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August 14, 2008
Eaton v. Frisby update . . . Court: Charges rightly tossed
Court: Charges rightly tossed An appeals court has upheld the dismissal of most criminal charges against five former Eaton Aerospace employees accused of stealing trade secrets from the Jackson company for aerospace contracts. “It was a home run,” declared their attorney, Ed Blackmon Jr. of Canton. “This trade-secret case is simply not supported by the…
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August 14, 2008
Judge crushes “recyclers” attempts to avoid new law . . . upholds metal theft law
Judge upholds metal theft law U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate ruled against their request for an injunction. Wingate’s decision came late Wednesday. The law went into effect this week. Wingate had stayed its effective date while he considered the legal challenge. Metal recyclers have protested provisions that require them to tag and hold certain metals,…
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August 14, 2008
2 beef plant figures plead on attempts to influence
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/14/8 Two Georgia businessmen have pleaded guilty in federal court in Oxford of trying to influence a public official over the failed Mississippi beef plant. The beef plant in Oakland cost taxpayers $55 million. Nixon Cawood, president and chief operating officer of Smyrna, Ga.-based The Facility Group, pleaded guilty to providing a $25,000…
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August 14, 2008
Speaker McCoy against fall special session to vote on tobacco tax
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/14/8 House Speaker Billy McCoy on Wednesday resisted the idea of a special legislative session this fall to hike cigarette taxes, and said lawmakers can approve the measure early next year at less expense to taxpayers. But even if the matter is postponed until the next regular session begins in January, a debate…
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August 14, 2008
Analyst: Miss. tax structure needs balance
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/13/8 A policy analyst for a Washington think tank says Mississippi needs to consider a tax credit to help low- and middle-income working families. Jason Levitis with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said in an interview Wednesday that Mississippi lawmakers should consider creating an earned-income tax credit similar to one in…
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August 14, 2008
State should give policyholders a ‘bill of rights’
The Sun Herald, 8/14/8 When Long Beach homeowner Kevin Buckel was denied coverage for Katrina damage to his property, he set out to convince the Legislature to pass a Policyholder Bill of Rights. During the last two legislative sessions, Buckel’s crusade has made progress in the House of Representatives, but not the state Senate. Perhaps…
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August 14, 2008
DJ – Go ahead, give a gift – don’t expect favors
This week’s guilty pleas surrounding the defunct Mississippi Beef Plant likely have left political campaign contributors scratching their heads. When did it become illegal to make a substantial donation to a sitting official because you hoped you’d need a favor down the line? Apparently, it’s been illegal for a while. If you doubt it, check…
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August 14, 2008
Tide coach Nick Saban lands the cover of Forbes Magazine
http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2008/08/tide_coach_nick_saban_lands_a.html For those who’ve never thought SEC football would be connected with one of the nation’s leading business publications, take a look at the cover of the Sept. 1 issue of Forbes Magazine. Alabama coach Nick Saban is there, smiling confidently in Bryant-Denny Stadium with a headline declaring him “Sports’ Most Powerful Coach.” “Nobody plays…
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August 14, 2008
NRSC – Musgrove Bumbling Along
NRSC 8/13/8
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August 14, 2008
Jamie Franks Speech today
Here is the opening statement Jamie Franks, chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party, gave at the start of a news conference here today on Sen. John McCain’s close ties to Big Oil. JAMIE FRANKS: “Good afternoon. “Our economy is failing. Businesses are closing and people are losing jobs. The price of food is rising. And…
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August 13, 2008
Cawood pleads to one count information – UPDATED with plea for 30 months
Nixon Cawood has pleaded to a one count information in the Beef Plant trial. Information Fact Basis Plea Agreement Cawood recalled that Moultrie stated that they had a lot “invested” in (Ronnie) Musgrove.
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August 13, 2008
Tuck GOP test could come against Bryant
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 8/13/8 In Gov. Haley Barbour’s third year in office, then-Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck made a very public break with her fellow Republican when she proposed increasing the cigarette tax and using the additional revenue to decrease the state tax on groceries. Barbour, who had an iron-fist grip over the…
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June 17, 2025
Governor Reeves says it’s “business as usual” despite talk of changes at FEMA
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June 17, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: June 17, 2025
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June 17, 2025
Israel’s strikes against Tehran broaden as Trump issues ominous warning
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Lynne Jeter
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 17, 2025
Does it represent your sin?
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Parrish Alford
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June 16, 2025
Does House settlement mean stability or more change for college athletics?
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Robert St. John
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June 16, 2025
A long thank you note
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Kimberly Ross
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June 17, 2025
Perceived hypocrisy does not an excuse make for violent mob-driven riots
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David Rives
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June 16, 2025
The designer of fatherhood: How God’s character shapes earthly Dads
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Russ Latino
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June 15, 2025
A house divided against itself cannot stand
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