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January 28, 2008
Higher ed: Stable funding an issue
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/27/8 When former secretary of state Eric Clark was chosen to head the state’s two-year college board, he brought a very public – and popular – face to administering higher education. The state’s two-year and four-year colleges and universities can use all the help they can get, as the 2008 Legislature faces a…
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January 28, 2008
FOLO – The Redneck Sopranos
The Redneck Sopranos I have it on good authority that there’s a moment in some of the government’s surveillance tapes where a voice (I gather it’s Tim Balducci) says: “He needs another basket of sweet potatoes.” I gather this is a reference to that last $10,000 Balducci got on November 1st to pay Judge Lackey.…
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January 28, 2008
CL – Feds expand bribery investigation
Feds expand bribery investigation Agents are examining the relationship between DeLaughter and Peters, whom authorities have described as a “close friend” of the judge. Booneville lawyer Joey Langston has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a 2006 scheme to get DeLaughter to rule for Mississippi lawyer Dickie Scruggs in a Hinds County lawsuit in which…
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January 27, 2008
HA EDITORIAL – Hood should welcome change in law
Hood should welcome change in law The state Senate on Friday passed a bill that would require the attorney general to go through a public review process before hiring private attorneys. The measure still faces scrutiny in the House, which has defeated similar bills in the past. The private attorney issue surfaced when Hood hired…
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January 27, 2008
DJ EDITORIAL: Legal reform
EDITORIAL: Legal reform Several levels of response are needed: – An explanation for the lack of investigative initiative by the office of the Mississippi attorney general and local district attorneys in the Scruggs-related cases and previous criminal prosecution of judicial corruption on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, also initiated and moved forward by federal prosecutors. –…
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January 27, 2008
SALTER – Heir apparent? Bryant’s blue-collar style belies keen ambitions
Heir apparent? Bryant’s blue-collar style belies keen ambitions Beyond partisan concerns, Bryant faces a two-horned political beast in terms of his working relationship with Barbour. During the campaign, Democrats characterized Bryant as a potential “yes” man for the Republican governor while some GOP supporters privately worried that Bryant’s own future gubernatorial ambitions might get in…
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January 27, 2008
CL – Judge under panel’s scrutiny
Judge under panel’s scrutiny The state Commission on Judicial Performance is examining the allegation DeLaughter e-mailed a rough draft of his order in an attorneys’ fees dispute to his former boss, former long-time Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters, who allegedly pocketed $1 million in return for influencing the judge to rule in Scruggs’ favor…
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January 26, 2008
FOLO – Ken Coughlan Redux
Ken Coughlan Redux The Scruggs defense team has asked Judge Biggers to please let Ken Coghlan enter an appearance as a lawyer for Dickie Scruggs (in spite of the obvious conflict of having represented Steve Patterson in this case for a couple of weeks), and, in doing so, noted an intention to consult with him…
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January 26, 2008
Childers for Congress launches campaign web site
Childers for Congress launches campaign web site Prentiss County Chancery Clerk and businessman Travis W. Childers announced on Friday that his campaign committee, Childers for Congress, has launched its official campaign web site at www.childersforcongress.com. The site provides background information on Childers and offers supporters the ability to volunteer and contribute online. In addition, childersforcongress.com…
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January 26, 2008
SH – Hood cries foul on election date
Hood cries foul on election date Attorney General Jim Hood told the Mississippi Supreme Court in documents Tuesday that Gov. Haley Barbour misinterpreted state law and erred in setting a Nov. 4 special election date to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott. At issue before the Supreme Court is the timing…
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January 26, 2008
FORBES – Miss.: Review of AG Contracts Proposed
Miss.: Review of AG Contracts Proposed But Hood said the legislation would put Mississippi in a vulnerable position in cases against big corporations, which would be tipped off about possible lawsuits. “If you make it public, then the company may go sue you in New York or somewhere,” Hood said Friday after the Senate vote.…
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January 26, 2008
Hood still opposes Outside Counsel contract oversight…
Hood still opposes Outside Counsel contract oversight… The last two attorney generals have used their outside counsel latitude to give the most lucrative outside counsel cases awarded during their terms to their largest campaign contributors. Hood’s double-talk doesn’t change that fact and he knows it. Sid Salter Blog Clarion Ledger 1/26/8
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Frank Corder
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September 19, 2025
Congressional midterms taking shape in Mississippi
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 19, 2025
AGB Search chosen to assist IHL in nationwide search for new JSU president
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Frank Corder
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September 19, 2025
Mississippi’s Thompson votes against U.S. House resolution honoring Charlie Kirk
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 17, 2025
Ridgeland-based HORNE to join BDO USA
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Lynne Jeter
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September 16, 2025
Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi
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Josh Boak, Associated Press
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September 15, 2025
A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 19, 2025
Discover treasures at Relics in Tupelo
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Alistair Begg
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September 19, 2025
Theology for life
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Susan Marquez
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September 18, 2025
Robert St. John roasted by Mississippi Press Foundation
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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Kimmel’s “the FCC won’t let me be” moment
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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Sticks and stones: Navigating ‘free speech’ after Charlie Kirk’s murder
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Sid Salter
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September 17, 2025
Nash’s book chronicles a new take on the realities of ‘Reconstruction in Mississippi’
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