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May 18, 2007
Franks: I campaign for working families
The Mississippi Press, 5/18/7 “The people from North Mississippi all the way down to the Coast want a better life for their children,” Franks, D-Mooresville, said of his campaign for lieutenant governor. Franks met with a reporter and editor at The Mississippi Press Thursday to discuss his campaign, which began Monday in his hometown of…
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May 18, 2007
Federal attorney was on AG ‘hit list’
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/18/7 U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton, who serves in Jackson, was reportedly on a 2005 list of U.S. attorneys the Justice Department wanted to fire. The list, first published by The Washington Post, named 13 U.S. attorneys. It has been attributed to Kyle Sampson, then U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ chief of staff.
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May 18, 2007
Will Barbour’s ‘adjustments’ toward tax reform be equitable?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/18/7 When Haley Barbour says that, if re-elected, he would be receptive to increasing the tobacco tax (while cutting others) you know there’s a trap somewhere. You can assume that last week when he talked generally about taxes and overhauling the state tax structure, he had already begun mapping his re-election campaign…
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May 18, 2007
Warr presents Gulfport progress reports
The Sun Herald, 5/17/7 Crime is down, business is up and the city’s financial standing has never been better, according to two reports Wednesday from Mayor Brent Warr. “We’re in the best financial condition that we’ve ever been in, actually better than we were the day before the storm,” Warr told business leaders, adding that…
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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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June 9, 2026
After long waits at the Social Security Administration, its chief says things are getting better
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Frank Corder
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June 9, 2026
Democrat-aligned super PAC to include Colom in $50 million media blitz
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June 9, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: June 9, 2026
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 9, 2026
FestivalSouth: When Hattiesburg becomes a stage
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Alistair Begg
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June 9, 2026
With utmost patience
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Robert St. John
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June 8, 2026
The real work
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Kelley Williams
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June 8, 2026
What the Corps understands but you don’t
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Roger Wicker
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June 5, 2026
Mississippi building 21st century blue economy
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Sid Salter
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June 3, 2026
It’s the third of June and the haunting mystery of Gentry’s ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ remains
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