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May 18, 2007
Wildmon endorses Bryant for Lt. Gov.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 5/18/7The founder of the American Family Association has given his blessings to state auditor Phil Bryant’s bid for lieutenant governor. The Rev. Donald Wildmon of Tupelo termed the endorsement “personal” and not connected with any group of people or organization.
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May 18, 2007
Franks: I campaign for working families
The Mississippi Press, 5/18/7 “The people from North Mississippi all the way down to the Coast want a better life for their children,” Franks, D-Mooresville, said of his campaign for lieutenant governor. Franks met with a reporter and editor at The Mississippi Press Thursday to discuss his campaign, which began Monday in his hometown of…
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May 18, 2007
Federal attorney was on AG ‘hit list’
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/18/7 U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton, who serves in Jackson, was reportedly on a 2005 list of U.S. attorneys the Justice Department wanted to fire. The list, first published by The Washington Post, named 13 U.S. attorneys. It has been attributed to Kyle Sampson, then U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ chief of staff.
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May 18, 2007
Will Barbour’s ‘adjustments’ toward tax reform be equitable?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/18/7 When Haley Barbour says that, if re-elected, he would be receptive to increasing the tobacco tax (while cutting others) you know there’s a trap somewhere. You can assume that last week when he talked generally about taxes and overhauling the state tax structure, he had already begun mapping his re-election campaign…
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May 18, 2007
Warr presents Gulfport progress reports
The Sun Herald, 5/17/7 Crime is down, business is up and the city’s financial standing has never been better, according to two reports Wednesday from Mayor Brent Warr. “We’re in the best financial condition that we’ve ever been in, actually better than we were the day before the storm,” Warr told business leaders, adding that…
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May 17, 2007
Taxes: Who’s Dem, GOP in the ‘lite gov’ race?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/17/7 So now, ironically, you’ve got a Democrat saying he’s for raising the tobacco tax and two Republicans aping the “old” Barbour’s “I’m not for raising anybody’s taxes,” while the “new” Barbour (burned by his anti-tax swap stance) is acknowledging that any fair adjustment of taxes could require some to go up…
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May 17, 2007
Ocean Springs board accepts $6M in funding
The Sun Herald, 5/17/7 Board members voted Tuesday night to accept nearly $6 million in disaster recovery funds to begin several ambitious citywide projects proposed by Mayor Connie Moran. Gov. Haley Barbour awarded the funds to the city for showing initiative toward improving the quality of life and demonstrating a commitment to local recovery projects.…
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May 17, 2007
Group seeks cigarette tax hike promise from candidates
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 The Communities for a Clean Bill of Health is asking candidates for legislative offices to pledge their support for a cigarette tax hike. The group wants the 18-cent- per-pack cigarette tax raised to $1. Efforts in 2006 to increase the tax were vetoed by Gov. Haley Barbour, and lawmakers could not override…
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May 17, 2007
Cochran pushing Katrina, war funds
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/17/7 Sen. Thad Cochran won Senate support Wednesday for an amendment calling for speedy approval of a new emergency spending bill that would pay for the Iraq war and funnel more than $6 billion in hurricane aid to Mississippi and Louisiana. Cochran’s amendment, attached to a water resources development bill approved by the…
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May 17, 2007
Falwell’s activism brought change in politics, education
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 “To the evangelical community, he gave a voice to us when we had no voice,” said the Rev. Phillip Knight, president of the Florence-based Congregational Methodist Church. “In over 100 years of Christianity in America, no one has had this kind of influence in the political and social and educational aspect of…
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Magnolia Tribune
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May 16, 2007
Rejected candidate running city parks
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 Charles Melvin, rejected this month by the Jackson City Council as parks and recreation director, continues to run the department – only from a different location and with a different title. Council members learned of Melvin’s title of assistant chief administrative officer at Tuesday’s special council meeting. And they learned about two…
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May 16, 2007
No proof chemical in trailers causing illnesses, FEMA says
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 Complaints that mobile homes and trailers housing hurricane Katrina and Rita victims have unhealthy levels of formaldehyde were dismissed by Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Paulison on Tuesday. Rep. Bennie Thompson asked Paulison about the complaints at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on FEMA’s ability to respond to the 2007…
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 15, 2025
Twelve states are restricting junk food purchases from SNAP. Mississippi could be next
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Daniel Tyson
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August 15, 2025
Grant funding in 5 Mississippi counties aimed at reducing financial strain in Youth Courts
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Frank Corder
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August 15, 2025
MSU Ag report: Row crop producers in Mississippi facing a very tough road ahead
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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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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
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Matt Friedeman
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August 17, 2025
Remember your first Bible?
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Alistair Begg
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August 15, 2025
The weight of glory
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Eddie Pells, Associated Press
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August 14, 2025
A way-too early guess at who will make the College Football Playoff this season
Opinion
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Dr. Kendall Conger
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August 15, 2025
I challenged Duke’s DEI dogma – and paid with my job
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Kimberly Ross
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August 13, 2025
Americans aren’t having enough babies
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Sid Salter
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August 13, 2025
Term limits: Still a tired gimmick, still disempowers voters, still weakens Mississippi
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