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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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February 27, 2008
SH – Scruggs Paying ‘Bagman’ $50M Going To Mystery Man
Scruggs Paying ‘Bagman’ $50M Going To Mystery Man In his notes, Delaney said that Balducci described Blake “as the ‘bagman’ for DS during the national Tobacco case.” The notes refer to Balducci as a “Confidential Human Source (CHS).” They also say: “The CHS met Blake when the CHS was employed at the Langston Law Firm…
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February 27, 2008
Three On Your Side Investigates: FBI-A.G.’s Office Backed Off State Farm Investigation
Three On Your Side Investigates: FBI-A.G.’s Office Backed Off State Farm Investigation Attorney General Jim Hood e-mailed this response to WLBT News late Tuesday. “The decision on whether to indict State Farm Insurance Company was based solely on the advice of senior prosecutors in our office. Several days before the January 23, 2007, settlement with…
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February 27, 2008
SH – FBI document: Scruggs paid 2 men to persuade AG not to indict State Farm
FBI document: Scruggs paid 2 men to persuade AG not to indict State Farm A lawyer accused of trying to bribe a judge also paid two associates $500,000 to convince Attorney General Jim Hood not to file criminal charges against an insurance company over its handling of Hurricane Katrina claims, according to an FBI report…
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August 18, 2025
Zelenskyy brings Europe’s top leaders with him to meet Trump on ending Russia’s war
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August 18, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: August 18, 2025
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 15, 2025
Twelve states are restricting junk food purchases from SNAP. Mississippi could be next
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
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Parrish Alford
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August 18, 2025
A DL trend? Powe sees flashes of 2008 in evolving Ole Miss defense
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Robert St. John
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August 18, 2025
Regret
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Alistair Begg
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August 18, 2025
The source of true worship
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Josh Appel
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August 18, 2025
C.S. Lewis in the Age of Bleakness
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I challenged Duke’s DEI dogma – and paid with my job
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Kimberly Ross
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Americans aren’t having enough babies
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