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June 6, 2008
SH – Judge fines Scruggs, Rigsby sisters; Hood called ‘co-conspirator’
Judge fines Scruggs, Rigsby sisters; Hood called ‘co-conspirator’ A federal judge in Alabama has lowered the boom on Dickie Scruggs and two former insurance adjusters, ordering them to pay a $65,000 fine for civil contempt and describing their behavior in most unflattering terms. Judge William M. Acker Jr. also said Thursday that Attorney General Jim…
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June 6, 2008
Farish St. revamp hits new roadblock
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/6/8 The $12 million revitalization of the historic Farish Street entertainment district has hit another in a seemingly endless series of snags. Cato Walker, vice president of Memphis-based Performa Entertainment Real Estate, which has been working to redevelop the district since 2001, said the company recently learned that three of the four tenants…
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June 6, 2008
Delta nonprofit coalition frustrated with McCain over funding
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/6/8 A nonprofit coalition in Mississippi that lobbies for economic development is at odds with presumptive presidential nominee Sen. John McCain over money. The Mississippi Delta Grassroots Caucus, which backs initiatives of the Delta Regional Authority, has tried for months to pin McCain down on whether he’d support increased funding for the authority,…
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June 6, 2008
Taylor: No wind, no support
The Sun Herald, 6/6/8 Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, a reluctant superdelegate, told the Sun Herald that he would not support either of the two Democratic presidential hopefuls – Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton – or Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., because of the failure of the three senators to vote on an amendment…
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June 6, 2008
From $15 Per Diem in Albany to N.B.A. Riches – Great piece
From $15 Per Diem in Albany to N.B.A. Riches – Great piece Coach Phil Jackson once had to complain that his road per diem wasn’t enough for a decent meal. He once had to lobby for a raise to $30,000 after winning his first championship on the bench. “I will never put a team in…
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June 6, 2008
Reining In the Kings of Tort
Reining In the Kings of Tort What destroyed Weiss and Scruggs was a system in which the money just got too big. The two had helped spawn an industry of class-action mega-cases that was so lucrative, the plaintiffs couldn’t bear the idea of losing. So the “good guys” began to cut corners. Weiss and Scruggs…
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June 6, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Judge Acker hammers Scruggs, Rigsby sisters for contempt
Judge Acker hammers Scruggs, Rigsby sisters for contempt Wow. Judge Acker found Scruggs and the Rigsby sisters jointly and severally liable for civil contempt and a fine of $65,000 in the Renfroe v. Rigsby case, relating to failure to promptly return the stolen State Farm claims files to Renfroe’s counsel. Here’s the order, and here’s…
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June 6, 2008
Alabama judge cites Rigsbys, Scruggs with contempt, orders them to pay $65,000
Alabama judge cites Rigsbys, Scruggs with contempt, orders them to pay $65,000 A federal judge in Alabama cited Dickie Scruggs and two former insurance adjusters for civil contempt, ordering them to pay $65,000 to attorneys for E.A. Renfroe, the Alabama company that employed the adjusters. The Rigsbys say they turned over all their records to…
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June 6, 2008
Session: Staying without agreement wasteful
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/5/8 Mississippi legislative leaders were right to recess the current special session. Continuing the current standoff over how to fund the state Medicaid program would only amount to wasting taxpayers’ money. House Speaker Billy McCoy and Gov. Haley Barbour on Wednesday agreed that there was an impasse and there was a need…
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June 6, 2008
After days at loggerheads, Medicaid debate postponed
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/5/8 The impasse over Medicaid funding that brought a halt Wednesday to a special legislative session is likely to still be there when lawmakers reconvene in three weeks. House Democrats are still pressing for a cigarette tax hike. Gov. Haley Barbour and the Republican-led Senate remain just as firm on a hospital tax,…
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June 6, 2008
House blasts FEMA, HUD
The Sun Herald, 6/5/8 At a congressional hearing of two House subcommittees Wednesday, officials from FEMA and HUD failed to satisfy congressional critics about their efforts to find housing for 22,000 Katrina victims still living in trailers nearly three years after the storm. House Financial Services Committee Chair Barney Frank, D-Mass., who attended the hearing,…
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June 6, 2008
Another gun on airplane irks rep
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/5/8 Another breach of security at Jackson-Evers International Airport involving a firearm being brought aboard a plane has House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson demanding answers. In a letter sent this week, Thompson gave U.S. Transportation Security Administration Director Kip Hawley until Monday to explain how a Mississippi Department of Public Safety…
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September 26, 2025
House committee hears arguments for, against more school choice in Mississippi
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Daniel Tyson
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September 26, 2025
Lawmakers express concerns over lengthy Arkabutla Dam modification project
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September 26, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: September 26, 2025
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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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Lynne Jeter
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September 23, 2025
Tandon to speak on trailblazing regenerative medicine at Southern Miss University Forum
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September 17, 2025
Ridgeland-based HORNE to join BDO USA
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Ben Smith
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September 26, 2025
America has a people problem
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Alistair Begg
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September 26, 2025
A joyful heart
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September 25, 2025
SEC coaches mostly on board with new scheduling that ends some long-time annual matchups
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Connie Dolan
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September 26, 2025
In Mississippi, safety and growth go hand in hand
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Kimberly Ross
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September 25, 2025
It’s okay to trust some science
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Starla Brown
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September 24, 2025
Break down the barriers: How zoning reform can reignite the American Dream
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