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July 2, 2008
Jackson City Council adopts tougher smoking ban
Council adopts tougher smoking ban Jackson now has a partial smoking ban with lighting up in restaurants out and in bars OK following an intense lobbying effort by the Smoke-Free Coalition. A 2003 ordinance bans smoking in public places but exempts bars and restaurants. The ordinance adopted after noon today banned smoking in restaurants but…
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July 2, 2008
Medicaid cuts not as likely
Medicaid cuts not as likely Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican who oversees Medicaid, had threatened deep cuts beginning July 1. But Medicaid spokesman Francis Rullan said today that officials anticipate state lawmakers will join Barbour’s support of a hospital tax plan as a funding source for the program, “thus rendering any cost-cutting issues moot.” Clarion…
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July 2, 2008
FOLO – Zach Scruggs and the unbound plea
Zach Scruggs and the unbound plea Such a plea agreement means that, if the court is not going to accept the government’s recommendation, the defendant gets an “out”– if the judge is going to punish him more severely than the government recommended, he can withdraw the plea. Pleas with this provision are obviously more binding…
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July 2, 2008
SALTERBLOG – Scruggs: Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate…
Scruggs: Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate… Khayat refused to play safe politics and disown Scruggs or shun him. He treated Scruggs like a human being. For that, he’s catching Hell in some quarters. As a parent of a recent Ole Miss graduate, I’d a lot rather have a chancellor at a Mississippi university…
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July 2, 2008
U.S. Rep. Pickering files for divorce
U.S. Rep. Pickering files for divorce U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Flora, confirmed that he has filed for divorce from his wife, Leisha, citing irreconcilable differences. Clarion Ledger 7/1/8
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July 2, 2008
Scruggs’ son denies awareness of bribe . . . Trailer Lawyers argue
Scruggs’ son denies awareness of bribe A government sentencing report overlooks the fact that Zach Scruggs, a young attorney and father of two, did not plead guilty to participating in the conspiracy to bribe Circuit Court Judge Henry Lackey, his attorneys argue. The government’s pre-sentence report says he “was in the conspiracy from the beginning…
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July 2, 2008
FOLO – Zach Scruggs sentencing memorandum
Zach Scruggs sentencing memorandum Zach’s memorandum notes: “Probation concluded that Zach Scruggs was ‘in the conspiracy from the beginning and was aware of the efforts to corruptly influence Judge Lackey.’” Zach notes that while he was aware of Balducci’s “efforts to personally influence Judge Lackey” he “was not involved in any decisions, efforts, or agreements…
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July 2, 2008
Marshall Ramsey on Scruggs
Marshall Ramsey on Scruggs Clarion Ledger 7/1/8
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July 2, 2008
More than 500 attend Bush luncheon
More than 500 attend Bush luncheon President Bush visited Jackson this afternoon, staying about two hours before leaving in Air Force One for Little Rock, Ark., shortly after 2 p.m. The president was a featured speaker at a campaign fundraiser for Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Tupelo. More than 500 people attended the $1,000-a-ticket…
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July 2, 2008
Statement from Congressman Travis Childers on Congressional Delegation to the Middle East
Statement from Congressman Travis Childers on Congressional Delegation to the Middle East Washington, DC – Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) gave the following statement on Day 3 of his Congressional Delegation trip to the Middle East. The Congressman spent much of his second and third days in official meetings on the Iraqi economy, including scheduled briefings…
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Magnolia Tribune
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July 1, 2008
Fewer than 4,000 FEMA trailers remain in lower three coastal counties
FEMA TRAILER COUNT DOWN DRAMATICALLY Fewer than 4,000 remain in lower three coastal counties (JACKSON, Mississippi) – The total number of occupied travel trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has dropped below 4,000 in Mississippi’s three Coastal counties hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. As of June 27, the trailer inventory stood at…
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July 1, 2008
Zach Scruggs to be sentenced Wednesday
Zach Scruggs to be sentenced Wednesday There was a time when Zach Scruggs seemed to have it all, graduating cum laude in his law class before joining the successful firm started by his father, legendary attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. But on Wednesday, Zach Scruggs will stand before the same federal judge who recently sentenced his…
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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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