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September 19, 2008

Miss. gov agrees to move Senate race up on ballot

Republican Gov. Haley Barbour agreed Thursday to move a special election for Trent Lott’s old Senate seat to near the top of the November ballot, ending a dispute that had threatened to delay the start of absentee voting. Barbour’s decision came after the state Supreme Court ruled that putting the election near the bottom of…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 19, 2008

Langston, Balducci received more than 2K per hour as special AGs

It’s not the argument he’s making, but it’s something worth noting to Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering. The best he can figure, the attorneys with whom he is currently in a legal dispute were paid more than $2,000 per hour of work they performed on behalf of the State of Mississippi. It’s only an estimate, though,…