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January 3, 2009
Barbour outlines priorities for 2009
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/2/9 Entering his sixth year as Mississippi governor, Republican Haley Barbour says some of the biggest issues he’ll tackle in 2009 are still tied to recovering from Hurricane Katrina, which struck nearly 3 1/2 years ago. Barbour also is setting his agenda for the three-month legislative session, which begins Tuesday. During a recent…
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January 3, 2009
Lawmakers face budget uncertainty
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/2/9 When the Mississippi Legislature opens the 2009 session Tuesday, members will begin grappling with a state budget rife with pitfalls. While there is always uncertainty and disagreement over how to fund the state budget, this year uncertainty exists even where there is agreement. For instance, almost all agree that…
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January 3, 2009
Tobacco tax hike facing hurdle
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/1/9 Mississippi smokers and tobacco users may avoid a tax increase this year unless lawmakers reach a compromise when they return to work next week. Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant said Wednesday a tobacco tax hike is “not a done deal.” He said he and other Republicans in the Senate want to offset the…
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January 3, 2009
2009: New year offers major challenges
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/1/9 Time is considered the great equalizer, and the new year provides many ironies and great challenges for our state. While the top local stories for 2008 were the state judicial scandal, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s legal troubles, devastating metro-area weather and layoffs, the big story of 2009 is shaping up to…
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January 3, 2009
Pickering recruited to lobby
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/2/9 Former Rep. Ronnie Shows hopes the man who took his job in Congress, Rep. Chip Pickering, will join forces with him in the lobbying business. Shows, a Democrat, was forced to run against Republican Pickering in 2002 when the state lost a congressional district to reapportionment. Shows lost that race by 29…
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January 3, 2009
Diaz makes compelling plea on death penalty
The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 1/2/9 MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT Justice Oliver Diaz Jr. did not go out with a whisper. He ended his career on the bench with a dissent in the case of Doss vs. State, issued in mid-December, that was a plea to end the death penalty. Diaz’ argument was primarily a moral one:…
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January 3, 2009
Odds are long on landing job on Obama’s team
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/1/9 It’s 100-1 odds that an applicant will land a job with the new Obama administration, if you just look at the statistics. More than 330,000 people have applied for some 3,000-4,000 jobs likely to be filled as Barack Obama takes office Jan. 20. “We’re just telling people to use…
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January 2, 2009
Mixing religion, football easy in the Big Easy
Mixing religion, football easy in the Big Easy NEW ORLEANS – On a second-floor wall, right above the Poydras Street entrance to the Superdome, site of tonight’s Sugar Bowl, there are two poster-sized photos side by side. They are candid black-and-white shots of the two greatest religious icons to have appeared at the Superdome: Pope…
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January 2, 2009
Saban, knowing he could lose some assistants from his all-star staff, says change brings opportunity
Saban, knowing he could lose some assistants from his all-star staff, says change brings opportunity Change is inevitable. Nick Saban didn’t invent that phrase, but he’s doing his best to bring it back in style. The Alabama football coach said it three different times during his final pre-Sugar Bowl press conference Thursday, the last time…
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December 31, 2008
Showdown set over financial records
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/31/8 Mayor Frank Melton told the Jackson City Council on Tuesday that nothing short of a subpoena will force him to turn over basic financial documents requested by the chairman of the city’s Budget Committee. It is the latest in a series of clashes between the council and the mayor’s administration about what…
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December 31, 2008
Melton ‘in good spirits’
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/31/8 While a federal judge was preparing to rule Tuesday if Mayor Frank Melton is too sick to stand trial, Melton made several public appearances – from a news conference to a council meeting. The day captured the fine line Melton is walking between being too sick to stand trial but well enough…
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December 31, 2008
Judge consults physician on Melton
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/31/8 After hours of testimony from Mayor Frank Melton’s personal physicians and mulling the decision for a day, U.S. District Court Judge Dan Jordan asked for a second opinion. In an order issued Tuesday afternoon, Jordan asked Tupelo cardiologist J. Murray Estess to look at Melton’s medical records and give his opinion on…
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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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