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February 21, 2008
House to discuss cigarette tax hike bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/21/8 A bill that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 a pack will hit the House floor today, sparking a debate over how best to fund the increasing costs of providing Medicaid services to Mississippians. The state’s 18-cent cigarette tax is among the lowest in the nation. House Bill 1013 would raise it…
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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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January 20, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: January 20, 2026
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Jeremy Pittari
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January 19, 2026
Tim Tebow to keynote EmpowerMS Solutions Summit
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Frank Corder
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January 19, 2026
Justices to hear dispute between Attorney General Fitch, Auditor White
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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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Alistair Begg
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January 20, 2026
Victory is the Lord’s
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Mark Pratt, Associated Press
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January 19, 2026
Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss sues NCAA for extra year of eligibility
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Robert St. John
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January 19, 2026
Tea, over time
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Russ Latino
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January 20, 2026
The Legislature’s added billions in new education funding, their opponents still accuse them of ‘underfunding’
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Patricia Levesque
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January 16, 2026
Mississippi continues to raise educational standards, with opportunities ahead
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Russ Latino
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January 16, 2026
The House passed school choice, but what is it and why do conservatives want it?
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