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April 10, 2008
Cronyism: Keeping Anderson high price to pay
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/10/8 It could be the salary of former police chief Shirlene Anderson to perform a “make work” job to satisfy the altruistic whims of Mayor Frank Melton. The Council on Tuesday approved Anderson’s newly created position of homeland security/emergency management coordinator effective April 1 after it learned that she had been working…
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April 10, 2008
Budget, Medicaid loom as session end nears
The Sun Herald, 4/10/8 As state lawmakers progress toward the scheduled April 19 end of the 2008 legislative session they must agree on a budget, and there’s also a giant Medicaid deficit to tackle. Some have speculated they are headed for a special session on either the budget or Medicaid, which faces a nearly $100…
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April 10, 2008
WAPO Blog on MS-01
Special Elections Present Peril for House GOP This race, at the moment, looks like nothing but trouble for Republicans. The situation is less dire in Mississippi’s 1st District — vacated by Rep. Roger Wicker (R) when he was appointed to replace Sen. Trent Lott (R). The district, located in the northern reaches of the Magnolia…
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April 10, 2008
The siege of State Farm
The siege of State Farm Scruggs was someone who could render all of State Farm’s actuarial calculations irrelevant, because he had the power and know-how to force it to rewrite its contracts retroactively. He had been the scourge of Fortune 500 companies for two decades, precisely because he tended to change the rules of any…
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April 10, 2008
RAWSTORY Interviews MSSC Justice Oliver Diaz re: Minor and the Feds
Mississippi Justice: Bush US Attorney targeted my wife, supporters and friends “After I was indicted and before my trial, my home was also broken into,” Diaz tells RAW STORY. “Our door was kicked in and our documents were rummaged. Televisions, computers and other valuables were not taken, despite the fact that we were out of…
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April 10, 2008
Zach Scruggs won’t fight suspension
Zach Scruggs won’t fight suspension Like his father, Dickie Scruggs, attorney Zach Scruggs has informed the Mississippi Supreme Court that he will not fight suspension of his law license. Father and son, along with three others, have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from bribery of a North Mississippi judge. Their sentencing has not been scheduled…
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April 10, 2008
Barbour’s toy bill veto survives override attempt
Barbour’s toy bill veto survives override attempt Seventy-two legislators voted to override the veto, while 48 voted against it. Eighty votes were needed to override the bill. Barbour vetoed House Bill 1240, which would create the Mississippi Consumer Protection Act. Under the bill, any manufacturer who sells children’s toys that do not adhere to federal…
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April 10, 2008
WLBT – McCoy Federal Building is being evacuated
McCoy Federal Building is being evacuated WLBT 04-09-08 http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=8143059
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April 10, 2008
Hey Bardwell, Kool-aid stains don’t come out
Will Bardwell gets goosey and excited today about the Democratic polling firm (gee, I wonder what their motivations are) showing a close race in the runoff for Wicker’s House seat between Davis and Childers. Seems like I remember the polling rocket scientists from Anzalone from somewhere before . . . but where could it be?…
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April 10, 2008
Judge orders beef plant trial delayed until August
Judge orders beef plant trial delayed until August Aug. 25 is the new trial date for defendants accused in the Mississippi Beef Plant scandal that cost the state millions in loan guarantees. Tuesday, Chief Judge Michael P. Mills agreed with defense and government requests to delay the trial from its original May 19 date. “The…
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April 9, 2008
BENSMITH – Obama advance: ‘Get me more white people’
Obama advance: ‘Get me more white people’ From the account in Carnegie Mellon’s paper, the Tartan, of a Michelle Obama event in Pittsburgh: While the crowd was indeed diverse, some students at the event questioned the practices of Mrs. Obama’s event coordinators, who handpicked the crowd sitting behind Mrs. Obama. The Tartan’s correspondents observed one…
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April 9, 2008
Democratic Pollsters Poll on MS-01
An Anzalone Liszt Research (D) poll; Conducted 4/3-7; surveyed 500 LVs; margin of error +/- 4% (release, 4/8). Special Election Matchup General Election Matchup G. Davis 29% T. Childers 41% T. Childers 27 G. Davis 40 G. McCullough 14 S. Holland 7 Fav/Unfav T. Childers 47%/ 8% Special Election Matchup G. Davis 46 /16 Nonpartisan…
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Frank Corder
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August 21, 2025
Mississippi agriculture, energy officials support USDA’s rollback of solar subsidies on prime farmland
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 21, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Education makes two stops in Oxford
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August 21, 2025
Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
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Susan Marquez
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August 21, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Tom’s Fried Pies
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Alistair Begg
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August 21, 2025
A throne forever
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Robbie Faulk, Associated Press
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi State working to bounce back from rough first season under Jeff Lebby
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Sid Salter
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August 20, 2025
Natchez’s Greg Iles saved his best writing for his reflective “Natchez Burning” trilogy
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Philip Wegmann
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August 19, 2025
Trump vows Social Security will thrive for another ‘90 years’
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Josh Appel
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August 18, 2025
C.S. Lewis in the Age of Bleakness
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