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March 21, 2008
SH – House OKs wiretap power
House OKs wiretap power Earlier this session, House Republicans helped defeat the same measure. On Wednesday, some criticized Hood for failing to bring charges against well-known attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and others who have recently pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe judges. House Democrats said Hood didn’t have the power to wiretap, but if the…
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March 21, 2008
SH – Miss. Supreme Court formally disbars Balducci, Langston
Miss. Supreme Court formally disbars Balducci, Langston The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday formally disbarred lawyers Timothy Balducci and Joey Langston, both of whom are linked to the ongoing investigation of corruption in Mississippi’s legal profession. The Mississippi State Bar filed petitions to revoke the licenses to practice law for Balducci and Langston. The revocation…
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March 21, 2008
WIKISCRUGGS – The True Believers
The True Believers Over the past three months I have been reading the main blogs which address the Scruggs Matter. Every one of the them is against Dick Scruggs, Zach Scruggs and Sidney Backstrom. Also, those who comment at these blogs predominently share in the theme of the blog. One would have thought there would…
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March 21, 2008
Albany weighs in on Scruggs’ guilt
Albany weighs in on Scruggs’ guilt Both men have a history in Albany, where they worked closely with “Phoebe Factoids” authors Charles Rehberg and Dr. John Bagnato to initiate a class-action lawsuit in 2004, contending Phoebe and more than 50 other nonprofit hospitals billed uninsured patients at unfair rates and improperly pursued them to collect…
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March 21, 2008
David Landrum Endorses Gregg Harper for MS-3rd
Dear Friends and Supporters, Over the past 5 months, I have campaigned throughout the entire 3rd Congressional District and spent time with some wonderful people. I have also had the opportunity to campaign with all the candidates who initially ran in the Republican Primary. Throughout the Primary, I have had the opportunity to see firsthand…
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March 20, 2008
Miss. Bar Wants Scruggs’ License Pulled
The Washington Post, 3/19/8 The Mississippi State Bar filed a petition to disbar high-profile attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. The petition was filed Tuesday with the Mississippi Supreme Court, which decides such matters. A similar petition was filed against Sidney A. Backstrom, Scruggs’ law partner. Scruggs, 61, and Backstrom, 38, each pleaded guilty last week in…
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March 20, 2008
Deer hunting: Senate amends, passes, holds baiting bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/20/8 By one vote Wednesday, the Senate gave its blessing to a House bill that would allow hunting deer over bait in Mississippi. After debating baiting for 1 1/2 hours, Senators voted 25-24 to pass H.B. 1089 with amendments, and then voted to have the measure held on a motion to reconsider. Baiting…
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March 20, 2008
House OKs wiretap bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/19/8 A bill that would give Mississippi’s attorney general the authority to use wiretapping to crack down on white-collar crime was passed today by the House. Senate Bill 2264 did not originallly include that language, but House lawmakers amended it. Attorney General Jim Hood has asked for authority to use wiretaps. The bill…
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March 20, 2008
Gulf Coast senators block insurance bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/19/8 Gulf Coast senators have joined to block reauthorization of the federal flood insurance program in an effort to add wind coverage to the legislation. Mississippi’s Republican Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have agreed with Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Mary Landrieu, D-La., to use a Senate procedure known as “hold” on…
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March 20, 2008
Complaint filed against DeLaughter
The Sun Herald, 3/19/8 The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance has asked the state Supreme Court to suspend Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter because of complaints filed against him by two attorneys. The commission is inquiring into the complaints about DeLaughter’s rulings in a legal-fee dispute between attorney Dickie Scruggs and his former…
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March 20, 2008
Medicaid Solution Still Hanging
WTOK, 3/19/8 Just last month the Mississippi House of Representatives voted in favor of raising taxes on cigarettes by one dollar per pack. That extra dollar would help pay for the state’s short fall in the Medicaid program. This week that measure died when the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare never brought it…
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March 20, 2008
Civil Judgment Against Mayor Frank Melton
WLBT, 3/18/8 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton still owes thousands of dollars for his private security detail dating back to the election in 2005. Now he has been slapped with a default judgment for backing out of a settlement agreement according to court documents. This involves a civil lawsuit filed against the Mayor in Hinds County…
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January 21, 2026
Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to ‘framework’ of future Arctic deal
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Frank Corder
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January 21, 2026
Parents’ push for direct voice behind bill to make all Mississippi public school boards elected
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Frank Corder
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January 21, 2026
NIL coming to Mississippi high schools?
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Frank Corder
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January 20, 2026
SouthWorth acquires Mississippi-based American Furniture Manufacturing
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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2026
Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
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Frank Corder
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January 8, 2026
xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven data center
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Marilyn Tinnin
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January 21, 2026
Accidental Celebrity: Stafford Shurden of Drew, Mississippi
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Alistair Begg
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January 21, 2026
You will exit the box
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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January 20, 2026
No. 1 Indiana tops final AP Top 25 football poll of season, Ole Miss finishes at No. 3
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Hunter Estes
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January 21, 2026
Mississippi Legislators: Be bold this session
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Philip Wegmann
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January 21, 2026
Trump OMB launches full review of federal funds sent to blue states
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Russ Latino
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January 21, 2026
Quit the hysteria, Mississippi already allows students to transfer between public schools
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