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January 27, 2009
Mayor wants to double city workers’ raises
The Sun Herald, 1/27/9 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton has proposed a new plan to double the raises that city employees received this fiscal year. But the $1.2 million plan faces a battle from the city council. Melton wants to give nonsworn employees an additional $600 a year and sworn employees, such as police officers, an…
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January 27, 2009
Medicaid debate will heat up again before this session ends
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/27/9 It seems like a million years ago – even thought it was only last summer – when the Legislature was in special session debating how to fund a $90 million shortfall in Medicaid. Since that special session, an economic slump that some pessimistically say may be historic in…
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January 27, 2009
Tuition cap: Lack of stable funding critical
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/27/9 Since 2000, the average tuition at Mississippi’s eight universities has increased from an annual rate of $2,864 to the current $4,742. That fact doesn’t take into account the fact that a sputtering economy is dragging down Mississippi’s current revenue collections. Gov. Haley Barbour has been forced to make two rounds of…
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January 27, 2009
Lt. gov. discusses proposed tobacco tax hike
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/27/9 The state Senate could pass a tobacco tax increase this week, but it likely will not be as high as the 82 cents per pack that already has cleared the Mississippi House. Lt. Gov Phil Bryant figures the Senate will consider adding 50 to 60 cents to the existing 18-cents a-pack tax…
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January 27, 2009
Childers at odds with GOP leaders over SCHIP
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/27/9 U.S. Rep. Travis Childers took the case for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program to the doctor’s office Monday, while Gov. Haley Barbour and the state’s two Republican U.S. senators voiced their opposition to expanding the program. “Covering more eligible children is not only the right thing to do,”…
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January 27, 2009
Paul Finebaum: The Crimson Tide made the right call on Alabama basketball coach Mark Gottfried
Paul Finebaum: The Crimson Tide made the right call on Alabama basketball coach Mark Gottfried On the 26th anniversary of Paul Bryant’s death, there was breaking news again across the state of Alabama. This time, however, the state didn’t stand still, frozen in time, head’s bowed in mourning. This time, there was no regret. No…
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January 27, 2009
The Chizik method
The Chizik method Here’s a tip for making a good impression the first day as the new boss. Fire everybody. Seriously. Can them all and tell them they are welcome to submit a resume. Sound bizarre? Not if you are Gene Chizik. It makes perfect sense to him. The move, made by Chizik over a…
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January 27, 2009
YP – Charter School bill passes Senate – SB 2664
Senate Bill 2664 passed the Senate yesterday. The bill provides for the establishment of charter schools statewide. The bill was cosponsored by Principal Author: Watson Additional Authors: Carmichael, McDaniel, Chassaniol, Yancey, Lee (35th), Fillingane, Flowers, Hewes, Burton, Hudson
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January 27, 2009
YP – Interesting new info on Brandon Presley’s political contributions from Patterson and Balducci
Respond Mississippi has an interesting post about Brandon Presley’s contributions from Steve Patterson and Tim Balducci. The Balducci donation is not news. What is news is that it appears that Patterson donated even more through a company called Cotton Plant Consulting, Inc. SOS records show him as the prime incorporator and officer of that corp.…
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January 27, 2009
Gottfried’s gone at Alabama — what now?
Gottfried’s gone at Alabama — what now? HUNTSVILLE — You didn’t exactly need to be clairvoyant to see this coming. You didn’t have to be a basketball expert to urge, as I did in Sunday’s column, that a change was needed at the University of Alabama’s basketball program. It was surprising, however, that Mark Gottfried…
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January 27, 2009
Senator Roger Wicker on SCHIP – “low income” coverage to families earning up to $88K/year?
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement regarding State Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): “The original intention of SCHIP was to provide low-income children with health insurance, which is a concept that I have always supported. “Unfortunately, Democratic leaders are using SCHIP as a vehicle to expand health insurance to high-income families. The…
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January 27, 2009
Governor Haley Barbour comments on SCHIP and how MS has been shortchanged
“The United States Senate will vote this week on a child health insurance bill that continues shortchanging Mississippi and our children. I urge our senators to vote against it unless its discrimination against the needy children of our state is corrected. Liberals supporting this bill will claim it is about health care for poor children.…
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 6, 2026
Legislature revises full-day school attendance language, provides for excused absences for school activities
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Frank Corder
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April 6, 2026
Mississippi’s March revenues exceed estimate by $20.5 million
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Daniel Tyson
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April 6, 2026
Carter to hold hearings on effects of wind towers on Mississippi’s farmlands
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Frank Corder
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March 26, 2026
DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion
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Frank Corder
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March 25, 2026
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
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Robert St. John
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April 6, 2026
Work is not a four-letter word
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Alistair Begg
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April 6, 2026
When things don’t go your way
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Matt Friedeman
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April 5, 2026
His Resurrection is more than that… It is Ours!
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Russ Latino
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April 3, 2026
Lawmakers owe Reeves a ‘thank you’ for stopping Medicaid expansion
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Ashby Foote
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April 2, 2026
The Strait Jacket of Hormuz
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Patrick Sullivan
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April 1, 2026
Data Centers: Power-hungry but price-friendly
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