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June 3, 2008
Hinds faces budget pinch
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/3/8 With four months still left in the fiscal year, Hinds County already has spent the $2 million it has budgeted for inmate medical expenses. The county took $101,000 from its reserve fund Monday to pay an inmate’s medical claim but cannot pay a separate $800,000 hospital bill. Hinds County has about $206,000…
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June 3, 2008
Health care costs have one way to go: up
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 6/3/8 It seems the central issue in the ongoing debate about whether to fund a $90 million deficit in the Division of Medicaid with a tax per day on hospital patients is whether the levy will drive up the cost of health care. Gov. Haley Barbour, Lt. Gov. Phil…
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June 3, 2008
Veteran lawmakers enjoy greater influence at Miss. Capitol
The Sun Herald, 6/2/8 Political fortunes rise and fall at the Mississippi Capitol, and some veteran lawmakers from both ends of the philosophical spectrum are enjoying expanded power in this new four-year term. Republican Rep. Greg Snowden of Meridian has become a leader among conservatives, while Democratic Rep. Tyrone Ellis of Starkville is exerting influence…
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June 3, 2008
Special Session Good for Some Pocketbooks
Special Session $$$ I fully understand everyone complaining about the cost of the special session. And, I don’t blame anyone. It’s no picnic for us, either. But, I have to tell you, the extra days have allowed me to do something for my wife I have not done for a while–fill her car up with…
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June 3, 2008
Lawmakers: Delay Medicaid debate
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/2/8 Some lawmakers want to delay a Medicaid funding debate until later this summer when a commission appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour finishes studying the way Mississippians are taxed. The Medicaid advisory committee Barbour appointed asked him to include the issue in the tax study. “The governor should wait and call us back…
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June 3, 2008
State won’t reimburse Jackson for Union Station renovations
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/3/8 For the city of Jackson, every monetary silver lining seems to come with a new cloud attached. While still celebrating last week’s announcement that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had accepted Jackson and Hinds County’s appeal for disaster aid to pay for cleanup from the April 4 tornadoes, the Jackson City Council…
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June 3, 2008
House leaders bungle Medicaid challenge
House leaders bungle Medicaid challenge The leadership of the Mississippi House of Representatives has a lot to answer for. Because if its intransigence, the state continues to muddle along without a Medicaid fix. Why is a fix important? Well, because of Mississippi’s high poverty rate, for every dollar Mississippi puts into Medicaid, the federal government…
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June 3, 2008
COTTONMOUTH – Democratic State Party Chair Race: Rumors (for now)
Democratic State Party Chair Race: Rumors (for now) 1. Jamie Franks (Is Definitely Running) He was a state representative representing District 19, which includes parts of Lee, Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties, from 2000 to 2007. In 2007 he ran for Lieutenant Governor against Lt. Governor Phil Bryant taking 41% of the vote in what was…
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June 3, 2008
Governor’s Medicaid plan hangs in limbo
Governor’s Medicaid plan hangs in limbo A hospital tax plan backed by Barbour, a Republican, overwhelmingly cleared the Senate but failed in the Democrat-controlled House. Cigarette and liquor tax hikes are supported by House Democrats, but key committee chairmen have blocked that plan from being considered by the Senate. A Medicaid advisory committee appointed by…
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June 3, 2008
SLABBED – “The future ain’t what it use to be” for Richard “Dickie” Scruggs UPDATED with l
“The future ain’t what it use to be” for Richard “Dickie” Scruggs UPDATED with links to Motions in Limine Any valid points made by either State Farm or Renfroe aside, there’s just no other way to spin the Response and Letter filed today: they want the Court to make Scruggs give them what they’ve asked…
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June 3, 2008
The Couch Slouch: Lakers vs. Celtics: A little slice of Americana
The Couch Slouch: Lakers vs. Celtics: A little slice of Americana THE WRITERS’ STRIKE ended just in time for David Stern: A year after surviving a Spurs-induced somnambulant NBA Finals and the outlaw ref Tim Donaghy, the NBA czar splurged on a DreamWorks-like script to give us a Celtics-Lakers fairy tale. It’s morning again in…
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June 3, 2008
Coaches talk BCS, recruiting, climbing the ladder
Coaches talk BCS, recruiting, climbing the ladder Editor’s note: ESPN.com senior writer Ivan Maisel moderated three college football roundtable discussions during the Coaches’ Tour 2008. The questions in the panel discussion came from Maisel and from the military personnel in attendance. The answers are condensed and edited for clarity. There are fewer answers from Richt…
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 29, 2025
Mississippi recognized as one of five states to reach all pre-K benchmarks, according to NIEER
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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April 29, 2025
Wall Street rises as corporate profits pile higher along with uncertainty about Trump’s trade war
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Daniel Tyson
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April 29, 2025
Taylor sworn in as new Senator for District 18
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 29, 2025
Mississippi’s U-Pick Farms: A trend that’s growing
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 29, 2025
Go first to God
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Parrish Alford
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April 28, 2025
The trouble with being Shedeur
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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Rachel Canter
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April 23, 2025
A new vision for keeping Mississippi first
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