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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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March 20, 2008
Gregg Harper new ad – Values
Gregg Harper Campaign Ad 3/20/8
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March 20, 2008
Charlie Ross to be Endorsed by Associated General Contractors of Mississippi
The Associated General Contractors of Mississippi will formally endorse Charlie Ross for the Third Congressional District on Thursday, March 20. For more information, contact Kell Smith at 601-362-7677. When: Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Where: Associated General Contractors of Mississippi (2093 Lakeland Drive, Jackson) Charlie Ross Campaign Release 3/20/8
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March 20, 2008
FOLO -Zach Scruggs moves for a James hearing
Zach Scruggs moves for a James hearing The federal law involving conspiracies is very scary for a criminal defendant. Once there’s a bit of proof (well, to a preponderance of the evidence) that a defendant has joined into a conspiracy, everything anyone said while furthering the conspiracy comes into evidence against the conspirators. There is…
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March 20, 2008
LNL – Scruggs’ old partners warn company not to satisfy State Farm request
Scruggs’ old partners warn company not to satisfy State Farm request An engineering and analysis firm says it cannot comply with a State Farm Insurance Cos. subpoena in a Hurricane Katrina case because it would violate a settlement reached with the former Scruggs Katrina Group. The suit, on which Glenda Shows is the lead plaintiff,…
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March 20, 2008
FOLO – Zach Scruggs: Forget the anonymous jury
Zach Scruggs: Forget the anonymous jury In a new motion, Zach Scruggs says that the anonymous jury is now unnecessary because there is no evidence of prior misconduct relating to him, that the questionnaire is now obsolete, and that there is even more need for special voir dire condictions given the circumstances. Here’s the Motion…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 28, 2026
Despite drop in latest public health emergency preparedness ranking, Mississippi’s State Health Officer remains confident
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Frank Corder
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May 28, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court sends Mississippi death row inmate’s appeal back to Fifth Circuit
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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May 28, 2026
Key inflation gauge worsens as Americans’ income and spending power erodes
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Associated Press
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May 28, 2026
SEC formally eliminates ‘cupcake weekend’ beginning in 2027
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Susan Marquez
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May 28, 2026
Things to do in the Magnolia State this June
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Alistair Begg
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May 28, 2026
God is for us
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Brent Sadler
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May 27, 2026
The Navy needs a strategic industrial plan to realize the Golden Fleet
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Sid Salter
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May 27, 2026
For most Americans, gas prices are the top public policy concern rising from Iran conflict
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Roger Wicker
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May 26, 2026
Deterrence is cheaper than war
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