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March 26, 2012
ZNN – Dickie’s still dreamy
Scruggs to fight conviction In 2008, Scruggs pleaded guilty to another judicial bribery case aimed at Circuit Judge Henry Lackey of Calhoun City presiding over another legal-fees lawsuit against Scruggs. He and three others went to prison in the case, and his son, Zach, went to prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. This…
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March 26, 2012
YP CORRECTION – Florida has retained outside counsel to handle BP litigation . . . for 2.5% max
On Friday, YallPolitics posted a story about Florida having not engaged outside counsel to pursue BP for damages on behalf of the state as Mississippi has recently done with AG Jim Hood hiring his mentor and former AG Mike Moore. A die-hard YP reader reached out to us and let us know we were wrong.…
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March 26, 2012
Bobby DeLaughter strikes back and lashes out at Mike Moore on question of testifying
Former Judge Bobby DeLaughter’s Response to Dickie Scruggs/Mike Moore
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March 23, 2012
Political Bounty Hunting
by Frank Corder
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March 22, 2012
Mike Moore will likely not be working on BP next Monday – Dickie Scruggs’ guilt expo starts
Scruggs II trial– about setting aside Dickie Scruggs’s plea– set for Monday in Oxford Judge Davidson has moved the hearing in Scruggs II to Oxford, and it will start on Monday. The issue is “actual innocence” to the charge of bribing Judge DeLaughter. A huge range of the players in that case– Ed Peters, Joey…
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March 22, 2012
Overlawyered looks at Jim Hood’s hiring of Mike Moore for BP case
Hood hires Moore for Mississippi BP suit The cozy dealings between the state of Mississippi and well-connected private lawyers — especially the way the state comes to hire those lawyers on contingency fee to pursue high-ticket suits against outside defendants — have long furnished grist for this site. Now, opening a new chapter, Mississippi AG…
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March 21, 2012
LegalNewsline picks up on Jim Hood’s hiring of Mike Moore to handle BP conflict
Hood hires former AG, former SC justice to handle BP claims Hood told The Associated Press Tuesday that he has hired Mike Moore, a Democrat who served as attorney general from 1988 to 2004, and Reuben Anderson, the first African-American justice to serve on the state’s high court. The attorney general also confirmed to the…
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March 21, 2012
Fees in Mike Moore’s contract to sue BP on behalf of Jim Hood are not enumerated
Former MS Attorney General Mike Moore and current MS Attorney General Jim Hood have executed a contract to allow Moore (and attorney raft picks to be named later) to settle with BP over an as yet unfiled claim on the BP oil spill. Interestingly, there is no specific financial arrangement. Moore and Hood contractually agree…
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March 20, 2012
Lt. Governor Tate Reeves and Gov. Phil Bryant both urge caution on MS revenue estimate
JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE REVISES REVENUE ESTIMATE JACKSON – The Joint Legislative Budget Committee today adopted increased revenue estimates for the current fiscal year and FY 2013 to reflect slight growth in state tax collections, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves announced today. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee increased expectations for the current fiscal year by $99…
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March 20, 2012
T. Boone Pickens to talk with Gov. Phil Bryant about adding alternative fuel stations on Coast
Pickens to talk about adding alternative fuel stations on Coast Billionare financier and alternative energy guru T. Boone Pickens is scheduled to visit with Gov. Phil Bryant, Coast lawmakers and others in Jackson on Wednesday, to discuss the opening of natural gas vehicle filling stations, starting with Harrison and Jackson counties. “The first of these…
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March 19, 2012
NMC calls out Bill Maher
Bill Maher doubles down To put it simply: Pick a representation of southern rednecks– The Beverly Hillbillies, the bad guys in Deliverance, whatever. Pick a representation of blacks– Amos and Andy, or anything from minstrelsy. And the white Mississippians last week were as bad or worse than the first group, while the black New Yorkers…
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March 19, 2012
Trial Lawyers digging Mississippi Democrats’ hole deeper
Flaggs' party loyalty questioned by Frank Corder
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 13, 2025
Mississippi launches first-of-its-kind youth mental health initiative
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Daniel Tyson
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August 13, 2025
Morgan Freeman promotes reading at Mississippi Early Learning Alliance event
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 13, 2025
Mississippi Dept. of Education expects federal K-12 funding to continue
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
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Susan Marquez
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August 13, 2025
Loy Bowlin: McComb’s Original Rhinestone Cowboy
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Alistair Begg
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August 13, 2025
Serving the Sovereign
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Meredith Biesinger
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August 12, 2025
Cypress Point Resort: A unique Southern escape in Brandon
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Kimberly Ross
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August 13, 2025
Americans aren’t having enough babies
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Sid Salter
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August 13, 2025
Term limits: Still a tired gimmick, still disempowers voters, still weakens Mississippi
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Lesley Davis
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August 12, 2025
From Bud Light to American Eagle: What two ads say about the much-needed cultural shift in America
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