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July 1, 2009
Miss. Medicaid bill headed to governor
Miss. Medicaid bill headed to governor Lawmakers had to come to a quick agreement. Medicaid was set to expire at midnight unless they agreed to reauthorize the health-care program that serves nearly 600,000 lower-income Mississippians. On the day before the new fiscal year begins, leaders in the House and Senate and Gov. Haley Barbour agreed…
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July 1, 2009
WSJ – Al Franken must win over GOP
WSJ – Al Franken must win over GOP The next task for Minnesota’s new junior senator will be to complete his transformation from edgy comedian to influential politician. To prepare, Al Franken has studied the experiences of former Sen. Bill Bradley, the basketball star who won his seat in 1979 after a Hall of Fame…
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July 1, 2009
L.A. Times – Budget deadline ticks down for states
L.A. Times – Budget deadline ticks down for states The day began with 14 states lacking a final budget signed by the governor. By evening, several had come to some agreement. But some states — most significantly, Arizona and Pennsylvania — faced the specter of a government shutdown for failing to have a budget in…
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July 1, 2009
CL – State’s ‘not-for-profit’ hospitals will get more scrutiny
State’s ‘not-for-profit’ hospitals will get more scrutiny The surprisingly personal political battle between Barbour and the leadership of the MHA over Barbour’s “hospital tax” lasted some three years. When I first began reporting on the “hospital tax” question in mid-2006, Barbour and the Division of Medicaid said that the Legislature had known for years that…
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July 1, 2009
A bigger majority means more Democratic defectors
A bigger majority means more Democratic defectors The 50-plus Democrats considered vulnerable by The Cook Political Report have voted with Republicans about 20 percent of the time on those 15 votes. Some of the members didn’t desert the party on any of the major votes. The votes include last week’s climate change bill, the stimulus…
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July 1, 2009
Boehner’s climate speech is seen as one for the ages
Boehner’s climate speech is seen as one for the ages House Minority Leader John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) animated speech on climate change late last week has attracted praise from both Republicans and Democrats. Boehner, known for his laid-back personality and constant shrugs, delivered a scathing critique of the Democrats’ climate bill that passed 219-212 on Friday.…
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July 1, 2009
“Scruggs Cartel” paid for whistleblower movie “Do No Harm” hospital president says
“Scruggs Cartel” paid for whistleblower movie “Do No Harm” hospital president says The infamous Phoebe factoids controversy has re-surfaced–this time in a film. A documentary by a Chicago production company focuses on how big not-for-profit hospitals, including Phoebe, deal with uninsured and under-insured patients. Phoebe administrators say it’s not factual. The film is called “Do…
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July 1, 2009
Listen to George Flaggs read the entire Medicaid bill as part of a “delay tactic”
Listen to George Flaggs read the entire Medicaid bill as part of a “delay tactic” http://www.mpbonline.org/Legislative2009/House.htm Snowden tweets: Rep. George Flaggs (D-Vicksburg) is having the bill read before the final vote. This is a delay tactic. The bill is 71 pages, 2680 lines. Just heard on the Senate end of the building: “Does George Flaggs…
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July 1, 2009
Sixty Votes Or Not, Reid Still Going To Have To “Herd The Cats” … Franken wins
Sixty Votes Or Not, Reid Still Going To Have To “Herd The Cats” The University of Virginia’s Larry Sabato says despite the fact that current Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid now likely has the votes he needs to pass Democratic legislation, he should heed the words of former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. (:18) Listen…
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June 30, 2009
Catfish plan threatens trade war with Vietnam
THE INFLUENCE GAME: What’s in a name? Catfish plan threatens trade war with Vietnam after years of arguing that the Vietnamese fish isn’t catfish — and winning a federal law saying as much — the U.S. farmers are now trying to have it both ways. Under their latest lobbying strategy, they want the Vietnamese imports…
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June 30, 2009
NEWSPAPER – Mississippi deserves better than McCoy and his cronies
NEWSPAPER – Mississippi deserves better than McCoy and his cronies Gov. Haley Barbour, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, and others are to be commended for their wisdom and courage in standing up against shortsighted legislative demagogues and the powerful Mississippi Hospital Association. The Governor is right. We obviously cannot continue to use one time monies to…
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June 30, 2009
Mississippi River Delta may drown by 2100
Mississippi River Delta may drown by 2100 WASHINGTON – A new research has predicted that the Mississippi River Delta in the US would drown by the year 2100. “There’s just not enough sediment to sustain the delta plain,” study author Michael Blum of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, told National Geographic News. Deltas are…
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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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