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March 21, 2009
NMC – DNA preservation and testing bill signed into law
DNA preservation and testing bill signed into law Hayley Barbour has signed into law a statute that requires the preservation of biological or DNA evidence in all felony investigations and sets up a protocol for preservation of that evidence and a right to access for testing. These measure represent an enormous achievement by the Mississippi…
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March 21, 2009
Spat between Jackson Dem’s Claude McInnis and Hinds Cty Dem Lelia Rhodes over Melton
Claude McInnis, Chair of the Jackson Democratic Executive Committee sent a letter to Dr. Lelia Gaston Rhodes, Head of the Hinds County Election Commission, basically saying “stay out of our face”. As we at YallPolitics predicted, 20 years of bad blood in the local Democratic party are spilling onto the stage. Here’s the letter. It…
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March 21, 2009
CL – Judge Billy Joe Landrum halts Dem Exec Comm actions to strike Melton pending hearing
Judge halts printing of Jackson absentee ballots A circuit court judge ordered today that no absentee ballots should be printed until a ruling is made about whether Mayor Frank Melton can seek re-election. The decision by Judge Billy Joe Landrum of Jones County settles a dispute between the Hinds County Election Commission and the Jackson…
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March 21, 2009
Governor Haley Barbour on MS budget projections – suggests ‘legislative recess’
“As we approached the 2009 legislative session, all of us recognized the slowing economy would have a depressing effect on the state budget. Today’s action by the Revenue Estimating Committee again confirms that concern. “Going into the session, it was projected that Fiscal Year 2009 general fund revenue would fall $200 million short of expectations;…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 20, 2009
US Rep. Gene Taylor seeks to strip antitrust exemption
Taylor seeks to strip antitrust exemption Mississippi 4th District U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor and fellow Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon filed a bill Thursday to remove the federal antitrust exemption from the insurance industry. The legislation follows the controversy involving American International Group Inc., which has received $182 billion in bailout money and paid…
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March 20, 2009
Coaches punching loopholes in NCAA rules with graduate assistants?
Coaches punching loopholes in NCAA rules with graduate assistants? Today, boys and girls, we get another lesson in why the NCAA rule book has become so thick and complicated. In Tuscaloosa, Alabama is expected to bring on former Virginia offensive coordinator Mike Groh as a graduate assistant. In Knoxville, Tennessee is reportedly set to make…
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Magnolia Tribune
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March 20, 2009
RFKJr – Free Paul Minor . . . oh my God
Free Paul Minor Minor posed a particular threat to Rove’s ambition for southern GOP hegemony. Paul’s passion for a fair and impartial justice system led him to focus extra attention on the critical races for state judgeships. Minor also drew Rove’s ire through his leadership role in the fight against the Bush administration and U.S.…
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March 20, 2009
MBJ – Governor Haley Barbour promises veto of HB 803 on eminent domain
Barbour promises veto of HB 803 Gov. Haley Barbour said on a conference call Thursday afternoon that he will veto House Bill 803, which eliminates the use of eminent domain for major economic development projects in the state. The bill cleared the House 119-3. The Senate, by a vote of 51-0, passed it unanimously. Speaking…
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March 20, 2009
MACON BEACON – Brown will try again Saturday
MACON BEACON – Brown will try again Saturday Ike Brown isn’t done with his quest to get back on the State Democratic Executive Committee. Brown, a longtime state Executive Committee, was ousted last year but has some support from several committee members as he tries to regain the seat on the committee. The State Committee…
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March 20, 2009
YP – Judge Billy Joe Landrum has heard several election challenges in recent years
Judge Billy Joe Landrum has been tapped by the MSSC to hear the appeal of Frank Melton to get back on the ballot in the Jackson mayor’s race. From the Memory Division of YallPolitics, we find that Landrum has heard several such appeals in recent years. Rebuffed candidates try to get on ballots Circuit Judge…
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March 20, 2009
Deadline looms Wed. for a tobacco-tax hike
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/20/9 Negotiations to raise Mississippi’s cigarette tax will continue next week. State lawmakers on Thursday appeared to reach a tentative agreement on how to use revenue from a possible tax hike. But they’re still far apart on how high the current 18-cent tax should be raised. Senate negotiators offered to add six cents…
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March 20, 2009
Melton to argue for place on ballot Wed.
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/20/9 Mayor Frank Melton is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday to fight for a spot on the May 5 Democratic primary ballot. The hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. at Hinds County Circuit Court. Melton filed a lawsuit this week to challenge a ruling by the Jackson Democratic Municipal Executive Committee, which…
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
Mississippi seeks end to federal oversight of its child welfare system
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 12, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: May 12, 2026
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Frank Corder
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May 11, 2026
Fifth Circuit vacates order requiring Mississippi to redraw state Supreme Court districts
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Frank Corder
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May 11, 2026
Lockers Manufacturing announces $9.7 million expansion in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 12, 2026
The Great Catsby Herb Cartel: Herbs, whimsy, and a backyard full of magic
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Alistair Begg
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May 12, 2026
Not so among you
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Associated Press
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May 11, 2026
Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy is in stable condition after being shot at a concert
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Trey Dellinger
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May 11, 2026
New Mississippi abortion pill law protects women
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Russ Latino
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May 8, 2026
Something for everyone to hate in the redistricting debate
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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
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