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September 18, 2008
Study group looks to equalize tax burden
The Mississippi Press, 9/18/8 Mississippi residents and business owners could see significant tax breaks if the state decides to implement recommendations outlined by a governor-appointed tax study commission, said Jackson County Supervisor Manly Barton, who served on the group. In January, Gov. Haley Barbour created the public-private Tax Study Commission to examine the state’s tax…
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September 18, 2008
Judge won’t bend juror rules in Melton case
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/18/8 A federal judge has denied a motion by prosecutors to question in private some potential jurors in Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s criminal trial. The trial is scheduled for Nov. 12. In the order, U.S. District Court Judge Dan Jordan said, “the Court’s standard practice is to question the (jury pool) in open…
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September 18, 2008
ELECTION OFFICIALS: CLOCK TICKING
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/18/8 Absentee voting for the November election may be delayed if a ballot dispute in a U.S. Senate race isn’t resolved soon, election officials said Wednesday. The Mississippi Supreme Court is considering the legality of a ballot that puts the race between Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican, and former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, a…
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September 18, 2008
EDUCATION:Election turmoil
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 9/18/8 Mississippi’s Supreme Court heard 90 minutes of arguments on Wednesday in an appeal by Gov. Haley Barbour and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann of a circuit court ruling ordering the Nov. 4 special U.S. Senate election placed near the top of ballot. Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green’s…
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September 18, 2008
Miss. insurance commissioner favors AIG rescue
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/18/8 Another day but not just another bailout. This one’s a stunning government takeover. In the most far-reaching intervention into the private sector ever for the Federal Reserve, the government stepped in Tuesday to rescue American International Group Inc. with an $85 billion injection of taxpayer money. Under the deal, the government will…
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September 18, 2008
Childers gets win in House over D.C. guns
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/18/8 Rep. Travis Childers notched his first major legislative win Wednesday when the House approved his amendment to reverse a 32-year ban on gun ownership in the nation’s capital. The amendment was approved on a 266-152 vote. It follows a Supreme Court decision declaring the District of Columbia’s gun ban – imposed in…
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September 18, 2008
Attorney: Ballot call ought defer to governor
A decision will come “in due course” in the dispute over where on the Nov. 4 ballot the special Senate election will go, the state’s chief justice said after oral arguments Wednesday. For almost two hours, the state Supreme Court heard from attorneys involved in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Haley Barbour’s placement of the Ronnie…
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September 18, 2008
Hood opposes alcoholic energy drink
Mississippi has joined 24 other states in opposing announced plans by MillerJackson LLC [sic] to produce a new alcoholic energy drink — Sparks Red — that contains significantly higher alcohol content. In a letter to MillerCoors, Attorney General Jim Hood and officials from the other states say Sparks Red defies increasing evidence from medical and…
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September 18, 2008
Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act
Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that paying more in taxes is the patriotic thing to do for wealthier Americans. The Republican campaign for president calls the tax increases their Democratic opponents propose “painful” instead of patriotic. Under the economic plan proposed by Democratic presidential…
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September 18, 2008
Former Madison Central High Quarterback Pleads Guilty to Distributing Steroids
Former Madison Central High Quarterback Pleads Guilty to Distributing Steroids Madison County District Attorney Michael Guest said Foster distributed the steroids to a confidential police informant in October of 2007 at an Exxon station on Highway 463 in Madison. “What the sheriff and I hope this sends is we’re going to treat everybody equally, whether…
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September 18, 2008
Zach Scruggs fights to stay a lawyer
Zach Scruggs is like a frog in hot water . . . he’s actually cooked, but he’s the only one that doesn’t seem to know it. In August, Judge Mills signed a Show Cause order to show proof why Zach was still admitted to federal court after being disbarred. On September 16, Scruggs responded through…
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September 18, 2008
Prosecutors: Seale a flight risk, should stay put
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/17/8 A reputed Ku Klux Klansman whose conviction was tossed out last week in the abductions of two black teenagers slain in 1964 is a flight risk and should remain in prison while the government considers appealing the ruling, federal prosecutors argued Tuesday. James Ford Seale, 73, was convicted in June 2007 and…
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January 29, 2026
EPA plan would begin rolling back ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks
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Daniel Tyson
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January 29, 2026
State constitutional amendment proposed to require secured bond for bail-restricted crimes
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 29, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: January 29, 2026
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Frank Corder
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January 27, 2026
Nike announces layoffs in Mississippi, Tennessee
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2026
SouthWorth acquires Mississippi-based American Furniture Manufacturing
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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2026
Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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January 29, 2026
Sweet tradition: Inside the Mississippi legacy of Paul’s Pastry
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Alistair Begg
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January 29, 2026
Reaping the harvest
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Richelle Putnam
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January 28, 2026
A Southern storyteller finds her small truths in big adventures
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Sid Salter
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January 28, 2026
Restoring Mississippi’s ballot initiative in 2026: Long road, real stakes, narrow chances
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Hunter Estes
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January 21, 2026
Mississippi Legislators: Be bold this session
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Philip Wegmann
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January 21, 2026
Trump OMB launches full review of federal funds sent to blue states
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