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February 13, 2008
YP FLASHBACK – Scruggs: These are not just legal wars. They are public relations and political wars.
Lawyer Like A Hurricane Mr. Scruggs, 60, slim, often folksy and smooth as molasses in court, is using techniques that he honed in his earlier legal fights. He is arguing now, as he did before to such good effect, that he is fighting for the little guy who cannot stand up alone to big anonymous…
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February 13, 2008
FOLO – Thoughts on Scruggs’s quasi-entrapment argument
Thoughts on Scruggs’s quasi-entrapment argument Most lawyers reading that pleading think it has echoes of an entrapment defense without coming out and saying it; I think this has come up in comments. I had not given too much thought to why they don’t come out and say it, other than it’s procedurally not going to…
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February 13, 2008
FORTUNE – Scruggs may use stealth entrapment defense to bribery charge
Scruggs may use stealth entrapment defense to bribery charge In their papers, Scruggs and his two co-defendants – law partners Sidney A. Backstrom and David Zachary Scruggs (Scruggs’s son) – specifically ask a federal judge in Oxford, Mississippi to dismiss the indictment against them due to “outrageous government misconduct.” The motion alleges that government “agents,”…
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February 13, 2008
McMillin open on public records – or is he?
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/13/8 In a meeting with reporters in December, new Jackson Police Chief Malcolm McMillin made clear his policy toward providing information to media. “We’re not going to have any bull- over here about what you are entitled to,” he said. “I’ve had good media relations for 16 years, and I’m not going to…
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February 13, 2008
Policyholder Bill of Rights will get hearing
The Sun Herald, 2/13/8 The House Insurance Committee is expected to vote today on a bill that would expand the rights of residential insurance policyholders. A Policyholder Bill of Rights has been championed by Coast legislators and Long Beach homeowner Kevin Buckel, who was initially denied coverage for Hurricane Katrina damage. The Policyholder Bill of…
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February 13, 2008
Ethics bill clears Miss. Senate committee
The Sun Herald, 2/12/8 A comprehensive ethics and open-government bill could come up for Senate debate Thursday, and Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant says he hopes it will get unanimous approval. “To me, it is the most important bill that I have been a part of. It was the top of my agenda,” said Bryant, a…
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February 13, 2008
Sources of candidates’ war chests often prove hard to track
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/12/8 Republican Mike Chaney said he spent around $1 million to win the Mississippi insurance commissioner’s race in 2007. “It’s obscene to spend that much money on an election for a job that pays less than $100,000 a year,” Chaney said, “and you try to be impartial and you know much of the…
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February 13, 2008
Cigarette tax: Don’t hide behind the tax study
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/13/8 There are at least five legislative bills still alive this session that would raise Mississippi’s laughably low 18-cents-a-pack excise tax on cigarettes to a more realistic rate. During the long 2007 gubernatorial campaign, Gov. Haley Barbour promised to consider a cigarette tax increase during the 2008 legislative session if that hike…
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February 13, 2008
Anti-illegal immigration rally attracts 100-plus to Miss. Capitol
WDAM, 2/12/8 Civil-rights advocates and illegal-immigration opponents crossed paths at the Mississippi Capitol today (Tuesday) attempting to get their diverse messages before lawmakers. More than 100 people attended an anti-immigration rally organized by conservative radio hosts J.T. and Dave from Supertalk Mississippi. Dozens attending the rally wore big yellow lapel stickers with the slogan “Stop…
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February 13, 2008
Council approves $50K for Farish Street study
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/12/8 The Jackson City Council approved funding a $50,000 housing study for the Farish Street Historic District today. The City Council unanimously approved an order authorizing the mayor to execute a professional services agreement with Asset Property Disposition, Inc. to provide consulting services on the Farish Street Historic District housing development plan. Louis…
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February 13, 2008
Miss. Senate OKs stripping most state workers of job protection
The Sun Herald, 2/12/8 Gov. Haley Barbour describes a bill that passed in the Mississippi Senate on Tuesday as a way to make government more efficient, but critics say the proposal does nothing more than clear the path for unfair firings and unnecessary pay raises. The bill would exempt most state agencies from the oversight…
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February 13, 2008
FOLO – Balducci: “This ain’t my first rodeo with Scruggs.”
Balducci: “This ain’t my first rodeo with Scruggs.” Lackey responds, “this is my first trip and I know you think I’m a complete horse’s ass.” Balducci says no, and Lackey responds, “I feel lower than whale shit to tell you the truth.” Balducci says there is no reason to, and that the’s glad to be…
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January 19, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: January 19, 2026
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Jeremy Pittari
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January 16, 2026
MDES, AccelerateMS, Community College Board make budget requests to Senate
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Frank Corder
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January 16, 2026
Guest to chair hearing on non-intrusive inspection technology use along U.S. borders
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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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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Robert St. John
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January 19, 2026
Tea, over time
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Alistair Begg
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January 19, 2026
A song of faith
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Matt Friedeman
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January 18, 2026
The abundant life, in a nutshell
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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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Chris Brown
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January 14, 2026
Advanced nuclear is America’s strategic energy advantage
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