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September 21, 2007
Melton vetoes ban on Farish demolitions
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/21/7 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton on Thursday vetoed the City Council’s six-month moratorium on demolishing properties in the Farish Street Historic District. But the veto carries little weight as the council still must OK demolitions in the district. “It’s a hollow veto,” said City Council President Leslie Burl McLemore. “(Melton) has enough houses…
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September 20, 2007
Rankin County ‘Beans & Greens’ Tonight
Clark honored tonight JACKSON ( Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007) – Rankin County Democrats will honor outgoing Secretary of State Eric Clark tonight at a party fundraiser set for the Rankin campus of Hinds Community College. Clark will be honored at the Rankin County Beans & Greens dinner, 6-8 p.m. in George Wynne Hall, Hinds County…
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September 20, 2007
ACLU Says Pickering Bill Treads on First Amendment
ACLU, 9/19/7 The American Civil Liberties Union said today that legislation that attempts to regulate the content of television programs introduced today by Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) treads on the First Amendment. The legislation would attempt to regulate “indecent” television programming by requiring the Federal Communications Commission to implement a policy that would make a…
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September 20, 2007
Ethics commission says legislature should deal with blind trust issues
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 9/20/7 While the state Ethics Commission has approved Gov. Haley Barbour’s decision to put his financial assets in a blind trust, the commission says the issue in general is one for the state Legislature to define. The commission, through its executive director, Tom Hood, recently responded to questions from the…
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September 20, 2007
Hood sees insurers, home-repair fraud as priorities
The Sun Herald, 9/20/7 When Jim Hood was elected attorney general four years ago, he wanted to crack down on computer crimes, improve safety in schools and the workplace and implement tougher penalties for those convicted of domestic violence and child abuse. Hood feels as if he’s made progress in those and other areas since…
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September 20, 2007
Religious leaders protest port plan
The Sun Herald, 9/20/7 More than a dozen religious leaders issued a challenge to Gov. Haley Barbour on Wednesday, giving him 24 hours to answer their protests to a plan that would use housing recovery funds to expand the Port of Gulfport. The Mississippi Coast Interfaith Disaster Task Force held a meeting at the Saenger…
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September 20, 2007
Auditor’s job includes setting tone for state’s fiscal integrity
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/20/7 If the person serving as auditor gains a reputation as an aggressive, no-nonsense protector of the public purse, that very fact has the potential of state and local officials being more wary of how every nickel is tracked. Because Auditor Phil Bryant is the nominee for lieutenant governor on Nov. 6 ballots,…
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September 20, 2007
Small business owners give Bryant nod
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 9/19/7 Phil Bryant, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, accepted the endorsement of the Mississippi chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business on Tuesday at Peggy Bishop’s Magnolia Wholesale Florist on Robert E. Lee Drive in Tupelo. The announcement was made by Ron Aldridge, state director of the organization.…
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September 20, 2007
Gubernatorial Debate Tonight – Barbour vs. Eaves
Thursday night in Biloxi, Governor Barbour debates his opponent; you are invited to attend the debate, and then get fired up and get local on the campaign DEBATE! Watch the Debate Live in Biloxi or Listen on Mississippi Public Broadcasting Gubernatorial Debate in Biloxi Saenger Theatre for the Performing Arts in Biloxi (170 Reynoir Street)…
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September 19, 2007
Crime: City right to enlist public for precinct focus
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 9/19/7 RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST JACKSON — the Police Department’s Precinct 4 – have troubling crime problems, but they may also have a great crime-fighting weapon. Banding together, having meetings with residents and police, as is now occurring, also has the name of “community policing.” Police focusing on northeast Jackson neighborhoods where crimes…
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September 19, 2007
Melton’s plan to tow cars may run into hurdles
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/18/7 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s plan to impound the vehicles of people who haven’t paid past-due fines to the city might not be as easy to accomplish as the mayor made it sound. First, there are a host of legal obstacles to sort through – due process and potential liability among them. And…
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September 19, 2007
Search begins for new state health officer
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/18/7 The process to replace ousted State Health Officer Dr. Brian Amy begins today when a state Board of Health committee meets for the first time. “We’d like to do this in three or four months, but we’re not going to let the time frame rush us,” said Dr. Ed Hill of Tupelo,…
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August 27, 2025
A Mississippi city’s tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?
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August 27, 2025
Stevenson appointed Circuit Judge in new Hinds Co. seat
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 27, 2025
MSMS seeks additional funding for facilities, operational needs
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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August 27, 2025
College football picks: No. 1 Texas-No. 3 Ohio St is the main event on tantalizing slate of games
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Jim Beaugez
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August 27, 2025
‘Hitmaker’ songwriter Ben Johnson stars on new Netflix series
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Alistair Begg
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August 27, 2025
From grumbling to gratitude
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Sid Salter
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August 27, 2025
With Social Security and PERS under review, Baby Boomers are working longer before retiring
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Hunter Estes
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August 25, 2025
It’s time for term limits
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Kelley Williams
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August 24, 2025
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