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April 28, 2007
Insurance commissioner seeks run as an Independent at hearing on Dem status
Insurance commissioner seeks run as an Independent at hearing on Dem status A hearing intended to determine if Insurance Commissioner George Dale can seek reelection as a Democrat took a different twist when Dale?s attorney asked the court to let him run as an Independent. ?Does this court have the power to grant that?? Calhoun…
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April 27, 2007
Lott Opens Bid for Secretary of State
Lott Opens Bid for Secretary of State Lott, a two-term lawmaker from Petal, is one of four Republican candidates in the race to succeed current Secretary of State Eric Clark, who is not seeking re-election. Lott said he chose Tupelo because of its “we can do it” attitude. “It is a privilege to be doing…
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April 27, 2007
FEMA to turn keys over to HUD
The Sun Herald, 4/27/7 FEMA will continue to pay for the programs, but administration of rental assistance for those displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita will shift to HUD, which can help residents move to long-term housing, said HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson. “That’s what we do at HUD – long-term housing,” Jackson said. “We believe…
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April 27, 2007
Analysis: Prosecution handcuffed by evidence limitations
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/27/7 Limited by the evidence they could introduce and put in a position of defending a house raided for drugs, prosecutors in the trial of Frank Melton couldn’t win their case against the mayor. Most damaging to the state’s case against the mayor was the prosecution’s inability to prevent a tidal wave of…
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April 27, 2007
Melton trial: Has Melton learned lesson?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/27/7 Frank Melton has reason to smile today, acquitted on all charges related to the the damaging of a duplex in August 2006, and with that avoidance of felony charges, able to keep his job as Jackson’s mayor. Melton should count his lucky stars. The jury obviously believed the case his defense…
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April 27, 2007
Attorney general: Barbour violates veto rules and hurts youth programs
The Sun Herald, 4/26/7 Barbour vetoed parts of two budget bills this past Saturday – one for the attorney general’s office and one for the Department of Human Services. Both bills are for the state budget year that starts July 1. Hood said the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled as recently as 2004 – in…
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April 27, 2007
HAMPTON – Children’s health
Children’s health Money quote . . . But, again, cost is irrelvant. Kids should have health care coverage. Period. This should be the first step of universal health care for this nation. David Hampton Blog Clarion Ledger 4/26/7
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April 26, 2007
Officials ask why Medicaid is losing recipients
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 4/26/7 The House Medicaid Committee met at the state Capitol on Wednesday, in conjunction with National Cover the Uninsured Week, on the status of Mississippi’s health care. Various health care advocates and parents asked the House committee to pass legislation to eliminate the required annual face-to-face recertification process.
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April 26, 2007
Analysis: Ongoing city-county animosity bubbles over
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/26/7 Longstanding distrust between Jackson law enforcement and the Hinds County district attorney’s office came out especially Wednesday in Mayor Frank Melton’s trial, with county prosecutors using defense attorney tactics to grill city police officials. Hinds County Senior Assistant District Attorney Stanley Alexander twice suggested Jackson police manufactured reports and falsified evidence in…
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April 26, 2007
Senator says Mississippi’s economy is strong
The Greenwood Commonwealth, 4/24/7 “We are in better shape today than we have ever been in the past 25 years as far as financing in the state of Mississippi,” said state Sen. Jack Gordon Jr., D-Okolona, at the Founder’s Day Breakfast at Mississippi Valley State University. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and is…
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April 26, 2007
Miss. House delegation splits on war funding bill
The Sun Herald, 4/26/7 Only one Mississippi congressman voted Wednesday for a bill that would provide $124 billion for the war in Iraq and would order President Bush to start pulling troops out of Iraq by Oct. 1. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat, voted for the bill. U.S. Reps. Gene Taylor, a Democrat, and…
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April 26, 2007
Jury gets case today
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/26/7 Jurors are expected to begin deciding today whether Jackson Mayor Frank Melton walks free or becomes a felon and has to give up his job with just more than two years left in office. Melton is charged with house burglary, malicious mischief and two counts of conspiracy. Detective Marcus Wright faces the…
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May 25, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: May 25, 2026
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 22, 2026
Bipartisan federal legislation filed to address student loans for those seeking nursing degrees
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 22, 2026
Nearly 76% of third graders pass literacy assessment on first try, down from prior year
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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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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Robert St. John
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May 25, 2026
Sunday supper, a thousand miles north
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Alistair Begg
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May 25, 2026
Nothing in my hand
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Matt Friedeman
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May 24, 2026
Happy birthday, Church! A day to celebrate
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Ashby Foote
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May 25, 2026
The fog of peacemaking
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Russ Latino
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May 24, 2026
Memorial Day: A tale of two Mississippi soldiers
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Kelley Williams
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May 22, 2026
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