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July 10, 2008
Frank Melton’s indictment, initial roundup
Mississippi Mayor Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Violations Grace Chung Becker of the Justice Department said the three men were charged in a conspiracy to tear down a private home in Jackson and thereby violate the civil rights of the owner and resident of that home. In April 2007, all three men were acquitted of…
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July 10, 2008
CL – Melton, bodyguards indicted for alleged civil rights violations
Melton, bodyguards indicted for alleged civil rights violations A federal grand jury has indicted Jackson Mayor Frank Melton and his two police bodyguards on charges related to damage caused to an alleged drug house on Ridgeway Street on Aug. 26, 2006. The charges allege that Melton and bodyguards Marcus Wright and Michael Recio conspired to…
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July 10, 2008
Jackson Mayor Frank Melton indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Mayor Frank Melton and Jackson Police Officers serving as Melton body guards, Marcus Wright and Michael Recio have been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury
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July 9, 2008
US Senate Approves Immunity for Telecom Cos in Wiretapping
By a vote of 69-28, the Senate approved a bill granting immunity to telecommunications companies that aided in the wiretapping of Americans without warrants.
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July 9, 2008
Pelosi: Tap emergency oil reserve to lower prices
Pelosi: Tap emergency oil reserve to lower prices House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on President Bush to release oil from the government’s emergency reserve to knock down gasoline prices she says “are helping push the economy toward recession.” Pelosi, D-Calif., in a letter to Bush noted that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been used three…
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July 9, 2008
Minor wants out of prison to care for sick wife
Minor wants out of prison to care for sick wife Former attorney Paul Minor is asking a federal court to release him from prison so he can care for his sick wife during appeals of a bribery conviction that he claims was politically motivated. Laura E. Sweeney, a Justice Department spokeswoman, said Wednesday: “With this…
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July 9, 2008
Red/Blue – Jere, what am I going to do with you?
Jere, what am I going to do with you? Nash wrote that back in the day, “the Democratic governor and Democratic legislature usually resolved problems.” Then, “all of a sudden,” Republicans came on the scene and bogged down the works. First of all, that’s just not good history. Examples abound of how governors Bill Allain,…
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July 9, 2008
State’s health officer to fight
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/9/8 The state Department of Health’s lab will have its license revoked for a year for violating federal protocol on lab tests – unless it wins an appeal. State Health Officer Dr. Ed Thompson is vowing to fight. Mississippi’s lab processes more than 600,000 specimens a year, including everything from suspected West Nile…
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July 9, 2008
Medicaid: Budget figures should add pressure
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/9/8 If Gov. Haley Barbour and state lawmakers didn’t already have pressure on them to find compromise for a $90 million shortfall in Medicaid funding, the state’s declining revenue estimate should add yet more. Despite spending thousands of taxpayer dollars for a special session called primarily to make up the Medicaid deficit,…
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July 9, 2008
Miss. Democratic Party to get new leaders
The Sun Herald, 7/8/8 The Mississippi Democratic Party will meet Saturday to elect its new leaders. Former state Rep. Jamie Franks of Mooreville is the only person who has publicly announced as a candidate for the party chairmanship. The current chairman, former U.S. Rep. Wayne Dowdy of Magnolia, said earlier this year that he wouldn’t…
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July 9, 2008
Youth programs: Annual budget is key to plan
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/9/8 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton has been single-minded about the need for summer youth programs, defying the City Council to stop him from diverting funds to youth. Over the July 4 holiday, Melton hosted about 50 boys and girls he had invited over for a barbecue as a reward for their participation…
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July 9, 2008
Inmate’s lawyers: State dismissive of evidence
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/9/8 Attorneys for Mississippi death row inmate Dale Leo Bishop said Tuesday the state has a “dismissive attitude” about concerns that the prisoner’s former lawyer intentionally sabotaged his appeal. The new attorneys have made serious allegations about the legal work of Bob Ryan, the former director of a state agency responsible for representing…
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Frank Corder
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May 6, 2026
Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more
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Daniel Tyson
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May 6, 2026
Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 6, 2026
State agencies team up to promote maternal mental health care
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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May 6, 2026
Canton Flea Market returns for 62nd year
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Alistair Begg
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May 6, 2026
A word to children
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 5, 2026
Where the Wild Things Grow: Inside Maypop Art’s garage studio
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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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Susan Crabtree
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree
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