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March 17, 2008
DJ – Zach Scruggs hires former AG Mike Moore
Zach Scruggs hires former AG Mike Moore Zach Scruggs, the sole co-defendant left in a judicial bribery case, has hired former Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore to represent him. The 33-year-old Scruggs also is represented by two Missouri defense attorneys. His trial is set for March 31. What Moore’s hiring means on today’s deadline for…
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March 17, 2008
MSGOP to Return Dickie Scruggs Cash
Today, Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Jim Herring announced that the Mississippi Republican Party will return all contributions made by disgraced trial lawyer Dickie Scruggs. “We do this because we want to make a statement that the integrity of this Party is not for sale, and that as a matter of policy, similar actions will take…
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March 17, 2008
DJ EDITORIAL:A sad spectacle
EDITORIAL:A sad spectacle It’s a sad spectacle, and it is made all the more so by the interwoven political threads. Scruggs’ special relationship with his brother-in-law, former Republican Sen. Trent Lott, and his and the other defendants’ heavy involvement in supporting mostly Democratic candidates cast a pall on the political system as well as the…
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March 17, 2008
Hurricane victims expected to sue FEMA
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/17/8 The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which supplied about 120,000 travel trailers to hurricane victims in 2005, is expected to be named as a co-defendant in a massive lawsuit against manufacturers charging the units had dangerous levels of formaldehyde. Letecheia Acker, who lives with her husband and two young sons in a FEMA…
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March 17, 2008
War generates billions for business
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/17/8 Billions of dollars in federal contracts awarded to Mississippi industries and a rocketing pace of exports to the Middle East serve as a reminder that, for those not under attack, war is good for business. International Truck and Engine is one of the state’s premier examples. Workers at its West Point plant…
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March 17, 2008
State leads U.S. in mortgage delinquencies
The Hattiesburg American, 3/17/8 Mississippi leads the nation in the number of people who are late making their monthly mortgage payments, a problem that affects the real estate and banking industries, a state economist said. Eleven percent of mortgage loans in Mississippi were delinquent in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to a Mortgage Bankers…
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March 17, 2008
Former state Rep. Franks may run to lead Dems
Former state Rep. Franks may run to lead Dems Jamie Franks of Mooreville, an ex-state representative who has a law practice in Tupelo, told a Lee County Democratic Party convention this past weekend that he may run for the chairmanship. The state party’s current chairman, former U.S. Rep. Wayne Dowdy of McComb, has said he…
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March 17, 2008
Segway officers up and rolling
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/17/8 Jackson police officers Colendula Green and Robert Watts recently showed off their new rides by doing doughnuts on Farish Street. The officers are the newly created team that recently began patrolling downtown on Segway electric scooters. They’re replacing JPD’s bicycle patrol, which dissolved about a year ago. Green and Watts will focus…
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March 17, 2008
GOP’s 11th command is out the window
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/17/8 Republican politics used to be so simple and boring. The GOP leaders got together, decided on a candidate and put all their money and effort behind him. Primaries were foregone conclusions. These new competitive primaries are getting quite complicated, and certainly fun to watch. The race for the GOP nomination for…
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March 17, 2008
Deadline looms for measures
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/17/8 Bills intended to offer more protection for insurance policyholders, make it tougher for some marriages to end and prohibit some adoptions likely will die in the Mississippi Legislature this week. But other bills face an uncertain future Tuesday, the deadline for passing out of committee bills originating in the opposite chamber. Among…
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March 17, 2008
Senate Passes “Miss Breland’s Law”
WLBT, 3/16/8 She taught for years at Murrah and Central High Schools in Jackson and loved her job. In July 2006, long after she retired, Irene Breland was attacked as she walked out of her home. Beaten and robbed, Breland later died as a result of her injuries. The offenders stole her purse, and used…
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March 17, 2008
Legislature considers diverse marriage proposals
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/17/8 Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have passed bills dealing with marriage. But other than both having the word marriage in them – the bills have little in common. The Senate passed new legislation that would create what are referred to as covenant marriages that would be harder to…
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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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