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August 18, 2005

SALTER – Guess who has a helicopter? Yep, it’s MDOT

Guess who has a helicopter? Yep, it’s MDOT Suppose a state agency spent half a million dollars on a helicopter and didn’t ask the Legislature? That’s what Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said happened during his tenure as director of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics. Melton said in an e-mail after reading my last column on…

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August 18, 2005

CL – Mayor cannot shirk responsibility

Mayor cannot shirk responsibility Mayor Frank Melton is new to the job, so maybe it’s understandable that some glitches might occur early on. But when the administration presents a budget to the City Council, that’s the mayor’s budget. It shows his priorities. The mayor is responsible for day-to-day operations; the Council is the policy-making board.…

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August 18, 2005

Recount may spur election challenge

Recount may spur election challenge Clarion Ledger 8/18/5

News | Magnolia Tribune •

August 18, 2005

House Special Election Candidates

House Special Election Candidates Candidates have qualified with the Secretary of State’s Office to run in three August 30 special elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives. Currently, there are vacancies in House District 28, formerly held by Rep. Charlie Capps; House District 96, formerly held by Rep. David Green; and House District 86, formerly…

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August 18, 2005

BOBBY HARRISON: McCoy v. Smith discussed in a speaker’s race

BOBBY HARRISON: McCoy v. Smith discussed in a speaker’s race Somehow, more than two years from the next statewide general election, a speaker’s race – at least talk about a speaker’s race – has broken out. In recent days, on state political web sites, such as the Magnolia Report, there has been talk of a…

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August 18, 2005

Olive Branch celebrates Trex grand opening

Olive Branch celebrates Trex grand opening Memphis Business Journal 8/17/5

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August 18, 2005

Pickering pledges to lookout for Woodville

Pickering pledges to lookout for Woodville Natchez Democrat 8/17/5

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August 18, 2005

Chancery clerk resigns, faces three charges of embezzlement

Chancery clerk resigns, faces three charges of embezzlement Mississippi Press 8/17/5

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August 18, 2005

Moody: Medicaid tightening up on providers and recipients

Moody: Medicaid tightening up on providers and recipients Medicaid’s interim director, Bobby Moody, says the program is trying to “weed out the greedy” so it can take better care of the needy. During an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press staff in Jackson, Moody said Medicaid workers are tightening up in two areas – on…

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August 18, 2005

HA – Why didn’t McCoy act sooner?

HA – Why didn’t McCoy act sooner? In this case, the “homework” is the proposed economic development projects that come before the Mississippi Legislature. We appreciate the speaker’s new insight and welcome his latest decision: to create a study committee to set guidelines for future projects being considered by lawmakers. We just wonder: Why did…

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August 18, 2005

Northrop plans to cut 900 jobs

Northrop plans to cut 900 jobs Clarion Ledger 8/17/5

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August 18, 2005

Police: Municipal clerk changed husband’s file

Police: Municipal clerk changed husband’s file Clarion Ledger 8/17/5

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SALTER – Guess who has a helicopter? Yep, it’s MDOT

CL – Mayor cannot shirk responsibility

Recount may spur election challenge

House Special Election Candidates

BOBBY HARRISON: McCoy v. Smith discussed in a speaker’s race

Olive Branch celebrates Trex grand opening

Pickering pledges to lookout for Woodville

Chancery clerk resigns, faces three charges of embezzlement

Moody: Medicaid tightening up on providers and recipients

HA – Why didn’t McCoy act sooner?

Northrop plans to cut 900 jobs

Police: Municipal clerk changed husband’s file

News

Lawmakers keep PBM reforms alive

Gold rises to new heights as anxiety grips markets. Here’s what you need to know

Senate’s attempt to revive its education agenda DOA in Mississippi House

Business

Fabricators Supply expanding in West Point, adding 15 jobs

ABB doubling size of its Senatobia facility with $40 million investment

SBA rolls out new loan program

Culture

His by donation, dedication, and relation

Soul food

Suck de head, pinch de tail

Opinion

Eliminating the tax on work makes dollars and cents, the spotlight falls on Hosemann

From Capitol Hill, Medicaid is tracking to be under scrutiny for significant cuts

Bird flu a dire concern to Mississippi’s almost $4 billion top agricultural commodity

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