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August 10, 2007
Residents grill Ward 1 council candidates at forum
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/10/7 The audience was lively and the questions were blunt during a forum Thursday night for Jackson’s Ward 1 City Council candidates. “Will you raise taxes? Yes or no?” resident Morris Reagan demanded midway through candidate Jeff Weill’s attempt to answer the initial question. “Suppose we reach maximum efficiency with city spending and…
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August 10, 2007
Northrop gets $592M Coast Guard contract
The Sun Herald, 8/9/7 Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula has been awarded a $592 million contract to build a third Coast Guard National Security Cutter, U.S. Sens. Trent Lott and Thad Cochran said Thursday. “The NSCs will replace Coast Guard cutters that are almost 40 years old,” said Lott, R-Miss. “This new class of…
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August 10, 2007
Columbus lawmaker to fight McCoy for top job
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/10/7 A race for the speakership of the Mississippi House of Representatives is heating up, months before many lawmakers even know whether they’re returning to the Capitol. Rep. Jeff Smith, a conservative Democrat from Columbus, confirmed what he had been saying for months – that he will challenge Rep. Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, for…
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August 10, 2007
State Farm fights suit alleging contract breach
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/10/7 State Farm wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit Attorney General Jim Hood filed that alleges the company breached a contract. Company officials denied the breach in documents filed Thursday in Hinds County Circuit Court. “We believe his claim against us is misguided,” State Farm spokesman Fraser Engerman said. “Mr. Hood seems…
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August 10, 2007
Many don’t take kindly to Barbour’s ‘trophy wife’ comment
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/10/7 When Gov. Haley Barbour took a cheap shot at the “trophy wife” of Democratic foe John Arthur Eaves, Barbour stuck his hand in a hornet’s nest with a lot of Mississippi women. As reported from the recent Neshoba County Fair, here’s what Barbour said after introducing his wife, Marsha, to crowd…
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August 10, 2007
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John Ditto Radio Ad John Ditto Campaign for City Council 8/9/7
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August 9, 2007
Recurring theme for next two months during MS Elections
Everyone is going to hear a lot about “trial lawyer” influence (vs. “big oil”, “big tobacco”, “big insurance”, “big sugar”, “big guns”, etc.) in the next two months. The Democratic candidates for Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General and Commissioner of Insurance are either trial lawyers or have MAJOR MAJOR contributory ties to them. I ran…
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August 9, 2007
Republican Voters Hit Problems at Polls
WJTV, 8/8/7 Republican officials are investigating why so many things went wrong with primary elections. Communication break-downs and polling place problems meant some Hinds County republicans never got to cast their votes. “We’re going to make our investigation, see what went wrong, then decide to see what we need to do to fix it,” Jim…
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August 9, 2007
DA, challenger ready for battle
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/9/7 The third-place finisher in the hotly contested Hinds County district attorney’s race says she has not decided whether she will endorse a candidate in the Democratic runoff. Michele Purvis trailed incumbent Faye Peterson and Robert Shuler Smith in the Democratic primary Tuesday. Peterson said she believes Tuesday’s election was impacted some by…
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August 9, 2007
Bryant hard-pressed to name differences with Franks on issues
WMCTV, 8/8/7 State Auditor Phil Bryant, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, tells voters his conservatism is what separates him from his Democratic opponent, state Rep. Jamie Franks. But a day after winning the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor, Bryant was hard-pressed to elaborate on the differences he has with state Representative Jamie Franks when…
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August 9, 2007
Finally, Judge Leslie Southwick’s nomination will face full Senate
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/9/7 The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to allow Mississippi Judge Leslie Southwick to stand for the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The action means his nomination no longer is bottled up in the committee but is headed for a vote in the full Senate sometime this fall. It’s not a…
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August 9, 2007
Barbour coattails?: Robertson, Ross say ‘no’
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/9/7 Does Gov. Haley Barbour have any coattails? That is, can the popularity of the Republican governor bring votes for down-ticket races on Nov. 6? The Aug. 7 results for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Tommy Robertson, R-Moss Point, and state Sen. Charlie Ross, R-Brandon, would tend to say “no.” Both were…
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 17, 2025
Regulating kratom in Mississippi: Age restriction, local bans, business concerns
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Daniel Tyson
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April 17, 2025
State Defender hopeful pilot program will receive funding in special session
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April 17, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: April 17, 2025
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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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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 18, 2025
Imitate Jesus
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Ben Smith
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April 17, 2025
Stoned on turkeys
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 17, 2025
Harder to be full than empty
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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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Lesley Davis
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April 16, 2025
Mississippi took bold steps this session but there’s more work to do
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