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June 1, 2007
Attorney general: Moore set the modern role
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/1/7 Most Mississippians would probably be hard-pressed to name five former attorneys general, as for most of the state’s history, the position was confined pretty much to watching over the state’s legal affairs. Moore’s consumer advocacy resulted in the historic $4.1 billion tobacco lawsuit settlement, as well as granting $20 million annually…
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June 1, 2007
Appeal halts Jackson land grab
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/1/7 Eleventh-hour appeals of Byram’s court-approved incorporation have blocked it from becoming Mississippi’s newest municipality and stalled Jackson’s expansion plan. As a result of three appeals on Thursday, the battle for Byram’s incorporation and Jackson’s annexation of a sliver of land south of the city is moving to the state Supreme Court.
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June 1, 2007
State high court denies request for no hearing on sanctions
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/31/7 The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green?s request to rule on sanctions against Jackson Mayor Frank Melton?s personal defense attorney without a hearing in a lower court. Green had filed for sanctions against Dale Danks Jr., who is also a former Jackson mayor, in March.
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June 1, 2007
“Friends of Charlie Ross” on debate saga
Debate saga continues In case you missed it, staff writer for the Clarion-Ledger Laura Hipp posted an online blog yesterday questioning Phil Bryant’s motives for continually dodging one-on-one debates with Charlie: http://www.clarionledger.com/misc/blogs/legteam/legteam.html Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Debate saga continues Ahh yes, Sen. Charlie Ross again is trying to stir up Auditor Phil Bryant to debate.…
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June 1, 2007
MSDEMS – McCain tries to salvage lagging campaign
McCain tries to salvage lagging campaign JACKSON (Thursday, May 31, 2007) ? Republican Presidential candidate John McCain is in Mississippi today raising money in hopes of salvaging his lagging campaign. A new poll out this week shows McCain nationally at just 15 percent and trailing both Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney in the Republican primary…
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June 1, 2007
Mayor vetoes pay-cut action
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/31/7 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton vetoed the City Council’s decision made last week to withhold pay from former interim Fire Chief Todd Chandler and former interim Parks and Recreation Director Charles Melvin. “I have been advised that never in the history of the city of Jackson has a mayor’s request that a department…
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June 1, 2007
$600K sought to lure Saints
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/31/7 Millsaps supporters say they are seeking $600,000 from corporate sponsors to make upgrades to entice the New Orleans Saints to return for training camp on the private college’s campus. “There is a good possibility they are coming,” said Jackson businessman Con Maloney, a Millsaps trustee who is helping raise the money. “We…
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June 1, 2007
Legislative Primaries — Round One
The Clarion-Ledger Red/Blue Blog, 5/31/7 Representative Jamie Franks has chosen to run for Lieutenant Governor rather than for re-election, and four Democrats qualified to run for his seat. Representatives Bill Miles and J.B. Markham are retiring from legislative service, and a total of seven Democrats qualified to run for those two seats. Franks and Miles…
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June 1, 2007
Agriculture: Commissioner’s post unnecessary
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/31/7 The elected statewide position in Mississippi that arguably is the most useless – and expensive to taxpayers – is agriculture commissioner. Back in the days when Mississippi was primarily composed of small farms, and farm families, having a commissioner of agriculture and commerce might have made sense. Most Mississippians today probably couldn’t…
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May 31, 2007
Jim Hood is bad for business
The Madison County Journal Editorial, 5/31/7 The inconvenient fact for Attorney General Jim Hood and his allegations of gasoline price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Katrina is that the Federal Trade Commission last year found “no instances of illegal market manipulation that led to higher prices,” The Wall Street Journal reported May 25 –…
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May 30, 2007
300 summonses sent to potential jurors in Seale trial
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/30/7 With jury selection scheduled to begin today, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate still has before him the government’s request to sequester jurors in the trial of reputed Klansman James Ford Seale and not release their names. Roughly 300 summonses were sent out to prospective jurors in Seale’s trial in Jackson in connection…
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May 30, 2007
GE picks Batesville for jet-engine parts plant
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/29/7 Gov. Haley Barbour and Scott C. Donnelly, president and CEO of General Electric Aviation, have scheduled an official announcement this afternoon in the northwest Mississippi city about an hour south of Memphis. Original plans called for the plant to be built by late 2007 or early 2008, but it was not known…
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 18, 2025
Some Alcorn students at Lorman to be housed in hotel while dorm repairs conclude
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Frank Corder
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July 18, 2025
Applications open for new Mississippi Department of Public Safety Cadet Class
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Daniel Tyson
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July 18, 2025
Corps plan to address Pearl River flooding draws mixed reaction from residents
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028
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Lynne Jeter
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event
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Ben Smith
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July 18, 2025
Gigging with the GOAT
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Susan Marquez
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July 18, 2025
Taste & Sip: A summer picnic experience
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 18, 2025
Are you a grumbler?
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Philip Wegmann
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July 16, 2025
How Trump, Biden’s arms shipments differ: NATO pays ‘100%’ for Ukraine
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Sid Salter
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July 16, 2025
The Texas disaster stirs memories of the dangers facing Mississippians from flooding
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Chip Pickering
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July 11, 2025
DOJ’s remedies will do more harm than good
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