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February 17, 2009
Antiquated provision plays havoc with some legislation
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 2/17/9 As both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature scurried last week to make a key deadline, the process was slowed to a crawl as members invoked their constitutional right to have bills read. At one point, House Ways and Means Vice Chairman David Norquist, D-Cleveland, explained a bill that…
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February 17, 2009
Governor, legislators spar over Medicaid
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/17/9 During a contentious special session last summer, the Mississippi House resisted calls by Gov. Haley Barbour and the Senate leadership to plug a $90 million hole in the Division of Medicaid by increasing the tax on hospitals. Months later, in the midst of the current regular session, it is…
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February 17, 2009
Bill wasn’t given enough consideration
The Hattiesburg Amercian Editorial, 2/17/9 Now that the $787 billion stimulus package has cleared Congress and awaits President Barack Obama’s signature, what can we expect? The measure, approved with only three Republican votes despite Obama’s efforts to cobble together a package that would have bipartisan support, was approved quickly on Friday so Congress could begin…
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February 17, 2009
PSC: Give commissioners tools to do job
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/17/9 Attorney General Jim Hood’s lawsuit against Entergy and a seemingly renewed interest by the state Public Service Commission to aggressively regulate electric utilities has brought calls for reoganizing the process. It would be a mistake to remove the checks and balances provided by having a professional utilities staff and an elected…
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February 17, 2009
Jackson mayor trial resumes today
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/17/9 The trial of Mayor Frank Melton and his former police bodyguard Michael Recio is set to resume this morning after a four-day break. Jurors heard the case against the men from federal prosecutors last week. The defense attorneys now will begin presenting their cases. Melton’s attorney, John Reeves, is expected present his…
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February 17, 2009
SPR – GOP gears up for 2010 – Travis Childers targeted by NRCC
GOP gears up for 2010 Dana Edelstein, a spokesperson for Childers, who voted for the stimulus package when it first passed the house and again on final passage, told SPR the ad “is misleading.” Noting that the bottom line is about jobs, she added, “The country would probably be better off if those who ran…
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February 17, 2009
Video take on evolution vs. creationism take on public ed in MS
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February 17, 2009
RESPONDMS – Oxford fundraiser for MSSC Justice Jim Kitchens
Oxford Trial Lawyer Fundraiser for Jim Kitchens If you’ve got a few thousand to spare for a Supreme Court Justice, and you happen to be in Oxford, stop by the Tollison Law Firm on Thursday. Some trial lawyers are still raising money for Jim Kitchens. Respond MS 2/17/9
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February 17, 2009
View of Bobby DeLaughter’s plight from “across the pond”
Bobby DeLaughter faces jail over patronage claim DeLaughter (pronounced dee-lawter) broke ranks with the white establishment when, as a young prosecutor in 1994, he went back to the unresolved killing of local civil rights leader Medgar Evers 30 years earlier, and jailed the notorious veteran of the Ku Klux Klan whose guilt had been known…
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February 17, 2009
GC – Corrupter should pay biggest price
Corrupter should pay biggest price Get away with it he might have, had not one upright North Mississippi circuit judge, Henry Lackey, blown the whistle on the perpetrators. The sting operation and FBI investigation that ensued have so far resulted in guilty pleas from Scruggs, four other attorneys and a hanger-on; a forfeiture of a…
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February 17, 2009
Higgins: More than just a bump for Saban
Higgins: More than just a bump for Saban Just wondering when an SEC football coach is going to turn in Alabama coach Nick Saban on an apparent recruiting violation. Saban obtained a commitment from Memphis Mitchell receiver Keiwone Malone, a high school junior. The only problem is that other than a “bump” – which is…
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February 16, 2009
Wicker outspent Musgrove in U.S. Senate campaign
The Mississippi Press, 2/14/9 In last year’s bitter special election for a U.S. Senate seat, winner Roger Wicker, R-Tupelo, outspent former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, D-Jackson, by a better than 2-1 margin, according to recently compiled federal election data. Wicker, who had previously served in the House, spent some $6.4 million to hold the seat for…
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May 15, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: May 15, 2025
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May 14, 2025
House Republicans pull an all-nighter on Trump’s tax bill. There’s more work to do
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May 14, 2025
Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, an AP-NORC poll finds
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Frank Corder
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May 15, 2025
HH2 relocating Kentucky distribution center to Blue Mountain, Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2025
Nissan says Canton factory strategically important as company announces workforce reductions
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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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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 15, 2025
Be sure
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M.C. Reid
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May 14, 2025
Pascagoula sailor Nelson Walker sets out for solo circumnavigation aboard Persimmon
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Richelle Putnam
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May 14, 2025
It all begins with a song: The heart of the Mississippi Songwriters Alliance
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Sid Salter
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May 14, 2025
MS Gaming: Legislative standoff over off-premises online sports betting continues
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Kelley Williams
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May 12, 2025
Bad energy policy represents risk to ratepayers
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Bill Crawford
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May 11, 2025
State still hugs bottom as education advances
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