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January 22, 2008
City Council will take up smoking ban for Jackson
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/22/8 The Jackson City Council might ask smokers in bars and restaurants to put out their cigarettes – for good. Officials are considering a smoking ban in all enclosed places open to the general public. The council’s planning committee will hold a public hearing on the issue at 3 p.m. today at City…
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January 22, 2008
Lott successor Wicker has big britches to fill
Politico, 1/22/8 Roger Wicker, the nation’s newest senator, bears little resemblance to his predecessor, recently departed Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott. Lott’s political dexterity and verbal flourish made him an outsized figure during his 25 years in Congress. By contrast, the understated Wicker is almost bland. Lott may have given Wicker his first job on Capitol…
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January 22, 2008
Barbour v. Hood UPDATE
WJTV, 1/21/8 A spokesperson with the Mississippi Attorney General’s office tells us Jim Hood has replied to the State Supreme Court about Governor Haley Barbour’s appeal. The Governor is appealing a Hinds County judge’s decision to have the state’s special election held in March, not November. The special election is needed so voters can elect…
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January 22, 2008
Barbour urges biparisanship
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/22/8 Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and House Speaker Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, who have at times butted heads in the legislative process, appeared to offer olive branches to each other Monday night. Directing his comments to the 33 new members of the Mississippi Legislature during his State of the State speech,…
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January 22, 2008
Barbour stresses budget trimming
The Sun Herald, 1/22/8 Pledging to fully fund education and continue South Mississippi’s rebuilding, Gov. Haley Barbour at the same time urged lawmakers to be thrifty as the state’s revenue appears to be slowing down and the U.S. economy is softening. The governor, in a packed chamber of the Mississippi House of Representatives, gave the…
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January 22, 2008
Legislature ’08: House leaders reflect warfare
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/22/8 If average Mississippians thought they had detected an increased level of partisanship in the Legislature over the past four years, they probably ain’t seen nothin’ yet! The “other shoe,” so to speak, has been waiting to drop since House Speaker Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, was re-elected to the leadership position by the…
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January 22, 2008
Democratic Rebutal to Governor Barbour’s Agenda
Mississippi Democratic Party response to Gov. Haley Barbour’s State of the State JACKSON (Monday, Jan. 21, 2008) – Here is a transcript of the Mississippi Democratic Party response to Gov. Haley Barbour’s State of the State speech. The response aired on Mississippi Public Broadcasting television stations immediately following Barbour’s speech. Giving the Democratic Party response…
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January 22, 2008
Governor’s State of the State
PREPARED REMARKS OF GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR 2008 STATE OF THE STATE January 21, 2008 Governor Bryant; Speaker McCoy; ladies and gentlemen of the Legislature; and fellow Mississippians: This is the fifth time you have allowed Marsha and me to join you in this historic chamber to report on the State of our State. We’re honored…
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January 21, 2008
Barbour to address budget
The Sun Herald, 1/20/8 Gov. Haley Barbour will give his annual State of the State address on Monday night on the floor of the Mississippi House of Representatives. Barbour was sworn in for his second term in a ceremony in Jackson on Tuesday, and Monday night he will give an update on where the state…
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January 21, 2008
New court decision legitimizes Miss. lawmakers raid on agencies’ money
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/21/8 A new court ruling legitimatizes what the Mississippi Legislature has been doing for more than a decade: Raiding small, fee-funded agencies to pay for large budget items such as schools, roads and prisons. While the decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt with only one entity, the court clearly…
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January 21, 2008
House keeps rule requiring super majority
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/20/8 It will still take a two-thirds vote for the House membership to pull a bill out of committee and have it before the full chamber for consideration. And when the full House is in session, it will be videocast live on the Internet, if details of how to do…
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January 21, 2008
Lawmakers say fewer bond projects to get the OK this session
The Sun Herald, 1/20/8 As he wrapped up a recent presentation to lawmakers, Mississippi Treasurer Tate Reeves implored them to practice more restraint in approving projects that would require the state to borrow money. Reeves explained that repaying the state’s mounting debt takes money away from public education, corrections, Medicaid and other services. More than…
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April 30, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: April 30, 2026
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Frank Corder
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April 29, 2026
Mississippi House, Senate plan for special session after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Callais
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 29, 2026
Governor Reeves announces new Rural Health Transformation Program Office
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Susan Marquez
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April 30, 2026
Rediscover the original Solly’s Hot Tamales in Vicksburg
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Alistair Begg
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April 30, 2026
The ultimate reality
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Susan Marquez
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April 29, 2026
“Ellenpalooza” coming to Bay St. Louis
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Russ Latino
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April 29, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi
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Sid Salter
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April 29, 2026
Reeves’ decision to preemptively call a special session for judicial redistricting is shrewd
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Roger Wicker
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April 24, 2026
Finish the job In Iran, but don’t forget China
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