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January 7, 2009
DJ – U.S. wants money it claims Joey Langston transferred to Ed Peters in plot
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. wants money it claims Langston transferred to Peters in plot Former Hinds district attorney Edward J. Peters is formally accused of conspiring to corrupt a sitting Mississippi circuit judge in a U.S. District Court document filed Dec. 31, the Daily Journal has learned. The document came to light Tuesday in a records…
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January 7, 2009
DM – “Turning in his (Ed Peters’) bar card was likely part of the agreement”
Alleged Scruggs II conspiritor submitts ‘irrevocable resignation’ Peters allegedly accepted $50,000 of tax free money from Scruggs, Balducci testified last spring. When Delaughter ruled in Scruggs favor, Scruggs gave $1.5 million to Langston to split with Peters and Patterson, part of Langston’s guilty plea says. A lawyer close to the case has said Peters has…
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January 7, 2009
Could the ’07 bar complaint against Peters settled by his bar resignation stem from Kirk v. Pope?
This is another attempted exercise in connecting the dots. Remember in the Peters resignation that it referred to a bar complaint numbered 07-456-2. My sense is that this comes from one of two places. Either the Wilson case and the now notorious “reverse contingency fee” or Kirk vs. Pope. I dug an old NMC post…
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January 7, 2009
YP – Information from MS Bar re: Peters’ Resignation Process
From MS Bar General Counsel Adam Kilgore Attachment of documentation The attorney disciplinary process is regulated by the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar, as set forth by the Supreme Court of Mississippi. The Mississippi Bar acts as a designated disciplinary agent of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in accordance with the Rules…
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January 7, 2009
DJ BREAKING – Ed Peters bar resignation means he’s guilty of something
Peters bar resignation means he’s guilty of something While details were scarce, Bar spokesman Adam Kilgore said Peters’ signature to the Notice of Irrevocable Resignation means he has pleaded guilty to something pretty serious. NE MS Daily Journal 1/6/9
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January 7, 2009
Barbour praises Toyota pledges
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/6/9 While Toyota has suspended indefinitely the opening of a $1.3 billion automotive manufacturing plant in Blue Springs, Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday recent financial pledges by the company demonstrate its long-term commitment to Northeast Mississippi. Toyota will pay the interest on state and local bonds issued on its behalf…
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January 7, 2009
Deeper state budget cuts likely, officials say
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/6/9 Deeper cuts to Mississippi’s budget appear likely as December revenues fell 9.5 percent below what was anticipated, and state officials expect the effects of another round of trimming would be more keenly felt. Almost $356 million was collected last month, according to the State Tax Commission. That’s $16.6 million less than the…
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January 7, 2009
Hinds seeks $1.5M loan to make payroll
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/6/9 Hinds County is taking steps to borrow $1.5 million to pay bills and make payroll until property taxes are collected. The county has not had to take out such a loan before, but the weak economy and a tight budget make it likely to happen. The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Monday,…
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January 7, 2009
Council scrutinizes gas cards
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/6/9 The city of Jackson has increased oversight for its gasoline credit cards and has begun to reduce questionable purchases, city officials told the Jackson City Council on Monday. But the progress report on the Fuelman discount gas program also shows the city still has not gained complete control over the cards. “I…
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January 7, 2009
Budget woes welcome Legislature
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/6/9 The 2009 legislative session will convene today under the cloud of lower-than-expected state tax collections for the month of December. For the month, collections were off by more than 9 percent, or $30 million, from the official estimate. The sluggish tax collections highlight the biggest obstacle the Legislature will…
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January 6, 2009
CL – Ex-Hinds DA Ed Peters turns in law license
Ex-Hinds DA turns in law license “In view of my retirement and resignation, I do not desire to defend this matter,” Peters’ petition states. Peters was never listed as counsel for the Scruggs’ team in a legal fees dispute lawsuit filed by former Scruggs’ associate Bob Wilson that was before DeLaughter. But Peters began to…
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January 6, 2009
Council questions if Melton well enough to remain as mayor
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/6/9 Members of the Jackson City Council are questioning whether Mayor Frank Melton can continue to run the city with his chronic health problems. Melton checked into St. Dominic Hospital this past weekend for the third time since November. A city spokeswoman said she did not know when Melton would leave the hospital,…
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Daniel Tyson
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November 10, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to address Mississippi’s high infant mortality rate
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Frank Corder
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November 10, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court to decide Mississippi’s post-election mail-in ballot case
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November 10, 2025
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
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October 29, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
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October 27, 2025
Delta Grain investing $3.76 million to expand Sidon operations
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Robert St. John
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November 10, 2025
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November 7, 2025
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Roger Wicker
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Every human being deserves the freedom to practice their faith as they see fit
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