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January 19, 2012
Brian Perry – Keep the pardon
Brian Perry – Keep the pardon Public policy matters little to a family who loses a sister to murder or comforts a daughter after rape. The state cannot provide comfort for a bungled prosecution, a “soft-on-crime” judge, a legislature that restores a criminal’s rights, or a governor who grants a pardon. But punishment designed for…
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January 19, 2012
Haley Barbour column in WAPO – Why I released 26 prisoners
Why I released 26 prisoners The furor over the pardons I recently granted as governor of Mississippi initially focused on numbers. I would like to set the record straight. People thought — incorrectly — that I had let 215 prisoners out of jail because the secretary of state reported that many people received clemency. In…
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January 19, 2012
Ross kicks off DeSoto campaign
Ross kicks off DeSoto campaign District 1 congressional candidate Henry Ross kicked off his DeSoto County campaign Tuesday morning by promising supporters he would fight for smaller government and conservative ideals in Washington. Ross said Washington has moved farther and farther to left, culminating with Barack Obama’s presidency. “People got tired of this and wanted…
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January 19, 2012
Miss. Senate off to fast start
Miss. Senate off to fast start Already a number of bills have been introduced in the state Senate, which is off to a faster start this legislation session than the House. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves knew since the November general election that he would be able to appoint Senate committees and chairmen, and he did…
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January 19, 2012
A Sid Salter column you won’t see linked on Cottonmouth
Curbs on AG’s hiring counsel have historical precedent Claims from Democratic lawmakers that Republican legislation aimed at changing the state’s outside counsel process for the attorney general’s office is “retaliation” against Attorney General Jim Hood’s stance on former Gov. Haley Barbour’s controversial pardons ignore a substantial amount of Mississippi legal and political history. State Rep.…
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January 19, 2012
MAJORITY – Sunshine Legislation A Long Time Coming
Sunshine Legislation A Long Time Coming In trying to squeeze every ounce out of Haley Barbour’s pardons for their political benefit, the Mississippi Democrats recently sent out a press release labeling legislation that would put limits on the attorney general when it comes out hiring outside counsel as retaliation against “the only statewide official who…
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January 19, 2012
Miss. hospitals won’t try to kill tax for Medicaid
Miss. hospitals won’t try to kill tax for Medicaid The leader of the Mississippi Hospital Association says his group won’t fight renewal of a tax his members pay to help fund Medicaid. The association protested in 2009 when then-Gov. Haley Barbour pushed for the hospital tax. Now, the association’s president and CEO, Sam Cameron, says…
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January 19, 2012
Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS-3) disagrees with President Obama’s denial of Keystone pipeline
HARPER DISAGREES WITH OBAMA KEYSTONE DECISION U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) issued the following statement after the Obama administration denied a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline: “As gas prices continue to fluctuate amid uncertainty in the Middle East, the president has once again shown that he is out of touch with the American people.…
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January 19, 2012
Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R) visits Red Hills mine in Ackerman, MS to talk energy policy
Nunnelee visits Red Hills Mine “I’m here to visit with the people at Red Hills,” said Nunnelee. “This is very important to me because Red Hills provides jobs for people in Mississippi and it is also an important part of our National Energy Policy. My goal is to see our nation be energy secure by…
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January 18, 2012
Obama hits a twofer – by denying Keystone, he keeps unemployment and oil prices higher at once
State Department To Reject The Keystone Pipeline The project has been the subject of a heated debate. Those in favor of the pipeline point to the 8.5% unemployment rate, and argue that the pipeline could create much-needed high-paying jobs. Moreover, it would provide cash-strapped governments with tax revenues. On the other hand, after the BP…
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January 18, 2012
12 of Barbour’s pardons won’t be challenged
12 of Barbour’s pardons won’t be challenged Twelve ex-convicts who committed mostly non-violent crimes in 11 Mississippi counties no longer need to worry whether their pardons from former Republican Gov. Haley Barbour will stand. “I feel like a weight’s been lifted,” said Barry Sanderson Jr., who served more than three years on probation for kidnapping…
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January 18, 2012
UPDATE – Hood seeks resolution of federal claim on settlement funds
UPDATE – Hood seeks resolution of federal claim on settlement funds Mississippi has until the end of the month to refute a federal claim on millions the state received through a lawsuit with four pharmaceutical companies. If it doesn’t, the state could lose much of the $20 million that came from litigation related to inflation…
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Frank Corder
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December 23, 2025
Coast Guard returning full operations to its Pascagoula station
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 23, 2025
Mississippi Dept. of Education launches AI pilot program in 15 school districts
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Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
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December 23, 2025
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 25, 2025
Where Christmas comes to life: Mississippi’s growing role in holiday movies
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Alistair Begg
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December 25, 2025
Glad submission to God
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Marilyn Tinnin
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December 24, 2025
The Nutcracker: An enduring Christmas tradition
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Sid Salter
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December 24, 2025
Slain director Rob Reiner made a complex but necessary film in Mississippi in the 1990s
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Donna Akers
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December 23, 2025
The joy of learning has been lost. It’s time to bring it back
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Kimberly Ross
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December 22, 2025
Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards
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