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March 18, 2008
MS3RD – Ross Puts In $55,000
Ross Puts In $55,000 Charlie Ross has self-contributed $55,000 to his campaign for the run off in two weeks. MS 3rd 3/18/8
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March 18, 2008
CL – Attorney General parries criticism of ties to Scruggs
Attorney General parries criticism of ties to Scruggs Hood said in a statement, “The federal government is handling these cases. The district attorneys of the state of Mississippi are, in essence, independent prosecutors, and my office has made available to them every resource we possess should they decide to pursue state charges. “But given the…
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March 18, 2008
Former AG hired by Zach Scruggs
Former AG hired by Zach Scruggs Without fanfare, the senior Scruggs’ California attorney, John Keker, also was added to the defense team. NE MS Daily Journal 3/18/8 Hattip FOLO
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March 18, 2008
Senator backs catfish-origin label bill
The Daily Leader, 3/17/8 District 39 Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has been at the center of a country of origin catfish labeling bill designed to give consumers more information about what they’re eating. The bill has passed out of Hyde-Smith’s Agriculture Committee and has been sent to the Public Health Committee. “The bill would require restaurants…
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March 18, 2008
Cig/hospital taxes: It’s not either/or but both
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/18/8 Mississippi lawmakers are about to start tossing political footballs back and forth, but citizens shouldn’t participate. Specifically, the game is how to fund Medicaid, and if the state’s cigarette tax or the state’s tax on hospitals should be raised. The game pits Gov. Haley Barbour who has opposed raising the cigarette…
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March 18, 2008
Barbour OKs illegal-worker bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/18/8 Companies in Mississippi soon will be required to use a federal pilot program called eVerify to determine whether potential workers are legal U.S. residents, under a bill Gov. Haley Barbour signed into law Monday. But shortly after he signed off on Senate Bill 2988, Barbour cautioned that the language needs some alterations,…
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March 18, 2008
Bill would pressure top brass in schools
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/18/8 Better leadership is one way to help chronically underperforming schools improve, state Board of Education members said Monday. So they’re encouraging the Legislature to pass a bill that would take to task superintendents whose districts repeatedly miss the achievement mark. “Failure’s not an option; you’re talking about kids,” said Claude Hartley, State…
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March 18, 2008
Miss. Ed. Board encourages House to pass accountability bill
The Sun Herald, 3/18/8 The Mississippi Board of Education is urging lawmakers to pass a bill that would make school superintendents more accountable for academic performance in their districts. Under the bill, a superintendent in a district that is low-performing for two consecutive years will be removed from office. If that superintendent is elected, his…
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March 18, 2008
(Zach) Scruggs Nation, March 18
Insurance Coverage Blog, 3/18/8 As I wrote in one of my posts yesterday, Judge Biggers’ order of yesterday afternoon made it clear that the deadline for plea agreements remained March 17. Some people have asked me whether this is an absolute deadline — for example, if Zach Scruggs wanted to enter into a plea agreement…
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March 18, 2008
Obama as nominee could give boost to other Mississippi Dems
Obama as nominee could give boost to other Mississippi Dems So, given the historic voting patterns in Mississippi, does that then hurt the Republicans? “It probably means that more of Gov. Musgrove’s base will turn out to vote,” Barbour said. “But, you know, at the end of the day I think most Mississippians’ views are…
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March 18, 2008
YP – Your daily dose of Jim Hood quotes re: Dickie Scruggs scandal
In response to a WLBT report on returning political contributions from convicted felons (see the video as well), Jim Hood today responded . . . Has this entire sad and disappointing chapter in Mississippi history dissolved into ruinous partisan politics? For the sake of our citizens I hope not” For those of you in the…
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March 18, 2008
Yet more lawyers for Zach Scruggs
Yet more lawyers for Zach Scruggs I looked back at PACER to see if there are new developments, and two new lawyers are requesting pro hac vice admittance to represent Zach Scruggs. Here they are: Edward Robertson, Jr. and Mary Winter. Haven’t had much time to do any research on them, but here is a…
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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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Jeremy Pittari
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September 22, 2025
Lawmakers to consider school choice viewpoints in House Education Freedom hearing
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Frank Corder
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September 22, 2025
State Auditor questions nonprofit oversight, spending of taxpayer dollars
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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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September 15, 2025
A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China
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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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Robert St. John
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September 22, 2025
From roast to toast
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Matt Friedeman
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September 22, 2025
Life abundant begins when we hear God say, “But, now.”
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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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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Kimmel’s “the FCC won’t let me be” moment
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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Sticks and stones: Navigating ‘free speech’ after Charlie Kirk’s murder
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