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August 16, 2007
New member may determine council’s leader
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/16/7 The newest member of Jackson’s City Council likely will be the deciding vote in who will lead the council. After Ben Allen resigned as Ward 1 councilman in June, the remaining six members tried to elect a new president. But the council split 3-3 between Frank Bluntson and Leslie McLemore. Jeff Weill,…
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August 16, 2007
Debate flares on convicted officials
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/16/7 Two current circuit clerks convicted of felonies have renewed a debate that goes back more than a dozen years over when an official convicted of a crime can be removed from office. Former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Ed Pittman has said that Binky Vines Jr. of Adams County and Burnell Harris…
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August 16, 2007
Mississippi Governor’s Associates Profit From Katrina Recovery
Bloomberg, 8/16/7 Many Mississippians have benefited from Governor Haley Barbour’s efforts to rebuild the state’s devastated Gulf Coast in the two years since Hurricane Katrina. The $15 billion or more in federal aid the former Republican national chairman attracted has reopened casinos and helped residents move to new or repaired homes. Among the beneficiaries are…
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August 15, 2007
Weill sweeps field for Ward 1 seat on council
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/15/7 Former state prosecutor Jeff Weill said he will tap into his mediation skills when he takes a seat this week on Jackson’s often polarized City Council. In Tuesday’s special election to fill the Ward 1 seat vacated by Ben Allen, Weill beat out John Ditto, a real estate developer and son of…
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August 15, 2007
Jamie Franks: Party affiliation of Senate leadership less important than “talent”
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/15/7 Jamie Franks says he will not select key Senate committee chairs based on party affiliation if he is elected lieutenant governor Nov. 6. “My approach is very simple. I want to use talent,” Franks told the Daily Journal editorial board Tuesday morning during a 60-minute interview. “I want people…
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August 15, 2007
Hood, Clark on Felons in Runoffs
WLBT, 8/14/7 M. L. “Binky” Vines continues to run for re-election despite a guilty plea on three counts of embezzlement. Attorney General Jim Hood says his office recommended a three-year sentence for Vines in the state penitentiary. Hood even wrote a letter to defense attorneys saying they would not recommend the non-adjudicated order Judge Joe…
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August 15, 2007
Insurance: Coastal customers need a solution
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/15/7 Residential and commercial property owners on the Mississippi Gulf Coast continue to struggle with one of Hurricane Katrina’s most enduring legacies – the insurance crisis. The question of a national disaster insurance reform brought U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats to the Coast on Monday to tour the still…
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August 15, 2007
Grocery tax cut, cigarette tax hike issues aren’t going away
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/15/7 While there are three months of campaigning still to go for control of the Mississippi Legislature for the next four years – hence control of Gov. Haley Barbour’s policy agenda as well – one thing was made clear during the Aug. 7 primary elections. The longstanding efforts to cut Mississippi’s highest-in-the-nation…
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August 15, 2007
Eaves says governor’s race is his passion
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/14/7 Democrat John Arthur Eaves Jr. discounted speculation Monday he is waging a campaign for governor simply to gain more publicity for his successful Jackson law practice. “If I wanted to promote my law practice, I could just buy more ads on television,” Eaves said during a 60-minute interview with…
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August 15, 2007
Outside legal aid OK’d for Melton
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/15/7 Jackson taxpayers will have to pay for an outside legal firm to represent Mayor Frank Melton in lawsuits filed against him and the city. City Chief Administrative Officer Robert Walker said the hiring of Phelps Dunbar of Jackson would eliminate any potential conflict of interest with the city attorney’s office representing Melton,…
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August 15, 2007
Maybe the citizens are the political joke
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 8/14/7 Politicians are an easy target. If it wasn’t for politicians, who could we in a politically correct society make fun of – not many groups. They are easy targets, and they continually do things to make it easy for people like David Lettermen and John Stewart to parody.…
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August 14, 2007
Barbour appoints Jackson man to workers’ comp. board
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/13/7 Gen. Leon Collins of Jackson was appointed to the state Workers’ Compensation Commission, Gov. Haley Barbour announced today. “His business qualifications along with his service in a variety of community organizations will help him in his work on this important commission,” Barbour said in a statement. Collins, a Booneville native, will serve…
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October 24, 2025
Social Security recipients get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026, average of $56 per month
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Frank Corder
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October 24, 2025
Shutdown caused NFIP’s authorization to lapse. Congressman Ezell says it’s hurting Mississippi
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October 24, 2025
Wall Street heads for records following an encouraging update on inflation
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Daniel Tyson
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October 23, 2025
Entergy Mississippi breaks ground on $1.2 billion Vicksburg Advanced Power Station
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 7, 2025
Averitt Express announces $9.6 million expansion in Richland
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Magnolia Tribune
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October 2, 2025
Smurfit Westrock expanding in Saltillo
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Meredith Biesinger
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October 24, 2025
Heat, heritage and heart: The Delta Hot Tamale Festival
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Alistair Begg
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October 24, 2025
The crown of life
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Susan Marquez
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October 23, 2025
Food vendors announced for National Folk Festival in Jackson
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Daniel Sparks
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October 24, 2025
Mississippi taking strides to reduce harm from smoking
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Grant Callen
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October 23, 2025
If lawmakers are trying to defund public education, they aren’t very good at it
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Kimberly Ross
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October 22, 2025
Jay Jones’ abhorrent texts deserve righteous condemnation, so do Hitler fans on the far right
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