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May 1, 2007
Sen. Charlie Ross calls special session on Voter ID
Sen. Charlie Ross calls special session on Voter ID State Senator Charlie Ross today requested that the Governor call a special legislative session to address the issue of voter identification. Mississippi does not currently require voters to show identification at the polls. “No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, it is important that…
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May 1, 2007
Taxpayers may foot Melton’s bill for trial
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/1/7 Taxpayers might have to pay the legal bills that Jackson Mayor Frank Melton and his police bodyguards incurred during their felony trial for damaging a duplex in northwest Jackson. O’Reilly-Evans said such a review guarantees nothing but follows procedure. “Traditionally, when our police officers are charged with a crime, they have gone…
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May 1, 2007
Panel may issue opinion on Dale?s request to run as an independent
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/1/7 The state Election Commission may tell the court today its position on Insurance Commissioner George Dale?s request to seek re-election as an independent. If he?s allowed to run as an independent, it would be unprecedented.
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May 1, 2007
Bobby Harrison: Communications falter between House and Senate
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 4/30/7 It was obvious Friday there was no communication going on during the special session called by Gov. Haley Barbour to consider an incentive package to lure a PACCAR power train manufacturing and assembly plant to the Columbus area. Washington-state-based PACCAR builds Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. Yet, the Senate…
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May 1, 2007
Interior to open 12 new sites for drilling
The Sun Herald, 5/1/7 The federal government is moving to open up millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and natural gas drilling. The new leases will be offered for sale through 2012, though specific locations were not provided Monday. Half of the Gulf sites are located in the central Gulf of…
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May 1, 2007
Heavy issues: Council faces deficit, crime plan
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/1/7 The Council has on its plate to scrutinize Police Chief Shirlene Anderson’s plan to hire 200 more police officers – a demonstrable need since the comprehensive 1999 Linder/Maple Group police study that said 680 was the minimum needed. But, under Melton’s watch, there’s no money because the city has projected a…
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May 1, 2007
State Senator Charlie Ross to Call for a Special Session
State Senator Charlie Ross to Call for a Special Session State Senator Charlie Ross will request the Governor to call a special legislative session on the south steps of the Capitol on Tuesday, May 1st, at 10am. Senator Ross represents District 20, comprised of parts of Rankin and Madison Counties. Charlie Ross Campaign Press Release…
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April 30, 2007
A conversation with Trent Lott on local, state, national issues
The Commercial Dispatch, 4/29/7 After helping to secure a $4.4-million national emergency grant to help retrain former Sara Lee employees in West Point, U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., sat for a phone interview Thursday with The Dispatch to discuss issues ranging from economic development in Northeast Mississippi and across the rest of the state to…
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April 30, 2007
Ala., Miss. criticized for taxes on food
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/30/7 This summer, Alabama and Mississippi are set to become the only states that apply their full state sales tax to groceries without any relief for low-income families, a distinction critics see as a holdover from their Deep South political past. Mississippi lawmakers wrapped up a legislative session in March, with a measure…
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April 30, 2007
A Holy-Roller Democrat
A Holy-Roller Democrat John Arthur Eaves baptized three of his four sons in the Jordan River, an event he highlights in a radio campaign ad. The candidate for governor of Mississippi thinks Roe v. Wade should be overturned, calls for reintroducing school prayer and wants limits on riverboat gambling — all hot-button issues among evangelical…
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April 30, 2007
Stevens? opponent not qualified to run for House District 48
Stevens? opponent not qualified to run for House District 48 State Rep. Mary Ann Stevens? opponent is not qualified to run against her because he has not met residency requirements, a judge ruled Friday. Charles Edwards was not a resident of House District 48 for two years prior to the general election, Jones County Circuit…
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April 30, 2007
Here’s the verdict: Melton should quit
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/29/7 Does it really matter that a Hinds County Circuit Court jury acquitted Frank Melton on charges related to his tearing down a home he called a crack house? It wasn’t so much the talk that draws this conclusion, but the danger in some of the words. Because of Melton’s defiance, we…
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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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