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November 12, 2008
Revenue estimate forecasts tight year
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 11/12/8 Gov. Haley Barbour and legislative leaders approved a revenue estimate Tuesday that will give them only $39.2 million more to appropriate during the 2009 session than they had during the 2008 session. The 14-member Legislative Budget Committee, which includes Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant and House Speaker Billy McCoy, met…
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November 12, 2008
Obama inauguration hottest ticket in D.C.
The Hattiesburg American, 11/12/8 Enthusiasm for President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing-in Jan. 20 has generated fierce competition for tickets to the event and is expected to draw 1 million people to Washington. According to Carole Florman, spokeswoman for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, each House member will receive about 200 tickets and each senator…
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November 12, 2008
State likely to see two Obama appointees
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 11/12/8 Two high-profile jobs in Mississippi will be open for new appointments when President-elect Barack Obama takes office. That’s because Mississippi’s two current U.S. attorneys are Republican appointees, and Obama likely will put Democrats into those important law enforcement offices in Oxford and Jackson. Jim Greenlee and Dunn Lampton, both…
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November 12, 2008
Governor Haley Barbour announces changes to FY ’09 budget – Ed and Medicaid have no change
Governor Haley Barbour today ordered Fiscal Year 2009 spending cuts totaling $41.9 million, or two percent, for most state agencies due to a shortfall in state tax collections. With revenue falling 2.3 percent below estimates, the Governor said the cuts are mandated by Mississippi Code §27-104-13, which requires the State Fiscal Officer to balance the…
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November 12, 2008
Tupelo to get new aviation facility
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/11/8 In two years, a bigger, better Army Aviation Support Facility will open near the Tupelo Regional Airport, and with it comes greater economic opportunity. The new facility, dubbed AASF No. 2 because it is one of three statewide, will be more than three times larger than the current facility. And the operations…
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November 12, 2008
City could take over JATRAN
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/11/8 The city of Jackson is planning to take over its public bus system for the first time in more than 30 years, the City Council was told Monday. The move comes in the wake of failing contract negotiations with an Ohio-based company that was expected to run JATRAN. City Attorney Sarah O’Reilly-Evans…
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November 12, 2008
State agencies brace for $42M in cuts
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/11/8 Gov. Haley Barbour said today he will announce Wednesday $42 million worth of budget cuts to state agencies. The Republican governor did not specify which agencies will be cut. At Barbour’s request, most departments have told him what the impact of 2 percent cuts would be. But an across-the-board, 2 percent cut…
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November 11, 2008
Council votes down $2-per-hour raise
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/11/8 The Jackson City Council on Monday voted down continuing to give low-paid public works employees a $2-per-hour raise. The raise, proposed by Mayor Frank Melton, would have been paid for with almost $1.3 million in city savings and the entire Department of Public Works’ overtime budget, which is about $218,000. Council members…
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November 11, 2008
Judge orders Draper to start repayments in beef case
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 11/11/8 James A. Draper, a Tennessee man found guilty in the Mississippi Beef Processors scandal, has been ordered to pay $187,725 in restitution to the State Auditor’s Office. In July, he was found guilty of defrauding the state and laundering that amount through his own personal account in 2002 in…
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November 11, 2008
Historic election drew record voters
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/11/8 Last Tuesday’s historic presidential election drew 113,358 more Mississippians to the polls than in 2004, according to unofficial numbers released Monday from the secretary of state. That record-setting total of 1.27 million is expected to increase as election workers continue counting affidavit and absentee ballots. Certified election results are not due to…
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 11, 2008
Melton trial delayed
Melton trial delayed U.S. District Court Judge Dan Jordan this morning agreed to a request by defense attorneys to delay the civil rights violation trial of Jackson Mayor Frank Melton and his former bodyguard until January. Defense attorneys had told the judge they needed more time to review thousands of pages of prosecution material. Jury…
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November 11, 2008
Saban will cash in on dream season
Saban will cash in on dream season Nick Saban doesn’t need any extra motivation to coach the next three games as if Alabama’s spot in the BCS Championship Game depended on them. Saban wouldn’t need extra motivation to pull stomach muscles if he were coaching in the Class 1A playoffs. But he has incentives just…
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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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