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March 9, 2009
Tobacco tax may go up in smoke
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/9/9 Negotiations between lawmakers on a proposed cigarette tax increase have stalled at the state Capitol, and a key House leader says it’s possible an agreement won’t be reached this year. Formal negotiations between the House and Senate have not begun with four weeks left in the legislative session. House Ways and Means…
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March 9, 2009
It’s a no-brainer: Take the money
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/8/9 Mississippi’s unemployment rate jumped to an alarming 9.2 percent in January. When February numbers are released they probably won’t be much better. Nationally, the latest numbers show an unemployment rate of 8 percent with many experts predicting the rate will soon hit double digits. They are staggering statistics that provide irrefutable…
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March 9, 2009
Who spends the stimulus not yet clear
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/8/9 One of the basic precepts of the American form of government is that the legislative branch controls the purse strings. That is what Republican Gov. Haley Barbour successfully argued when he blocked funds from the settlement of the state’s lawsuit against the tobacco companies from being diverted to the…
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March 9, 2009
Designated funds
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 3/8/9 Passage late last week of the omnibus appropriations bill funding much of the federal government for the rest of the 2009 fiscal cycle affirmed the much-debated but unquestionably helpful right of Congress to earmark appropriations for specific projects. Mississippi gained millions of dollars in the omnibus bill because…
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March 9, 2009
Next Jackson mayor will have big effect on JPS
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/9/9 The next mayor of Jackson will have a hand in keeping or replacing all five Jackson school board members. One board member’s term ended last week. Two other members’ terms ended more than a year ago. The remaining two board members’ terms will end during the next mayor’s four years in office.…
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March 9, 2009
Hinds Co. case plan replaced
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/9/9 A year-old case assignment plan for Hinds County Circuit Court judges that drew the ire of the county’s two African-American circuit judges has been replaced. Judges Tomie Green and Winston Kidd, both African American, had complained they were excluded from hearing major criminal cases under the assignment plan that began Jan. 1,…
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March 9, 2009
Nick Saban hires former Virginia offensive coordinator Mike Groh… as a GA?
Nick Saban hires former Virginia offensive coordinator Mike Groh… as a GA? Remember when we asked if you remembered former Alabama player and graduate assistant Lance Taylor? (And some of you actually did.) Is it possible Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban hired a former offensive coordinator at a major conference school to take Taylor’s place?…
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March 9, 2009
Bird-Magic showdown of 1979 was start of something special
Bird-Magic showdown of 1979 was start of something special Bird and Magic. Magic and Bird. Their names are forever linked largely because of many memorable battles during their days in the NBA. But that rivalry has its roots in college basketball. Thirty years ago this month, Larry Bird of Indiana State and Earvin “Magic” Johnson…
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March 8, 2009
HA EDITORIAL – State needs solution to voter ID quagmire
State needs solution to voter ID quagmire The issue has been one of the state Republican Party’s key issues over the years. It believes correctly that there is enough voter fraud in Mississippi to warrant the use of voter ID. Amazingly, it was some Republican senators who stymied the latest effort. But their reason had…
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March 8, 2009
PENDER – When they work together, Coast legislators can move mountains
When they work together, Coast legislators can move mountains Rep. Diane Peranich, D-Pass Christian, and Sen. Billy Hewes III, R-Gulfport, did some heavy lifting on this bill this year, but it appears there was a South Mississippi team effort up there in Chimneyville. For many years, this area has been the brunt of jokes in…
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March 8, 2009
AG JIM HOOD – Stimulus package offers real ‘solutions’
Stimulus package offers real ‘solutions’ As attorney general of Mississippi, I see and work with the victims of crime, who face lifetimes of recovery as a result of lives lost, identities stolen, homes ransacked, children victimized, wives beaten. These acts cannot be tolerated, either in good economic times or bad. The Economic Recovery Act will…
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March 8, 2009
SALTER – Excuses ring hollow as Flowers kills voter ID bill
Excuses ring hollow as Flowers kills voter ID bill The late Gov. Kirk Fordice, who faced a hostile Legislature back when Flowers was a student, battled long and hard for voter ID alongside fellow Republicans like state Rep. Billy Denny of Jackson. For Flowers – who is quickly becoming the Eddie Haskell or Douglas Neidermeyer…
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Lt. Governor Hosemann appoints Senate Select Committee on Redistricting
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Clara Turnage
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May 14, 2026
Ole Miss study links teen depression with higher substance use rates
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Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press
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May 14, 2026
Retail sales growth slowed in April from March as higher gas cost leaves less room for nonessentials
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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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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Alistair Begg
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May 14, 2026
Conformed to His image
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Marilyn Tinnin
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May 13, 2026
Pickenpaugh Pottery: A family business, not a factory
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Alistair Begg
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May 13, 2026
Knowing God
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Mike Ezell
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May 14, 2026
Supporting law enforcement shouldn’t be political
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Sid Salter
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May 13, 2026
Remembering the legacies of former GOP Gov. Kirk Fordice and First Lady Pat Fordice
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Trey Dellinger
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May 11, 2026
New Mississippi abortion pill law protects women
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