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February 23, 2008
David Landrum Voted in the 2003 GOP Primary and 2003 General Election, Voter Sign-In Book Proves
The David Landrum for Congress campaign is releasing documents proving that allegations made by Third District Candidate John Rounsaville at a press conference in Meridian earlier this week were not only false but reckless and disingenuous. The campaign took this unusual step today to respond to the attacks after several media outlets reported the false…
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February 23, 2008
Hood: Boys and Girls Clubs can count on the money
Hood: Boys and Girls Clubs can count on the money Attorney General Jim Hood said Boys and Girls Clubs in Mississippi will receive $800,000 they are anxiously awaiting after a court case is wrapped up. Almost a year ago, the Legislature appropriated the money from a $5 million settlement State Farm insurance companies paid Hood’s…
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February 22, 2008
Hood hasn’t turned money over to Boys & Girls clubs
Hood hasn’t turned money over to clubs The Boys and Girls Clubs Alliance of Mississippi is expecting $800,000 of a $5 million settlement State Farm paid Hood’s office in exchange for his agreement to end an investigation of the company. Hood has said he planned to cover the cost of the criminal investigation, then turn…
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February 22, 2008
Chaney hopes to cut wind pool rates
The Sun Herald, 2/22/8 Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney told members of the Biloxi Businessmen’s Club on Thursday he hopes to lower residential rates in the state wind pool by at least 10 percent. Chaney said he would like to see a decrease of up to 40 percent in rates for the coverage offered by South…
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February 22, 2008
House cigarette tax hike may be DOA
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/22/8 Cigarette taxes would go up to pay for Medicaid, utility rates would increase to pay for additional power and voters would be required to show identification under separate legislation approved Thursday in the House and Senate chambers. The three bills are among the most contentious this session. Each faces hurdles in opposing…
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February 22, 2008
Hood hasn’t turned money over to clubs
The Sun Herald, 2/22/8 Rural Boys and Girls Clubs could be in dire straights unless Attorney General Jim Hood turns over money pledged from a settlement with State Farm insurance companies. The Boys and Girls Clubs Alliance of Mississippi is expecting $800,000 of a $5 million settlement State Farm paid Hood’s office in exchange for…
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February 22, 2008
Melton behind in paying $10K in property taxes
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/22/8 Mayor Frank Melton, who this week faced foreclosure proceedings on his northeast Jackson home, is late in paying almost $10,000 in property taxes. The taxes on his property at 2 Carter’s Grove and four nearby lots were due to the Hinds County taxcollector’s office by Feb. 1. Melton also owes about $9,000…
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February 22, 2008
Republicans pull plug on wiretap plan
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/21/8 Republican lawmakers on Wednesday defended their vote against extending wiretap authority to crimes other than drug offenses, saying it would turn Attorney General Jim Hood into a supercop at the expense of civil liberties. We just have to be really careful when you give that kind of authority for everyone,” said Rep.…
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February 22, 2008
Special election set for Wicker’s old seat
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/21/8 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 has been set for April 22, according to a news release from Gov. Haley Barbour’s office. In a Writ of Election filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Barbour…
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February 22, 2008
LNL – Forecast gloomy for rainmaker Scruggs
Forecast gloomy for rainmaker Scruggs With overcast skies outside, the prospects of legal superstar-turned-criminal-defendant Richard “Dickie” Scruggs did not appear too sunny either inside a federal courthouse Wednesday. U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi Senior Judge Neal Biggers heard motions tendered on behalf of Scruggs and his two remaining co-defendants, son Zach…
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February 22, 2008
Scruggs prosecutors want Lott testimony
Scruggs prosecutors want Lott testimony And U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran could be called as a defense witness. That’s because prosecutors want to use evidence of other alleged “bad acts” by Scruggs at his March 31 trial – specifically an alleged Hinds County bribery scheme in 2006 involving Scruggs, Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter and…
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February 22, 2008
Scruggs judge: Fair jury possible
Scruggs judge: Fair jury possible The trial site, Oxford, may be one of the few certainties for mega-litigator Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, his attorney-son Zach and their legal associate Sidney Backstrom – if they are tried as originally scheduled by Senior U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. Biggers said no Thursday to a defense motion to…
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November 25, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: November 25, 2025
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 24, 2025
IHL exploring updated funding formula for Mississippi’s public universities
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Jill Colvin, Associated Press
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November 24, 2025
Potential presidential candidates are less coy about 2028 plans: ‘Of course I’m thinking about it’
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Daniel Tyson
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November 20, 2025
Amazon investing $3 billion in Warren County data center campus
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Daniel Tyson
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November 18, 2025
Toyota investing $125 million in Blue Springs plant
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Robert St. John
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November 25, 2025
Robert St. John’s Thanksgiving memories
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Alistair Begg
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November 25, 2025
In this world for good
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Robert St. John
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November 24, 2025
Time well spent
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Kimberly Ross
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November 21, 2025
The political right needs to exorcize its Fuentes’ demons
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Sid Salter
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November 19, 2025
Term limits: Why small rural states like Mississippi lose when seniority is forced out
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Jill Ford
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November 18, 2025
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