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September 18, 2008
Miss. insurance commissioner favors AIG rescue
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/18/8 Another day but not just another bailout. This one’s a stunning government takeover. In the most far-reaching intervention into the private sector ever for the Federal Reserve, the government stepped in Tuesday to rescue American International Group Inc. with an $85 billion injection of taxpayer money. Under the deal, the government will…
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September 18, 2008
Childers gets win in House over D.C. guns
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/18/8 Rep. Travis Childers notched his first major legislative win Wednesday when the House approved his amendment to reverse a 32-year ban on gun ownership in the nation’s capital. The amendment was approved on a 266-152 vote. It follows a Supreme Court decision declaring the District of Columbia’s gun ban – imposed in…
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September 18, 2008
Attorney: Ballot call ought defer to governor
A decision will come “in due course” in the dispute over where on the Nov. 4 ballot the special Senate election will go, the state’s chief justice said after oral arguments Wednesday. For almost two hours, the state Supreme Court heard from attorneys involved in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Haley Barbour’s placement of the Ronnie…
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September 18, 2008
Hood opposes alcoholic energy drink
Mississippi has joined 24 other states in opposing announced plans by MillerJackson LLC [sic] to produce a new alcoholic energy drink — Sparks Red — that contains significantly higher alcohol content. In a letter to MillerCoors, Attorney General Jim Hood and officials from the other states say Sparks Red defies increasing evidence from medical and…
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September 18, 2008
Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act
Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that paying more in taxes is the patriotic thing to do for wealthier Americans. The Republican campaign for president calls the tax increases their Democratic opponents propose “painful” instead of patriotic. Under the economic plan proposed by Democratic presidential…
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September 18, 2008
Former Madison Central High Quarterback Pleads Guilty to Distributing Steroids
Former Madison Central High Quarterback Pleads Guilty to Distributing Steroids Madison County District Attorney Michael Guest said Foster distributed the steroids to a confidential police informant in October of 2007 at an Exxon station on Highway 463 in Madison. “What the sheriff and I hope this sends is we’re going to treat everybody equally, whether…
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September 18, 2008
Zach Scruggs fights to stay a lawyer
Zach Scruggs is like a frog in hot water . . . he’s actually cooked, but he’s the only one that doesn’t seem to know it. In August, Judge Mills signed a Show Cause order to show proof why Zach was still admitted to federal court after being disbarred. On September 16, Scruggs responded through…
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September 18, 2008
Prosecutors: Seale a flight risk, should stay put
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/17/8 A reputed Ku Klux Klansman whose conviction was tossed out last week in the abductions of two black teenagers slain in 1964 is a flight risk and should remain in prison while the government considers appealing the ruling, federal prosecutors argued Tuesday. James Ford Seale, 73, was convicted in June 2007 and…
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September 18, 2008
Judge denies request by Melton prosecutors
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/17/8 A federal judge has denied a motion by prosecutors to question in private some potential jurors in Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s upcoming criminal trial. In the order, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Jordan said, “the Court’s standard practice is to question the (jury pool) in open court, but to question potential jurors…
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September 18, 2008
Energy compromise
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 9/17/8 The U.S. House of Representatives passed an energy bill late Tuesday that would allow offshore drilling and provides for intensified development of alternative energy sources, a generally positive step, but it’s not the complete answer. We hope it becomes part of the basis for a House-Senate-conference committee that…
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September 18, 2008
State moves to dissolve Hazlehurst school district
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/17/8 The state Department of Education soon will take steps to dissolve the Hazlehurst school district in an effort to resolve academic and financial concerns there. State Superintendent Hank Bounds announced those plans today, while visiting the district. Students will continue to attend the same schools. The state will do away with the…
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September 18, 2008
Officials challenge Senate race ballot
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/17/8 Several Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday demanded the Justice Department get involved in a dispute over where a Mississippi Senate race appears on the November ballot. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said the ballot would confuse and consequently disenfranchise black voters. “Attempts to disenfranchise any of our nation’s…
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September 4, 2026
EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 4, 2026
MDA, HUD update covenants for recipients of Hurricane Katrina Homeowner Assistance Program
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 4, 2026
Mississippi receives approval for WorkFlex waiver, removing barriers to meet employer needs
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Frank Corder
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September 3, 2026
Mississippi middle of the pack in State Tax Competitiveness Index
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Frank Corder
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September 2, 2026
Gulf Ship investing $44 million to expand Gulfport shipyard
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Frank Corder
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August 28, 2026
Ocean Aero creating 45 jobs with $4 million expansion in Gulfport
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Marisa Atkinson
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September 4, 2026
College football’s ‘Wild West’ era raises questions for its future
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Susan Marquez
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September 4, 2026
Mississippi Culture Bearer: Linda Ross-Aldy, a champion of Oakland
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Alistair Begg
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September 4, 2026
Get up and get on
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Mike Chaney
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September 3, 2026
Mississippians deserve more affordable health insurance options
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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September 2, 2026
For over 40 years, Mississippi workers have exceeded expectations at Raytheon
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Ashby Foote
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September 1, 2026
Energy Wars: Attack of the drones
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