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September 26, 2007

Barbour Announces All-time MS Employment Number

Mississippi has broken its all-time record employment level for a second month in 2007, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The non-farm, seasonally-adjusted employment level rose to 1,166,800 in August, topping the previous high set in June 2007 at 1,160,600. Most economists consider the non-farm, seasonally…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 26, 2007

Hopkins Accuses Hood of Pay For Play – And Provides His Evidence

In Monday’s Stennis Press Luncheon, both incumbent AG Jim Hood and Republican challenger Al Hopkins faced the press. In the first real fireworks since Neshoba in this race, Jim Hood largely stayed on message and talked about street crime, elderly care, contractor schemes, and civil claims that his office pursued. Interestingly, Hood introduced a phrase…