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July 3, 2009
Unfunded Miss. PSC furloughing staff
Unfunded Miss. PSC furloughing staff The Mississippi Public Service Commission is furloughing most of its 73 employees until the agency has a budget. Commission chairman Lynn Posey and two commission members told The Associated Press that about a dozen employees will keep working, including six investigators. Commissioners were interviewed as they were preparing to notify…
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July 3, 2009
MajorityInMiss – Could PSC Funding Have Passed If It Wasn’t For George Flaggs?
MajorityInMiss – Could PSC Funding Have Passed If It Wasn’t For George Flaggs? The Clarion-Ledger did a good job of slamming Rep. George Flaggs (D-Vicksburg) for what they called his self-serving attempt to delay passage of Medicaid funding. Flaggs held up the process for over two hours by demanding a reading of the 82 page…
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July 2, 2009
YP – Dueling PSC Press Releases: Rates Up or Down?
YP – Dueling PSC Press Releases: Rates Up or Down? On Tuesday, June 30, the Mississippi Public Service Commission issued orders regarding Entergy Mississippi, Inc. Commission Chairman Lynn Posey (D-Union Church) from the Central District, and Southern District Commissioner Leonard Bentz (R-Woolmarket) voted for the orders while Northern District Commissioner Brandon Presley (D-Nettleton) voted against…
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July 2, 2009
NPR – Investigative reporters find new ways to use reportorial skills
NPR – Investigative reporters find new ways to use reportorial skills Listen here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106168383 As some newspapers are going out of business and many more are shedding costs, a lot of investigative journalists who have devoted years to exposing government corruption and corporate scandals are leaving their newsrooms. While some have been given pink slips,…
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July 2, 2009
WLBT reports Thompson decries ethics violation claims
WLBT reports Thompson decries ethics violation claims Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) and four other Democratic lawmakers are under investigation for possibly receiving improper gifts. Thompson was in Jackson Monday speaking before the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership. The Committee on Standards of Conduct is looking into whether Thompson’s trip to a business conference in the Caribbean…
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July 2, 2009
Governor Barbour: FY 2010 budget prudent, balanced
Governor Barbour: FY 2010 budget prudent, balanced “While not all issues are resolved, overall this is a prudent, balanced budget that I believe will serve the state’s taxpayers, agencies and their constituents well for the next fiscal year. I am especially pleased the Legislature accepted my proposal to carry forward $60 million from the Health…
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July 2, 2009
New special session could cost $60,000 more
New special session could cost $60,000 more than the $141,000 for 1st session Disagreement over the size of the Public Service Commission’s staff left it as the only state agency unfunded as the fiscal year began Wednesday. State officials say they expect the issue will be resolved in the coming days, but holding another special…
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July 2, 2009
Travis Childers voted with GOP 8 of 15 times
Travis Childers voted with GOP 8 of 15 times The Hill conducted an interesting analysis of how the most vulnerable House Democrats have voted at the beginning of the 111th Congress. The most likely members to break with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi aren’t too surprising, given that they hail from very conservative districts. Rep. Bobby…
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July 2, 2009
WSJ – Congress’s Travel Tab Swells; Bennie Thompson to Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Panama
WSJ – Congress’s Travel Tab Swells; Bennie Thompson to Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Panama Spending by lawmakers on taxpayer-financed trips abroad has risen sharply in recent years, a Wall Street Journal analysis of travel records shows, involving everything from war-zone visits to trips to exotic spots such as the Galápagos Islands. The spending on overseas…
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July 2, 2009
Hill Blog – Cochran’s Piano
Hill Blog – Cochran’s Piano Sen. Thad Cochran’s baby grand piano in his office in the Dirksen Senate Office Building is believed to be the only one in the Senate–and he uses it. Cochran plays the dark red wood Kurtzmann “occasionally,” in his words, sometimes for relaxation on a Friday, for example. The senator has…
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July 2, 2009
Perry – New mayors take office
Perry – New mayors take office Republicans lead Democrats in mayoral offices in Mississippi’s top 15 cities with nine seats to the Democrats six. Gulfport, Biloxi, Meridian, Tupelo, Southaven, Pascagoula, Clinton, Pearl and Olive Branch elected Republican mayors. Jackson, Hattiesburg, Greenville, Vicksburg, Columbus, and Starkville elected Democrats. The partisan breakdown remains unchanged from last cycle…
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July 2, 2009
SNOWDEN: Are you a “glass half empty” or “glass half full” person? Special Session thoughts
SNOWDEN: Are you a “glass half empty” or “glass half full” kinda person? For much of the past month, it appeared quite possible (many said “likely”) that the Legislature would fail to adopt a FY ’10 budget in time to greet the new year. Medicaid was the hangup, and seemingly intractable problems pushed all potential…
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Maxwell appointed USDA State Director by President Trump
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Senator Wicker on Trump’s budget request: President’s advisors “were apparently not listening”
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Frank Corder
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May 2, 2025
Ole Miss pulls support of Oxford Pride Parade citing new DEI law
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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
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Richelle Putnam
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May 4, 2025
Mississippi Legends: Jimmie Rodgers, the father of country music
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Matt Friedeman
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May 4, 2025
Anthrakian and déjà vu
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 4, 2025
Showers of blessing
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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?
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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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