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April 30, 2009
Hosemann pushes ballot initiative for voter ID
Hosemann pushes ballot initiative for voter ID State legislators again failed to pass voter identification legislation, so Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is encouraging Mississippians to sign a petition to put the issue on the 2010 election ballot. Hosemann, at a Wednesday meeting of the Ocean Springs Rotary Club, said signatures are being gathered now…
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April 30, 2009
Kemper coal plan quizzed by Hood
Kemper coal plan quizzed by Hood A $2 billion coal plant in Kemper County could be delayed while state officials consider legal questions surrounding the project, including whether they have the authority to approve it. Public Service commissioners have scheduled a May 5 hearing to consider the questions raised by Attorney General Jim Hood. He’s…
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April 30, 2009
Still hope for car tag reprieve
Still hope for car tag reprieve In a Tuesday legislative agreement on a 50-cents-a-pack cigarette tax, there was also a promise to set aside money to stave off what could be massive increases in car tag prices. If it passes, it would spare tag buyers half of the increase, which would have cost some car…
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April 30, 2009
Mitchell – What if tax increase generates less cash?
Mitchell – What if tax increase generates less cash? A previous column attempted to explain how state leaders are misleading people by saying cigarette taxes must be raised to keep car tag costs in check. For managers of a budget topping $5 billion to say they can’t find $30 million somewhere else to keep car…
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April 30, 2009
AP – FACT CHECK: Obama disowns deficit he helped shape
AP – FACT CHECK: Obama disowns deficit he helped shape WASHINGTON – “That wasn’t me,” President Barack Obama said on his 100th day in office, disclaiming responsibility for the huge budget deficit waiting for him on Day One. It actually was partly him — and the other Democrats controlling Congress the previous two years —…
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April 30, 2009
Obama seeks to change crack sentences
Obama seeks to change crack sentences The Obama administration joined a federal judge Wednesday in urging Congress to end a racial disparity by equalizing prison sentences for dealing and using crack versus powdered cocaine. “Jails are loaded with people who look like me,” U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, an African-American, told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee…
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April 30, 2009
Miss. leaders: No plan on hospital tax hike
Miss. leaders: No plan on hospital tax hike Plans to raise hospital taxes to help pay for Medicaid have stalled in the 2009 regular legislative session. House and Senate leaders negotiating the tax hike left the state Capitol today with no agreement. The session is in a recess, and negotiators had hoped to reach a…
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April 30, 2009
Veteran Meridian lawmaker dies at 77
Veteran Meridian lawmaker dies at 77 Veteran state Rep. Charles Young, D-Meridian, has died. State Rep. George Flaggs, D-Vicksburg, confirmed the news shortly before noon today. “Rep. Young was a well-respected member of the House and a tireless advocate for public education at all levels,” Flaggs said. “His service in the Legislature was honorable for…
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April 30, 2009
A more mellow Melton, Jackson mayor promises
A more mellow Melton, Jackson mayor promises Mayor Frank Melton took office in July 2005 with guns blazing. He surrounded himself with bodyguards and body armor. He embarked on high-profile sweeps of inner-city neighborhoods and boarded commercial planes with guns in tow. But now, almost four years later, Melton, 60, says he has mellowed. Clarion-Ledger…
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April 30, 2009
Dick Morris – Obama sows seeds of demise
Dick Morris – Obama sows seeds of demise When the Obama administration crashes and burns, with approval ratings that fall through the floor, political scientists can trace its demise to its first hundred days. While Americans are careful not to consign a presidency they desperately need to succeed to the dustbin of history, the fact…
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April 30, 2009
Minor – Bryant wrong on cigarette tax
Minor – Bryant wrong on cigarette tax Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant is the chief proponent of the tobacco tax-tag scheme and says he will only go along with raising the ridiculously low tobacco tax if the proceeds go to bail out an impending spike in car tag prices issued by counties. The current tag “crisis”…
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April 30, 2009
Perry – Unsealing the State Farm deal
Perry – Unsealing the State Farm deal Jackson New Media, Inc., the publisher of the Mississippi online political website Y’all Politics (YallPolitics.com), filed a motion last week to unseal the 2007 federal court case of State Farm Insurance vs Attorney General Jim Hood. Raycom Media, the owner of three Mississippi televisions stations – WLBT in…
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 25, 2025
Second Medicaid Tech Bill vetoed by Governor
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Illia Novikov, Associated Press
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April 25, 2025
Trump says ‘Crimea will stay with Russia’ as he seeks end to war in Ukraine
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Frank Corder
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April 25, 2025
Standalone Dept. of Tourism vetoed over budget impasse
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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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Susan Marquez
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April 27, 2025
Mississippi Legends: Oseola McCarty, an unlikely philanthropist
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Matt Friedeman
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April 27, 2025
Young men are struggling, how to help
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 27, 2025
Why do I face trials?
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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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Rachel Canter
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April 23, 2025
A new vision for keeping Mississippi first
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