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January 23, 2009
HB1090 that seeks to politicize utlility oversight clears the House
HB 1090 passed the House after some conservative led procedural setbacks yesterday. The bill seeks to move the public utilities staff under the political control of the Public Service Commission. The structure espoused in the legislation was directly reponsible for corruption in the 1980s and 1990s where two PSC Commissioners were sent to prison for…
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January 23, 2009
Kentucky coach charged in player’s death
http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/football/news/story?id=3852811 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky high school football coach was charged Thursday with reckless homicide in the death of one of his players who collapsed at practice on a hot day. A grand jury indicted David Jason Stinson in the death of Pleasure Ridge Park offensive lineman Max Gilpin. Stinson was directing practice on…
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January 23, 2009
Sen. Roger Wicker lands Foreign Relations and Small Business committee assignments
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced he had secured seats on two additional committees, including the influential Foreign Relations Committee and the Small Business Committee. Sen. Wicker will also retain his spots on the Armed Services Committee, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and the Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Wicker said his assignment to the…
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January 23, 2009
Conference Call Confirms Date for Mayor’s Trial
Conference Call Confirms Date for Mayor’s Trial After a conference call this morning between Judge Dan Jordan and Mayor Melton and his counsel it seems that February 2nd will remain the date for the Mayor’s civil rights trial. The call was scheduled to check in on the Mayor’s health conditions that were responsible for the…
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January 23, 2009
Tide hires Auburn’s Willis
Tide hires Auburn’s Willis TUSCALOOSA — Anything Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin can do, Alabama’s Nick Saban figures he can do better. About a week after the rival Vols seized his own ace Mobile recruiter, Saban turned the trick on Auburn for Lance Thompson’s replacement. Tigers linebackers coach James Willis — the only assistant retained by…
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January 22, 2009
Democrats anxious about ’50-state strategy’ under Obama
Democrats anxious about ’50-state strategy’ under Obama “Jen, you don’t really need to hear any questions,” New Hampshire party chairman Raymond Buckley told her. “We have three words for you: ’50-state strategy.'” That now-famous program, implemented by outgoing chairman Howard Dean in 2005, placed paid DNC staffers in both red and blue states around the…
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January 22, 2009
CB – Payraise for state workers? Mississippians Should NOT Be Duped – HB 1257
Mississippians Should NOT Be Duped And now the projected revenues are falling even more and the governor says we have to make more cuts. Will it hurt? Of course it will, for a little while. Can every agency afford to cut back? Sure it can, for a little while. Hiring freezes, employee raises, benefit cuts,…
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January 22, 2009
State targets obesity in children
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/22/9 The state boards of Health and Education are working together to tackle obesity among Mississippi children. At a recent meeting of the two boards, state Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds suggested representatives from both form a subcommittee to discuss ways to address obesity in schools. “We have a great opportunity to change…
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January 22, 2009
8 districts will come up short on payroll
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/22/9 Eight public school districts won’t be able to make payroll through the end of the school year as a result of recent budget cuts. A couple of those districts could face cash flow problems sooner. The districts are Hazlehurst, Benton County, Indianola, Jefferson Davis County, Kemper County, Tate County, Noxubee County and…
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January 22, 2009
House leaders look to alleviate education cuts
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/22/9 While the Mississippi Senate has yet to take up legislation to increase the cigarette tax, House Democratic leaders already know how they want to spend a portion of the money. The House Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday to use a portion of a proposed 82-cent-per-pack increase in the cigarette tax…
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January 22, 2009
Travel: MDOT needs to stay on state roads
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/22/9 State agencies scrambling to deal with budget cuts should start with the travel budget. An investigation by the Sun Herald in Biloxi found the elected commissioners and executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation spent more than $200,000 on travel in the past four years. MDOT Executive Director Butch Brown…
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January 22, 2009
Bill would return staff to PSC
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 1/22/9 Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley says he needs a staff to adequately do his job of regulating public utilities. Legislation is pending in the Mississippi House to put the Public Utilities staff under the direction of Presley and the two other elected commissioners. The staff currently is…
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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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May 14, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: May 14, 2025
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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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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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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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C.H. Spurgeon
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May 14, 2025
Stay awake!
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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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