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December 3, 2008
Tax Commission chairman to retire
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/3/8 Mississippi Tax Commission chairman Joe Blount will retire at the end of the year. Blount was appointed to a six-year term in 2004. Gov. Haley Barbour will appoint a successor to finish Blount’s term, which ends June 30, 2010. In a statement to his employees, Blount said he wanted to spend more…
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December 3, 2008
Budget’s first draft cuts deep
The Sun Herald, 12/3/8 Lawmakers say their first draft of a Mississippi budget is more austere than one offered by Gov. Haley Barbour. But they also say the proposals to divvy up taxpayers’ dollars could change significantly before legislators merge their ideas with the governor’s and approve a final spending plan. Like their counterparts across…
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December 3, 2008
Freezing raises, jobs part of state budget proposals
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/3/8 Thousands of vacant jobs in state government will be frozen. State employees won’t get raises. But public education’s major funding source will be spared. These are a few of the recommendations of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who agreed Tuesday on budget proposals for Mississippi’s next fiscal year. Their suggestions will be…
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December 3, 2008
Chambliss wins US Senate runoff in Georgia
The Associated Press, 12/3/8 Relieved Republicans celebrated a resounding win in Georgia’s hard-fought U.S. Senate runoff, a victory that denied Democrats a filibuster-proof majority and cemented the state’s reputation as a GOP bastion. Sen. Saxby Chambliss trounced Democrat Jim Martin Tuesday night, winning his second term by a margin of more than 10 percentage points.…
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December 3, 2008
Bryant: Too early to set political plans for 2011
The Sun Herald, 12/2/8 Mississippi Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant says it’s too early for him to say whether he’ll run for governor in 2011. Bryant has told news organizations in south Mississippi recently that he might consider running for the state’s highest elected position. But on Tuesday, Bryant told reporters in Jackson that he hasn’t…
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December 3, 2008
NMC – Paul Quinn wants to read the Langston sentencing letters
Paul Quinn wants to read the Langston sentencing letters Paul Quinn of the Daliy Mississippian has filed a motion to be allowed to see the sentencing letters in the Langston case, noting that this writer and others (including Paul) were allowed to see the letters in the Scruggs case. Judge Mills immediately responded with an…
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December 3, 2008
Ray Mabus mentioned for Energy and Education cabinet slots
THE OBAMA CABINET SPECULATION LIST — Education: Joel Klein (NYC), Linda Darling-Hammond, Kathleen Sebelius, Colin Powell, Jim Hunt, Arne Duncan, Inez Tenenbaum, Michael Bennett, George Miller, Gaston Caperton (fmr WV gov), Bambi Cardenas (pres, U TX-Pan Am, Susan Castillo (OR supt), Michael Cohen (pres, Achieve), Christopher Edley (dean, UC-Berkeley), Michael Johnston (dir, Mapleton Expeditionary Schl…
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December 3, 2008
Entergy Press Release on Jim Hood’s changing legal tactics
Entergy Mississippi, Inc. is encouraged that the office of the attorney general withdrew its demand for 30 years’ worth of information from the company today, but stated that a lawsuit filed against the utility instead does nothing to change the company’s stance that the proper forum for resolving the issues raised is through the Mississippi…
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December 3, 2008
Sid Salter hammers PSC & Jim Hood over Entergy matter
Pursuing Entergy, Hood exposes PSC’s inability to regulate Regardless of Hood’s motivation for pursuing Entergy on allegations that the utility buys fuel and power from other Entergy subsidiaries at a higher price than it could on the open market and then passes those costs along to customers, his investigation has raised an issue that is…
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December 3, 2008
Jackson City Council approves bond worth $27 million for street and bridges
The Jackson City Council approved a bond worth about $27 million for street renovations and bridge repairs at a meeting today. The bond is the largest infusion of money into the city’s streets program in years. From 1997 until 2008, the city spent $12.3 million on street resurfacing. Thelman Boyd, the public works director, said…
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December 3, 2008
Tuberville likely to return to Auburn, but should he?
Tuberville likely to return to Auburn, but should he? This was the week a year ago that Tommy Tuberville took his infamous duck hunting trip to Arkansas. Today, assuming the reports are accurate, he will be retained for an 11th year. The head coach will be dealing with ducks again — as in unofficially becoming…
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December 2, 2008
Council: City lax on foiling gas theft
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/2/8 The city of Jackson has not done enough to keep its employees from stealing gasoline and misusing city gas cards, members of the City Council said Monday. They pointed to the thousands of gas purchases made each month where workers did not get receipts or paid for gas using memorized gas card…
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December 18, 2025
Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 18, 2025
Treasurer’s office wants to help families save for college
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December 18, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: December 18, 2025
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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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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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 18, 2025
Craving Crave: Tupelo’s dessert haven that keeps us coming back
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Alistair Begg
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December 18, 2025
A great lie about the Christian life
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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Dr. Patrick Miller
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December 16, 2025
The Hidden Gem: Why education freedom is the new economic development
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