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February 3, 2009
Melton attentive, relaxed in courtroom
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/3/9 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton held his chin high, rubbed his eyes, smiled when potential jurors described their hobbies to the judge, and frequently studied his fingernails. Melton, 59, appeared relaxed and attentive in federal court in downtown Jackson on Monday, often scrutinizing the faces of those who could decide whether he goes…
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February 3, 2009
Judges face unfilled promises
The Hattiesburg American, 2/2/9 A report in the November-December issue of The Mississippi Lawyer magazine, noted the National Center for State Courts’ July 2008 salary ranking – which also includes the District of Columbia – of Mississippi’s trial court judges’ salaries 50th out of 51. Mississippi circuit and chancery judges’ salaries are $104,170; Montana trails…
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February 3, 2009
Miss. tax collections down in Jan.
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/2/9 Mississippi revenues in January were better than the previous month, but most of the state’s tax collections remain sluggish. The state collected a total of $362 million for the general fund in January, according to the state Tax Commission. That’s $24 million, or 6.2 percent, below what was anticipated. Total tax collections…
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February 3, 2009
Warrs secretly indicted in 2008
Warrs secretly indicted in 2008 Mayor Brent Warr and his wife, Laura, were originally indicted in November on 11 counts of Katrina fraud, but court records show those charges were sealed while the investigation continued. The second indictment against the Warrs, unsealed last week in U.S. District Court, contained 16 charges against each of them.…
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February 3, 2009
SALTERBLOG – Mabus: Frontrunner for Obama’s Secretary of the Navy?
Mabus: Frontrunner for Obama’s Secretary of the Navy? Defense industry publications “Inside The Navy” and “Inside Defense” are reporting that Ray Mabus, a Navy veteran and former Mississippi governor who served as ambassador to Saudi Arabia in the 1990s, has emerged as a frontrunner for the Navy secretary post in President Obama’s administration. Sid Salter…
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February 3, 2009
CL – Stimulus: Fiscal woes trump partisanship
Stimulus: Fiscal woes trump partisanship The voting among Mississippi’s U.S. House delegation reflects national trends. Democrats 2nd District U.S. Reps. Bennie Thompson of Bolton and 1st District U.S. Rep. Travis Childers of Booneville voted in favor of the package; Republican 3rd District U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper of Pearl and conservative Democratic 4th District U.S. Rep.…
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February 3, 2009
Ramsey cartoon on Melton trial jury selection
Marshall Ramsey Clarion Ledger 2/3/9
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February 3, 2009
CITYBEAT – More and more candidates for Jackson’s Next Mayor
More and more candidates Brenda Scott says she will make the announcement today at 2 p.m. on the steps of City Hall. Other candidates that have either announced their candidacy or filed official paperwork to run include: Councilman Marshand Crisler Hinds County Tax Collector Eddie Fair State Sen. John Horhn Former Mayor Harvey Johnson Former…
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February 3, 2009
House Speaker: Miss. will take bailout share
House speaker: Miss. will take bailout share “And I can’t understand the leader of any state having any kind of negative thought about accepting the proceeds of this congressional effort,” McCoy told reporters. He added that congressional leaders have told him that “it wouldn’t be up to the governor to take it .. no one…
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February 2, 2009
Metro-area schools cut $5M
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/2/9 The Madison, Hinds and Rankin county school districts have lost nearly $5 million among them as a result of state-mandated budget cuts this fiscal year. Gov. Haley Barbour recently called for cuts to the state budget because of a slowing economy. That meant cuts to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, the formula…
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February 2, 2009
Plenty of candidates want Melton’s office
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/2/9 Jackson residents are faced with a dilemma in this year’s mayoral race – options. There are at least six Democratic candidates who stand out in the crowded race to become the city’s highest-elected official. And the deadline to enter the race – March 6 – is still weeks away. The choices thus…
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February 2, 2009
Jury selection begins in Jackson mayor’s trial
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/2/9 One hundred potential jurors are expected today at the federal courthouse in Jackson for jury selection in the trial of Jackson Mayor Frank Melton and his former police bodyguard Michael Recio. They will come from counties stretching north to Holmes County and south to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. And once the jury…
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Frank Corder
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May 9, 2025
Mississippi Supreme Court allows Favre’s defamation lawsuit against Auditor White to continue
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Frank Corder
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May 9, 2025
Hyde-Smith draws GOP challenger as Democrats target her Mississippi U.S. Senate seat
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Frank Corder
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May 9, 2025
Thompson calls on Trump to “put politics aside,” nominate a qualified FEMA Administrator
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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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Laura Lee Leathers
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May 11, 2025
Mississippi Legends: Lacey Chabert, queen of Hallmark movies
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Matt Friedeman
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May 11, 2025
The graduation speech that’s hardest to listen to
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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 11, 2025
Wisdom in war
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Bill Crawford
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May 11, 2025
State still hugs bottom as education advances
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Roger Wicker
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May 9, 2025
Trump-Zelensky agreement could be pivotal moment toward ending Putin’s war
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Bishop Vincent Mathews
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May 9, 2025
The Church’s next mission field: Universal school choice
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