 2025
From ‘Love Island’ to the practice field, Jaxson Dart is already fitting in with the Giants’ QBs
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Sid Salter
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June 18, 2025
Mississippi was once the scene 62 years ago of a federalized National Guard at Ole Miss
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Kelley Williams
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June 17, 2025
Georgia’s PSC is in the game on data centers, Mississippi’s has been benched
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Kimberly Ross
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June 17, 2025
Perceived hypocrisy does not an excuse make for violent mob-driven riots
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