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May 30, 2008
SALTER – Race for Lott’s seat no longer seen as ‘safe for Republicans’
Race for Lott’s seat no longer seen as ‘safe for Republicans’ Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report and longtime columnist for Roll Call magazine, said on May 20 that the race could no longer be considered “safe for Republicans.” Rothenberg’s call came after the release of a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee poll showed…
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May 30, 2008
Medicaid funding remains unresolved in special session
Medicaid funding remains unresolved in special session Legislation that hikes cigarette and liquor taxes to pay for Medicaid failed to clear the Mississippi House Thursday night, although it could come up for debate again as a special session continues. Even if House Bill 17 survives that chamber, it appears doomed in the Senate. Most state…
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May 30, 2008
Miss. House kills effort to increase cigarette tax _ for now
Miss. House kills effort to increase cigarette tax _ for now The Democratic-led Mississippi House fell short Thursday night in an effort to inject cigarette and liquor taxes into a complicated formula to shore up the anemic Medicaid budget. The chamber killed a bill that included a 1 percent sales tax on wine and hard…
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May 30, 2008
State Sen. Chris McDaniel – Nothing special about this session
Nothing special about this session I’m not feeling very special, even though we are technically experiencing what many call a special session. Instead, I prefer the term “extraordinary session,” since the House of Representatives has been extraordinarily and arbitrarily absent from its Constitutional duties. I’m really not sure what to call it, frankly. If not…
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May 30, 2008
FOLO – Scruggs D-Day rescheduled already – now it’s 7/2
Update: Judge Biggers reschedules sentencing for July 2nd Judge Biggers has rescheduled the sentencing for July 2nd. Here’s the Amended Sentencing Order. From the order: “Richard F. Dickie Scruggs at 10:00 a.m., Sidney A. Backstrom at 2:00 p.m., David Zachary Scruggs at 3:00?. FOLO 5/29/8 FOLO 5/29/8
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May 30, 2008
BREAKING – D-Day for Dickie Scruggs et. al. . . . Sentencing on 6/18
Hot off the presses . . . the sentencing order from Judge Neal Biggers. The court sets the sentencings herein for the three above-named defendants on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, as follows: 10:00 a.m. – Richard “Dickie” Scruggs 2:00 p.m. – Sidney A. Backstrom 3:00 p.m. – David Zachary Scruggs
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May 30, 2008
An intimate portrait of Jack Nicklaus
An intimate portrait of Jack Nicklaus WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — For the past few days, Jack Nicklaus has been sick, listing a bit, even telling his oldest son he might need to lean on him. As he pulls his gold Lexus onto the tarmac of Signature Flight Service, he’s still considering canceling this trip.…
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May 29, 2008
Gallo Notes-Is There Toyota Trouble in Tupelo?
Gallo Notes-May 29, 2008 Several weeks ago Toyota announced they were delaying the opening of the Mississippi plant that will build the Highlander SUV. Toyota has also announced a scaled back production of its Tundra pickup truck that has found favor even with longtime and loyal Ford and GM buyers. Mike O’Brien oversees Toyota’s U.S.…
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May 29, 2008
House authorizes bonds to help bring laboratory to Flora
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/29/8 Members of the Mississippi House authorized $88 million in bonds Wednesday to try to lure a multimillion-dollar project to Mississippi. A House bill that hikes unemployment benefits higher than the Senate version also advanced on the fourth day of a special session, but it appears headed for negotiations between the two chambers.…
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May 29, 2008
Miss. high court to hear appeal from convicted murderer
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/28/8 The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal from convicted murderer Herman Avara, who contends he has new evidence that might win him another trial in the death of Mamie Arnold. A Pike County judge rejected Avara’s post-conviction petition in 2006. The state Court of Appeals sided with the trial judge in…
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May 29, 2008
Wicker Up With First Senate Campaign Ad
CBS News, 5/27/8 With over five months to go until the general election, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is already airing an ad touting his work in helping secure funding to help rebuild the Gulf Coast part of the state after Hurricane Katrina. “In Congress, Wicker fought for us after Katrina… In Congress, he achieved bipartisan…
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May 29, 2008
Race for Lott’s seat no longer seen as ‘safe for Republicans’
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/28/8 Two nonpartisan national political observers with solid track records as students of Mississippi politics say that the Mississippi special election to choose a permanent successor to former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott is now a legitimate horse race. Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report and longtime columnist for Roll Call…
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September 26, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: September 26, 2025
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Frank Corder
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September 25, 2025
Ezell leading charge to create first Secretary of the Coast Guard
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Frank Corder
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September 25, 2025
Accountability grades for Mississippi schools dropping
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Lynne Jeter
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September 25, 2025
Jabil establishing $70 million manufacturing 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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Magnolia Tribune
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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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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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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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Frank Corder
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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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