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December 30, 2008
Smith’s suspension will be good for Alabama
Smith’s suspension will be good for Alabama It is always sad when a college football player or his family uses bad judgment and, as a result, that athlete has an embarrassing end to an otherwise brilliant career. That appears to be the case with Andre Smith, the Alabama offensive tackle and the Outland Trophy winner.…
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December 30, 2008
Miss. should change child health-care program, watchdog says
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/30/8 A legislative watchdog agency is recommending Mississippi accept new proposals from companies interested in overseeing a children’s health-care program when a contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi ends in 2009. The recommendation was made public Monday in a Legislature’s Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee report on the administration…
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December 30, 2008
Audits spot city vehicle woes
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/30/8 Recent reports from the city of Jackson’s internal audit division reveal apparent widespread lack of oversight of the city’s vehicle fleet. Two audits released to The Clarion-Ledger Monday based on open-records requests show about $84,200 worth of “lost” JATRAN bus tires, 29 missing vehicles in the Jackson Police Department and 83 employees…
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December 30, 2008
Will Melton’s health delay trial a third time?
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/30/8 Mayor Frank Melton looked gaunt and ashen Monday at the federal courthouse in Jackson, but chatted amiably with reporters about crime, politics and even his declining health. Melton, whose chronic heart problems have been among the bedeviling aspects of his term as mayor, said he is now too weak to lift himself…
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December 30, 2008
How will tobacco funds be spent?
The Hattiesburg American, 12/30/8 The tobacco tax once again will be a front-and-center battle of the 2009 legislative session, said state Sens. Tom King, R-Petal, and Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, during a meeting Monday with the Hattiesburg American editorial board. But this time, the battle won’t be whether there will be an increase in the tax…
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December 30, 2008
Voter-law issues
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 12/30/8 Consideration by some legislators and other elected officials of various proposals to enact an “early voting” law in Mississippi provides opportunity to fully examine our state’s election statutes, making voting “clean, easy and accessible,” as one key lawmaker described the issue. Indeed, as Senate Elections Committee Chairman Terry…
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December 30, 2008
Investigation clears MSU research center on Coast
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/30/8 “As of today … the case involving Mississippi State Coastal Research and Extension Center has been closed and no illegal activity was found,” State Auditor Stacey Pickering said on Monday. Authorities have not identified the targets or the nature of the investigation but said it was initiated by allegations made in October…
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December 30, 2008
Auditor’s office finds no wrong-doing at MSU
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/29/8 The state auditor’s office has found no wrong-doing in its investigation into Mississippi State University’s Coastal Research and Extension Center. A complaint was filed with the office in October 2007, and an investigation was opened that month to look into allegations made, according to a news release from the auditor’s office. State…
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December 30, 2008
Childers against automatic pay raises
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/30/8 U.S. Rep. Travis Childers of Booneville says he plans to fight an automatic pay raise coming in January for members of Congress. The pay raise – about $4,700 or a 2.8 percent increase – will boost U.S. House and Senate members’ salaries from $169,300 to a little more than…
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December 30, 2008
Alabama suspends Andre Smith for Sugar Bowl
Alabama suspends Andre Smith for Sugar Bowl NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alabama All-America left tackle Andre Smith has been suspended from the Sugar Bowl for violating team rules, possibly signaling an end to the Outland Trophy winner’s college career. “The University of Alabama, the team and the football program are more important than any individual…
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December 30, 2008
Melton: Term ‘crack house’ unacceptable?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/29/8 U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan has ruled that Mayor Frank Melton can’t use the term “crack house” during his upcoming federal civil rights trial in describing alleged illegal drug activity at the duplex on Ridgeway Street that has been the center of his legal woes for more than two years. That…
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December 30, 2008
Cigarette tax biggest battle in 2009 legislative session
The Hattiesburg American, 12/29/8 Senators Tom King, R-Petal, and Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, predicted an increase in the cigarette tax will cause the biggest battle in the 2009 legislative session during Monday’s Hattiesburg American editorial board meeting. Fillingane said since the governor’s tax study commission has already recommended an increase, it is understood that an increase…
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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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