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January 14, 2009
Rep. Travis Childers (D-MS01) sponsors HR40 – will he vote for Obama’s stimulus package?
Congressman Childers Cosponsors Balanced Budget Amendment, Accountability Legislation Washington, DC – Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) has cosponsored a constitutional amendment to balance the budget, as well as a resolution to improve House oversight, joining his colleagues in taking continued steps in the right direction towards increased government fiscal responsibility and accountability. “Our government needs to…
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January 14, 2009
Senator Roger Wicker Joins Effort to Prevent Reinstatement of So-Called “Fairness Doctrine”
Wicker Joins Effort to Prevent Reinstatement of So-Called “Fairness Doctrine” In an effort to prevent the Democratic majority in Congress from silencing talk radio by resurrecting the so-called “Fairness Doctrine,” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has cosponsored the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009. This legislation would prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the…
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January 14, 2009
LNL – Suit against Scruggs implicates ‘former U.S. Senator’
Suit against Scruggs implicates ‘former U.S. Senator’ A new lawsuit against incarcerated plaintiffs attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs accuses a state judge and a former U.S. Senator of teaming with Scruggs in a judicial bribery scheme. The suit, filed Monday by Scruggs’ former asbestos litigation partner William Roberts Wilson, alleges a conspiracy that involves Scruggs, his…
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January 13, 2009
Jackson property crime up in first half of 2008
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/13/9 Burglary, auto theft and arson made the year 2008 another big one for crime in Jackson, according to preliminary statistics released Monday by the FBI. Genny Seeley, president of the Association of South Jackson Neighborhoods, said the situation will not get better until more law-abiding residents stand up and are counted. “Each…
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January 13, 2009
Court mulling Jackson-Byram annexation case
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/13/9 If Byram is allowed to incorporate, the move would block any expansion by Jackson to the south. That’s not in the best interest of the city, said Councilman Marshand Crisler, whose district includes Byram. “All cities need room to grow,” he said. The city has fire and police protection in place and…
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January 13, 2009
Melton recovering in Texas
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/13/9 Area clergy gathered on the steps of City Hall on Monday to pray for Mayor Frank Melton’s health. Melton, meanwhile, was far from Jackson, recovering from a recent hospital stay at his family’s home in Tyler, Texas. John Reeves, Melton’s attorney, said the mayor is expected to return to Jackson later this…
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January 13, 2009
Electing judges under scrutiny
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/13/9 More than $1 million was spent last year on a Mississippi judicial campaign, renewing calls for changing the way the state selects it judges. But with the 2009 Legislature under way, don’t expect any serious consideration of legislation to change the process, according to the powerful judiciary committee chairmen in both chambers.…
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January 13, 2009
Ideas abound for spending cigarette tax hike as debate appoaches
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/13/9 Legislators are tripping over each other trying to spend revenue from an anticipated increase in the cigarette tax. With state tax collections declining because of the slumping economy, revenue from a cigarette tax increase might be the only new money legislators have to spend during the 2009 session.…
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January 13, 2009
Congress should pass on raises
The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 1/13/9 Members of Congress always claim to feel our pain, but ask them to sacrifice something themselves, they turn away. In the midst of a dreadful economy, with 11 million Americans out of work, many workers finding their wages frozen, and many American families counting every penny, Congress gets an automatic…
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January 13, 2009
Budget likely focus of ‘State of the State’
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/13/9 Much of Gov. Haley Barbour’s State of the State speech tonight will focus on the difficult economic situation and budget troubles facing him and the 2009 Legislature. The speech will be carried live on public television and radio, starting at 6 p.m. It is not clear whether Barbour will…
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January 13, 2009
Wilson seeks damages from Scruggs, others
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/13/9 A civil lawsuit against jailed former Oxford attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and others lists “an officer of the United States Senate” as a conspirator to defraud attorney William Roberts Wilson Jr. of millions in legal fees. The lawsuit doesn’t specify the senator by name, but the only person connected…
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January 13, 2009
POINTOFLAW – Judge tosses Jim Hood Katrina-insurance suit
Judge tosses Hood Katrina-insurance suit A county judge ruled Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood never had standing to file the action (YallPolitics, O’Brien/LegalNewsLine, NMC @ Folo, ruling in PDF form). Separately, large numbers of private civil actions against insurers, including a high-profile batch filed by now-disgraced Dickie Scruggs, have quietly settled in recent months. Point…
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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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Daniel Tyson
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August 15, 2025
Grant funding in 5 Mississippi counties aimed at reducing financial strain in Youth Courts
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Frank Corder
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August 15, 2025
MSU Ag report: Row crop producers in Mississippi facing a very tough road ahead
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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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Matt Friedeman
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August 17, 2025
Remember your first Bible?
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Alistair Begg
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August 15, 2025
The weight of glory
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Eddie Pells, Associated Press
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August 14, 2025
A way-too early guess at who will make the College Football Playoff this season
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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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Sid Salter
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August 13, 2025
Term limits: Still a tired gimmick, still disempowers voters, still weakens Mississippi
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