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August 18, 2005
Motorola courts lawmakers
Motorola courts lawmakers A company expected to bid on a potential $250 million contract for a statewide emergency communications system flew a group of state lawmakers to Chicago last week to view its operation. The five veteran lawmakers belong to an eight-member advisory board and will not vote to award the contract. But each, except…
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August 16, 2005
SALTER – Makeover of MDOT offices is ridiculous
Makeover of MDOT offices is ridiculous Depending on whether one wants to accept the estimate of state Department of Transportation executive director Butch Brown or Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall, MDOT wants to spend between $2.5 million and $1.4 million doing a makeover on their executive offices and meeting room. To be fair, Hall…
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August 16, 2005
AG revives legal fees debate
AG revives legal fees debate Private attorneys hired by Gov. Haley Barbour charged the state $127,112 for a six-month legal battle over Medicaid cuts. Attorney General Jim Hood’s release of the bill renews debate between Barbour’s office and Hood about whether the cost could have been avoided. “I tried to quietly work with them before…
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August 16, 2005
STRINGFELLOW – Diaz trial puts flaws of system on display
Diaz trial puts flaws of system on display If anyone needed graphic illustrations of the warts in Mississippi’s judicial system, the pictures came via a three-month production in U.S. District Court that concluded last week. While none of the four defendants – including a state Supreme Court justice and two ex-judges – was convicted, one…
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August 16, 2005
Baxter advised leaders of cuts
Baxter advised leaders of cuts Clarion Ledger 8/15/5
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August 16, 2005
The wrong that was exposed is Mississippi’s system of electing judges
The wrong that was exposed is Mississippi’s system of electing judges I was on the forefront of the tort reform movement, but I felt uneasy about the idea of trying to send Oliver Diaz and Paul Minor to prison. As usual, there is a classic irony here. In the heyday of lawsuits, businesses were getting…
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August 16, 2005
Time Diaz’s best ally before ’08 campaign
Time Diaz’s best ally before ’08 campaign Clarion Ledger 8/14/5
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August 16, 2005
Juror: 3 of us vs. 9 of them
Juror: 3 of us vs. 9 of them Juror Shirley Griffin says she knew good and well that three judges and a lawyer accused of bribery were innocent and no amount of guff from fellow jurors was going to change her mind. “I wasn’t going to find nobody guilty,” Griffin said Friday, the end of…
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August 16, 2005
Show of Minor support is major
Show of Minor support is major Biloxi attorney Paul Minor says friends are showing up to support him during a judicial bribery trial, but prosecutors think the defense team is manipulating the jury. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson sat on the front row, behind the defense table, when jurors arrived to deliberate Monday and Tuesday. Former…
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Magnolia Tribune
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August 10, 2005
Speculation abounds about guv’s intentions
Speculation abounds about guv’s intentions Emily Pettus Clarion Ledger 8/9/5
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August 10, 2005
Black Caucus Members Plan Policy Trip
Black Caucus Members Plan Policy Trip About a dozen members of the Congressional Black Caucus are scheduled to be in Jackson and the Delta this week to discuss health care, education, retirement, affordable housing and other issues facing their constituents. The lawmakers come from several Southern states and are being hosted in Mississippi by U.S.…
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August 10, 2005
Event marks anniversary of Voting Rights Act
Event marks anniversary of Voting Rights Act ATLANTA – Jimmy Travis was inspired by the Freedom Riders to join the struggle for civil rights. He joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and was jailed for joining marches and sit-ins. He helped with voter registration in McComb and replicated his work in Jackson, which mirrored protests…
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 6, 2026
Legislature revises full-day school attendance language, provides for excused absences for school activities
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Frank Corder
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April 6, 2026
Mississippi’s March revenues exceed estimate by $20.5 million
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Daniel Tyson
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April 6, 2026
Carter to hold hearings on effects of wind towers on Mississippi’s farmlands
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Frank Corder
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March 26, 2026
DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion
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Frank Corder
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March 25, 2026
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
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Robert St. John
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April 6, 2026
Work is not a four-letter word
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Alistair Begg
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April 6, 2026
When things don’t go your way
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Matt Friedeman
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April 5, 2026
His Resurrection is more than that… It is Ours!
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Russ Latino
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April 3, 2026
Lawmakers owe Reeves a ‘thank you’ for stopping Medicaid expansion
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Ashby Foote
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April 2, 2026
The Strait Jacket of Hormuz
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Patrick Sullivan
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April 1, 2026
Data Centers: Power-hungry but price-friendly
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