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March 10, 2009
MS Legislators plan to send US Congress a ‘wake up call’
State legislators across the nation are sending resolutions to Congress and the President of the United States to remind them of something called the 10th amendment. In light of ever increasing federal incursion into state business many believe the time is now to begin enforcing the United States Constitution. Authoring Mississippi’s House Resolution no. 69…
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March 9, 2009
Revive voter ID
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 3/9/9 In a puzzling turn of events, some Republicans in the Mississippi Senate – including its presiding officer, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant – have lost enthusiasm for getting a voter identification bill through the Legislature. For years they’ve tried and the House has killed the legislation. This year the…
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March 9, 2009
Tobacco tax may go up in smoke
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/9/9 Negotiations between lawmakers on a proposed cigarette tax increase have stalled at the state Capitol, and a key House leader says it’s possible an agreement won’t be reached this year. Formal negotiations between the House and Senate have not begun with four weeks left in the legislative session. House Ways and Means…
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March 9, 2009
It’s a no-brainer: Take the money
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/8/9 Mississippi’s unemployment rate jumped to an alarming 9.2 percent in January. When February numbers are released they probably won’t be much better. Nationally, the latest numbers show an unemployment rate of 8 percent with many experts predicting the rate will soon hit double digits. They are staggering statistics that provide irrefutable…
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March 9, 2009
Who spends the stimulus not yet clear
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/8/9 One of the basic precepts of the American form of government is that the legislative branch controls the purse strings. That is what Republican Gov. Haley Barbour successfully argued when he blocked funds from the settlement of the state’s lawsuit against the tobacco companies from being diverted to the…
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March 9, 2009
Designated funds
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 3/8/9 Passage late last week of the omnibus appropriations bill funding much of the federal government for the rest of the 2009 fiscal cycle affirmed the much-debated but unquestionably helpful right of Congress to earmark appropriations for specific projects. Mississippi gained millions of dollars in the omnibus bill because…
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March 9, 2009
Next Jackson mayor will have big effect on JPS
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/9/9 The next mayor of Jackson will have a hand in keeping or replacing all five Jackson school board members. One board member’s term ended last week. Two other members’ terms ended more than a year ago. The remaining two board members’ terms will end during the next mayor’s four years in office.…
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March 9, 2009
Hinds Co. case plan replaced
The Clarion-Ledger, 3/9/9 A year-old case assignment plan for Hinds County Circuit Court judges that drew the ire of the county’s two African-American circuit judges has been replaced. Judges Tomie Green and Winston Kidd, both African American, had complained they were excluded from hearing major criminal cases under the assignment plan that began Jan. 1,…
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March 9, 2009
Nick Saban hires former Virginia offensive coordinator Mike Groh… as a GA?
Nick Saban hires former Virginia offensive coordinator Mike Groh… as a GA? Remember when we asked if you remembered former Alabama player and graduate assistant Lance Taylor? (And some of you actually did.) Is it possible Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban hired a former offensive coordinator at a major conference school to take Taylor’s place?…
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March 9, 2009
Bird-Magic showdown of 1979 was start of something special
Bird-Magic showdown of 1979 was start of something special Bird and Magic. Magic and Bird. Their names are forever linked largely because of many memorable battles during their days in the NBA. But that rivalry has its roots in college basketball. Thirty years ago this month, Larry Bird of Indiana State and Earvin “Magic” Johnson…
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March 8, 2009
HA EDITORIAL – State needs solution to voter ID quagmire
State needs solution to voter ID quagmire The issue has been one of the state Republican Party’s key issues over the years. It believes correctly that there is enough voter fraud in Mississippi to warrant the use of voter ID. Amazingly, it was some Republican senators who stymied the latest effort. But their reason had…
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March 8, 2009
PENDER – When they work together, Coast legislators can move mountains
When they work together, Coast legislators can move mountains Rep. Diane Peranich, D-Pass Christian, and Sen. Billy Hewes III, R-Gulfport, did some heavy lifting on this bill this year, but it appears there was a South Mississippi team effort up there in Chimneyville. For many years, this area has been the brunt of jokes in…
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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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