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February 12, 2009
SH – Scruggs’ exploited judge’s ‘vulnerabilities’ (with Scruggs documents)
Scruggs’ exploited judge’s ‘vulnerabilities’ To bribe Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter, Dickie Scruggs exploited two vulnerabilities, according to court records: DeLaughter’s close friendship to former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters and “his known ambition to become a federal judge.” The Scruggs legal team’s strategy to bribe DeLaughter is outlined in court records filed with…
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February 12, 2009
US Attorney Jim Greenlee’s presser after Dickie Scruggs plea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq5tG4E4qLg&e YouTube via Paul Quinn 2/11/9 hattip NMC
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February 11, 2009
YP – Judge Larry Buffington squashes his own subpoena
Following information released yesterday, Judge Larry Buffington has apparently had a change of heart. He has squashed his own subpoenas that he issued for Supervisors to appear. Only in Mississippi Politics.
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February 11, 2009
School ranking plan unveiled
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/11/9 State Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds reviewed a proposed model for the state’s new accountability system with more than 100 superintendents and school officials Tuesday at Hattiesburg High School. “We’ve been working for some time to build this new system,” Bounds told the group of educators from the Pine Belt and surrounding…
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February 11, 2009
City workers get extra paid holiday
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/11/9 Jackson city workers can thank the local firefighters’ union for another paid vacation day – and city taxpayers for footing the $170,000 bill. An almost-overlooked clause in the firefighters’ union contract led the Jackson City Council on Tuesday to make Presidents Day a new city holiday. The union contract, approved several years…
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February 11, 2009
Corps proposes Coast buyouts
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/11/9 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to spend about $1.2 billion on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast to buy some 2,000 seaside properties, relocate a small town’s public buildings and restore hurricane-damaged wetlands and beaches. A draft proposal released Tuesday follows in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, when Bay St. Louis, Waveland…
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February 11, 2009
Wright: Jackson mayor drunk night of raid
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/11/9 Marcus Wright, a former bodyguard to Mayor Frank Melton, testified in federal court Tuesday that Melton was drunk and uncontrollable the night he and a group of young men set upon a northwest Jackson duplex with sledgehammers and a baseball bat-sized stick. “We need to get out of here,” Wright said he…
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February 11, 2009
Both Mississippi senators vote against stimulus
The Mississippi Press, 2/11/9 By a 61-37 vote Tuesday, the Senate passed an $838 billion stimulus bill blending government spending and tax breaks in a package that backers hope will revive the sick economy. The legislation got no support, however, from Alabama and Mississippi lawmakers. Like most Republicans, all four senators voted against the bill.…
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February 11, 2009
WSJLAWBLOG – Scruggs Pleads Guilty (Again) . . . And Some Wisdom From the Romans
Scruggs Pleads Guilty (Again) . . . And Some Wisdom From the Romans In recent weeks, while our eyes have been focused largely on Washington and the federal prosecutors’ office in New York, things have quietly been humming right along down in northern Mississippi. That’s where prosecutors seem to be building a bribery case involving…
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February 11, 2009
COCHRAN NAMED TO NEGOTIATING PANEL
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/11/9 Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, the ranking Appropriations Committee member, was one of nine men named Tuesday to a House-Senate conference committee to negotiate differences in the economic stimulus package. Cochran voted against the bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday, as did Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. “The bill…
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February 11, 2009
Entergy: Fuel-cost procedures OK
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/11/9 An independent audit of Entergy Mississippi’s fuel purchase policies recommends how the utility can most fairly pass along fuel-cost adjustments to customers. Entergy officials say the audit shows the company uses proper fuel-buying procedures. But one commissioner says it shows the utility has a lot of work to do to ensure the…
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February 11, 2009
Bills on property rights gain steam
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/11/9 Mississippians’ property rights would be strengthened by separate bills gaining momentum in the legislative session, despite an attempt to make it easier for private developers to acquire residents’ land. Two bills that have cleared – one in the House and one in the Senate – restrict the use of eminent domain to…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 7, 2026
Wednesday night storm spawns several tornadoes that damage hundreds of homes in three counties
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Frank Corder
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May 6, 2026
Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more
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Daniel Tyson
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May 6, 2026
Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs
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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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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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May 8, 2026
The cost of complaining
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Susan Marquez
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May 7, 2026
Noah “Soggy” Sweat’s “The Whiskey Speech” to be presented at Two Mississippi Museums
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Alistair Begg
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May 7, 2026
Purchased for God
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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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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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