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September 10, 2008
Legislature failed to fully fund Medicaid for past four years
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 9/10/8 For the fourth consecutive year, the Mississippi Legislature has authorized a larger, more expensive Medicaid program than lawmakers have appropriated funds to fully finance. Most lawmakers will dive headfirst in front of a television camera to talk about “fully funding” education, but when one mentions “fully funding” public health care, the…
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September 10, 2008
Medicaid: Surprise ‘fix’ only temporary, again
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 9/10/8 Mississippi is unexpectedly off-the-hook from a Medicaid deficit. Gov. Haley Barbour announced Monday that the state had discovered a five-year-old “miscalculation” in federal reimbursements that will fall in the state’s favor to the tune of about $92 million. Surprise. Problem solved. That is a nice checkbook mistake to find in the…
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September 10, 2008
Gustav could cost Mississippi more than $78M
The Sun Herald, 9/9/8 Hurricane Gustav is expected to cost Mississippi state government more than $78 million, a figure that includes damages, debris removal and overtime for state employees. Gov. Haley Barbour has asked President Bush for a disaster declaration, which would help the state recoup some of the money through federal reimbursements. The $78…
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September 10, 2008
Barbour sued over ballot configuration
The Hattiesburg American, 9/10/8 A Democratic county election commissioner is suing Mississippi’s Republican governor for putting the special election for Trent Lott’s U.S. Senate seat near the bottom of the ballot this fall. Trudy Berger, a commissioner in south Mississippi’s Pike County, filed the lawsuit Tuesday, hours after Gov. Haley Barbour set the ballot order.…
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September 10, 2008
Debate rages over tax increase
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/10/8 Federation of Madison County Homeowners Associations board members passed a resolution Tuesday night to request that 3 mills of a 6.33-mill tax increase be rescinded by supervisors because of questions regarding notice given to the public. Supervisors voted Sept. 2 to increase property taxes by 6.33 mills after a public hearing in…
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September 10, 2008
Ronnie Musgrove uses faux ballot issue for campaign finance rallying cry
Friend, They’re at it again. The insiders will stop at nothing to maintain their grip on Washington. This time they are trying to bury a United States Senate election at the bottom of the ballot – despite state law that requires it to be at the top. They can try to bury this race. They…
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September 10, 2008
2002 Sample Ballot shows Special Elections are on the bottom of ballot – Ronnie Musgrove approved
Here is the sample ballot from the Ronnie Musgrove administration clearly showing that Special Elections are placed at the bottom of the official sample ballot from the Secretary of State. Sample Ballot See Page 22 of the PDF
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September 10, 2008
Barbour adheres to blind trust law
Haley Barbour’s blind trust agreement is now a public document on file with the Mississippi Ethics Commission.
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 10, 2008
Jason Bosley’s offensive line switch boosts Auburn offensive attack
Jason Bosley’s offensive line switch boosts Auburn offensive attack AUBURN — Jason Bosley was a standout guard at Grissom High School in Huntsville. He’s been a reliable center since he arrived at Auburn. As far as Bosley can remember, his last snap at tackle was in ninth grade, more than eight years ago. So last…
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September 10, 2008
FOLO – They’re taking us for chumps: There have been no national special elections
There’s a hoodwink going on here, it appears. Both Hoseman and Barbour have made a large deal that in the past, special elections where put at the back of the ballot and so that’s why the mandatory statutory language for putting national elections first on the ballot doesn’t control. But it seems certain to me…
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 10, 2008
Alaska trooper not contacted by investigator
The Alaska state trooper at the heart of a legislative investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power says he has not been contacted by the man overseeing the inquiry. But nearly six months into the investigation, Wooten told The Associated Press on Tuesday that neither the Legislature’s investigator nor Palin’s attorney have contacted…
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September 10, 2008
Obama: McCain can’t put lipstick on a pig
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told an audience Tuesday that GOP presidential nominee John McCain says he’ll change Washington, but he’s just like President Bush. “You can put lipstick on a pig,” he said to an outbreak of laughter, shouts and raucous applause from his audience, clearly drawing a connection to Palin’s joke. “It’s still…
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 9, 2026
Governor Reeves cuts three line items out of opioid settlement funding
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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April 9, 2026
Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Frank Corder
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March 26, 2026
DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion
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Frank Corder
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March 25, 2026
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 9, 2026
The Mississippi Gift Company spreads the best of the Magnolia State across the globe
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Alistair Begg
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April 9, 2026
Justice is satisfied
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Will Graves, Associated Press
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April 8, 2026
Pirates sign teenage shortstop Konnor Griffin to a 9-year deal worth at least $140 million
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Russ Latino
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April 8, 2026
The truth about ACA subsidies after the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
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Sid Salter
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April 8, 2026
A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions
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Russ Latino
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April 3, 2026
Lawmakers owe Reeves a ‘thank you’ for stopping Medicaid expansion
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