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February 21, 2008
Barbour: House ‘doesn’t get it’
The Sun Herald, 2/21/8 Gov. Haley Barbour said he believes the state House, which voted to raise its pay last week, “doesn’t get it.” In a meeting with the Sun Herald, Barbour said Wednesday the budget has been fat over the last few years, but money is expected to be tight this year as experts…
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February 21, 2008
Taylor joins Bay fight against FEMA
The Sun Herald, 2/21/8 Help has begun to appear in a fight against FEMA flood elevation standards that many consider a threat to Bay St. Louis. To some, the pending battle between a small town and a federal agency appeared all but impossible. But in the past two weeks, new developments have occurred: Since FEMA…
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February 21, 2008
Cut a little here, dip a little there
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/21/8 Implementing a hiring freeze and raiding a hurricane reserve fund are among the ways Mississippi lawmakers want to fund state agencies in a tight budget year. But House and Senate leaders disagree over the funding mechanisms that cleared both chambers Wednesday. The differences must be worked out to determine how much can…
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February 21, 2008
Guv sets MS-1st special election for 4/22
Governor Haley Barbour has set April 22, 2008, as the date for a special election to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. and current U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker in Mississippi’s First Congressional District. In a Writ of Election filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State, the Governor said if a runoff is required,…
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February 21, 2008
Clarion Ledger blames minority for not passing wiretap bill out of committee
Republicans pull plug on wiretap plan The measure was defeated by a vote of 9-5, according to notes from the meeting Hood’s office provided to reporters. Eight of the nine votes against the measure came from Republican members of the committee, with Rep. Margaret Rogers, D-New Albany, as the only Democrat to vote against it.…
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February 21, 2008
Scruggs case saddens Barbour
Scruggs case saddens Barbour The judicial bribery charges against Richard “Dickie” Scruggs sadden Gov. Haley Barbour for several reasons. He and Scruggs have been friends since their days as undergraduates at Ole Miss, when Scruggs was known as Zeus because of his zeal for staying in shape. Also, the governor said, national headlines about judicial…
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February 21, 2008
DJ – Scruggs hearing: Courtroom packed for mystery-man Balducci’s testimony
Scruggs hearing: Courtroom packed for mystery-man Balducci’s testimony Through it all, Dickie Scruggs – who looks like he hasn’t eaten a square meal since their Nov. 27, 2007 indictment – maintained this surreal expression on his face, which looked like he was wearing makeup. It was this fixed smile and got kind of creepy after…
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February 21, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Was Birnbaum’s sending of the accidental e-mail about Hood really an accident?
Was Birnbaum’s sending of the accidental e-mail about Hood really an accident? The indications are therefore that a considerable traffic exists in the belief that the e-mail was not an accident, but rather a sort of dead fish mailed to Hood (“if youse don’t shaddap, youse will sleep wit da fishes”). I think this is…
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February 21, 2008
FOLO – Curiouser and curioser (Mike Moore visits Oxford)
Curiouser and curioser (Mike Moore visits Oxford) Remember my post about the strangest thing that happened today– that Judge Biggers said someone from the Scruggs side had called out to say that Mike Moore was going to sit at counsel table? And John Keker said: “It wasn’t us, your honor.” I thought that real strange…
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February 21, 2008
U.S. Investigates Whether Lott Had Role in Mississippi Judge Case
U.S. Investigates Whether Lott Had Role in Mississippi Judge Case Federal agents are investigating whether former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott knowingly played a role in an alleged conspiracy in 2006 to influence a Mississippi judge presiding over a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against famed plaintiff attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, according to people familiar with the situation.…
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February 21, 2008
U.S. Investigates Whether Lott Had Role in Mississippi Judge Case
U.S. Investigates Whether Lott Had Role in Mississippi Judge Case Federal agents are investigating whether former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott knowingly played a role in an alleged conspiracy in 2006 to influence a Mississippi judge presiding over a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against famed plaintiff attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, according to people familiar with the situation.…
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February 21, 2008
Neshoba Democrat Editoral on MS 3rd
At the Catfish Opry The bales of hay on the smooth, cement floor near the stage, the American flag, the smell of fried catfish, iced tea and the fellowship up and down the long rows of tables were all a prelude to one of the most substantive forums yet in the race to fill the…
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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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Daniel Tyson
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August 15, 2025
Grant funding in 5 Mississippi counties aimed at reducing financial strain in Youth Courts
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Frank Corder
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August 15, 2025
MSU Ag report: Row crop producers in Mississippi facing a very tough road ahead
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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
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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August 15, 2025
The weight of glory
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Eddie Pells, Associated Press
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August 14, 2025
A way-too early guess at who will make the College Football Playoff this season
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Ben Smith
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August 14, 2025
Passing the time until deer season
Opinion
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Dr. Kendall Conger
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August 15, 2025
I challenged Duke’s DEI dogma – and paid with my job
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Kimberly Ross
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August 13, 2025
Americans aren’t having enough babies
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Sid Salter
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August 13, 2025
Term limits: Still a tired gimmick, still disempowers voters, still weakens Mississippi
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