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March 24, 2009
Governor urges Senate to sustain veto on HB 803 after House override
Governor Haley Barbour issued the following statement on the House of Representatives vote today to override his veto of House Bill 803: “Today’s House vote on eminent domain is disastrous for job creation and economic development in Mississippi. In the debate on the House floor, it was said job creation is not the Legislature’s job.…
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March 24, 2009
Governor Haley Barbour vetoes HB 803 – offers special session to fix legislation
GOVERNOR’S VETO MESSAGE FOR HOUSE BILL 803 TO THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: I am returning House Bill Number 803: “AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-27-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN EXCEPT FOR A PUBLIC USE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES” without my approval, and assign the following…
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March 24, 2009
No tobacco tax agreement as deadline nears
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/24/9 State lawmakers facing a Wednesday deadline are without an agreement on a tobacco tax increase. House and Senate leaders negotiated briefly Monday on raising Mississippi’s 18-cent cigarette tax. They’re looking for ways to balance the state’s budget amid lagging revenues. If they don’t reach a compromise by Wednesday, the tax hike won’t…
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March 24, 2009
JJ – Ike Brown threatens end to Blue Dog rule in 2007 – Hood, McMillan, Clark, etc.
Ruling lets ‘progressive’ Democrats lead The current debate about U.S. District Judge W. Allen Pepper’s ruling on primaries is about a power transfer. For years, Mississippi had been controlled by Dixiecrats in a one-party structure called Democrats; blacks and poor whites were not allowed to vote. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act empowered the two…
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March 24, 2009
Jackson gives up traffic cameras
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/24/9 Jackson city officials said Monday they will shut down cameras that catch red-light runners to comply with a new statewide ban on the devices, even as Gov. Haley Barbour questioned the constitutionality of the law he signed. City Attorney Sarah O’Reilly-Evans said the city will stop using the cameras immediately and quit…
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March 24, 2009
Democrats disagree over top committee’s makeup
The Hattiesburg American, 3/24/9 Mississippi Democrats will meet next month to try to decide whether to support the removal of the party’s executive director and allow controversial member Ike Brown’s return to power. At a weekend meeting, some of the party’s executive committee voted to boot Sam Hall after weeks as executive director and elevate…
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March 24, 2009
Question evolves into how big will be tax on hospitals, cigarettes
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 3/24/9 It appears the Senate leadership and Gov. Haley Barbour still would rather place a higher tax on hospitals than cigarettes. The question now is whether the full Senate, as it normally does, will jump in line and follow the governor and its leadership. Barbour and the Senate leadership…
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March 24, 2009
Unemployed: Barbour offers ‘too little’
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/24/9 Gov. Haley Barbour took the national stage this past weekend in criticizing President Barack Obama’s fiscal policies. Meanwhile, the folks back home are just asking for some help to try and weather this economic crisis. Gov. Barbour on Saturday delivered the Republican Party’s response to President Obama’s weekly radio address, taking…
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March 24, 2009
Unethical leaks
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 3/24/9 The obviously intentional and anonymous release via e-mail and on the Internet of confidential information from Tupelo city government’s ethics report – whose findings are under investigation by the Mississippi state auditor’s office – continues the sloppy, careless handling of a document prepared by a contract consultant. The…
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March 24, 2009
Budget-cuts plan confounds council
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/24/9 Jackson City Council members were confused Monday over whether Mayor Frank Melton’s administration was trying to slash spending or raise employees’ salaries. All city department heads were required to turn in a plan by 5 p.m. Monday outlining how they would cut 3 percent from their budgets. About half of the department…
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March 24, 2009
NMC – Order granting Judge Bobby DeLaughter a trial continuance
Order NMC 3/24/9
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March 24, 2009
Participants’ location hints at Scruggs grand jury
Participants’ location hints at Scruggs grand jury At least two cases could be in its focus, named by prosecutors: – Scruggs I – The attempted bribery of Circuit Judge Henry Lackey of Calhoun City by Scruggs, law partner Sidney Backstrom, attorney Timothy Balducci and his business colleague Steven Patterson. – Scruggs II – The alleged…
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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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Matt Friedeman
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December 14, 2025
Charles Wesley and Christmas
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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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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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