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October 8, 2007
Miss. Senators vote no for SCHIP
The Commercial Dispatch, 10/6/7 Mississippi congressmen against a bill to fund the expansion of federal children’s health insurance are being urged to change their minds and vote to override President Bush. Five of Mississippi’s six members of Congress voted against the bill that passed the U.S. Senate and House last month. Bush on Wednesday vetoed…
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October 8, 2007
Fmr. Auditor Patterson Shills for Hood
Letter to the Editor by Steve Patterson, 10/7/7 The attorney general contracted with well-known, successful attorneys to take the state’s case to the federal bankruptcy courts where they received over $110 million in back taxes and property from MCI on behalf of the state. How was the engagement efficient for the state? These lawyers didn’t…
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October 8, 2007
Purity or Politics: 2008 Presidential Election By Phillip Knight
Purity or Politics: 2008 Presidential Election By Phillip Knight Director Wesleyan Center for Strategic Studies Florence, MS Recently a group of well intentioned evangelicals, led by Dr. James Dobson met in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss the plight of the conservative candidates among the Republican field. It seems rather slim pickings for the nomination…
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October 5, 2007
No new twists in second Barbour-Eaves debate
The Clarion-Ledger, 10/5/7 Verbal attacks remained the same Thursday night between Republican incumbent Gov. Haley Barbour and Democratic challenger John Arthur Eaves Jr. in their second debate of the campaign season. But some of those attending said they had hoped to hear more about the issues facing Mississippians. In an hourlong question-and-answer format, the candidates…
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October 5, 2007
Auditor candidates favor training
The Sun Herald, 10/5/7 Each candidate for state auditor says if he’s elected one of his priorities would be to provide more training for office staff and county officials. Democrat Mike Sumrall of Mount Olive said he wants to train state auditor’s employees to conduct financial reviews of all types of county offices, school districts,…
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October 5, 2007
Barbour won’t release vote, commission says
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 10/4/7 Gov. Haley Barbour has refused to allow the state Ethics Commission to release how each of its members voted in April on allowing him to place his assets in a blind trust, the executive director of the commission said Tuesday. The Daily Journal and other groups have asked that…
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October 5, 2007
Candidates deliver lots of jabs during debate
The Mississippi Daily Journal, 10/5/7 “If you don’t know what he would do if he was elected governor, don’t be embarrassed because he doesn’t know what he would do either,” Gov. Haley Barbour said of his opponent, John Arthur Eaves. “We have litigated that once before and we have seen the outcome,” Barbour said referring…
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October 5, 2007
Mayor promotes bodyguards, makes other changes to JPD
The Clarion-Ledger, 10/4/7 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton announced the first set of changes in a shake-up of the Jackson Police Department during a news conference today. Melton elevated one is his bodyguards, Michael Recio, to assistant chief effective today. Assistant Chief Preston Carter will remain at his post, Melton said. Melton said the moves are…
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October 5, 2007
Making history: Senate confirms female judge
The Clarion-Ledger, 10/5/7 The U.S. Senate on Thursday created a bit of Mississippi history by confirming the first woman to a federal judgeship in the state. Sharion Aycock, a state circuit judge, was confirmed by voice vote to fill an opening on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Mississippi Republican Sens.…
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October 5, 2007
Grocery tax cut proposals still linger as politicians skirt issue
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 10/5/7 Mississippi’s sales tax – the first nationally – was enacted 75 years ago to apply to all retail purchases and services, exempting only agricultural items to placate the strong farm bloc. Since then, 400 exemptions and reduced rates have been tacked onto the law, most of them from special interest lobbies.…
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October 5, 2007
Barbour Eaves Debate Liveblog
Go to http://www.mpbonline.org for online to watch listen. Audio of the debate is here in two files. First half of the debate is at https://yall.rndr.tech/images/BEdebatePart1.mp3 Second half of the debate is at https://yall.rndr.tech/images/BEdebatePart2.mp3 Enjoy
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October 4, 2007
Lobbyist says no link with Barbour
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 10/4/7 Lanny Griffith, chief executive officer of the Washington lobbying firm he started with Haley Barbour, issued on Wednesday the most definitive statement yet that the governor no longer holds an interest in the firm. “Gov. Barbour is not an employee or officer of the firm and neither he nor…
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Frank Corder
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April 21, 2025
Runoff elections being held Tuesday in 28 cities, 2 House Districts
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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April 21, 2025
US stocks sink with the US dollar’s value as investors retreat further from the United States
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Daniel Tyson
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April 21, 2025
Mississippi parents struggle to find childcare, after-school programs, experts say
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Lynne Jeter
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April 9, 2025
Cultivating deep Magnolia State connections
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Parrish Alford
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April 21, 2025
Dart, a possible first rounder, makes Kiffin two-for-two. Can Simmons complete the trifecta?
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Robert St. John
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April 21, 2025
Friendship
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 21, 2025
God’s children now
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Kimberly Ross
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April 21, 2025
From Shapiro to Trump, political rage does not justify political violence
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Jonathan Bain
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April 18, 2025
“One Door” is an open door for welfare expansion in Mississippi
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Sam Franklin
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April 17, 2025
Tariffs at the dawn of the American republic
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