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August 16, 2007
Brown, Chism touch on taxation, legislation with Republican group
The Comercial Dispatch, 8/15/7 Senator Terry Brown and Representative Gary Chism showed up at Tuesday’s Lowndes County Republican Women meeting to clear up a few things about recent legislation and show support for a fellow Republican, Mississippi Attorney General candidate Al Hopkins. The meeting allowed Hopkins to share his platform, but also helped give members…
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August 16, 2007
COLE – Failed beef plant is Spell’s fault
JACKSON (Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007) – Democratic nominee for Commissioner of Agriculture Rickey Cole charged today that incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner Lester Spell should bear most of the blame for wasting $55 million in taxpayer money on a failed beef plant. “Lester Spell is the only elected official in this state who bears the full-time…
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August 16, 2007
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August 16, 2007
New member may determine council’s leader
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/16/7 The newest member of Jackson’s City Council likely will be the deciding vote in who will lead the council. After Ben Allen resigned as Ward 1 councilman in June, the remaining six members tried to elect a new president. But the council split 3-3 between Frank Bluntson and Leslie McLemore. Jeff Weill,…
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August 16, 2007
Debate flares on convicted officials
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/16/7 Two current circuit clerks convicted of felonies have renewed a debate that goes back more than a dozen years over when an official convicted of a crime can be removed from office. Former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Ed Pittman has said that Binky Vines Jr. of Adams County and Burnell Harris…
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August 16, 2007
Mississippi Governor’s Associates Profit From Katrina Recovery
Bloomberg, 8/16/7 Many Mississippians have benefited from Governor Haley Barbour’s efforts to rebuild the state’s devastated Gulf Coast in the two years since Hurricane Katrina. The $15 billion or more in federal aid the former Republican national chairman attracted has reopened casinos and helped residents move to new or repaired homes. Among the beneficiaries are…
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August 15, 2007
Weill sweeps field for Ward 1 seat on council
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/15/7 Former state prosecutor Jeff Weill said he will tap into his mediation skills when he takes a seat this week on Jackson’s often polarized City Council. In Tuesday’s special election to fill the Ward 1 seat vacated by Ben Allen, Weill beat out John Ditto, a real estate developer and son of…
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August 15, 2007
Jamie Franks: Party affiliation of Senate leadership less important than “talent”
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/15/7 Jamie Franks says he will not select key Senate committee chairs based on party affiliation if he is elected lieutenant governor Nov. 6. “My approach is very simple. I want to use talent,” Franks told the Daily Journal editorial board Tuesday morning during a 60-minute interview. “I want people…
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August 15, 2007
Hood, Clark on Felons in Runoffs
WLBT, 8/14/7 M. L. “Binky” Vines continues to run for re-election despite a guilty plea on three counts of embezzlement. Attorney General Jim Hood says his office recommended a three-year sentence for Vines in the state penitentiary. Hood even wrote a letter to defense attorneys saying they would not recommend the non-adjudicated order Judge Joe…
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August 15, 2007
Insurance: Coastal customers need a solution
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/15/7 Residential and commercial property owners on the Mississippi Gulf Coast continue to struggle with one of Hurricane Katrina’s most enduring legacies – the insurance crisis. The question of a national disaster insurance reform brought U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats to the Coast on Monday to tour the still…
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August 15, 2007
Grocery tax cut, cigarette tax hike issues aren’t going away
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/15/7 While there are three months of campaigning still to go for control of the Mississippi Legislature for the next four years – hence control of Gov. Haley Barbour’s policy agenda as well – one thing was made clear during the Aug. 7 primary elections. The longstanding efforts to cut Mississippi’s highest-in-the-nation…
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August 15, 2007
Eaves says governor’s race is his passion
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/14/7 Democrat John Arthur Eaves Jr. discounted speculation Monday he is waging a campaign for governor simply to gain more publicity for his successful Jackson law practice. “If I wanted to promote my law practice, I could just buy more ads on television,” Eaves said during a 60-minute interview with…
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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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Daniel Tyson
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March 30, 2026
Lawmakers approve tax credits for contributions to rural Mississippi hospitals
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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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