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August 15, 2007
Outside legal aid OK’d for Melton
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/15/7 Jackson taxpayers will have to pay for an outside legal firm to represent Mayor Frank Melton in lawsuits filed against him and the city. City Chief Administrative Officer Robert Walker said the hiring of Phelps Dunbar of Jackson would eliminate any potential conflict of interest with the city attorney’s office representing Melton,…
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August 15, 2007
Maybe the citizens are the political joke
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 8/14/7 Politicians are an easy target. If it wasn’t for politicians, who could we in a politically correct society make fun of – not many groups. They are easy targets, and they continually do things to make it easy for people like David Lettermen and John Stewart to parody.…
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August 14, 2007
Barbour appoints Jackson man to workers’ comp. board
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/13/7 Gen. Leon Collins of Jackson was appointed to the state Workers’ Compensation Commission, Gov. Haley Barbour announced today. “His business qualifications along with his service in a variety of community organizations will help him in his work on this important commission,” Barbour said in a statement. Collins, a Booneville native, will serve…
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August 14, 2007
Council may tap reserve fund
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/14/7 Jackson City Council members could consider as early as today whether to take $3 million from the city’s reserve fund to balance the budget. Rick Hill, the city’s director of administration, said the council also has the option of refinancing long-term debt to draw down money from bonds. Either method would go…
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August 14, 2007
Trouble in Wilkinson County
Majority in Mississippi, 8/13/7 For many readers from rural counties, voting fraud may still be commonplace although we like to pretend that it no longer exists. Unfortunately, there are Ike Brown’s all over the state- including Wilkinson county where a strange story has become dangerous. I was tipped off on this story where rumblings within…
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August 14, 2007
Dems push wind policy
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/14/7 Hundreds of Gulf Coast residents struggling to insure their homes and businesses joined U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats Monday to push disaster insurance reform. But at the town hall meeting hosted by Fourth District U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, the delegation said it would be a challenge…
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August 14, 2007
Ward 1: Voters to choose new councilman today
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/14/7 Voters in northeast Jackson will go to the polls today to choose a replacement for Ward 1 City Councilman Ben Allen. Ward 1 voters need to choose a leader who will step into the void created by Allen’s resignation and contribute to consensus, not conflict, in the conduct of city business.…
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August 14, 2007
GOP appeals decision to close ’08 primaries
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070813/NEWS/70813030 The Mississippi Republican Party today appealed a federal judge’s decision to close party primaries in 2008. The state GOP joins the NAACP, the state Democratic Party and Attorney General Jim Hood in asking the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn parts of U.S. District Judge Allen Pepper’s ruling. The Mississippi Republican Party…
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August 14, 2007
Bryant: Circuit Clerk’s Punishment Too Light
WLBT, 8/13/7 Adams County Circuit Clerk M.L. “Binky” Vines and Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Burnell Harris are preparing for a run off in their respective counties that would put them one step closer to re-election, despite the fact they are both convicted felons. It’s a fact that has many residents and officials shaking their heads.…
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August 13, 2007
Ward 1 seat on Council significant to future
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/12/7 Its sturdy mix of young and old families, upscale shops and tree-lined streets make it one of Jackson’s most desirable areas. A sizable amount of the city’s tax base comes from the concentrated Ward 1 area, where geography does matter and is emphasized. Residents don’t just say they’re from Jackson; they…
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Magnolia Tribune
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August 13, 2007
Former land commissioner credited with eliminating own elective office
WMCTV, 8/13/7 In 1976, there were 10 statewide elected officials in Mississippi. Now, there are eight. It could be argued the elimination of 2 statewide offices is governmental reorganization in the extreme. Yet, governmental reorganization has not come easily in Mississippi.
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August 13, 2007
Insurance race tough when the wind blows
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/12/7 Veteran Insurance Commissioner George Dale was collecting one of his old campaign signs late last week for a keepsake. He joked that he would only be 70 when the next election rolls around and he might have use for it again when people start calling “bring back Dale.” Dale was joking…
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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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