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December 16, 2008
DEMOCRAT – Childers votes with GOP
Childers votes with GOP Childers recently won a hard-fought election in our own Northern District One by staying as far away from his Democratic party as possible. He beat a Republican of limited campaigning ability. Since the House vote to give the money to Detroit was so one-sided, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her legions…
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December 16, 2008
Mississippi electors cast all 6 votes for McCain
Mississippi electors cast all 6 votes for McCain Mississippi electors have cast all six of the state’s votes for the Republican presidential ticket, but Democrat Barack Obama was expected to collect enough electoral votes nationwide Monday to formally win the presidency. Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin carried Mississippi on Nov. 4 and received the…
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December 16, 2008
Close down judicial hellholes for good
Close down judicial hellholes for good The biggest change in the 2008 rankings is that West Virginia has reclaimed the top spot, after falling to fourth in 2007. West Virginia has been described by a judge as “a field of dreams for plaintiffs’ lawyers.” This is in part because of West Virginia being one of…
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December 16, 2008
Barkley upset about Auburn football coach choice
Barkley upset about Auburn football coach choice Charles Barkley is angered by Auburn’s hiring of Gene Chizik, telling ESPN.com that his alma mater didn’t hire Turner Gill because the Buffalo coach is black. “I think race was the No. 1 factor,” said Barkley, according to ESPN.com’s report. “You can say it’s not about race, but…
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December 16, 2008
Port battle: Housing and jobs go together
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/14/8 Gulf Coast housing advocates – with the support of the Mississippi NAACP – filed a lawsuit Wednesday in as Washington, D.C., federal court challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s approval of the state of Mississippi’s plan to spend $600 million in Hurricane Katrina recovery funds on rebuilding and…
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December 16, 2008
Prepaid college tuition plan feeling financial turbulence
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/14/8 Mississippi’s prepaid college tuition program is facing inadequate investment returns, a multimillion dollar deficit and tuition costs that continue to increase. The situation has left the House Education Committee chairman concerned the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program could become a burden for taxpayers if the economy doesn’t improve. The program that…
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December 16, 2008
City halts roadwork on Woodrow Wilson Ave.
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/15/8 The city of Jackson has stopped roadwork on the Woodrow Wilson Avenue project and canceled its contract with an asphalt company after concrete was discovered under the roadway. City officials now are working to submit a new plan to the Mississippi Department of Transportation. “It was best to go back and do…
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December 16, 2008
AG to discuss crime lab funds
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/15/8 Many lawmakers and state officials agree that Mississippi’s criminal investigation system needs revamping, specifically the way DNA evidence is handled, how the state crime lab is funded and what to do about the long-vacant state medical examiner’s office. But addressing any of those concerns will require a lot of extra money, and…
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December 16, 2008
Jackson council to vote on ex-bodyguards’ attorney fees
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/15/8 The Jackson City Council plan to vote again on Tuesday whether to give Mayor Frank Melton’s two former police bodyguards thousands of dollars to pay their attorney fees from a 2007 state trial. The proposal follows an unsuccessful attempt in October by Council members Kenneth Stokes and Frank Bluntson to help Michael…
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December 16, 2008
Langston’s sentencing set for Tuesday
The Sun Herald, 12/14/8 Joey Langston earned millions of dollars in civil lawsuits by persuading judges to rule in his favor. Now that he faces sentencing in a judicial bribery scandal, he just wants a judge to be lenient. When Langston is sentenced Tuesday on a federal conspiracy charge, it will conclude a dramatic fall…
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December 16, 2008
Education: Business supports creating pre-K
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/15/8 To prove that statewide early childhood education is not a pie-in-the-sky proposition or frill, business organizations are preparing to pay $3.5 million a year for a pilot program in Mississippi. At a conference today, the Mississippi Economic Council is expected to announce plans for a pre-kindergarten program, initially at 50 licensed…
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December 16, 2008
Dear Santa, don’t forget some local recipients
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/14/8 It’s the Christmas season and we’ve got that giving feeling. But before those warm and fuzzies dissipate and we retreat to our normal surly selves, I thought I’d make a Christmas list for the folks who dominate the local news. OK, so I made it up. First on my list is…
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Daniel Tyson
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August 14, 2025
Speaker White gives glimpse into House’s work on school choice reforms
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Frank Corder
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August 14, 2025
SCOTUS denies NetChoice’s move to halt Mississippi’s “Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act”
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Frank Corder
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August 14, 2025
Amtrak officially returns to the Coast August 18 with four stops in Mississippi
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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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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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Ben Smith
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August 14, 2025
Passing the time until deer season
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Susan Marquez
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August 14, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Two Crackers Oyster Company
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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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Lesley Davis
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August 12, 2025
From Bud Light to American Eagle: What two ads say about the much-needed cultural shift in America
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