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September 4, 2007
Hearings to address Jackson finances
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/4/7 The Jackson City Council begins budget hearings this week, seeking ways to bridge a $3.4 million revenue shortfall and set priorities for the 2008 budget. The first meeting will start at 11 a.m. today at City Hall. By Sept. 15, the 2008 budget must be adopted. The 2007 budget must be balanced…
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September 4, 2007
Democratic candidates stump at Miss. AFL-CIO picnic
The Sun Herald, 9/3/7 Candidates stumping at a Labor Day picnic tailored their speeches for the occasion, focusing on issues that they said would help Mississippi’s working class. State Rep. Jamie Franks, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, told a crowd of about 100 at Smith Park in downtown Jackson that his mother and father…
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September 4, 2007
Immigration among Miss. campaign issues; some say contributions ignored
The Sun Herald, 9/3/7 Mississippi candidates have made illegal immigration a top campaign issue with no shortage of angles this election cycle. State Auditor Phil Bryant, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, has vowed to crack down on the illegal immigrant population. His Democratic opponent, state Rep. Jamie Franks, wants to penalize Mississippi employers who…
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September 4, 2007
SALTERBLOG – Barbour: Ethics Commission says blind trust legal
Barbour: Ethics Commission says blind trust legal With Hood being the brother of Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood, a frequent Barbour critic, and Wheeler being the law partner of Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Jamie Franks, those questions addressed one set of political conspiracy theories about the genesis of the Bloomberg stories. There are others. My…
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September 4, 2007
Guiliani coming to Pearl today
Guiliani coming to Pearl today Presidential candidate Rudy Guiliani is expected to make a campaign swing through Mississippi today. The former New York City mayor is scheduled for an appearance at Hinds Community College in Pearl this afternoon. Clarion Ledger 9/4/7
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 3, 2007
Governor violating ethics law, Hood says
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 9/1/7 Attorney General Jim Hood’s office sent a letter to Gov. Haley Barbour a year ago saying he was in violation of state ethics law by not reporting the sources of income in his blind trust. On Friday, Hood suggested the possibility of legal action on the matter, “but we…
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September 3, 2007
$3.5M approved for Biloxi projects
The Sun Herald, 9/1/7 Two hurricane-recovery projects in Biloxi will receive more than $3.5 million in federal money, Sens. Trent Lott and Thad Cochran announced today. More than $2.3 million will help repair the Back Bay fishing bridge at the north end of Caillavet Street, said Vincent Creel, city spokesman. The grant will be used…
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September 3, 2007
EDITORIAL: Getting specific
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 9/3/7 Last week’s sparsely attended party primary runoffs in Mississippi set the stage for the general election campaign that should shift into high gear this week. The gubernatorial matchup between incumbent Republican Haley Barbour and Democratic challenger John Arthur Eaves Jr., along with the lieutenant governor race that pits…
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September 3, 2007
Hurricane account mostly untapped
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/3/7 A hurricane recovery fund created by Gov. Haley Barbour has allocated all of the $34 million it raised in the two years since Hurricane Katrina leveled the Mississippi Gulf Coast. But most of the Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund, created as a fund for longer-term relief, has not been spent. No more than…
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September 3, 2007
Politicians and CEOs meet at Fleet’s
The Commercial Dispatch, 9/1/7 The campaign trail of Lieutenant Governor hopeful Phil Bryant wound through the Golden Triangle Friday, with a lunchtime stop at Fleet’s Eats on the western edge of Lowndes County. The popular country kitchen, with seating throughout the rooms of the owner’s home, has an eclectic clientele, with devotees as diverse as…
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 3, 2007
House speaker: Long battle brewing
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 9/2/7 One of the most important campaigns that will be decided in Mississippi politics this fall has already attracted more than $500,000 in campaign contributions, but state voters can’t vote directly in the outcome of the race. During the next few months – while many of them are still seeking general election…
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September 3, 2007
Melton intercedes on fire recruits’ behalf
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/2/7 Four Jackson firefighter recruits who were fired because they failed a psychological examination were rehired at the request of Mayor Frank Melton. The recruits likely will retake the test to determine whether psychologists administering the test caused them to fail, Fire Chief Vernon Hughes said. In the past, others have retaken the…
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Daniel Tyson
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March 30, 2026
Legislature creates Jackson Water Authority, sends bill to governor
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Jeremy Pittari
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March 30, 2026
Mississippi lawmakers adopt increased K-12 public education budget even as student totals decline
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Daniel Tyson
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March 30, 2026
Inmate dyslexia testing, study dies in Mississippi Legislature
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Frank Corder
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March 26, 2026
DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion
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Frank Corder
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March 25, 2026
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 20, 2026
International Paper to build new $225 million facility in Rankin County
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Robert St. John
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March 30, 2026
Nobody plans for this
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Alistair Begg
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March 30, 2026
Citizens of somewhere else
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Marilyn Tinnin
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March 27, 2026
Richard Truly: Mississippi’s astronaut and national treasure
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Russ Latino
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March 26, 2026
Facts, not feelings, are a hard sell in teacher pay raise debate
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Russ Latino
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March 25, 2026
Senate Democrat suing state over Mississippi Supreme Court map named by Hosemann to help redraw lines
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Sid Salter
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March 25, 2026
Supreme Court action on Mississippi cases impacts protest rights, balloting procedures
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