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April 10, 2008
Legislature ’08: Pass cig tax to fund Medicaid
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/10/8 Mississippi lawmakers have the opportunity to pass a budget and go home, but they are instead piddling around the Capitol wasting taxpayers’ money because they are too afraid of Gov. Haley Barbour to act. The major issue that remains this session is funding Medicaid, which is in a $100 million hole…
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April 10, 2008
On the menu in Mississippi: More disclosure about catfish origins
The Sun Herald, 4/9/8 A new Mississippi law will require restaurants to disclose whether the catfish they serve is imported or raised in the United States. Gov. Haley Barbour signed a bill Tuesday, and it becomes law July 1. If a restaurant sells imported catfish, its menu will have to include that information, and the…
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April 10, 2008
Rainy-day fund fight may prompt special session
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/10/8 Stalled budget talks at the state Capitol have some lawmakers predicting the session could end without agreement on Mississippi’s estimated $5 billion budget. Still others say they are days away from a deal. A critical deadline aimed at moving the budget process forward came and went Wednesday evening. Aside from a fight…
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April 10, 2008
Travis Childers and Joey Langston, Guilt by Association Volume 3
Right of Mississippi Blog, 4/9/8 It appears that Travis Childers and Joey Langston partnered together or made a back-room deal to raze a church and re-locate some graves so Langston could land his $5 Million Dollar private Jet. So basically the county (Travis Childers) was trying to low-ball this minority church in order to lengthen…
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April 10, 2008
Travis Childers and Joey Langston, Guilt by Association Volume 2
Right of Mississippi Blog, 4/9/8 “FBI spokeswoman Deborah Madden in Jackson declined to say what the agents took when they executed a search warrant at Langston’s office early Monday. Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers, who is close friends with Langston and his family, reacted to the search with some cynicism. “This is America,” he…
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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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September 23, 2025
Trump says he now believes Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia with NATO’s help
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September 23, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: September 23, 2025
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Daniel Tyson
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September 22, 2025
AG delivers overdose boxes to City of Jackson in hopes of saving lives
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Lynne Jeter
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September 23, 2025
Tandon to speak on trailblazing regenerative medicine at Southern Miss University Forum
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September 17, 2025
Ridgeland-based HORNE to join BDO USA
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Lynne Jeter
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September 16, 2025
Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 23, 2025
Sleeping in the soul of the Delta at the Shack Up Inn
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Alistair Begg
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September 23, 2025
A taste of Heaven
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Parrish Alford
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September 22, 2025
Ole Miss speaks the loudest in weekend of Big 3 statement games
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Ken Strachan
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September 23, 2025
The court rejected a Google breakup. Now it must protect privacy and America’s edge
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Marisa Atkinson
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September 23, 2025
Ole Miss researchers warn of problem gambling risk among college students
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Ashby Foote
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September 22, 2025
Foote: Obvious connection between great feats of engineering and global leadership
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