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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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February 13, 2008
FOLO – Balducci “lays the corn on the ground,” 9/21
Balducci “lays the corn on the ground,” 9/21 Lackey: (with some interuptions by Balducci) now, well, I would, you tell ya that what I need, and it may be more, than, than um Mr. Scruggs or whoever would even consider, but, uh, to get me over a hump, I need forty. Balducci: Forty? Ok. Lackey:…
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February 13, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggsellaneous odds and ends
Scruggsellaneous odds and ends One argument that seems so tired and worn-out that even Scruggs’ lawyers can’t summon any enthusiasm for it is the one about the law enforcement exception in Judge Acker’s injunction. The injunction required the Rigsby sisters and their agents and all those who act in concert with them, “with the express…
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February 13, 2008
FOLO – The 9/9 and 9/27 transcripts:
The 9/9 and 9/27 transcripts: Lackey asks Bladucci if he is where he can talk for a minute. Balducci says: “I’m private, I’m private.” Lackey responds: “Uh, you think , uh, uh Dicky wants this thing, uh, in , uh, I mean, arbitration. Balducci responds “that’s his number one goal.” Lackey comments, “Well, I just…
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February 13, 2008
YP – Biggers sets hearing on pre-trial motions for next Wednesday 2/20
Judge Neal Biggers set a hearing for arguments on all defense pre-trial motions for Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. at the Federal Courthouse in Oxford. Order can be found here. Biggers further orders the Government’s response to all motions by Tuesday February 19.
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February 13, 2008
DJ – Judge sets hearing on pre-trial motions
Judge sets hearing on pre-trial motions Senior Judge Neal Biggers Jr. will hear seven pre-trial motions Feb. 20 in the government’s judicial bribery case against famed Oxford litigator Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, his attorney son Zach and their legal associate Sidney Backstrom. The hearing is set to begin at 9 a.m. in the U.S. District Court…
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June 12, 2026
U.S. and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan’s prime minister says
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 12, 2026
MDOT planning capacity projects, conducting other road work across the state
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June 12, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 12, 2026
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Matt Friedeman
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June 14, 2026
God does not play
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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June 12, 2026
College World Series field once again tilts heavily toward SEC
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Alistair Begg
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June 12, 2026
Comfort for a troubled mind
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
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Andy Gipson
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June 10, 2026
Working with the Trump administration to eliminate welfare fraud
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