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January 28, 2008
Auditor: City not responding to suggestions
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/28/8 An employee hired by Mayor Frank Melton to assess Jackson’s fiscal situation says she is fed up with Melton and his department heads for not responding to her recommendations to fix the city’s bookkeeping problems. Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Valerie Nevels, a former Internal Revenue Service criminal investigator, said the mayor has…
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January 28, 2008
Senate: Bryant brings different style
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/27/8 While the political infighting in the Mississippi House of Representatives has drawn most of the attention during the opening weeks of the 2008 session of the Legislature, the state Senate has been quietly but effectively getting the people’s business done. Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant has brought to the leadership of the Senate…
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January 28, 2008
Higher ed: Stable funding an issue
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/27/8 When former secretary of state Eric Clark was chosen to head the state’s two-year college board, he brought a very public – and popular – face to administering higher education. The state’s two-year and four-year colleges and universities can use all the help they can get, as the 2008 Legislature faces a…
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January 28, 2008
FOLO – The Redneck Sopranos
The Redneck Sopranos I have it on good authority that there’s a moment in some of the government’s surveillance tapes where a voice (I gather it’s Tim Balducci) says: “He needs another basket of sweet potatoes.” I gather this is a reference to that last $10,000 Balducci got on November 1st to pay Judge Lackey.…
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January 28, 2008
CL – Feds expand bribery investigation
Feds expand bribery investigation Agents are examining the relationship between DeLaughter and Peters, whom authorities have described as a “close friend” of the judge. Booneville lawyer Joey Langston has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a 2006 scheme to get DeLaughter to rule for Mississippi lawyer Dickie Scruggs in a Hinds County lawsuit in which…
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January 27, 2008
HA EDITORIAL – Hood should welcome change in law
Hood should welcome change in law The state Senate on Friday passed a bill that would require the attorney general to go through a public review process before hiring private attorneys. The measure still faces scrutiny in the House, which has defeated similar bills in the past. The private attorney issue surfaced when Hood hired…
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January 27, 2008
DJ EDITORIAL: Legal reform
EDITORIAL: Legal reform Several levels of response are needed: – An explanation for the lack of investigative initiative by the office of the Mississippi attorney general and local district attorneys in the Scruggs-related cases and previous criminal prosecution of judicial corruption on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, also initiated and moved forward by federal prosecutors. –…
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January 27, 2008
SALTER – Heir apparent? Bryant’s blue-collar style belies keen ambitions
Heir apparent? Bryant’s blue-collar style belies keen ambitions Beyond partisan concerns, Bryant faces a two-horned political beast in terms of his working relationship with Barbour. During the campaign, Democrats characterized Bryant as a potential “yes” man for the Republican governor while some GOP supporters privately worried that Bryant’s own future gubernatorial ambitions might get in…
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January 27, 2008
CL – Judge under panel’s scrutiny
Judge under panel’s scrutiny The state Commission on Judicial Performance is examining the allegation DeLaughter e-mailed a rough draft of his order in an attorneys’ fees dispute to his former boss, former long-time Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters, who allegedly pocketed $1 million in return for influencing the judge to rule in Scruggs’ favor…
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January 26, 2008
FOLO – Ken Coughlan Redux
Ken Coughlan Redux The Scruggs defense team has asked Judge Biggers to please let Ken Coghlan enter an appearance as a lawyer for Dickie Scruggs (in spite of the obvious conflict of having represented Steve Patterson in this case for a couple of weeks), and, in doing so, noted an intention to consult with him…
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January 26, 2008
Childers for Congress launches campaign web site
Childers for Congress launches campaign web site Prentiss County Chancery Clerk and businessman Travis W. Childers announced on Friday that his campaign committee, Childers for Congress, has launched its official campaign web site at www.childersforcongress.com. The site provides background information on Childers and offers supporters the ability to volunteer and contribute online. In addition, childersforcongress.com…
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January 26, 2008
SH – Hood cries foul on election date
Hood cries foul on election date Attorney General Jim Hood told the Mississippi Supreme Court in documents Tuesday that Gov. Haley Barbour misinterpreted state law and erred in setting a Nov. 4 special election date to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott. At issue before the Supreme Court is the timing…
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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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Daniel Tyson
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January 16, 2026
Public defender pilot program sees early success
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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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Matt Friedeman
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January 18, 2026
The abundant life, in a nutshell
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Susan Marquez
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January 16, 2026
Get Dolly’ed up for a good cause
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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January 16, 2026
It is the Lord who judges me
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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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