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February 20, 2008
Presidential races rev up across Mississippi
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/20/8 If you’ve been wondering when presidential politics will come to Mississippi, it begins Saturday. That’s when Democrats across the state will begin a step-by-step process toward selecting delegates to their national convention in Denver. For Republicans, precinct/ county caucuses are set for April 26. At stake: delegate votes to…
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February 20, 2008
Hood fails to quell criticism of donations
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 2/20/8 Attorney General Jim Hood has gone to great lengths in recent days to quell what he sees as a barrage of criticism from the media and from bloggers. Hood’s written newspaper columns complaining about “pundits” and “bloggers” generating criticism of his office and suggested that those critics want…
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February 20, 2008
Dead or alive? Cig tax survives; Katrina bills blown away
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/20/8 Bills that eventually could allow utility companies to raise rates before building additional plants, permit cities to seize drug houses and toughen penalties for burglary or violence involving identity theft were among those surviving a key legislative deadline Tuesday. Also advancing were bills that would provide more funding for education and…
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February 20, 2008
Dozens of bills meet deadline
The Hattiesburg American, 2/20/8 House and Senate Appropriations committees passed bills Tuesday designed to create a funding cushion for next year’s budget. “Right now we’ve got a lot more needs than we have in the general budget estimate. We’ve got to come up with a lot more money,” said Senate Appropriations Chairman Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo.…
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February 20, 2008
Candidates debate in Meridian tonight
The Meridian Star, 2/20/8 Candidates vying to replace Chip Pickering, Jr. for the 3rd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives will gather for a debate at 7 p.m. in MSU-Meridian’s Kahlmus Auditorium. All the candidates except Democrat Joel Gill are expected to be in attendance. This includes Republicans Gregg Harper, John Rounsaville,…
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February 20, 2008
L’Affaire Scruggs: the Government Responds
The Wall Street Journal Blog, 2/19/8 Last week, attorneys for famed plaintiffs lawyer Dickie Scruggs and two other indictees accused of bribing a Mississippi judge, submitted a handful of motions: a motion to change venue, a motion to dismiss much of the case, and a motion to submit certain evidence. (Click here for a post…
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February 20, 2008
Panel whittles Katrina reserves in funds shift
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/19/8 Senate Bill 2912 passed the Appropriations Committee this afternoon, putting more than $213 million back into the general fund to use for the fiscal 2009 budget. The bill also would take $82.5 million from the $268 million left in the state’s hurricane reserve fund to put in the rainy day fund instead,…
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February 20, 2008
Hospitals oppose profit tax
The Hattiesburg American, 2/19/8 Ron Seal knows what the general public thinks it knows about hospitals and their balance sheets. “Everybody knows hospitals are making a bunch of money, but that just isn’t the case,” said Seal, chief executive officer at Wesley Medical Center. “There comes a point in time, when you’ve cut and cut…
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February 20, 2008
CL EDITORIAL – AG: Why not remove ‘appearance of conflict?’
AG: Why not remove ‘appearance of conflict?’ He’s powerless to do anything, it appears. But wait a minute. That might be true for Jim Hood the person, but what about Jim Hood the state’s top legal officer? If there is an appearance of a conflict with the attorney general, does the office of the attorney…
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February 20, 2008
SH – Transcript excerpts
Transcript excerpts Z Scruggs: Well, s–t, you know, this is the proper thing to do, uh, uh, it’s just uh, you know, (UI) it’s just so unprofessional, uh, what these guys have been up to, and unethical. Attaching all these uh, things that they’re ciphering through and God knows what GRADY’s talkin’ to STATE FARM…
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February 20, 2008
SALTER: Hood fails to quell criticism of donations
SALTER: Hood fails to quell criticism of donations Hood says the local district attorneys in Lafayette and Hinds are the appropriate ones to prosecute this case and that his office will assist if necessary, but that he won’t and can’t. Thank God Jim Hood didn’t take any campaign cash from Edgar Ray Killen or Frank…
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February 20, 2008
Tapes: Judge’s order edited
Tapes: Judge’s order edited On Tuesday, prosecutors made a Nov. 1 transcript public, detailing conversations that Balducci made while wearing a wire and cooperating with the FBI. In the transcript, Balducci told Backstrom and Zach Scruggs that he had dropped off an order from Lackey that was going to be filed in the $26 million…
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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
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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
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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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