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June 13, 2008
Billy McCoy wants meeting on Medicaid
House leader wants meeting on Medicaid Two weeks before lawmakers resume a special session, House Speaker Billy McCoy said today he wants to meet with key leaders to seek a compromise on Medicaid funding. McCoy wants to meet by next Thursday. The session reconvenes at 2 p.m. June 26. A spokesman for Gov. Haley Barbour…
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June 13, 2008
Lawyer in bribe case objects to sentencing report
Lawyer in bribe case objects to sentencing report In court papers filed Wednesday, attorney Sidney Backstrom says a pre-sentence report prepared by probation officials overstates his role in the judicial bribery case that also snared high-profile tort lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. Backstrom says the report incorrectly claims that he recruited, supervised or managed attorney Timothy…
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June 13, 2008
UPDATE:Backstrom’s lawyers object to pre-sentence report
UPDATE:Backstrom’s lawyers object to pre-sentence report Sidney Backstrom, an Oxford attorney ensnared in the judicial bribery scheme that brought down famed lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, is objecting to how strongly federal prosecutors want him punished for his role in it. Filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court, Backstrom’s attorneys’ motion says his punishment should be based…
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June 13, 2008
Latest Scruggs replacement attorneys can stay on cases
Latest Scruggs replacement attorneys can stay on cases A Texas law firm can continue to represent State Farm policyholders who were previously clients of Oxford attorney Dickie Scruggs, U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. ruled today. Senter denied State Farm’s latest motion asking that the Provost Umphrey Law Firm be disqualified from representing policyholders in…
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June 13, 2008
OU’s Gundy has Sooners RBs tearing through defenses- Rating RB coaches
OU’s Gundy has Sooners RBs tearing through defenses- Rating RB coaches Eddie Gran, Auburn: We’ll see how Gran does with Auburn switching to a spread offense but somehow we sense he’ll succeed. In the Tigers’ old hammerin’ ground game, Gran produced all-SEC backs Carnell Williams, Kenny Irons, Rudi Johnson and Ronnie Brown. Fred Jackson, Michigan:…
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June 12, 2008
A ‘So-Called’ Attorney General
A ‘So-Called’ Attorney General Lawsuit legend and admitted felon Dickie Scruggs is headed for the Big House, but his methods are continuing to tarnish his partner in lawsuits, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. Last week, Alabama federal Judge William Acker gave Mr. Hood a well deserved whack for colluding with the trial kingpin to evade…
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June 12, 2008
Red/Blue discussion of Hood/Acker affair
First Andy Taggart opens the discussion with this: I resisted the temptation to write about the extraordinary opinion out of the federal district court in Alabama last week when it was first issued. But even now, after letting it simmer for nearly a week, I am stunned by what Judge William Acker had to say…
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June 12, 2008
U.S.: Get used to $4-plus for gas
U.S.: Get used to $4-plus for gas The Energy Department said Wednesday it expects gasoline prices to peak in August at about $4.15 on average- a dime more than today. That might be encouraging for people who are beginning to think prices will keep climbing forever. But wait: There won’t be much relief. The government…
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June 12, 2008
Controversial road plan to proceed in Port Gibson
Controversial road plan to proceed in Port Gibson A controversial plan to widen Port Gibson’s historic U.S. 61/Church Street will proceed, in spite of a recent meeting between a top transportation official and residents who want to derail the project. “We are planning to go forward,” said Kevin Magee, district engineer for the Mississippi Department…
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June 12, 2008
AU FOOTBALL 2008: Vandy hoping to replace key players
AU FOOTBALL 2008: Vandy hoping to replace key players EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the sixth in a series previewing Auburn’s 2008 football opponents. This week: Vanderbilt (Oct. 4). The series will run weekly. When it comes to Southeastern Conference football, it’s hard not to feel sorry for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Every year is a tough…
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June 12, 2008
More work needed, state ed officials say
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/12/8 Mississippi’s graduation and dropout rates have improved over last year in what the state education leader said is partially the result of more attention being paid to them. “I’ve always been told that what gets measured gets done,” said state Superintendent Hank Bounds. The Mississippi Department of Education announced the rates Wednesday,…
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June 12, 2008
Boeing, Northrop $35 Billion Tanker Fight May End in Court
Bloomberg, 6/12/8 Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp., locked in a three-month dispute over a $35 billion U.S. Air Force refueling-tanker contract, may wind up in court before the fight is done. Northrop and partner European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. won the contract Feb. 29 by beating Boeing, the Air Force’s only supplier of…
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October 13, 2025
FBI seeks tips as investigation into Leland mass shooting continues
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Frank Corder
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October 13, 2025
Coast restoration projects under review ahead of 2026 legislative session
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Daniel Tyson
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October 13, 2025
Senate study committee looks at insurance market, health care delivery in Mississippi
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October 7, 2025
Averitt Express announces $9.6 million expansion in Richland
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October 2, 2025
Smurfit Westrock expanding in Saltillo
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Lynne Jeter
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September 25, 2025
Jabil establishing $70 million facility in Marshall County
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Robert St. John
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October 13, 2025
In the blood
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Matt Friedeman
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October 13, 2025
Cheap and Christian
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Alistair Begg
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October 13, 2025
Weeping, pleading and speaking
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George Malvaney
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October 13, 2025
I threw away my freedom to extremism. Political violence will cost you the same
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Russ Latino
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October 13, 2025
Here’s to Columbus: European settlement of the Americas was a good thing on net
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Jonathan Bain
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October 10, 2025
Don’t Mistake Medicaid Work Requirements for a Green Light on Medicaid Expansion
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