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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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July 8, 2008
Hewes: Tax would hurt only a few hospitals
Hewes: Tax would hurt only a few hospitals Senate President Pro Tempore Billy Hewes said Monday lawmakers should have solved Medicaid funding shortfalls long ago by passing the hospital tax, which has been touted by Republican Gov. Haley Barbour but staunchly opposed by House Democrats. Hewes, R-Gulfport, met with the Sun Herald on Monday and…
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July 8, 2008
Judge Lackey Honored By Mississippi Bar
Judge Lackey Honored By Mississippi Bar Circuit Court Judge Henry Lackey, of Calhoun City, describes himself as a “country bumpkin” who loves the law. “The law’s been good to me,” Lackey said Monday. “I’ve made a decent living, been able to help a lot of people and a lot of people have helped me.” On…
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July 8, 2008
SH – State Farm wants Scruggs
State Farm wants Scruggs State Farm attorneys plan to grill lawyer Dickie Scruggs before he heads to prison. The insurance company has subpoenaed Scruggs and his son, attorney Zach Scruggs, for pretrial testimony July 21 in the Katrina insurance lawsuit McIntosh vs. State Farm. The McIntosh case features dueling damage reports taken from State Farm…
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July 8, 2008
Pet owners prefer McCain over Obama
Pet owners prefer McCain over Obama From George Washington’s foxhound “Drunkard” to George W. Bush’s terriers “Barney” and “Miss Beazley,” pets are a longtime presidential tradition for which the presumed Republican nominee seems well prepared, with more than a dozen. The apparent Democratic nominee Barack Obama, on the other hand, doesn’t have a pet at…
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July 8, 2008
Ronnie Musgrove’s Client . . . Margaret Energy . . . As in Margaret Maddox
In a Ana Radalat article today about Ronnie Musgrove’s (D) financial disclosures, one of the entities he represented was listed as “Margaret Energy”. A Google search turned up bupkus. But as it turns out “Margaret” is Margaret Maddox of the Maddox foundation. From the Memory Division of YallPolitics, Ronnie Musgrove represented the Maddox Foundation and…
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May 5, 2026
Wall Street rallies to records after oil prices ease and corporate profits keep topping expectations
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Frank Corder
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May 5, 2026
Thompson says SCOTUS Callais ruling “equivalent to a second Civil War”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 5, 2026
Debate lingers over what, how to pay Jackson’s new police chief
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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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Meredith Biesinger
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May 5, 2026
Where the Wild Things Grow: Inside Maypop Art’s garage studio
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Alistair Begg
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May 5, 2026
Who do you say that I am?
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Robert St. John
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May 4, 2026
Table 19
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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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Russ Latino
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April 29, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi
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