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June 5, 2008
Class action or class extortion? Two lawyers pay the price
Class action or class extortion? Two lawyers pay the price In the novels of John Grisham and the real-life exploits of consumer advocates such as Ralph Nader, the plaintiff’s lawyers are the good guys – populist heroes who battle the avarice of corporate America. But that folkloric image has been battered by two recent cases…
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June 5, 2008
Loophole lets corporations fund political conventions
Loophole lets corporations fund political conventions Five years ago this week, a federal election regulator predicted that corporate sponsorship of political conventions would eventually be as common as it is for football bowl games. “I look forward to the day, by 2008, when Americans can turn on their TVs and watch the Nokia Democratic Convention,…
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June 4, 2008
City leaders plan to vote on revised smoke ordinance
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/4/8 The Jackson City Council is moving forward with plans to vote on an ordinance that would expand the city’s 2003 smoking ordinance to include restaurants but exempt bars. Ward 6 Councilman Marshand Crisler pushed for the exemption for bars, arguing banning smoking entirely would make Jackson a less enticing destination while city…
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June 4, 2008
Scruggs’ sentencing pushed up
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/3/8 Sentencing for prominent lawyer Dickie Scruggs has been changed from July 2 to June 27 at his request. Scruggs faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty March 14 to taking part in an attempt to bribe a Lafayette County judge with $40,000 to rule in his favor. Scruggs’ partner,…
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June 4, 2008
Some hope Obama turns Miss. ‘blue’
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/4/8 Likely Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama may carry Mississippi in the November election despite the state’s history of civil rights strife and voter support of conservative-leaning candidates, some political observers say. Obama supporters agree with their prediction, saying his nomination will prompt a record turnout by African-American voters who make up…
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June 4, 2008
Lawmakers OK bills on jobless benefits, employment agency
The Sun Herald, 6/4/8 The Mississippi House and Senate have approved proposals to increase the state’s jobless benefits and reauthorize its employment agency. The passage of the bills came after two hours of contentious debate as many lawmakers, many from the impoverished Delta region, argued against increasing jobless benefits only for those on the higher…
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June 4, 2008
Taylor vows to clear cash clogs
The Sun Herald, 6/4/8 U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor promised Tuesday to help frustrated Hancock County supervisors work their way through the Washington maze and unstop funding bottlenecks they say are hampering hurricane recovery. Meeting with supervisors in the board room at the county governmental complex, Taylor listened to a litany of problems experienced by the…
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June 4, 2008
Hosemann working on business court system
The Sun Herald, 6/3/8 Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says his office is working on establishing a state business court system to handle disputes between companies, which often get sidelined in county courts in favor of criminal cases. In a meeting with the Sun Herald today, Hosemann said a panel of about 40 members of…
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June 4, 2008
McCain urges joint town halls with Obama
McCain urges joint town halls with Obama John McCain is challenging Barack Obama to join him in 10 town hall meetings with voters between now and the Democratic National Convention in August. “I don’t think we need any big media-run production, no process question from reporters, no spin rooms,” McCain said. “Just two Americans running…
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June 4, 2008
Hundreds of black farmers file claims against USDA
Hundreds of black farmers file claims against USDA More than 800 black farmers filed a new lawsuit against the Agriculture Department just two weeks after Congress reopened a 1999 settlement over past discrimination. The plaintiffs wasted little time in taking advantage of a provision in the recently enacted farm bill that allows fresh claims from…
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June 4, 2008
Superdelegate Won’t Back Obama Or Clinton
Taylor Spokesman: Superdelegate Won’t Back Obama Or Clinton One Mississippi superdelegate is withholding his vote from both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Fourth District Congressman Gene Taylor had long promised to back the candidate who supported his multi-perils insurance bill. But since neither Obama nor Clinton has done so, a spokesman for Taylor said the…
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June 4, 2008
Brandon City Leaders Delay Vote To Ban New Bail Bond Businesses
Fight Against Bail Bonds Businesses May End Up In Court A bail bondsman said he’s planning to sue the city of Brandon for preventing him from opening a shop downtown. George Sandifer said he applied to open a bail bonding business in a vacant building shortly before the Brandon Board of Aldermen voted to stop…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 6, 2025
State funding for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning down from previous year
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
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Daniel Tyson
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June 6, 2025
Legal fight over control of Jackson airport continues
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 6, 2025
Take a Dip this Summer: Your guide to Mississippi’s best water parks
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 6, 2025
Have I betrayed Him?
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Ben Smith
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June 5, 2025
Love God, love family, and shoot ducks
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Russ Latino
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June 6, 2025
Make America Boring Again
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Sid Salter
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June 4, 2025
Bo Robinson, appointed to PSC after jarring corruption scandals, dies at age 90
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Kimberly Ross
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June 3, 2025
The American epidemic of loneliness
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