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May 30, 2008
SLABBED – Here is Something for Our Beef Plant Readers to Chew On
Here is Something for Our Beef Plant Readers to Chew On Belle alerted me that lawyers for This Facility Group filed a motion Tuesday seeking a subpoena of Community Bank’s records on their business dealings in connection with the failed beef plant. The filing strikes me as routine but the part I found interesting is…
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May 30, 2008
CL EDITORIAL – Voter ID: Court ruling returns sanity to debate
Voter ID: Court ruling returns sanity to debate Does Mississippi have a valid fear that the electoral process is being undermined by bogus voters? No. There have not been many cases actually documented. It has more problems in other areas, such as out-of-date voting rolls and absentee ballots – which the new computerized voting and…
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May 30, 2008
SALTER – Race for Lott’s seat no longer seen as ‘safe for Republicans’
Race for Lott’s seat no longer seen as ‘safe for Republicans’ Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report and longtime columnist for Roll Call magazine, said on May 20 that the race could no longer be considered “safe for Republicans.” Rothenberg’s call came after the release of a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee poll showed…
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May 30, 2008
Medicaid funding remains unresolved in special session
Medicaid funding remains unresolved in special session Legislation that hikes cigarette and liquor taxes to pay for Medicaid failed to clear the Mississippi House Thursday night, although it could come up for debate again as a special session continues. Even if House Bill 17 survives that chamber, it appears doomed in the Senate. Most state…
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May 30, 2008
Miss. House kills effort to increase cigarette tax _ for now
Miss. House kills effort to increase cigarette tax _ for now The Democratic-led Mississippi House fell short Thursday night in an effort to inject cigarette and liquor taxes into a complicated formula to shore up the anemic Medicaid budget. The chamber killed a bill that included a 1 percent sales tax on wine and hard…
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May 30, 2008
State Sen. Chris McDaniel – Nothing special about this session
Nothing special about this session I’m not feeling very special, even though we are technically experiencing what many call a special session. Instead, I prefer the term “extraordinary session,” since the House of Representatives has been extraordinarily and arbitrarily absent from its Constitutional duties. I’m really not sure what to call it, frankly. If not…
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May 30, 2008
FOLO – Scruggs D-Day rescheduled already – now it’s 7/2
Update: Judge Biggers reschedules sentencing for July 2nd Judge Biggers has rescheduled the sentencing for July 2nd. Here’s the Amended Sentencing Order. From the order: “Richard F. Dickie Scruggs at 10:00 a.m., Sidney A. Backstrom at 2:00 p.m., David Zachary Scruggs at 3:00?. FOLO 5/29/8 FOLO 5/29/8
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May 30, 2008
BREAKING – D-Day for Dickie Scruggs et. al. . . . Sentencing on 6/18
Hot off the presses . . . the sentencing order from Judge Neal Biggers. The court sets the sentencings herein for the three above-named defendants on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, as follows: 10:00 a.m. – Richard “Dickie” Scruggs 2:00 p.m. – Sidney A. Backstrom 3:00 p.m. – David Zachary Scruggs
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May 30, 2008
An intimate portrait of Jack Nicklaus
An intimate portrait of Jack Nicklaus WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — For the past few days, Jack Nicklaus has been sick, listing a bit, even telling his oldest son he might need to lean on him. As he pulls his gold Lexus onto the tarmac of Signature Flight Service, he’s still considering canceling this trip.…
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May 29, 2008
Gallo Notes-Is There Toyota Trouble in Tupelo?
Gallo Notes-May 29, 2008 Several weeks ago Toyota announced they were delaying the opening of the Mississippi plant that will build the Highlander SUV. Toyota has also announced a scaled back production of its Tundra pickup truck that has found favor even with longtime and loyal Ford and GM buyers. Mike O’Brien oversees Toyota’s U.S.…
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May 29, 2008
House authorizes bonds to help bring laboratory to Flora
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/29/8 Members of the Mississippi House authorized $88 million in bonds Wednesday to try to lure a multimillion-dollar project to Mississippi. A House bill that hikes unemployment benefits higher than the Senate version also advanced on the fourth day of a special session, but it appears headed for negotiations between the two chambers.…
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May 29, 2008
Miss. high court to hear appeal from convicted murderer
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/28/8 The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal from convicted murderer Herman Avara, who contends he has new evidence that might win him another trial in the death of Mamie Arnold. A Pike County judge rejected Avara’s post-conviction petition in 2006. The state Court of Appeals sided with the trial judge in…
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May 4, 2026
After federal judge blocks metro water authority, Governor doesn’t make appointments
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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May 4, 2026
Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
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Clara Turnage
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May 4, 2026
Study finds major gaps in dementia care across Mississippi
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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
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Robert St. John
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May 4, 2026
Table 19
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Alistair Begg
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May 4, 2026
The day of atonement
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Matt Friedeman
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May 3, 2026
America reads the Bible
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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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Sid Salter
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April 29, 2026
Reeves’ decision to preemptively call a special session for judicial redistricting is shrewd
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