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May 17, 2007
Taxes: Who’s Dem, GOP in the ‘lite gov’ race?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/17/7 So now, ironically, you’ve got a Democrat saying he’s for raising the tobacco tax and two Republicans aping the “old” Barbour’s “I’m not for raising anybody’s taxes,” while the “new” Barbour (burned by his anti-tax swap stance) is acknowledging that any fair adjustment of taxes could require some to go up…
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May 17, 2007
Ocean Springs board accepts $6M in funding
The Sun Herald, 5/17/7 Board members voted Tuesday night to accept nearly $6 million in disaster recovery funds to begin several ambitious citywide projects proposed by Mayor Connie Moran. Gov. Haley Barbour awarded the funds to the city for showing initiative toward improving the quality of life and demonstrating a commitment to local recovery projects.…
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May 17, 2007
Group seeks cigarette tax hike promise from candidates
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 The Communities for a Clean Bill of Health is asking candidates for legislative offices to pledge their support for a cigarette tax hike. The group wants the 18-cent- per-pack cigarette tax raised to $1. Efforts in 2006 to increase the tax were vetoed by Gov. Haley Barbour, and lawmakers could not override…
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May 17, 2007
Cochran pushing Katrina, war funds
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/17/7 Sen. Thad Cochran won Senate support Wednesday for an amendment calling for speedy approval of a new emergency spending bill that would pay for the Iraq war and funnel more than $6 billion in hurricane aid to Mississippi and Louisiana. Cochran’s amendment, attached to a water resources development bill approved by the…
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May 17, 2007
Falwell’s activism brought change in politics, education
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 “To the evangelical community, he gave a voice to us when we had no voice,” said the Rev. Phillip Knight, president of the Florence-based Congregational Methodist Church. “In over 100 years of Christianity in America, no one has had this kind of influence in the political and social and educational aspect of…
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May 16, 2007
Rejected candidate running city parks
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 Charles Melvin, rejected this month by the Jackson City Council as parks and recreation director, continues to run the department – only from a different location and with a different title. Council members learned of Melvin’s title of assistant chief administrative officer at Tuesday’s special council meeting. And they learned about two…
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May 16, 2007
No proof chemical in trailers causing illnesses, FEMA says
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 Complaints that mobile homes and trailers housing hurricane Katrina and Rita victims have unhealthy levels of formaldehyde were dismissed by Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Paulison on Tuesday. Rep. Bennie Thompson asked Paulison about the complaints at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on FEMA’s ability to respond to the 2007…
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May 16, 2007
2 in GOP spurn Franks’ tobacco tax pledge
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 State Rep. Jamie Franks, the lone Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, promised to support a cigarette tax increase and challenged the two Republican candidates to do the same. “No way,” Bryant said. “As a Republican, it’s not my nature to sign a pledge to increase taxes.” Said Ross: “I’m not into making…
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May 16, 2007
Setting a ‘Standard’: Proposals to revitalize Miss. landmark weighed
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 Through its nearly 80 years, Jackson’s iconic Standard Life Building has been home to assorted operations, from an insurance company to a police department, but now officials hope to turn the skyscraper into a combination of residential, office and retail space. Three proposals under scrutiny by the Jackson Redevelopment Authority would repurpose…
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May 16, 2007
Lightning turns Taylor into fireman
The Sun Herald, 5/16/7 Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, was sleeping soundly early May 4 in his brother’s house in Kiln when a lightning bolt cracked through the night sky. As the Kiln Volunteer Fire Dept. prepared to battle the fire, Taylor, who had firefighter training from his days in the Coast Guard Reserve,…
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May 16, 2007
Farish district business turns away inspectors without appointments
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/7 Jackson police, city code inspectors and Fire Department personnel were refused entry Tuesday to A-1 Pallet Co. Inc. and told to come back after making appointments. Charlotte Reeves, who owns the facility at 1000 N. Mill St. along with her husband, Carl Monte Reeves, said they arrived about 10 a.m. to find…
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May 16, 2007
Franks: Economic Issues Are Dividing Line In Lt. Gov’s Race
WLOX, 5/15/7 State Rep. Jamie Franks, the only Democrat running for lieutenant governor this year, says that on social issues such as banning abortion and same-sex marriage, he’s at least as conservative as the two Republicans in the race. “The real issues that we are going to talk about once you set those aside, are…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Matt Friedeman
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December 21, 2025
The conspiracy of the insignificant
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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