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January 20, 2009
Steve Patterson gave $2500 to Bobby DeLaughter’s re-election campaign
Steve Patterson gave $2500 to Bobby DeLaughter’s re-election campaign The Mississippi Secretary of State’s website reveals that the following prominent lawyers donated money to Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Bobby Delaughter in his 2006 re-election campaign: John Arthur Eaves : $1000 Langston & Langston: $400 David Meredith: $250 Steven Patterson: $2,500 Robert Shuler Smith: $500…
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January 20, 2009
Scruggs In Another Judge Case With Insurance Ties
Scruggs In Another Judge Case With Insurance Ties According to the complaint filed with U.S. District Court in Oxford, Miss., the jurist involved is Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Bobby B. DeLaughter in Jackson, Miss. A knowledgeable source said the senator referred to was Mr. Scruggs’ brother-in-law Trent Lott, who has since retired from the…
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January 19, 2009
Health care tops agenda
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/19/9 Every change of administration sets new priorities for Congress, but the Mississippi delegation will face special challenges this year. In the midst of an economic recession, lawmakers will cast votes on legislation that would bring the state hundreds of millions of dollars in new and existing projects, extend health care to the…
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January 19, 2009
Economy threatens car-tag discounts
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/18/9 A slump in automobile sales could lead to higher car-tag prices in Mississippi unless officials quickly find a way to head off the problem, a top lawmaker says. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Alan Nunnelee says the math is complicated, but the motivation for fixing the situation is simple: Mississippians hate expensive license…
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January 19, 2009
Race said to drive statewide elections
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/19/9 Nearly 41 years since the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., African Americans largely remain under-represented at the state level. And many in Mississippi – both black and white – say the state still has far to go on the eve of Barack Obama taking office as the nation’s first…
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January 19, 2009
Obama: Change really is coming here
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/19/9 Not since the late 1980s and early 1990s with the retirements of John Stennis and Jamie Whitten has Mississippi politics been looking at such fundamental change in terms of getting things done on Capitol Hill. With the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday will come not only the toppling of…
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January 19, 2009
Lawmakers planning to explore expanding charter schools
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/19/9 Lawmakers will try to help state agencies struggling with budget cuts and consider expanding charter schools this week – the third week of the 2009 regular legislative session. Proposals that would allow Mississippians to vote early also may come up for debate. It will be a short workweek for some legislators who…
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January 19, 2009
Tobacco tax: Settle on the amount
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/18/9 After years of sharp divisions and gubernatorial vetoes over raising the cigarette tax, the Mississippi Legislature began the 2009 session with general consensus that a tobacco tax hike would be approved. “Not if, but how much,” was the often repeated comment by lawmakers. The “how much” part may be the hard…
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January 19, 2009
Lawmakers face big challenges in 2009 session
The Hattiesburg American, 1/18/9 Every change of administration sets new priorities for Congress, but the Mississippi delegation will face special challenges this year. Lawmakers will cast votes on legislation that would bring the state hundreds of millions of dollars in new projects, extend health care to the uninsured and make major changes in federal tax…
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January 19, 2009
Senators should assert themselves
The Sun Herald Editorial, 1/18/9 Even though the three commissioners who oversee the Mississippi Department of Transportation must win the support of tens of thousands of voters every four years, the executive director they hire needs the support of only two people to keep his job, presumably for life. When first hired by the commissioners,…
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January 19, 2009
Cooper legislation passes full Senate
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/17/9 State incentives that were promised to Cooper Tire have made it through half of the legislative process. The incentives were offered late last year by Mississippi officials to help keep the company’s Tupelo plant open. The $13 million bond package passed the Senate on Friday without a dissenting vote,…
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January 19, 2009
MDOT travels in style on taxpayers
The Hattiesburg American, 1/16/9 Mississippi’s Department of Transportation leaders are among the state’s most well-traveled government officials, with two of the four having traveled overseas, at taxpayer expense, nearly as much as the governor over the past four years, including trips to Budapest, Vienna, Brussels, Puerto Rico and Cancun. They don’t appear to spare expense…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 13, 2026
Suicide rates found to be higher in children, adults with autism
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Frank Corder
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May 13, 2026
Governor Reeves rescinding special session call intended to redistrict state Supreme Court lines
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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May 13, 2026
Producer prices shot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for customers
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Frank Corder
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May 11, 2026
Lockers Manufacturing announces $9.7 million expansion in Batesville
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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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Marilyn Tinnin
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May 13, 2026
Pickenpaugh Pottery: A family business, not a factory
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Alistair Begg
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May 13, 2026
Knowing God
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Chris Burrows, Associated Press
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May 12, 2026
After a court win and first spring practice as Ole Miss’ No. 1 QB, Chambliss is ready to recharge
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Sid Salter
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May 13, 2026
Remembering the legacies of former GOP Gov. Kirk Fordice and First Lady Pat Fordice
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Trey Dellinger
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May 11, 2026
New Mississippi abortion pill law protects women
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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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