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July 2, 2008
Jackson City Council adopts tougher smoking ban
Council adopts tougher smoking ban Jackson now has a partial smoking ban with lighting up in restaurants out and in bars OK following an intense lobbying effort by the Smoke-Free Coalition. A 2003 ordinance bans smoking in public places but exempts bars and restaurants. The ordinance adopted after noon today banned smoking in restaurants but…
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July 2, 2008
Medicaid cuts not as likely
Medicaid cuts not as likely Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican who oversees Medicaid, had threatened deep cuts beginning July 1. But Medicaid spokesman Francis Rullan said today that officials anticipate state lawmakers will join Barbour’s support of a hospital tax plan as a funding source for the program, “thus rendering any cost-cutting issues moot.” Clarion…
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July 2, 2008
FOLO – Zach Scruggs and the unbound plea
Zach Scruggs and the unbound plea Such a plea agreement means that, if the court is not going to accept the government’s recommendation, the defendant gets an “out”– if the judge is going to punish him more severely than the government recommended, he can withdraw the plea. Pleas with this provision are obviously more binding…
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July 2, 2008
SALTERBLOG – Scruggs: Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate…
Scruggs: Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate… Khayat refused to play safe politics and disown Scruggs or shun him. He treated Scruggs like a human being. For that, he’s catching Hell in some quarters. As a parent of a recent Ole Miss graduate, I’d a lot rather have a chancellor at a Mississippi university…
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July 2, 2008
U.S. Rep. Pickering files for divorce
U.S. Rep. Pickering files for divorce U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Flora, confirmed that he has filed for divorce from his wife, Leisha, citing irreconcilable differences. Clarion Ledger 7/1/8
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July 2, 2008
Scruggs’ son denies awareness of bribe . . . Trailer Lawyers argue
Scruggs’ son denies awareness of bribe A government sentencing report overlooks the fact that Zach Scruggs, a young attorney and father of two, did not plead guilty to participating in the conspiracy to bribe Circuit Court Judge Henry Lackey, his attorneys argue. The government’s pre-sentence report says he “was in the conspiracy from the beginning…
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July 2, 2008
FOLO – Zach Scruggs sentencing memorandum
Zach Scruggs sentencing memorandum Zach’s memorandum notes: “Probation concluded that Zach Scruggs was ‘in the conspiracy from the beginning and was aware of the efforts to corruptly influence Judge Lackey.’” Zach notes that while he was aware of Balducci’s “efforts to personally influence Judge Lackey” he “was not involved in any decisions, efforts, or agreements…
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July 2, 2008
Marshall Ramsey on Scruggs
Marshall Ramsey on Scruggs Clarion Ledger 7/1/8
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July 2, 2008
More than 500 attend Bush luncheon
More than 500 attend Bush luncheon President Bush visited Jackson this afternoon, staying about two hours before leaving in Air Force One for Little Rock, Ark., shortly after 2 p.m. The president was a featured speaker at a campaign fundraiser for Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Tupelo. More than 500 people attended the $1,000-a-ticket…
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July 2, 2008
Statement from Congressman Travis Childers on Congressional Delegation to the Middle East
Statement from Congressman Travis Childers on Congressional Delegation to the Middle East Washington, DC – Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) gave the following statement on Day 3 of his Congressional Delegation trip to the Middle East. The Congressman spent much of his second and third days in official meetings on the Iraqi economy, including scheduled briefings…
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Magnolia Tribune
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July 1, 2008
Fewer than 4,000 FEMA trailers remain in lower three coastal counties
FEMA TRAILER COUNT DOWN DRAMATICALLY Fewer than 4,000 remain in lower three coastal counties (JACKSON, Mississippi) – The total number of occupied travel trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has dropped below 4,000 in Mississippi’s three Coastal counties hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. As of June 27, the trailer inventory stood at…
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July 1, 2008
Zach Scruggs to be sentenced Wednesday
Zach Scruggs to be sentenced Wednesday There was a time when Zach Scruggs seemed to have it all, graduating cum laude in his law class before joining the successful firm started by his father, legendary attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. But on Wednesday, Zach Scruggs will stand before the same federal judge who recently sentenced his…
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Jeremy Pittari
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January 23, 2026
From vehicle registrations to school nurse pay, House Education Committee moves bills forward
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Frank Corder
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January 23, 2026
Bill filed to provide guidance to retailers, cash customers when rounding to the nearest five-cent
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Daniel Tyson
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January 23, 2026
USDA streamlines reporting of foreign-owned farmland
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2026
SouthWorth acquires Mississippi-based American Furniture Manufacturing
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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2026
Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
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Frank Corder
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January 8, 2026
xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven data center
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Matt Friedeman
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January 25, 2026
Repentance
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Susan Marquez
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January 23, 2026
Embrace the cozy practice of hygge
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Alistair Begg
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January 23, 2026
Now is the time
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Hunter Estes
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January 21, 2026
Mississippi Legislators: Be bold this session
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Philip Wegmann
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January 21, 2026
Trump OMB launches full review of federal funds sent to blue states
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Russ Latino
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January 21, 2026
Quit the hysteria, Mississippi already allows students to transfer between public schools
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