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April 15, 2008
Senate scuttles measure aimed at hotel-tax hike
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/15/8 Legislation that would allow Jackson residents to decide whether to hike hotel taxes died in the Mississippi Senate late Monday amid fears from lawmakers that it would set a bad precedent. House Bill 1710 cleared the House earlier but only after members made sure it wouldn’t hurt their pocketbooks. The bill would…
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April 15, 2008
Hood takes another bruise from Barbour
The Leader Call, 4/14/8 Public bickering between Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and Democrat Attorney General Jim Hood may sound familiar to many Mississippians. Just over a decade ago, the same kind of sparring took place between Gov. Kirk Fordice and Attorney General Mike Moore. Much of the fighting was partisan politics. Fordice was a Republican…
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April 15, 2008
Bill to raise money for trauma care centers passes House, Senate
The Sun Herald, 4/14/8 A bill to use portions of fines for speeding, driving under the influence and license plate sales, among others, to fund trauma care hospitals has passed the Legislature. House Bill 1405 cleared the House of Representatives and the Senate today and the bill is headed to Gov. Haley Barbour’s desk to…
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April 15, 2008
Legislators Debate Internal Pay Raises
WLBT, 4/14/8 Pay raises for county and state elected officials could hinge on whether lawmakers will concede to raising their own pay. Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant stands to receive a big bump in pay if the bill goes through. But he’s fighting to get his name as well as the rest of the state legislature…
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April 15, 2008
State budget approved; Coast schools may take hit
The Sun Herald, 4/15/8 Legislators approved the bulk of the 2009 budget Monday, including a bill that reduces some South Mississippi school districts’ state funding by millions, and lawmakers didn’t decide what to do about Medicaid until late Monday night. Legislators had reached a verbal agreement on the $5 billion budget last week, and Monday…
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April 15, 2008
FOLO – Dickie Scruggs pleads the 5th in Jones v Scruggs
Liveblogging the Jones v Scruggs hearing part one Tollison: We call Mr. Richard Scruggs Brooks Dooley stands up representing Keker and Van Nest. Scruggs is sworn He answers his name. He declines to answer based on the Fifth Amendment asked about his relationship with Scruggs Law Firm, SKG, Nutt McAlister. At the judge’s suggestion, a…
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April 15, 2008
Lawmakers miss deadline on Medicaid bill
The Sun Herald, 4/15/8 Lawmakers missed a legislative deadline to pass a Medicaid bill that funded the program and eliminated the face-to-face meetings people must attend to keep the health coverage. The bill was stymied on Monday in the Senate, where Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant accepted a procedural challenge to the bill. The House passed…
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April 15, 2008
Discussion: ‘First Congressional District Campaign Forum’
Discussion: ‘First Congressional District Campaign Forum’ First Congressional District runoff winners, vying to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker, face off in a “First Congressional District Campaign Forum.” Travis Childers, the Democratic nominee, and Greg Davis, the Republican winner, are to answer questions from a panel of journalists. Audience members may…
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April 15, 2008
SALTERBLOG – Proposed Jackson hotel tax hike: Legislators exempt themselves
Proposed Jackson hotel tax hike: Legislators exempt themselves House Bill 1710 would give Jackson residents the chance to vote on whether to increase taxes on hotel rooms in the city. Revenue generated would be used to increase the salaries of Jackson police officers. House members today narrowly approved the legislation after it was changed to…
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April 15, 2008
BARBOUR ANNOUNCES $41 MILLION AWARDED FOR GO ZONE DISASTER RECOVERY PROJECTS
More than $41 million in disaster recovery grants is being awarded to 39 Mississippi counties and municipalities for individual projects involving disaster recovery, Governor Haley Barbour and the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) Disaster Recovery Division announced today. “Hurricane Katrina truly impacted our whole state, and this funding will help key communities in South and Central…
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April 15, 2008
Fight over border fence environmental waivers could reach Supreme Court
Fight over border fence environmental waivers could reach Supreme Court Fourteen House Democrats, including Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and seven other committee chairmen then said they would file friend-of-the-court briefs asking the Supreme Court to take up the lawsuit on whether the department had overstepped constitutional limits. “This blanket waiver of laws like…
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April 15, 2008
DSCC – Ronnie Musgrove Video on the Coast
The Road to Victory: Ronnie Musgrove DSCC 4/15/8
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November 26, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: November 26, 2025
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 25, 2025
Mississippi cracking down on non-English speaking commercial truckers
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November 25, 2025
Colom champions tax increase “for Mississippians to continue to have health insurance”
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Daniel Tyson
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November 20, 2025
Amazon investing $3 billion in Warren County data center campus
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Daniel Tyson
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November 18, 2025
Toyota investing $125 million in Blue Springs plant
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Marilyn Tinnin
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November 26, 2025
Reflections on Thanksgiving, the one truly American holiday
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Alistair Begg
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November 26, 2025
Recipients of God’s grace
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Robert St. John
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November 25, 2025
Robert St. John’s Thanksgiving memories
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Sid Salter
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November 26, 2025
My wise grandmother taught me to be thankful for the power of the penny
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Kimberly Ross
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November 21, 2025
The political right needs to exorcize its Fuentes’ demons
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Sid Salter
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November 19, 2025
Term limits: Why small rural states like Mississippi lose when seniority is forced out
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