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January 14, 2009
Hinds supervisors, judge in face-off
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/14/9 Hinds Youth Court Judge William Skinner is seeking an injunction to stop the Board of Supervisors from taking control of the youth detention center. The county gave the judge control over the facility’s operations almost a year ago when Skinner said he would save money and streamline operations between youth court and…
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January 14, 2009
Holland introduces vaccine waiver bill into state House
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/14/9 Legislation promised last month by Rep. Steve Holland was introduced this week, offering hope to autism advocates that Mississippi will change its law dealing with vaccine waivers. “I am very hopeful, and very grateful,” said Judy Brasher of Holcomb, president of the National Autism Association of Mississippi. Holland, D-Plantersville,…
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January 14, 2009
State of the State: Budget cuts on horizon
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/14/9 Mississippi’s public schools, sheltered from earlier budget reductions, now face cuts of less than 5 percent as they join a second round of budget-trimming forced by a shaky economy. State revenues will fall between $175 million and $310 million below estimates for the current fiscal year, prompting deeper budget cuts, Gov. Haley…
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January 14, 2009
Barbour: Economic times tough, but will get better
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/14/9 Budget woes consumed a large portion of the 45-minute State of the State speech delivered Tuesday evening by Gov. Haley Barbour to a joint session of the Mississippi Legislature. The Republican Barbour, delivering his sixth such speech, sounded a somber tone as he told lawmakers, other state elected officials…
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January 14, 2009
Jackson council drops its saggy-pants ordinance
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/14/9 For now, Jackson residents can wear their pants any way they want to. The City Council voted 4-2 against a plan Tuesday that would have made it unlawful for people to wear pants below the waistline exposing their underwear. The council members who voted against the saggy-pants ban said it likely was…
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January 14, 2009
Disputed Entergy purchase untallied
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/13/9 It could take several months for Entergy Mississippi to determine if ratepayers are owed any money for purchases of fuel from a disputed contract in Louisiana. Entergy officials said the company purchased “a small amount” of energy from the contract through a systemwide energy pool. What’s not clear is whether that fuel…
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January 14, 2009
Delta Democrat Luckett might make 2011 gubernatorial bid
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/14/9 Perhaps the best way to sum up Clarksdale entrepreneur William O. “Bill” Luckett Jr. is to say he’s not your average Mississippi Democrat – not, at least, viewed through the prism of modern day “gotcha” political ads. Luckett confirmed this week that he is “considering making a run for governor in…
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January 14, 2009
Lott included in civil lawsuit
The Sun Herald, 1/14/9 Former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott is an unnamed co-conspirator in a civil lawsuit filed in federal court against his brother-in-law, imprisoned ex-attorney Dickie Scruggs, said Vicki Slater, an attorney for the plaintiff. The suit has been brought by attorney Roberts Wilson. “Anybody who acts to further the conspiracy is a co-conspirator,”…
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January 14, 2009
Look out MS! Pelosi & Co. may beat Legislature and Padnuship crowd on cig tax increase – then what?
Obama’s recession remedy: Tax the poor! Yesterday evening after I filed my syndicated column (printed below) on Obama and the Democrats’ first massive tax increase of 2009, the 285-page text of the proposed S-CHIP expansion went online. It’s H.R. 2 and you can read the PDF in its entirety here — something a significant number…
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January 14, 2009
Security at Jackson City Hall stirs debate
Security at Jackson City Hall stirs debate The Jackson City Council agreed last year to stop paying security guards to work weekends at City Hall. But on Mayor Frank Melton’s orders, the guards have continued to work Saturdays and Sundays. The council called for the change during the 2008 budget hearings. By removing armed security…
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January 14, 2009
GC – Give charter schools a broader test says Mike Chaney
Give charter schools a broader test Mike Chaney, the former chairman of the Senate Education Committee who is now the state’s insurance commissioner, gives a candid and credible evaluation of the current charter school law compared to similar laws in other states. Mississippi’s, he told the Jackson Clarion-Ledger newspaper, is “the sorriest, and I wrote…
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January 14, 2009
Bob Bennett praises Haley Barbour as former RNC Chair
Blackwell’s Ohio problem Dear RNC Member, As the longest serving state chairman on the Republican National Committee, I have personally witnessed many of our successes and our failures. I have seen what works and what doesn’t, and I have recognized those chairmen whose leadership has been effective and who know how to win elections. With…
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Frank Corder
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June 26, 2026
Mississippi House not “scared” of conversations on “sacred” issues, Speaker White tells Neshoba fairgoers
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
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June 26, 2026
Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive policy for asylum seekers
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June 26, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 26, 2026
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Frank Corder
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June 23, 2026
Keytronic announces $8.89 million expansion in Corinth
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2026
Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Susan Marquez
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June 26, 2026
Mississippi to celebrate America’s 250th birthday
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Alistair Begg
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June 26, 2026
Keeping ourselves in God’s love
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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June 25, 2026
NCAA panel approves new eligibility rules giving Division I athletes 5 years to play 5 seasons
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Russ Latino
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June 25, 2026
An American Inheritance: The Longest Surviving Constitution on the Planet
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Sid Salter
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June 24, 2026
Neshoba County Fair continues to evolve, but the core family principle abides
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Russ Latino
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June 23, 2026
An American inheritance that nearly wasn’t
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