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June 9, 2008
NATCHEZMS – Will Jim Hood support Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton as a Delegate?
Live From the MS State Convention II Attorney General Hood was elected as the unpledged delegate to the National Convention. Now they’re electing the 4 Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) delegates – 3 for Obama and 1 for Clinton. Senator David Jordan, Representative Angela Cockerham, and former Governor Ray Mabus were elected as…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 8, 2008
Some Lawmakers afraid to work for free
Law prevents extra pay amid session breaks A state law that prevents Mississippi lawmakers from receiving extra pay while a special session is on hold is saving taxpayers money. And, because of it, some lawmakers aren’t as willing to travel to Jackson for committee meetings, especially amid rising gas prices. Committee members live all over…
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June 8, 2008
Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi has few equals in the art of tradeoffs
Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi has few equals in the art of tradeoffs Last year, Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, then a member on the House Appropriations Committee, slipped language into the Defense Appropriations Bill that directed the U.S. government to award the research grant to Radiance Technologies. This type of budget line item has become…
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 7, 2008
Mayor supports teen amid plea in carjacking
Mayor supports teen amid plea in carjacking Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said he isn’t going to give up on a Jackson teen he’d taken into his home who was sentenced Friday to serve three years in prison for armed carjacking and extortion. On the recommendation of special prosecutors in the case, Circuit Judge Swan Yerger…
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June 7, 2008
Judge Senter: Policyholders are casualties
Judge: Policyholders are casualties Policyholders are casualties in a battle that has pitted State Farm and one of its vendors, E.A. Renfroe, against the Scruggs Katrina Group of attorneys, U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. wrote in an eight-page opinion filed this week. Senter issued the opinion and an accompanying order that denies Renfroe’s motion…
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June 7, 2008
ICLAWBLOG-Hammer time: more thoughts on Judge Acker’s civil contempt ruling on Scruggs, Rigsby Gals
Hammer time: more thoughts on Judge Acker’s civil contempt ruling on Scruggs, Rigsby sisters Judge Acker is perhaps the only person who knows all the facts that are known about the Rigsby sisters’ illicit taking of State Farm claims documents. He has seen the documents themselves — they are under lock and key under a…
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June 7, 2008
McCain’s Veepstakes: Haley Barbour
McCain’s Veepstakes: Haley Barbour Re-elected handsomely (58%) to his second term as governor of the Magnolia State in 2007, Barbour was neutral in this year’s GOP presidential race. Of nominee John McCain, Barbour recalled to me in December how he vigorously opposed the McCain-Feingold campaign finance legislation while RNC chairman and joked: “[The law] is…
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June 7, 2008
Miss. Democratic Party convention Saturday at Jackson State
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/6/8 As many as 1,000 people are expected to attend the Mississippi Democratic Party convention, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday on the Jackson State University campus in Jackson. Democrats will elect remaining delegates to the national party convention and remaining members of the party’s state executive committee at JSU’s Lee E. Williams Athletic…
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June 7, 2008
WSJLAWBLOG – Spat Between Mississippi AG, Alabama Federal Judge Heats Up
Spat Between Mississippi AG, Alabama Federal Judge Heats Up We haven’t waded into the Dickie Scruggs story in some time, partly because the bigtime drama has wrapped, as they say in Tinseltown. The famed plaintiffs lawyer pleaded guilty in March to crimes related to a judicial-bribery scheme. All that’s left is the sentencing, which was…
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June 6, 2008
FOLO – Atty General Hood fires back at Judge Acker. One bullet is a blank
Atty General Hood fires back at Judge Acker. One bullet is a blank One of several remarkable things in Judge Acker’s opinion yesterday is the persistent sideswipes at Attorney General Hood’s status as a law enforcement officer. Hood is of course the chief legal officer of the state, and by definition a law enforcement officer.…
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June 6, 2008
LNL – Hood’s had it with federal judge
Hood’s had it with federal judge Upset with a federal judge’s criticism of his relationship with famed plaintiffs attorney and admitted felon Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Friday he is planning to fight back. Acker called Hood a “so-called ‘law enforcement official.'” “We intend to file a motion asking the court…
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June 6, 2008
Judge: Miss. AG conspired with Scruggs
Judge: Miss. AG conspired with Scruggs A federal judge in Alabama says Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood conspired with prominent trial attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs to skirt a court order. U.S. District Judge William Acker ruled this week that Hood helped his “close confidant” Scruggs avoid handing over papers the trial lawyer wanted for Katrina-related…
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September 3, 2026
Trump promises to campaign for Republicans and says they have a winning midterm message
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 3, 2026
Brown, Carr reject Stamps’ call to allow SNAP benefits to be used to pay water bills
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Frank Corder
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September 3, 2026
Mississippi middle of the pack in State Tax Competitiveness Index
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Frank Corder
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September 2, 2026
Gulf Ship investing $44 million to expand Gulfport shipyard
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Frank Corder
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August 28, 2026
Ocean Aero creating 45 jobs with $4 million expansion in Gulfport
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Frank Corder
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August 27, 2026
Raytheon announces completion of $50 million expansion in Forest
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Teresa M. Walker, Associated Press
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September 3, 2026
Playoff sting still fresh, Ole Miss braces for Louisville in the week’s lone ranked matchup
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Richelle Putnam
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September 3, 2026
Aie’s Taste of Thai: Food, music, and a giving heart
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Alistair Begg
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September 3, 2026
A theology of grief
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Mike Chaney
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September 3, 2026
Mississippians deserve more affordable health insurance options
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Sid Salter
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September 2, 2026
For over 40 years, Mississippi workers have exceeded expectations at Raytheon
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Ashby Foote
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September 1, 2026
Energy Wars: Attack of the drones
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