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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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April 30, 2007
Mississippians not waiting for handout
The Hattiesburg American, 4/29/7 Mississippians have often tended to accept data showing the state either 49th or 50th – in categories one doesn’t want to be last in – without putting up much of an argument. The data are there so it must carry some validity. Our state is poor, and has often lagged others…
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April 30, 2007
Hood: ‘Devil’ inspired the latest veto?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/29/7 The weather is warming up and so is the tension between Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood. “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop,” Hood said. “Apparently, the governor’s got some people over there with idle minds.”
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April 30, 2007
Legislature passes incentive package for Lowndes plant
Picayune Item, 4/28/7 Gov. Haley Barbour says he expects an announcement in May about whether a truck engine company will locate in Mississippi. Barbour?s comments came after the Legislature on Friday passed a $48.4 million incentive package to bring the company to the state.
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November 18, 2025
House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 18, 2025
Time running out to apply for MEMA’s safe room grant program
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Daniel Tyson
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November 18, 2025
Lawmakers explore ways to tackle homelessness in Jackson
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Daniel Tyson
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November 18, 2025
Toyota investing $125 million in Blue Springs plant
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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October 29, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
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Associated Press
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November 18, 2025
Lane Kiffin says no ultimatum from Ole Miss on his coaching future
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Magnolia Tribune
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November 18, 2025
Chambliss, Thompson, Braxton lead 2025 Conerly Trophy nominees
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Meredith Biesinger
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November 18, 2025
A step back in time at Landrum’s Homestead and Village
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Jill Ford
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November 18, 2025
Keep opportunity in Mississippi: Put AI to work
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Kelley Williams
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November 17, 2025
More flood for less rain
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Douglas Carswell
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November 15, 2025
Those dark clouds are the debt
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