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September 23, 2008
Hood files suit over Entergy documents
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/23/8 In the latest in a round of legal jabs between his office and Entergy Mississippi, state Attorney General Jim Hood has filed suit asking a Hinds County chancery judge to make the company release documents about how it buys fuel and electricity. Hood contends Entergy Mississippi buys fuel and power from other…
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September 23, 2008
Miss. AG sues Entergy for info on its operations
CNN Money, 9/22/8 Attorney General Jim Hood says he has sued Entergy Mississippi to get information about the company’s fuel purchase operations, fuel price adjustments and fuel cost recovery practices. Hood said Monday the lawsuit was filed in Hinds County Chancery Court. Hood has accused Entergy of buying electricity and fuel at inflated rates from…
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September 23, 2008
Long-term plan aims to reduce need for college tuition increases
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/23/8 State legislators and state College Board members will present a long-term plan in November that’s intended to limit the need for tuition increases at Mississippi’s universities. The plan likely will aim to provide steady funding to help state colleges and universities offset inflation. That goal will be tough to meet as legislators…
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September 23, 2008
Miss. lawmakers divided on bailout plan
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/23/8 Mississippi lawmakers are angered by the nation’s financial crisis and split on what should be done about it as they prepare to debate a $700 billion bailout proposal. Like many Democrats, Rep. Bennie Thompson prefers a Democratic alternative to the Bush administration’s plan to buy up faltering mortgages and related assets. Democrats…
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September 23, 2008
ROLLCALL – Will Schumer Get Democrats to 60 Seats This Cycle?
Will Schumer Get Democrats to 60 Seats This Cycle? Finally, Ronnie Musgrove now trails appointed Sen. Wicker narrowly, and Democrats remain hopeful about the contest. But anyone who has watched Mississippi politics for years ought to expect Republicans to use the 2001 referendum on changing the state’s flag against Musgrove as the campaign closes. As…
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September 23, 2008
Newt speaking on the bailout
h/t Lynn
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September 23, 2008
AG looks at bogus polling in races
Attorney General Jim Hood’s office has begun to investigate dirty political tricks in the state Supreme Court races. Bogus telephone opinion polls – “push polls” – have cropped up in at least three of the judicial races. “We are looking into these sleazy, bogus calls to determine if they violate our criminal and/or civil laws,”…
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September 23, 2008
Poll: Obama struggling to win over Clinton voters
Barack Obama’s support from backers of Hillary Rodham Clinton is stuck smack where it was in June, a poll showed Tuesday, a stunning lack of progress that is weakening him with members of the Democratic Party in the close presidential race. An Associated Press-Yahoo! News poll shows that among adults who backed his rival during…
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September 23, 2008
Red/Blue – $700B bailout
$700 billion worth of patriotism? Last week, Joe Biden told us it was patriotic for us to pay more taxes. Then yesterday, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson implied that it was also patriotic for us to put up $700 billion in bailouts for Wall Street bankers who took bad business risks. But is there anybody on…
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September 23, 2008
Truth about Who Tried To Prevent The Collapse Of Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac
When President Bill Clinton took office, Fannie and Freddie were viewed as “key” to Clinton’s plans to expand home ownership. The Washington Post reports: “The result was a period of unrestrained growth for the companies. … The companies increasingly were seen as the engine of the housing boom.” As Fannie and Freddie grew, conservatives repeatedly…
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September 23, 2008
New York Times 1999: Clinton Administration pressured Fannie Mae to make subprime loans.
“In a move that could help increase home ownership rates among minorities and low-income consumers, the Fannie Mae Corporation is easing the credit requirements on loans that it will purchase from banks and other lenders. The action, which will begin as a pilot program involving 24 banks in 15 markets — including the New York…
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September 23, 2008
Hood files lawsuit against Entergy
Hood files lawsuit against Entergy Hood has accused Entergy of buying electricity and fuel at inflated rates from its sister companies in neighboring states and then overcharging Mississippi customers. Mississippi has a fuel adjustment policy that allows electric utilities to predict the price of the natural gas that they’ll need to make electricity before they…
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Frank Corder
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May 6, 2026
Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more
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Daniel Tyson
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May 6, 2026
Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 6, 2026
State agencies team up to promote maternal mental health care
Business
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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May 6, 2026
Canton Flea Market returns for 62nd year
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Alistair Begg
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May 6, 2026
A word to children
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 5, 2026
Where the Wild Things Grow: Inside Maypop Art’s garage studio
Opinion
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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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Susan Crabtree
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree
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