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January 17, 2008
SH – Attorney says Scruggs had no knowledge of Balducci’s attempted bribe; trial delayed
Attorney says Scruggs had no knowledge of Balducci’s attempted bribe; trial delayed Attorney John Keker said during a procedural hearing that FBI investigators offered “very misleading” evdience so a judge would agree to continue wiretaps into its investigation of his client. Keker also asked for FBI notes on the wiretaps to further that argument. Scruggs…
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January 16, 2008
New state senator fired from his job
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/16/8 Freshman state Sen. Eric Powell learned two days after his swearing-in last week that he had been fired from his regular job. Powell, D-Corinth, said his firing from Packaging Corp. of America in Counce, Tenn., on Thursday came as a result of his election as a state senator in Mississippi. Lawmakers will…
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January 16, 2008
Wicker’s Earmark Elicits Criticism
The Washington Post, 1/16/8 Sen. Roger Wicker, the Mississippi Republican congressman appointed to replace Trent Lott in December, last year obtained a $6 million earmark for a defense contractor whose executives were among his top campaign contributors and were represented in the matter by Wicker’s former congressional chief of staff, according to federal records. Wicker’s…
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January 16, 2008
Support Taylor’s wind bill
The Sun Herald, 1/16/8 Freshman state Sen. David Baria on Tuesday filed a bill seeking a resolution of support for U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor’s multi-perils insurance bill, which is languishing in the U.S. Senate. “I think it is important for the Mississippi Legislature to show its support for Congressman Taylor’s efforts to alleviate the insurance…
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January 16, 2008
Ross Receives Endorsement
WAPT, 1/16/8 State Sen. Charlie Ross will receive an endorsement in his race for Congress. The Home Builders Association announced it will endorse Charlie Ross in his race for the Third Congressional District Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Jackson. Ross announced last month he would run for Chip Pickering’s congressional seat.
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January 16, 2008
Haley Barbour’s 2nd inaugural speech
The Hattiesburg American, 1/16/8 Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican, was sworn in for a second four-year term on Tuesday during a ceremony on the south steps of the state Capitol. Here is the prepared text of his 13-minute inaugural speech:
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January 16, 2008
GOP has big edge on some Senate panels
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/15/8 It’s interesting sometimes to look below the surface. During his successful 2007 campaign for lieutenant governor, Phil Bryant stressed that he would place fellow Republicans in the key Senate committee chairs of Appropriations and Finance. To Bryant’s credit, he did not make any bones about it. He was…
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January 16, 2008
Lawmakers look to 2008 session
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/15/8 With gubernatorial inauguruation events half over today, lawmakers turned their attention to the 2008 legislative session amid a partisanship that has increased since Gov. Haley Barbour took office in 2004. Where legislators once voted according to regional and racial lines, many now make decisions based on whether they are Republican or Democrat.…
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January 16, 2008
DJ – Democratic Party challenged by indictments
Democratic Party challenged by indictments The Democrats’ only statewide officeholder, Attorney General Jim Hood, is closely identified with Langston personally and politically. Langston has been a significant contributor to Hood’s campaigns. Hood also hired Langston to seek recovery of money owed Mississippi by MCI, the derelict telecommunications giant that had been headquartered in Mississippi. Langston…
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January 16, 2008
Bardwell’s Take on Hood v. Barbour
Judge DeLaughter’s Opinion: Careful, Thoughtful, And Methodical But substantively, Judge DeLaughter split his decision, essentially handing one win to Gov. Haley Barbour and two to Attorney General Jim Hood. He agreed with Barbour’s argument that the judicial branch could not issue a writ of mandamus against the chief executive — “Even if Mississippi case authorities…
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January 16, 2008
OVERLAWYERED – More about Joseph (“Joey”) Langston, part II
More about Joseph (“Joey”) Langston, part II As a number of commentators have noted (e.g. Brett Kittredge @ Majority in Mississippi, Alan Lange @ YallPolitics), Booneville attorney Joey Langston, who just entered a guilty plea on charges of judicial corruption, is someone accustomed to throwing the weight of his pocketbook around in Mississippi politics. In…
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January 16, 2008
CL – Probe’s reach grows wider
Probe’s reach grows wider Federal prosecutors pointed Tuesday toward political operative P.L. Blake as a behind-the-scenes figure in Mississippi’s unfolding judicial bribery scandal. Blake – who has not been indicted in the case – has emerged in court documents as the man who bizarrely earned $50 million from the state’s tobacco settlement by clipping newspapers…
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 21, 2025
Mississippi lawmakers react as SNAP work requirement modifications take effect
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Alcorn’s Sound of Dyn-O-Mite to represent Mississippi in the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Daniel Tyson
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November 20, 2025
Amazon investing $3 billion in Warren County data center campus
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Daniel Tyson
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November 18, 2025
Toyota investing $125 million in Blue Springs plant
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
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Matt Friedeman
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November 23, 2025
Hard work of evangelism
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Susan Marquez
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November 21, 2025
It’s not Thanksgiving for Chef Austin Sumrall without his Oyster Hand Pie
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Alistair Begg
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November 21, 2025
Preaching the Kingdom of God
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Kimberly Ross
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November 21, 2025
The political right needs to exorcize its Fuentes’ demons
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Sid Salter
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November 19, 2025
Term limits: Why small rural states like Mississippi lose when seniority is forced out
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Jill Ford
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November 18, 2025
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