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February 27, 2008
YP – Hood’s testimony to US House Committee re: prosecution of State Farm
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has given now several reasons why he did not indict State Farm. He has had two times where he testified under oath as to the circumstances of his prosecutorial decisions regarding State Farm – one in Natchez as the defendant in State Farm v. Hood. That case ultimately settled. The…
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February 27, 2008
House stiffens judicial bribe penalties
The Sun Herald, 2/27/8 The House passed a bill Tuesday that sets tough penalties for those convicted of bribing judges. House Bill 1108 would expand the state’s obstruction-of-justice charge for the felony. Under an amendment offered by Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, the offense would carry a sentence of no less than five and up to…
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February 27, 2008
Mississippi House passes corn bill
The Daily Word, 2/27/8 There are many local hunters who have deer and turkey hunting leases in Mississippi, so please read the following. Last week, the Mississippi House of Represenatives passed HB 1089 to allow hunting deer over grain or other types of supplemental feed in Mississippi. According to outdoor writer, Bobby Cleveland with the…
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February 27, 2008
Blind trust bill clears House
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/26/8 A bill that would establish regulations for politicians’ blind trusts cleared the House floor today. House Bill 795 passed with 116 legislators voting for it and two opposing it. The bill addresses trusts established after July 1, which means it would not apply to a trust created by GOP Gov. Haley Barbour.…
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February 27, 2008
Hood denies Scruggs’ influence
The Sun Herald, 2/27/8 To protect a potential insurance settlement worth $26 million in legal fees, attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs agreed to pay $500,000 to colleagues who interceded on his behalf with Attorney General Jim Hood, a government informant says. Attorney Timothy R. Balducci said that he and his associate, former State Auditor Steve Patterson,…
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February 27, 2008
Choctaws to keep pushing for casino
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/27/8 The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will continue to push for an off-reservation casino resort, but a project proposed for Jackson County is unlikely to gain approval during Gov. Haley Barbour’s tenure. Tribal Chief Beasley Denson said Tuesday he will join other tribes in questioning a recent federal decision that disallowed off-reservation…
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February 27, 2008
Voter interest in ’08 congressional races seems extremely low
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/27/8 Mississippi voters will go to the polls in the March 11 party primary elections in less than two weeks to choose a new congressional delegation – and voter apathy about that task appears to be at stunning levels. In places where politics is normally “cussed and discussed,” in recent months the…
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February 27, 2008
Senate passes weakened version of Hosemann’s election package
The Sun Herald, 2/27/8 A weakened version of a wide-ranging elections bill passed the Senate on Tuesday after two hours of debate. The legislation, which is supported by Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, was designed to make sweeping changes in the state’s election process. But lawmakers revised to the bill by stripping out provisions that…
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February 27, 2008
Scruggs Case – Today’s bribery rulings crucial
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/27/8 Several crucial decisions lie ahead for the Scruggs-Backstrom judicial bribery case in federal court. Senior Judge Neal Biggers Jr. is expected to rule on them today. – Will information be allowed from government wiretaps and searches? – Will evidence be presented allegedly showing another attempt to bribe another judge?…
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February 27, 2008
Senate passes charter school bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/26/8 School districts with more than 500 students would be able to establish a charter school geared toward helping underperforming students, under a bill passed by a voice vote in the Mississippi Senate today. But Senate Bill 2721 would limit the number of charter schools — which could be established by one or…
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February 27, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, February 27: the ‘Bama prosecution
Scruggs Nation, February 27: the ‘Bama prosecution Now, without even getting to what the prosecutors said, do you believe that the language of the first paragraph allows someone holding copies of the documents, with the exception of law enforcement, not to comply with the order to return them? Any way you read that language, it…
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February 27, 2008
DJ – Judge cuts Scruggses, Backstrom no slack
Judge cuts Scruggses, Backstrom no slack Now, all that’s on the table at this stage are a defense request for a pretrial conference and the looming deadline – March 17 – to submit plea agreements. No one’s speaking publicly about the latter. The Scruggses and Backstrom face up to 75 years in prison and a…
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June 23, 2025
Mississippi Governor elected chair of the Southern Regional Education Board
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Daniel Tyson
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June 23, 2025
Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust announces latest round of funding, projects
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David Rising, Associated Press
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June 23, 2025
Iran launches missiles at US military base in Qatar in retaliation for American bombing
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Lynne Jeter
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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Parrish Alford
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June 23, 2025
The football lives of Belton and Marcus Johnson shaped by their mom’s work ethic
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Robert St. John
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June 23, 2025
The best job I’ll ever have
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 23, 2025
What are your chances?
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Ethan Watson
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June 23, 2025
Reality check for Gen Z: ‘Green’ energy requires wealth
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Bill Crawford
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June 23, 2025
Even government data succumbing to truth management
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Sid Salter
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June 18, 2025
Mississippi was once the scene 62 years ago of a federalized National Guard at Ole Miss
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