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December 21, 2010
SALTER – Are Dems AWOL as elections loom?
Are Dems AWOL as elections loom? What was the word President Barack Obama used? Shellacked? Yes, that’s it. Shellacked. The word was appropriate in assessing the results of the 2010 midterm congressional elections and it was certainly appropriate here in Mississippi. Here, two incumbent Democratic congressmen were turned out and decidedly so – one a…
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December 21, 2010
Seven compete for Minor position
Seven compete for Minor position OXFORD — The Jan. 11 special election to succeed the late Bill Minor as Mississippi’s northern district transportation commissioner has attracted seven candidates who each know something about transportation. The question now is: Who is the best candidate to fill the remaining year of Minor’s term, and will the race…
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December 21, 2010
Wicker: It’s time for the 10th Amendment
Wicker: It’s time for the 10th Amendment A United States senator is discussing his proposed legislation that would restore the Tenth Amendment. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) says it is high time members of the House and Senate began questioning whether the federal legislation they approve is allowed by the Constitution. “The United States Constitution, it…
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December 21, 2010
Controversial Casino Opens In Jones County
Controversial Casino Opens In Jones County, hires 300 Employees JONES COUNTY, Miss. — Officials said the opening of the controversial casino on Jones County will push through Monday. Bok Homa Casino said it will open its doors for the Mississippi band of Choctaw Indians. Gov. Haley Barbour and other politicians previously criticized the casino because…
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December 21, 2010
Barbour – No dog in RNC Hunt – just wants Steel out
No dog in RNC hunt, Barbour says Mississippian wants Steele out For most of the nation’s press, it’s no secret whom influential Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is backing in the race for the next GOP chairman, but the one-time party chairman – and possible 2012 presidential hopeful – denies he’s orchestrating the campaign that has…
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December 20, 2010
MIM – Haley’s Cover Day
Haley’s Cover Day The conservative newsmagazine, The Weekly Standard, had a very interesting piece on Haley Barbour with the 2012 angle in mind. The Mississippi governor also graced the cover of the December 27th issue- as shown on the right. Here is a link to the article. The piece, by Andrew Ferguson, has to be…
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December 20, 2010
Profile – The Boy from Yazoo City: Haley Barbour, Mississippi’s favorite son.
Profile – The Boy from Yazoo City: Haley Barbour, Mississippi’s favorite son. Governors move about in a bubble. From home to car to statehouse to plane, from ribbon-cutting to banquet to car to home, they are cushioned in a space built by bustling aides and scary-looking troopers in buzz cuts and plain clothes. In the…
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December 20, 2010
NYT – Trent Lott: I hated lame-duck sessions
The Teary, Busy, Ugly Lame Duck Congress The no-nonsense Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, broke down in tears while delivering an ode to a departing colleague. One Republican threatened to gum up the legislative works by demanding that the Senate clerk read aloud a 1,900-page spending bill that was ultimately shelved. A partisan…
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December 20, 2010
Businesses play the oil spill claims game
al.com – Businesses play the oil spill claims game MOBILE, Alabama — As the oil spill claims operation enters its final stage, many business owners along the Gulf coast are preparing to play a game of Deal or No Deal, with billions of dollars and perhaps the survival of hundreds of ventures at stake. For…
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December 20, 2010
CL – State cuts eyed — MDOT method may be replicated
CL – State cuts eyed — MDOT method may be replicated Mississippi paid nearly $15 million in overtime costs last year – much of that to the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the state Department of Mental Health, records show. For the first half of this fiscal year, nearly $6 million has been paid across…
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December 20, 2010
CL – Partisan redistricting fight likely
Partisan redistricting fight likely The decennial task of redrawing the districts from which Mississippi legislators are elected has produced some of the state’s most protracted political dramas. Redistricting historically has sparked regional turf wars between urban and rural voters and racial battles between African Americans who demanded seats in the Legislature and those who were…
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December 20, 2010
Carlton Reeves elected to federal bench
Carlton Reeves elected to federal bench The U.S. Senate on Sunday confirmed Jackson attorney and former prosecutor Carlton Reeves as a federal district judge for the southern half of Mississippi. The state’s two Republican U.S. senators, Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, said Reeves was confirmed on a voice vote in Washington. Reeves said he, his…
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May 2, 2025
White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump’s 2026 budget plan
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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May 2, 2025
Employers added a surprising 177,000 jobs as job market shows resilience. Unemployment stays at 4.2%
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Rankin County settles with victims of ‘Goon Squad’
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 2, 2025
He promises you
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Susan Marquez
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May 1, 2025
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in May 2025
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 1, 2025
The mighty one
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Sid Salter
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April 30, 2025
Is a new era in federal natural disaster relief something Mississippi can easily navigate?
Opinion
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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