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May 14, 2009
Minor – What about ‘terbacci’?
Minor – What about ‘terbacci’? Lo and behold, Haley Barbour, the anti-tax champ, perhaps in a giddy mood after signing the 50-cent cigarette tax hike, told reporters he wished smokeless tobacco (snuff, chaws for instance) were hit with a higher tax. He went on to say that the state could pick up $25 million if…
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May 14, 2009
Perry – Melton made for good TV
Perry – Melton made for good TV Melton made drug dealers famous. He stalked dangerous neighborhoods and saw the thugs the police were not arresting. He called them by name on television. He put their faces on billboards that said “This Man Sells Drugs.” Gov. Ronnie Musgrove named him Director of the Bureau of Narcotics.…
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May 14, 2009
Neshoba – Stalling the Kemper coal plant
Neshoba – Stalling the Kemper coal plant Mississippi Power’s proposed $2.2 billion coal-fired power plant in Kemper County would create 260 permanent jobs and bring 1,000 construction jobs, so who could be against that? Attorney General Jim Hood asked the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to have the utility provide more details on the proposal…
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May 14, 2009
Respond Miss – Thompson Spends Contributions in Las Vegas, Miami
Respond Miss – Thompson Spends Contributions in Las Vegas, Miami In regards to our post from yesterday, if the Clarion Ledger or others in the Mississippi media reviewed Bennie Thompson’s quarterly filing to look at his campaign travel expenses, they would see that the man who represents a district with one of the highest poverty…
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May 14, 2009
Majority In Miss – Americans for Tax Reform Doesn’t Think Much of Cigarette Tax Hike
Majority In Miss – Americans for Tax Reform Doesn’t Think Much of Cigarette Tax Hike The anti-tax organization released this statement yesterday in reaction to the state House and Senate overwhelmingly voting to increase cigarette taxes last week. They also had this to say about legislators who have previously signed a pledge to not raise…
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May 14, 2009
Barbour signs cigarette tax into law
Barbour signs cigarette tax into law Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, a former tobacco lobbyist long opposed to raising Mississippi’s cigarette tax, has relented in the face of slumping budget revenues and signed the state’s first increase in nearly a quarter century. Mississippi’s 18-cents-a-pack excise tax hadn’t changed since 1985 before Wednesday’s bill signing. On Friday,…
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May 13, 2009
SNL – Banks show Geithner who the boss is
Saturday Night Live on Hulu 5/13/9
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May 13, 2009
Jackson mayoral endorsement – Horhn endorses H Johnson, R Johnson endorses Crisler
Jackson mayoral foes win support State Sen. John Horhn announced his support for mayoral candidate Harvey Johnson, Jr. at a news conference this morning. While former Police Chief Robert Johnson plans to announce his support for mayoral candidate Marshand Crisler at 11:30 a.m. today. Both Horhn and Robert Johnson were among the 10 candidates who…
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May 13, 2009
Recio trial is a go for Monday, despite prosecutors request … gag order for Reeves not enforced
Recio trial is a go for Monday despite prosecutors request Federal prosecutors announced this morning they will proceed with the civil rights violation trial against former Jackson mayoral bodyguard Michael Recio. Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday. Mayor Frank Melton and Recio were charged with conspiring to violate the constitutional prohibition against unreasonable…
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May 13, 2009
Native Mississippian invites Cochran to Erie
Native Mississippian invites Cochran to Erie Not as “someone with clout” but as a native Mississippian who has spent many years in Erie County, perhaps U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., would respond to my invitation to visit Erie after his wisecracking about no longer needing to campaign in Erie for U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (Erie…
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May 13, 2009
YP – Scruggs “in transit” from OK. facilty
Scruggs “in transit” from OK. facilty 1. RICHARD F SCRUGGS 12734-042 62-White-M 02-20-2015 IN TRANSIT Recall the Oxford Eagle reported “the BOP Web site (said) Scruggs release date is Dec. 10, 2012 — less than three years from now.” The Web site now reflects the full 7-years. But where is Scruggs to go? The Clarion-Ledger…
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May 13, 2009
ATR – Mississippi House Passes 277% Tax Hike
Mississippi House Passes 277% Tax Hike Mississippi House Bill 364, which raises the state cigarette tax by 50 cents per pack, passed the House last week on a vote of 102 to 18 and the Senate on a vote of 42 to 7. HB 364 represents a 277% tax increase, one of the largest tax…
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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