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August 14, 2008
Eaton v. Frisby update . . . Court: Charges rightly tossed
Court: Charges rightly tossed An appeals court has upheld the dismissal of most criminal charges against five former Eaton Aerospace employees accused of stealing trade secrets from the Jackson company for aerospace contracts. “It was a home run,” declared their attorney, Ed Blackmon Jr. of Canton. “This trade-secret case is simply not supported by the…
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August 14, 2008
Judge crushes “recyclers” attempts to avoid new law . . . upholds metal theft law
Judge upholds metal theft law U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate ruled against their request for an injunction. Wingate’s decision came late Wednesday. The law went into effect this week. Wingate had stayed its effective date while he considered the legal challenge. Metal recyclers have protested provisions that require them to tag and hold certain metals,…
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August 14, 2008
2 beef plant figures plead on attempts to influence
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/14/8 Two Georgia businessmen have pleaded guilty in federal court in Oxford of trying to influence a public official over the failed Mississippi beef plant. The beef plant in Oakland cost taxpayers $55 million. Nixon Cawood, president and chief operating officer of Smyrna, Ga.-based The Facility Group, pleaded guilty to providing a $25,000…
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August 14, 2008
Speaker McCoy against fall special session to vote on tobacco tax
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/14/8 House Speaker Billy McCoy on Wednesday resisted the idea of a special legislative session this fall to hike cigarette taxes, and said lawmakers can approve the measure early next year at less expense to taxpayers. But even if the matter is postponed until the next regular session begins in January, a debate…
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August 14, 2008
Analyst: Miss. tax structure needs balance
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/13/8 A policy analyst for a Washington think tank says Mississippi needs to consider a tax credit to help low- and middle-income working families. Jason Levitis with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said in an interview Wednesday that Mississippi lawmakers should consider creating an earned-income tax credit similar to one in…
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August 14, 2008
State should give policyholders a ‘bill of rights’
The Sun Herald, 8/14/8 When Long Beach homeowner Kevin Buckel was denied coverage for Katrina damage to his property, he set out to convince the Legislature to pass a Policyholder Bill of Rights. During the last two legislative sessions, Buckel’s crusade has made progress in the House of Representatives, but not the state Senate. Perhaps…
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August 14, 2008
DJ – Go ahead, give a gift – don’t expect favors
This week’s guilty pleas surrounding the defunct Mississippi Beef Plant likely have left political campaign contributors scratching their heads. When did it become illegal to make a substantial donation to a sitting official because you hoped you’d need a favor down the line? Apparently, it’s been illegal for a while. If you doubt it, check…
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August 14, 2008
Tide coach Nick Saban lands the cover of Forbes Magazine
http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2008/08/tide_coach_nick_saban_lands_a.html For those who’ve never thought SEC football would be connected with one of the nation’s leading business publications, take a look at the cover of the Sept. 1 issue of Forbes Magazine. Alabama coach Nick Saban is there, smiling confidently in Bryant-Denny Stadium with a headline declaring him “Sports’ Most Powerful Coach.” “Nobody plays…
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August 14, 2008
NRSC – Musgrove Bumbling Along
NRSC 8/13/8
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August 14, 2008
Jamie Franks Speech today
Here is the opening statement Jamie Franks, chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party, gave at the start of a news conference here today on Sen. John McCain’s close ties to Big Oil. JAMIE FRANKS: “Good afternoon. “Our economy is failing. Businesses are closing and people are losing jobs. The price of food is rising. And…
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August 13, 2008
Cawood pleads to one count information – UPDATED with plea for 30 months
Nixon Cawood has pleaded to a one count information in the Beef Plant trial. Information Fact Basis Plea Agreement Cawood recalled that Moultrie stated that they had a lot “invested” in (Ronnie) Musgrove.
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August 13, 2008
Tuck GOP test could come against Bryant
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 8/13/8 In Gov. Haley Barbour’s third year in office, then-Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck made a very public break with her fellow Republican when she proposed increasing the cigarette tax and using the additional revenue to decrease the state tax on groceries. Barbour, who had an iron-fist grip over the…
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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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