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May 30, 2008
Heed constitution in rules, proposals
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 5/29/8 In the oath of office legislators take, they say they will read the Mississippi Constitution or have someone read it to them. I am sure each member knows Section 46 of the Mississippi Constitution says a legislator’s pay should not be raised or decreased during a session. Section…
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May 30, 2008
Flood of complaints
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 5/29/8 Controversy and disagreement spurred by new flood plain maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for portions of Saltillo need the clarity of additional, direct public discussions involving property owners and engineers representing both sides. FEMA’s new maps (on which National Flood Insurance Program eligibility and level of…
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May 30, 2008
Judge Walker grants Scruggs temporary stay for document production in McIntosh
From the Docket . . . TEXT ONLY ORDER granting 1200 Motion to Stay production of documents required by order 1194 pending disposition of the motion for review of the order filed by Richard and Zach Scruggs. The documents need not be produced until the Court rules on the motion for review. NO FURTHER WRITTEN…
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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 It has more problems in other areas, such as out-of-date voting rolls and absentee ballots – which the new computerized voting and…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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Magnolia Tribune
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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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Magnolia Tribune
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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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Frank Corder
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June 17, 2026
Who’s running for Agriculture Commissioner in 2027?
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David Fischer, Associated Press
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June 17, 2026
Dangerous flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur, first of the Atlantic season, threatens Gulf Coast
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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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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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John Maxwell
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June 17, 2026
Ode to Jackson’s New Stage Theatre
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Alistair Begg
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June 17, 2026
The true prophetic voice
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 16, 2026
The Next Chapter: How Dixon Books & Loft brought new life to a Natchez landmark
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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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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
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