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October 22, 2007
Melton says no to rate hikes
Jackson’s mayor is backtracking on a plan to plug a $3.2 million hole in the city’s 2007-08 budget by adding to residents’ utility bills. The increases, proposed at the close of stormy budget debates in September, were to have kicked in Oct. 1 and would have added about $90 yearly to water and sewer bills.…
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October 22, 2007
Clinton Looms Over GOP Debate
She may not have been on the stage, but Sen. Hillary Clinton was clearly on the minds of the GOP presidential candidates at a lively debate last night in Orlando. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the GOP hopefuls “battled in a nationally televised debate Sunday night over who is the most conservative and capable of…
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October 22, 2007
Cash making the difference in how Miss. parties support candidates
Mississippi’s two major political parties are promoting the election bids of their respective candidates in starkly different ways, and the contrast is based mostly on money. The Mississippi Republican Party has helped buy slick campaign ads that paint a negative picture of Democratic opponents. The party also has given hefty financial contributions to its candidates,…
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October 22, 2007
LOTT – Good Investments
The road to more security and energy independence is paved with investments – in alternative fuels, more efficient engine technologies and in our energy-producing infrastructure of domestic drilling and refining. This week we saw more evidence that Mississippi is leading the way in making these good, forward-thinking investments. I’ve related in past columns how our…
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October 19, 2007
CHANEY – Anderson Busted Trying to Hide Insurance Contributions
Anderson Busted Trying to Hide Insurance Contributions JACKSON – Democratic candidate for Insurance Commissioner, Gary Anderson, admitted breaking his pledge not to take insurance money during an interview appearing in the October 18th edition of the Commercial Dispatch. The admission did not come until after Anderson was caught trying to conceal a contribution from insurance…
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October 19, 2007
Squeeze on Melton
Squeeze on Melton Jackson Mayor Frank Melton is adamant about his recent police promotions, and a Hinds County judge seems just as determined to put a stop to what he terms end runs around Civil Service protocol. “The Civil Service Commission is going to make it very aware to management of the city of Jackson…
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October 19, 2007
CL – Guv’s race: Cross-party endorsements raise ire
Guv’s race: Cross-party endorsements raise ire Espy, whose family is almost synonymous with “Democrat” in the Delta, and whose nephew unsuccessfully challenged 2nd District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson in the party primary last year, certainly provided a zinger. State Sen. Gloria Williamson, D-Philadelphia, a former state Democratic Party chairwoman, reacted with disappointment: “The rest of…
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October 19, 2007
iPac formed to support Rep. Jeff Smith as new Speekah
Integrity PAC has been formed to help support a new Speaker in the Mississippi House of Representatives. A fundraiser is being held in Jackson Magnolia Report 10/19/7
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October 19, 2007
Cuevas’ election results dispute is dismissed
Cuevas’ election results dispute is dismissed Circuit Judge Billy Joe Landrum ruled that although the election was flawed with polling-place irregularities and other problems, they were not great enough for him to order the primary election overturned or re-voted. Sun Herald 10/19/7
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October 19, 2007
Wicker, Taylor & Pickering vote against SCHIP Overrride
State congressmen split on failed override of SCHIP veto U.S. Reps. Chip Pickering and Roger Wicker, both Republicans, and Democrat Gene Taylor voted against the override. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., voted for the override. None of the four changed his position from the time the bill originally passed. Thompson said today that failure of the…
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 19, 2007
Governor Haley Barbour Seeks Black Votes for 2nd Term
Miss. Gov Seeks Black Votes for 2nd Term Gov. Haley Barbour says the message he’s taking to Mississippi voters is for everyone, black or white. But as he seeks a second term, Barbour is striving to win 20 percent of the black vote, and blacks figure prominently in his ads and campaign literature. Barbour, the…
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October 19, 2007
MS Hospitality and Restaurant Association endorses Bryant
MS Hospitality and Restaurant Association endorses Bryant Phil Bryant, a candidate for lieutenant governor, received an endorsement from the Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association at Harvey’s Restaurant in downtown Columbus Tuesday. “I’m honored to receive the endorsement of so many groups who create jobs and economic opportunity for the people of Mississippi,” said Bryant. “With…
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 21, 2025
Mississippi lawmakers react as SNAP work requirement modifications take effect
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Alcorn’s Sound of Dyn-O-Mite to represent Mississippi in the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Daniel Tyson
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November 20, 2025
Amazon investing $3 billion in Warren County data center campus
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Daniel Tyson
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November 18, 2025
Toyota investing $125 million in Blue Springs plant
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
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Susan Marquez
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November 21, 2025
It’s not Thanksgiving for Chef Austin Sumrall without his Oyster Hand Pie
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Alistair Begg
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November 21, 2025
Preaching the Kingdom of God
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Mark Long, Associated Press
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November 20, 2025
Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin and Texas’ Steve Sarkisian take different approaches to coaching rumors
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Kimberly Ross
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November 21, 2025
The political right needs to exorcize its Fuentes’ demons
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Sid Salter
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November 19, 2025
Term limits: Why small rural states like Mississippi lose when seniority is forced out
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Jill Ford
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November 18, 2025
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