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January 9, 2008
McCoy narrowly wins speaker post
1/9/8 House Speaker Billy McCoy punctuated a narrow victory Tuesday over fellow Democrat Jeff Smith after a contentious race with a call for divided lawmakers to reconcile. House members agreed, but Republicans voiced concern McCoy would not follow through by including more of their minority membership in House business. No Republicans voted for McCoy. McCoy,…
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January 9, 2008
Reeves ends election dispute
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/9/8 The Mississippi House won’t have to consider an election dispute involving one of its former longtime members. Jackson lawmaker John Reeves said Tuesday he will end his months-long challenge of a loss to Adrienne Wooten, a Democrat who twice defeated him. Reeves, a Republican, said he will pull a petition he filed…
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January 9, 2008
Katrina victims’ federal claims top $3 quadrillion
Katrina victims’ federal claims top $3 quadrillion Hurricane Katrina’s victims have put a price tag on their suffering and it is staggering — including one plaintiff seeking the unlikely sum of $3 quadrillion. A whopping $3,014,170,389,176,410 is the dollar figure so far sought from some of the largest claims filed against the federal government over…
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January 9, 2008
YP – Sid Backstrom Withdraws From Another Katrina Related Case Involving Balducci
In a motion filed yesterday, Sid Backstrom withdrew from another case in Louisiana. Balducci had asked Backstrom to act as “local counsel” in a federal court levee case in Louisiana. The motion can be found here. What makes this curious is that it is just one more link to how closely Balducci and the Scruggs…
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January 9, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 43: the timeline
Scruggs Nation, Day 43: the timeline March 15-28. Dickie Scruggs, Zach Scruggs, Backstrom, Balducci and Patterson allegedly met at the Scruggs Law Firm in Oxford to discuss how to influence the outcome of the Jones v. Scruggs lawsuit. Indictment. March 28. Balducci placed a call to Judge Henry Lackey asking to meet with him later…
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January 9, 2008
Majority of Black Caucus Votes Against Johnson for Speaker Pro-Tem
Mississippi’s Legislative Black Caucus supported top Billy McCoy lieutenant J.P. Compretta in a vote for Speaker Pro-Tem at yesterday’s House opening. Compretta’s opponent was Robert Johnson III from Natchez.
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January 9, 2008
House Roll Call on Speekah Vote
House Roll Call VOTING FOR MCCOY Democrats (62) Arinder, Morton; Bailey, Greenville; Banks, Jackson; Bell, Fulton; Blackmon, Canton; Broomfield, Moss Point; Brown, Jackson; Buck, Holly Springs; Burnett, Tunica; Calhoun, Jackson; K. Campbell, Jackson; Clark, Pickens; Clarke, Jackson; Cockerham, Magnolia; L. Coleman, Mound Bayou; M. Coleman, Jackson; Compretta, Bay St. Louis; Dedeaux, Perkinston; Dickson, Macon; Duvall,…
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January 9, 2008
WSJLAWBLOG – Report: Scruggs Grand Jury Looking at Another Case
Report: Scruggs Grand Jury Looking at Another Case In January 2006, with the case now in front of DeLaughter, a special master made recommendations that led Wilson’s lawyer to ask for more than $15 million for his client. Days later, Scruggs installed Booneville, Miss., lawyer Joey Langston as lead counsel, assisted by Tim Balducci, who,…
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January 9, 2008
LNL – State Farm demands statement sent to Scruggs
State Farm demands statement sent to Scruggs Claiming that an attorney for the former Scruggs Katrina Group won’t oblige, State Farm Insurance Cos. filed an emergency motion Monday to obtain information provided from an engineer to indicted trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. State Farm filed the emergency motion because Brian Ford, a former engineer at…
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January 9, 2008
FOLO – US response to Scruggs’ discovery motion
US response to Scruggs’ discovery motion Haven’t read it myself yet, but here’s the prosecution response to the defense motion on discovery in U.S. v. Scruggs (h/t NMC for this pdf). FOLO 1/8/8
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January 9, 2008
Childers raises $100,000 in first week as congressional candidate
Childers raises $100,000 in first week as congressional candidate As potential candidates consider whether to enter the open race in Mississippi’s first congressional district before Friday’s qualifying deadline, one candidate, Prentiss County businessman and Chancery Clerk Travis Childers, announced on Tuesday afternoon that his campaign has reached an important milestone. Since entering the race last…
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January 9, 2008
FOLO – BREAKING — Plea(s)?
BREAKING — Plea(s)? Word just in from Oxford and Booneville: this morning, the witnesses from Joey Langston’s office did NOT present themselves to the grand jury as ordered and apparently didn’t even go to Oxford. Since their names are not Cheney, Rove, or Miers, I submit that could only mean they’ve been released from the…
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August 8, 2025
Trump orders colleges to prove they don’t consider race in admissions
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 8, 2025
Law enforcement agencies issuing letters for removal of non-FDA approved hemp products
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Frank Corder
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August 8, 2025
Applications for GCRF funding top $383 million
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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
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Lynne Jeter
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August 5, 2025
Mancuso Chemicals investing $5.52 million in the Magnolia State
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August 4, 2025
Cherry elected Mississippi Power chairman, CEO
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Ben Smith
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August 8, 2025
It was just a dream
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Alistair Begg
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August 8, 2025
No good apart from God
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Susan Marquez
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August 7, 2025
Pike County’s Sophie Marie lands national cooking show
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Kelley Williams
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August 7, 2025
Bob Dylan and the Overton Window
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Russ Latino
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August 7, 2025
The Mississippi Democratic Party got mad about school choice, then unwittingly made the case for it
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Sid Salter
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August 6, 2025
Will moving Neshoba stump speeches to June in 2026 lessen the fair’s political impact?
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