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July 9, 2008
FH Interview with Joel Gill for MS-03
District 3 Candidates Ready for Drive to November Gill acknowledges the uphill battle he faces in his bid to be the next District 3 Congressman against a better organized and better funded Republican candidate in Harper. But, the Pickens Alderman also remains optimistic that recent events could catapult him to the office. “Following the runoff,…
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July 8, 2008
Think Bush is unpopular? Congress pulls SINGLE digit approval ratings.
Congressional Performance The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high…
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July 8, 2008
MSGOP – Pushback on Ronnie Musgrove’s (D) tax liens from 2003 campaign
Documents show former Governor turned U.S. Senate candidate Ronnie Musgrove was stuck with a hefty fine after refusing to pay his payroll taxes for his employees. During his failed re-election bid in 2003, Musgrove neglected to pay payroll taxes for his campaign employees. In August of 2005, a Notice of Federal Tax Lien was issued…
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July 8, 2008
Was the Musgrove tale just the beginning?
Attorneys challenge Maddox Foundation transfer of $34 million The motion (available at this link) asserts that Costa last year moved $34 million of the trust’s assets from Merrill Lynch to a community bank in Hernando, Miss., without approval. Costa shifted the money while Tennessee courts were attempting to establish who controlled the foundation. An appeals…
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July 8, 2008
Barbour will lose without compromise
The Greenwood Commonwealth, 7/7/8 Gov. Haley Barbour is a gifted politician, but he is running a huge risk by refusing to compromise with Democrats over how to pay for medical care for the state’s low-income residents. The Legislature, in a special session that has now been adjourned until Aug. 4, has been deadlocked over where…
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July 8, 2008
AG office: Execution should not be stopped
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/8/8 When Dale Leo Bishop stood in court eight years ago to be sentenced for his role in the brutal murder of a friend, he asked for the death penalty and thanked the judge when he got it. Now he’s scheduled to die July 23 and wants a higher court to spare his…
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July 8, 2008
Property values up and taxes following
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/8/8 Property values are up across the metro area, and most residents can expect higher tax bills this year. For the first time in seven years, Madison County officials are considering a tax- rate increase. Madison County’s draft tax assessment for 2008 places the county’s assessed value at about $1.283 billion – up…
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July 8, 2008
Odds growing that cigarette taxes will rise
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 7/8/8 Slowly but surely the debate about whether to increase the cigarette tax has evolved. The fight no longer is about whether to raise the cigarette tax, but about what to do with the revenue generated by the increase. Lt. Gov. Phil Byrant wants to use the revenue –…
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July 8, 2008
Farish St.: Alcohol sales a ‘must’ for district
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/8/8 The Mississippi College School of Law’s quietly lobbying against state lawmakers allowing sales of alcohol near its campus is understandable. But alcohol sales are essential for the Farish Street Entertainment District to be a success, so it was imperative that the Legislature approve it and that Gov. Haley Barbour now sign…
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July 8, 2008
Millions coming to Hancock County
The Sun Herald, 7/8/8 Hancock supervisors moved ahead on the purchase of land for a new county complex Monday, the same day they learned that federal officials had agreed to pump millions in long-term recovery funds into the county. It was a double dose of good news in the agonizing recovery of a county that…
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July 8, 2008
Wicker: Dems playing politics with Medicare
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 7/8/8 U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Tupelo said Monday the current Medicare debate is designed to make him and other Republicans look bad before this November’s general election. Wicker spoke Monday at the Mississippi State Stennis Institute of Government/Capitol press corps luncheon in Jackson. Wicker and senior Mississippi Sen. Thad…
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July 8, 2008
Time to find stable funding for Medicaid
Time to find stable funding for Medicaid With so many numbers being thrown around, fingers pointed and political threats being unleashed it has become a mismatch of confusion and ill tempers. To sum it up in a few sentences, the bottom line is that between 20 and 25 percent of our state’s citizens depend on…
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Bonnie Coblentz
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April 10, 2026
Strategic, unified vision transforms Carthage
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 10, 2026
Miss. Dept. of Health outlines upcoming fiscal year budget
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 10, 2026
Mississippi moves up to 48th in national health rankings
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Susan Marquez
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April 10, 2026
C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 10, 2026
Joan Williams: Gifted author and Faulkner’s protégé
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Alistair Begg
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April 10, 2026
Protected by His presence
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Marilyn Tinnin
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April 9, 2026
The Mississippi Gift Company spreads the best of the Magnolia State across the globe
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Roger Wicker
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April 10, 2026
Rebuilding the American arsenal
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Russ Latino
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April 8, 2026
The truth about ACA subsidies after the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
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Sid Salter
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April 8, 2026
A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions
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