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February 20, 2009
State lawmakers tour world
The Sun Herald, 2/19/9 Mississippi lawmakers are seeing the world this Presidents’ Day break, with Republican Sen. Roger Wicker off on a congressional delegation visit to Israel, Syria and Austria and Democrat Rep. Gene Taylor already back from a visit to Colombia. Wicker, a new member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined delegation leader…
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February 20, 2009
Miss. to use stimulus to restore education funds
The Sun Herald, 2/19/9 Millions in federal stimulus dollars will go toward restoring cuts made to Mississippi’s education budget, say officials who have met with Gov. Haley Barbour. Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that Barbour plans to use some of the federal funding for the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, a formula used to pay…
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February 20, 2009
MCI legal fees dispute
WLBT, 2/19/9 The showdown continued in a Hinds County courtroom this afternoon between the state auditor and state attorney general. At issue: $14 million in MCI legal fees and who gets to authorize payment to outside attorneys. Attorneys for both sides argued on a motion to realign the parties brought by attorney general. Jim Hood’s…
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February 20, 2009
Senator: Miss. budget bills have ‘hieroglyphics’
The Sun Herald, 2/19/9 Mississippi lawmakers are pushing ahead with budget writing, even though officials still can’t say what effect the federal stimulus package will have on state spending. The Senate approved the first draft of several budget bills Thursday, two days after similar action in the House. But one Senate leader said the current…
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February 20, 2009
BEEF PLANT UPDATE: Cawood gets Montgomery prison anyway
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/19/9 Nixon Cawood, the final Georgia executive to be sentenced in the Mississippi Beef Plant scandal, will report to prison March 9 in Montgomery, Ala. When Cawood stood before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills for sentence a few weeks ago, he apparently didn’t know Mills was only a few…
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February 20, 2009
Complaint lodged in hiring of ex-justice
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/19/9 A complaint has been filed with the state judicial watchdog agency against Chancery Judge Larry Buffington over his appointment of former state Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz as a Youth Court public defender in Simpson County. “His (Buffington’s) actions warranted a complaint when he used his power as a judge to make…
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February 20, 2009
Scarbinsky: Clemson coach Oliver Purnell on Tide’s list of potential basketball coaches
Scarbinsky: Clemson coach Oliver Purnell on Tide’s list of potential basketball coaches Looking for a good basketball coach? Look at this guy. He’s enjoying his third straight 20-win season at his current school, and he’s won 20 games at least once at four different schools. He’s moving toward his second straight NCAA Tournament trip at…
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February 20, 2009
MCB – Mostly on the stimulus
Mostly on the stimulus “I think people looked at how generous Congress has been in the past,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee. “(The states) have to demonstrate that they can be good custodians of the money.” Thompson and others say new funding wasn’t necessary in the…
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February 20, 2009
Rep. Travis Childers (D-MS) desperately defends stimulus vote – ‘Doing nothing wasn’t an option’
Childers on stimulus: ‘Doing nothing wasn’t an option’ “Doing nothing wasn’t an option,” he said. “I don’t think the people who voted for me wanted me to go up there and do nothing.” It would have been easier, he said, to press the “no” button, but that wouldn’t have created a job or helped one…
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February 20, 2009
Joey Langston says Dickie Scruggs ‘stiffed’ him, too
SCRUGGS UPDATE: Langston says Scruggs ‘stiffed’ him, too Recently, Wilson filed a new civil lawsuit against Scruggs, Peters and others claiming they conspired to deprive him of his rightful returns from the asbestos lawsuits and then used his money to further other illegal schemes. In his filing Wednesday, Langston’s affidavit says he paid Peters $1…
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February 20, 2009
BREAKING – Frank Melton jury reaches impasse
Jury reaches impasse U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan called the jury back to the main court room at 2 p.m. today after learning that the jury was at an impasse in the federal trial of Jackson Mayor Frank Melton and former bodyguard Michael Recio. “I’ve been informed that you do not believe an unanimous verdict…
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February 19, 2009
PERRY/Who’s next in Scruggs saga?
PERRY/Who’s next in Scruggs saga? Balducci and Patterson met with Hood in late 2006. In January 2007, after presenting information to a Jackson County grand jury, Hood declined to prosecute. Shortly afterward, the Scruggs Katrina Group settled with State Farm. Hood admitted he met with Balducci and Patterson, but remains firm that their meeting had…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 15, 2025
Lawmakers see financial literacy as a growing need in Mississippi’s colleges and universities
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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December 15, 2025
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
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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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Robert St. John
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December 15, 2025
The last strand of tinsel
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Alistair Begg
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December 15, 2025
The law of love
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Matt Friedeman
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December 14, 2025
Charles Wesley and Christmas
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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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