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January 20, 2009
Bill filed to limit hiring of lobbyists using taxpayer funds
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/20/9 Legislation was filed in the Senate on Monday to limit state agencies’ use of taxpayer funds to hire contract lobbyists. The bill was filed in response to a legislative study that indicated various state agencies, including some universities and community colleges, spent almost $2 million in the last four…
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January 20, 2009
YP – Hey PSC . . . what happened to the Drabinski independent audit of Entergy?
When the trial lawyer driven, AG-headed assault began on Entergy this summer, PSC Commish Leonard Bentz in a press release on August 5, 2008, announced that Florida-native Walter Drabinski had been hired to do an independent audit of fuel prices. Commissioner Leonard Bentz announced Tuesday, August 5, 2008 that the Mississippi Public Service Commission has…
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January 20, 2009
Question for Miss.: Can a black (liberal) man win?
Question for Miss.: Can a black man win? Mississippi has more black elected officials than any other state, which is often cited as an indicator of racial progress. However, it is more of an indicator of the effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act which knocked down barriers and lengthy court battles that created constitutional single-member,…
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January 20, 2009
Flowers, Baria file Ethics in Lobbying Bill
Flowers, Baria file Ethics in Lobbying Bill An Ethics in Lobbying bill filed by Senators Merle Flowers (R-Olive Branch) and David Baria (D-Bay St. Louis) on Monday significantly reforms lobbying in Mississippi. The bipartisan bill bans the use of general funds to hire lobbyists, addresses public document retention, and places restrictions on campaign contributions to…
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January 20, 2009
Mississippians journey to D.C. for once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Mississippians journey to D.C. for once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Officials also have anticipated that as many as 4 million people could crowd the National Mall. “You think about Martin Luther King talking about the dream coming true; this is the dream coming true,” Marie Williams said. As their group unloaded from their charter bus at their hotel…
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January 20, 2009
Steve Patterson gave $2500 to Bobby DeLaughter’s re-election campaign
Steve Patterson gave $2500 to Bobby DeLaughter’s re-election campaign The Mississippi Secretary of State’s website reveals that the following prominent lawyers donated money to Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Bobby Delaughter in his 2006 re-election campaign: John Arthur Eaves : $1000 Langston & Langston: $400 David Meredith: $250 Steven Patterson: $2,500 Robert Shuler Smith: $500…
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January 20, 2009
Scruggs In Another Judge Case With Insurance Ties
Scruggs In Another Judge Case With Insurance Ties According to the complaint filed with U.S. District Court in Oxford, Miss., the jurist involved is Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Bobby B. DeLaughter in Jackson, Miss. A knowledgeable source said the senator referred to was Mr. Scruggs’ brother-in-law Trent Lott, who has since retired from the…
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January 19, 2009
Health care tops agenda
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/19/9 Every change of administration sets new priorities for Congress, but the Mississippi delegation will face special challenges this year. In the midst of an economic recession, lawmakers will cast votes on legislation that would bring the state hundreds of millions of dollars in new and existing projects, extend health care to the…
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January 19, 2009
Economy threatens car-tag discounts
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/18/9 A slump in automobile sales could lead to higher car-tag prices in Mississippi unless officials quickly find a way to head off the problem, a top lawmaker says. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Alan Nunnelee says the math is complicated, but the motivation for fixing the situation is simple: Mississippians hate expensive license…
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January 19, 2009
Race said to drive statewide elections
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/19/9 Nearly 41 years since the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., African Americans largely remain under-represented at the state level. And many in Mississippi – both black and white – say the state still has far to go on the eve of Barack Obama taking office as the nation’s first…
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January 19, 2009
Obama: Change really is coming here
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/19/9 Not since the late 1980s and early 1990s with the retirements of John Stennis and Jamie Whitten has Mississippi politics been looking at such fundamental change in terms of getting things done on Capitol Hill. With the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday will come not only the toppling of…
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January 19, 2009
Lawmakers planning to explore expanding charter schools
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/19/9 Lawmakers will try to help state agencies struggling with budget cuts and consider expanding charter schools this week – the third week of the 2009 regular legislative session. Proposals that would allow Mississippians to vote early also may come up for debate. It will be a short workweek for some legislators who…
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August 18, 2025
Zelenskyy brings Europe’s top leaders with him to meet Trump on ending Russia’s war
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August 18, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: August 18, 2025
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 15, 2025
Twelve states are restricting junk food purchases from SNAP. Mississippi could be next
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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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