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March 17, 2009
Battle rages over Jackson mayor jury
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/16/9 Federal prosecutors filed a motion today arguing Mayor Frank Melton should not be allowed to pick a jury from an area with a larger African-American population. “It is well-established that defendants are not entitled to a jury of any particular racial composition, as long as the jury is fairly selected,” the motion…
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March 17, 2009
Whitten’s business consults for state
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/17/9 A lawyer by trade and the state College Board president by appointment, Amy Whitten has found challenging – and lucrative – work keeping Mississippi agencies from seeing their management gutted by retirements. The consulting firm she formed in 1996 has received nearly $3.5 million in consulting contracts from state agencies over the…
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March 17, 2009
State considers paying for obesity surgery
The Sun Herald, 3/16/9 The slimming physique of House Public Health Committee Chairman Steve Holland has inspired other Mississippi lawmakers to do more than just marvel at his weight loss — they want to share the joy. They approved legislation last week to give state employees who are obese the opportunity to undergo the lap-band…
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March 17, 2009
House targets state’s cellular costs
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/17/9 Mississippi House members are aiming to limit the amount spent on state cell phones, but they may face a fight over the issue in the coming weeks. The Senate on Monday deleted language from a series of House appropriations bills passed last week that would have prohibited state agencies, ranging from the…
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March 17, 2009
Back to tobacco
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 3/16/9 If there was one safe bet at the beginning of the 2009 session of the Mississippi Legislature in January, it was that some kind of cigarette tax increase would be enacted. But events have intervened and the momentum has slowed. It’s time to pick up the tempo again.…
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March 17, 2009
Getting Miss. public records can be costly
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/16/9 The Mississippi Public Records Act says only that public bodies can charge no more than the “actual cost” to search, review or duplicate records. Two state legislators tried this session to clarify what public bodies can charge for records, but both bills died in the Senate. “We have public records law to…
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March 17, 2009
Cigarette tax: Smoked by stimulus?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/15/9 Two months ago, it seemed a slam dunk that Mississippi would finally raise its 18-cents-per-pack cigarette tax – one of the lowest in the nation. Now, the bill is in a legislative conference committee facing an uncertain fate. Gov. Haley Barbour and his Tax Study Commission recommended it. There has long…
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March 17, 2009
One count key for DeLaughter
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/16/9 It’s known as honest services mail fraud and one count could land you in a federal prison for up to 20 years. Throw in the potential for a $250,000 fine and there’s no wonder why a battle over the federal statute is shaping up early in the high-profile judicial bribery case of…
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March 17, 2009
Felons voting: Fear-mongering on voter ID
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/16/9 During the recent voter identification bill debate, the four senators who killed voter ID in the Senate Elections Committee wailed about the dangers they perceived of the voter ID bill expanding the rights of felons to vote. That’s a nice political red herring if one is trying to frighten and confuse…
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March 17, 2009
Battle shaping up over federal statute
The Sun Herald, 3/15/9 It’s known as honest-services mail fraud and one count could land you in a federal prison for up to 20 years. Throw in the potential for a $250,000 fine and it’s no wonder a battle over the federal statute is shaping up early in the high-profile judicial bribery case of Hinds…
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March 17, 2009
NATIONAL REVIEW – A Leadership of Cowards? . . . More on the Ike Brown case
A Leadership of Cowards? This is probably one of the worst cases of intentional voting discrimination that the Justice Department has prosecuted since the 1960s. But the lawsuit was filed only after a vicious internal fight in the Civil Rights Division. Left-wing career lawyers in the Voting Section made it abundantly clear that they didn’t…
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March 17, 2009
YP – Jackson Mayor Frank Melton and government civil rights lawyers wrangle over next jury
The Clarion Ledger updates the Frank Melton trial issue. Melton, through counsel, has attempted to get Judge Dan Jordan to reconsider drawing a jury from his second federal trial only from the “bottom six” counties on the Gulf Coast. Motion is here. The guts of it are as follows. The venire was drawn from all…
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Daniel Tyson
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May 1, 2025
Governor Reeves’ “Power Play” seeks to make Mississippi a national leader in energy
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Frank Corder
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May 1, 2025
Voter registration deadline for upcoming Municipal General Election is May 5
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May 1, 2025
Trump names Secretary of State Rubio as acting national security adviser, taps Waltz for UN Ambassador
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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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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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Jim Beaugez
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April 30, 2025
New ‘Super Chikan’ documentary takes viewers into the life of a modern Delta bluesman
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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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