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January 8, 2009
Mayor Melton: Who is running the city?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/8/9 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s serious ongoing legal problems and, now, his serious health problems have raised a serious question – Who is running the city of Jackson? That question is raised, not as a matter of political disagreement or as a criticism of Melton’s performance, although there are performance issues. Practically,…
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January 8, 2009
State lawmakers offer up pair of autism-related bills
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/8/9 Parents of children with autism and autism-like symptoms are hopeful for the passage of two bills, one dealing with vaccination exemptions, introduced in the Legislature on Tuesday. “I am thrilled, but I want to see results,” said Nicole Boyd of Oxford, the mother of a 4-year-old with autism, a…
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January 8, 2009
U.S. wants jailtime stalled for Langston
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/8/9 U.S. Attorney Jim Greenlee has asked to delay former Booneville attorney Joey Langston’s imprisonment because he is a crucial witness in an ongoing government investigation, U.S. District Court records show. Filed Wednesday, the motion to delay reporting states, “It would be most helpful to have him available for personal…
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January 8, 2009
Feeling of betrayal triggered move
Feeling of betrayal triggered move When they met yesterday morning, much of the anger was gone, having spilled out over the last three days. Gene DeFilippo and Jeff Jagodzinski had a meeting that lasted 25 minutes. It was not a confrontation between the Boston College athletic director and the football coach he would fire later…
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January 8, 2009
Sens Michael Watson and David Blount lead Senate drug policy committee
Watson named to Senate drug policy committee Watson, R-Pascagoula, said that he’s honored to be working with a diverse group of senators on a situation affecting communities statewide. “It’s important to face this difficult, growing problem, but even more important to face it as a state,” Watson said. Bryant appointed Sen. Sid Albritton, R-Picayune, to…
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January 8, 2009
2009 Legislative Social Calendar
Here is the 2009 Mississippi Legislative Social Calendar. Link here. Major thanks to Kingfish for digging this up.
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January 8, 2009
New delay for Hinds penal farm: Bunk beds become latest snag
New delay for Hinds penal farm: Bunk beds become latest snag Hinds County will spend an additional $136,000 on the beds for the nearly $9 million facility being built next to the existing penal farm off Mississippi 18 in Raymond. The 32,000-square-foot building was supposed to open this month. “This is absurd,” District 4 Supervisor…
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January 8, 2009
Politicians would welcome good luck
Politicians would welcome good luck Courtesy of the Gulf Coast delegation, the traditional Mardi Gras pastries are said to bring good luck to the finder of the plastic baby inside. If there’s ever a time when lawmakers need to find those babies, it could be now. It’s the economy, of course, as a national financial…
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January 8, 2009
Friends Worry Ed Peters’ Legacy May Now Be Tainted
Friends Worry Peters’ Legacy May Now Be Tainted “I’m surprised at the charges they say they’ve got against him. I had no idea,” Medgar Evers’ brother Charles Evers said on Wednesday. “We all make deals — it’s nothing unusual. A man says, ‘You do this for me and I’ll do this for you.’ That’s just…
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January 8, 2009
REDBLUE – Nash – have sessions every OTHER year
The Legislature After reading yesterday’s well written editorial in the Clarion-Ledger, I have about come to the conclusion that the state should return to having regular legislative sessions every two years. The list of legislative issues the Clarion-Ledger cites is the same list we have year in and year out. Legislators simply refuse to do…
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January 8, 2009
SNOWDEN – Shell Game
Shell Game Unfortunately, the economy has performed dismally through the first half of FY 2009. After six months (through December, 2008), Mississippi’s general fund shortfall already is almost $77 million lower than the revenue estimate upon which the FY 2009 budget was based. Consequently, and as required of him by law, Governor Barbour in October…
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January 8, 2009
College Football’s Assistant Coaches Seeing Sweeter Futures
College Football’s Assistant Coaches Seeing Sweeter Futures The road to the top is getting a whole lot sweeter for college football’s assistant coaches. Two things have happened recently that led to skyrocketing salaries. The first factor was the coach-in-waiting idea. Hoping to establish some sort of continuity, teams with aging coaches have named assistants as…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 16, 2026
Credit union CEO, state employee sued for allegedly embezzling over $90 million
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David Fischer, Associated Press
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June 16, 2026
Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
Chaney to seek sixth term as Mississippi Insurance Commissioner
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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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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 16, 2026
The Next Chapter: How Dixon Books & Loft brought new life to a Natchez landmark
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Alistair Begg
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June 16, 2026
The conquering lion
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Robert St. John
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June 15, 2026
The unlived life
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
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Andy Gipson
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June 10, 2026
Working with the Trump administration to eliminate welfare fraud
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