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December 21, 2009
Governor Haley Barbour on Obamacare bill . . . it’s “dreadful”
Statement of Governor Haley Barbour On Healthcare Reform Bill As debate enters its final hours, the Senate Democratic Leadership says it has exactly the number of votes needed to pass its dreadful healthcare reform bill. Despite opposition from a majority of Americans, most Governors and other state officials, consumer groups, business leaders, and healthcare professionals,…
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December 21, 2009
Auditor Stacey Pickering puts another $200K back in state coffers
State Auditor Returns Over $200,000 to State General Fund Following Contraband Tobacco Sale (Jackson, Miss.) State Auditor Stacey Pickering along with the Mississippi State Tax Commission has recovered $211,737.65 that will be returned to the State’s General fund following a lower-than-expected collection at the contraband tobacco auction held October 27 in Tupelo. “At a time…
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December 18, 2009
GOP senators to block defense bill in bid to delay health-care vote
GOP senators to block defense bill in bid to delay health-care vote Senate Republicans said Thursday that they would try to filibuster a massive Pentagon bill that funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, an unusual move that several acknowledged was an effort to delay President Obama’s health-care legislation. “I don’t want health care,” Sen.…
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December 18, 2009
Republicans in the Mississippi House push back on Speaker McCoy’s freeze out – UPDATED
Bi-partisanship by any other name . . . by Alan Lange
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December 18, 2009
MIM – Billy McCoy’s Legislative Budget Committee
Billy McCoy’s Legislative Budget Committee An example of McCoy’s tactics is the Legislative Budget Committee. This week we heard how a bi-partisan group of legislators formed the first draft for budget that we will see from the legislative branch. There is nothing bi-partisan about the committee McCoy put together in the House. McCoy serves as…
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December 18, 2009
Politico – Haley Barbour: Health care reform like Jonestown
Haley Barbour: Health care reform like Jonestown Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.), chairman of the Republican Governors Association, called the Democrats’ health care reform proposal “catastrophic” Thursday and compared it to the poison ingested at the infamous Jonestown cult’s mass suicide in 1978. At a press conference, flanked by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Judd Gregg (R-N.H.),…
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December 18, 2009
JJ highlights Miss. bar sanctions
JJ highlights Miss. bar sanctions I was going to post the sections from each issue of the Mississippi Lawyer once a week until I finished using the issues available online but the response has been so positive, I’m going to post these sanctions that were first reported in the Feburary 2009 issue. Here we go:…
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December 18, 2009
The Hill – Barbour: Medicaid changes could hamstring state finances
Barbour: Medicaid changes could hamstring state finances Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) on Thursday stressed his state — and most others — would have to cut education spending, release inmates, impose new taxes and slash welfare programs in order to pay for Democrats’ proposed healthcare reforms. Their legislation — which authorizes a manifest increase in…
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December 18, 2009
Typo in Law Establishes Mandate to Lock Gun-Toting Train Passengers in Boxes
Typo in Law Establishes Mandate to Lock Gun-Toting Train Passengers in Boxes Harry Houdini made a career escaping from locked boxes. So did David Copperfield and Doug Henning. And now, add to that list Amtrak passengers packing heat in their luggage? It may sound absurd. But President Obama signed a bill into law Wednesday that…
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December 18, 2009
CL – Hosemann: Stanford shows need for reform
Hosemann: Stanford shows need for reform For some victims, the losses have caused many retirees to return to work and others to seek public assistance. In October, Hosemann and other secretaries of state held a hearing at the state Capitol on Stanford’s alleged schemes. Now he’s forwarding those recommendations to state officials and the the…
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December 18, 2009
McCullough’s financial ties, interest cleared
McCullough’s financial ties, interest cleared An airport authority member’s financial ties to a subdivision near the runway is not a conflict of interest, the mayor and the board’s attorney said Monday. The Daily Journal learned this week that recently appointed Tupelo Airport Authority member Glenn McCullough Jr. is a partner in MGA Investments, which developed…
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December 18, 2009
Governor Haley Barbour asks MSSC to affirm constitutionality of tort reform cap
GOVERNOR BARBOUR ASKS STATE SUPREME COURT TO AFFIRM CONSTITUTIONALITY OF TORT REFORM CAP Legislature has authority to establish tort reform laws Jackson, Mississippi – The Mississippi Legislature has the right to establish laws protecting Mississippians from frivolous lawsuits, Governor Haley Barbour said in a legal brief filed with the Mississippi Supreme Court. Governor Barbour joined…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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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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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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