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February 6, 2009
GOP govs to Senate: Hold the line
Politico.com, 2/6/9 Several of the GOP’s most prominent governors blasted the stimulus plan making its way through Congress Thursday, urging Senate Republicans to resist passing the bill and taking aim at what they called unnecessary spending in the package. “The legislation currently being considered includes excess spending and impedes states’ abilities to manage their own…
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February 6, 2009
Stimulus funds may bypass Miss. gov.
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/5/9 House Speaker Billy McCoy said he is hopeful an amendment to Congress’ stimulus bill will allow Mississippi to accept the federal funds, even if the governor objects. McCoy, speaking at the Capitol this morning, said he is “disturbed by” Gov. Haley Barbour’s apparent reluctance for Mississippi to accept funds from a $900…
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February 6, 2009
The President’s Word To America-“Do it or Die”- Paul Gallo
Gallo Notes-Feb. 5, 2009 If you’re still transfixed in a messianic manner over the young Illinois State Senator who charmed enough people to become President of the United States, you’re in a waning group of people. His star is fading according to the latest favorability poll. Not only is he mortal; he is an inexperienced…
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February 6, 2009
Potential juror: Frank Melton trying to ‘clean up crime’
Potential juror: Jackson mayor trying to ‘clean up crime’ One man was let go after saying he would have a hard time following the judge’s orders. Another man was dismissed because he said he would struggle to convict Melton. The third was let go for health reasons. Melton and Recio face civil rights violations in…
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February 6, 2009
Wicker: Target “stimulus” plan for maximum effect
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today said the massive spending plan proposed by congressional Democrats spends too much taxpayer money without providing needed economic recovery assistance. Speaking from the floor of the Senate, Wicker noted as little as one-tenth of one percent of the proposed $1.2 trillion stimulus plan could make its way to projects…
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February 6, 2009
FOLO – Press gets peek at Patterson/Balducci sentencing letters
Press gets to see Balducci/Patterson’s pre-sentencing letters Judge Biggers just granted the DJournal, Sandra Knispel, Paul Quinn, and Alyssa Schnugg (who gets this h/t) the same access to Balducci and Patterson’s pre-sentencing letters as they had for the other Scruggs I defendants’. The letters will be available for their inspection at the clerk’s office at…
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February 5, 2009
State Senate passes bill that would make selling of children illegal in Mississippi
The Mississippi Senate passed Senate Bill 2479 which would make the selling of children illegal in Mississippi. The legislation would allow anyone convicted of selling a child to be fined up to $20,000 and imprisoned up to 10 years. “I am proud that my colleagues in the Senate acted on this legislation quickly and in…
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February 5, 2009
Prez-O in WAPO – Pass pork package now or we will sink into crisis “we may not be able to reverse”
The Action Americans Need What Americans expect from Washington is action that matches the urgency they feel in their daily lives — action that’s swift, bold and wise enough for us to climb out of this crisis. Because each day we wait to begin the work of turning our economy around, more people lose their…
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February 5, 2009
Cochran, Wicker help stall $900B stimulus plan
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/5/9 Mississippi’s Republican senators have helped stall a $900 billion stimulus plan promoted by Democrats and the White House. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker reject the plan for spending hundreds of billions on public works and construction projects as well as increase funding for Medicaid – the government health plan for the…
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February 5, 2009
ID bill splits House Dems
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/5/9 The Mississippi House’s Democratic governing coalition is composed of almost an equal division of black and white members. On some issues, though fewer in recent years, the interests of the black and white members of that governing coalition are not one in the same. Perhaps there is no current…
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February 5, 2009
Healthy children
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 2/5/9 Congress passed and President Obama on Wednesday signed a reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides health insurance coverage for 11 million disadvantaged children nationwide and about 85,000 children in Mississippi. An additional 119,000 children are eligible for coverage in Mississippi, and the newly enacted…
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February 5, 2009
4 media groups get OK to see Balducci-Patterson letters
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/4/9 Four media organizations, including the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, got the OK today to examine letters written to the U.S. District Court about the last defendants to be sentenced in the judicial bribery scheme known as “Scruggs I.” Senior Judge Neal Biggers Jr. granted the examination to begin at…
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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