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July 18, 2008
City’s Road Rut
City’s Road Rut Jackson needs to spend nearly $70 million to bring city streets up to standards, but will be able to do only $1.5 million worth of paving in the program that kicked off this week. This year’s project will involve the repaving of more than 8 1/2 miles, including parts of Fortification Street,…
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July 18, 2008
Childers voted against House drilling plan before he voted for it
Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) voted today in support of legislation to speed oil development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), but announced that Congress needs to go further to open up lands for oil drilling in the face of the country’s current energy crisis. “Today’s legislation is a small step in the right direction,” said…
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July 18, 2008
Reps Bennie Thompson (D) and Chip Pickering (R) win 2nd Lewis-Houghton Leadership Award
2nd Lewis-Houghton Leadership Award The 2nd Lewis-Houghton Leadership Award will be given to Congressmen Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Chip Pickering (R-Miss.). Robert G. Liberatore will also receive the award, as will Institute co-founder Anne Bartley. Congressmen Thompson and Pickering have exhibited extraordinarily compassionate and courageous leadership in bridging political and personal divides in order to…
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July 18, 2008
LAWANDMORE – Apology [if determined to be sincere] & American Justice
Apology [if determined to be sincere] & American Justice Unlike Dickie Scruggs, former member of the Scruggs law firm Sidney Backstrom apologized at the sentencing hearing for attempted bribery of a judge. And unlike Scruggs, Backstrom got his choice of prisons. Incidentally, Scruggs’ son Zach also seems to have been penalized with a prison sentence…
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July 18, 2008
MS-03 – Gill to hold fundraiser on Saturday in Pickens featuring Rep. Bennie Thompson
Gill to hold fundraiser A fundraiser rally for Joel Gill, who is running as a Democrat for the 3rd District congressional seat, is Saturday, July 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Al & Roses in Pickens. The cost is $20 for a catfish dinner. The event begins with entertainment and speakers from 9…
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July 18, 2008
Many of the world’s best humbled by Royal Birkdale, Mother Nature
Many of the world’s best humbled by Royal Birkdale, Mother Nature SOUTHPORT, England — Ever play golf in a car wash? Wish you could hit 4-irons in a wind tunnel? Enjoy watching your fingers turn Dodger blue? Well, we’d love to have you here at the cold and flu season known as the 137th British…
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July 17, 2008
MSGOP welcomes Howard Dean to MS
The Mississippi Republican Party joins Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Jamie Franks and U.S. Senate candidate Ronnie Musgrove in welcoming their leader, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean to Jackson on Friday. “I’m thrilled that Howard Dean is coming to Mississippi. We wish he would come more often,” Mississippi Republican Party Chairman-Elect Brad White said. “As…
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July 17, 2008
Wicker to host town hall meeting
The Hattiesburg American, 7/17/8 Republican Sen. Roger Wicker will host a town hall meeting from noon-1:15 p.m. Monday at the University of Southern Mississippi. Wicker, a former Mississippi congressman who was appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour to serve out the unexpired term of former Sen. Trent Lott , will face former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove in…
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July 17, 2008
Our Opinion: Time for someone to blink on Medicaid
The Mississippi Press Editorial, 7/17/8 The unresolved $90 million Medicaid question for the continued special legislative session next month deserves a resolution. Gov. Haley Barbour has announced $375 million in cuts to the Medicaid program effective Aug. 6. Legislators return to session Aug. 4. Clearly there is some brinkmanship involved here. Those toe-to-toe negotiations on…
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July 17, 2008
1st District candidate putting off fundraising
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/17/8 Republican Greg Davis, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Travis Childers in November’s election in the 1st District, has taken a break from fundraising. The latest filings with the Federal Election Commission show Davis, the mayor of Southaven, has raised only $6,644 since he was defeated by Childers in a special election in…
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July 17, 2008
Changes of heart by Wicker, Cochran help shield doctors from slashed Medicare pay
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/17/8 They voted against it before they voted for it. Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran voted Tuesday to override President Bush’s veto of a Medicare bill they once strongly opposed. The bill keeps a 10.6 percent pay cut to doctors who treat Medicare patients from going into effect. Cochran and Wicker had…
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July 17, 2008
National Dem tour to make Miss. stop
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/17/8 Democrats are pushing harder for Mississippians to head to the polls in November, organizing voter-registration drives and more visits by Sen. Barack Obama to further his presidential bid. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean brings a national bus tour to Jackson on Friday. Johnnie Patton, who co-chairs Obama’s campaign in Mississippi, said…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 18, 2026
Budget for Mississippi universities increases 14%, now up to nearly $6.7 billion
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Frank Corder
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June 18, 2026
Mobile camera units using AI coming to Mississippi roadways
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Frank Corder
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June 18, 2026
Wicker questions Iran deal, opposes U.S. lifting any sanctions
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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2026
Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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June 16, 2026
U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
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June 18, 2026
College sports bill clears key Senate hurdle despite SEC, Big Ten opposition
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Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
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June 18, 2026
U.S. gas prices fall below $4 for first time since March, but still 25% higher than last year
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Alistair Begg
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June 18, 2026
Gracious gratitude
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Gregory Kiley
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June 18, 2026
How China attacks U.S. interests in Mississippi
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Sid Salter
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June 17, 2026
State Supreme Court holds firm in seeking justice for Quitman County family in 1990
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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