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October 17, 2008
Barbour’s tax panel missed a golden opportunity
The Vicksburg Post Editorial, 10/16/8 The commission appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour earlier this year to undertake a comprehensive study of Mississippi’s tax structure pulled its punches. Rather than championing much-needed root-and-branch reform, the commission’s draft report, issued on Aug. 15, recommended a few tweaks to a tax code that long has placed the state…
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October 17, 2008
Officials working to alleviate Election Day problems
The Clarion-Ledger, 10/16/8 Mississippians should expect long lines when they head to the polls to vote in presidential and other races Nov. 4, but election organizers statewide are working overtime to make sure there are no more inconveniences. They’re training more poll workers, notifying residents of changes in voting locations and double-checking ballots and machines…
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October 17, 2008
1st District debate not marred by attacks
The Clarion-Ledger, 10/16/8 Incumbent 1st District Rep. Travis Childers, a Democrat, and Republican challenger Greg Davis kept their word Wednesday night to not attack one another during a debate on the University of Mississippi campus. Instead, they talked about their differences and issues that affect north Mississippians, among them the economy, health care, education and…
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October 17, 2008
Incumbent’s ad slams Dem in Miss. Senate battle
The Associated Press, 10/16/8 A tight race for Trent Lott’s old U.S. Senate seat is getting nasty, with the Republican incumbent slamming his Democratic challenger in a television ad that uses actors dressed like the Village People to represent a gay rights group. Republican Roger Wicker and Democratic former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove are longtime friends…
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October 16, 2008
Wicker finance report filed
The Sun Herald, 10/16/8 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roger Wicker has received $5.26 million in campaign contributions. Democratic candidate Ronnie Musgrove’s quarterly finance report had not been filed Wednesday, but his campaign said it would meet the midnight deadline for postmarking it. The candidates in the much-talked-about race were required to file October quarterly finance…
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October 16, 2008
State Auditor Stacey Pickering Issues Demand to Vance Watson for $12,333
State Auditor Stacey Pickering Issues Demand to Watson for $12,333 State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued a demand to Mississippi State Interim President Vance Watson for $12,333 for landscaping work performed on property belonging to Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Commissioner Tom Meredith on March 22, 2007, following an investigation by the State Auditor’s Office launched…
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October 16, 2008
Crazy political infighting in McComb
Selectmen: Mayor’s actions spurred vote: Officials say they rejected bills, minutes after Patterson refused to fire Storer Members of McComb’s city board remain in disagreement about the events of a Sept. 23 meeting in which a vote was taken to remove City Administrator Jim Storer. Mayor Zach Patterson has said the vote was improperly called…
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October 16, 2008
Desire for change eats away at deep South’s long-held prejudices
Desire for change eats away at deep South’s long-held prejudices Ronnie Musgrove is not what one might call a “perfect candidate”. Ask Mississippians what they think about the former governor and many will tell you about the nasty divorce he had when he took office, and the meat packing scandal he has been linked to…
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October 16, 2008
Officials: FBI investigates ACORN for voter fraud
Officials: FBI investigates ACORN for voter fraud The FBI is investigating whether the community activist group ACORN helped foster voter registration fraud around the nation before the presidential election. A senior law enforcement official confirmed the investigation to The Associated Press on Thursday. A second senior law enforcement official says the FBI was looking at…
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October 16, 2008
Both Crimson Tide and Rebels bracing for a physical game
http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2008/10/both_tide_and_rebels_bracing_f.html What’s a safe prediction for Saturday’s game between Alabama and Ole Miss? To famously quote Clubber Lang — “Pain” — for both teams. To believe rhetoric from coaches, there are to be plenty of hard licks delivered during a game made for tough guys, one that each side seems to content to decide in…
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October 16, 2008
Fiscal issues dominate House debate between Travis Childers and Greg Davis
Fiscal issues dominate House debate Washington, D.C., is broken,” Davis said inside the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics. “We want to cut big government spending and get back to basics, and that’s what I want to do if you elect me to represent you on Capitol Hill.” Childers, 50, who defeated Davis in…
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October 16, 2008
Frank Melton still wants alleged drug info revealed at trial
Mayor still wants alleged drug info revealed at trial Mayor’s Response Motion In his state trial, the mayor’s defense team called witnesses who said the duplex was a “crack house” and had been a problem in the neighborhood for years. “I think the federal prosecutors are intent on keeping that door shut this time and…
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September 17, 2025
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point and signals two more cuts this year
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 17, 2025
Mississippi appeals injunction over enforcement of anti-DEI law to Fifth Circuit
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Frank Corder
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September 17, 2025
Delta State, local law enforcement expect preliminary autopsy results for Reed in 24-48 hours
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September 17, 2025
Ridgeland-based HORNE to join BDO USA
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Lynne Jeter
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September 16, 2025
Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi
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Josh Boak, Associated Press
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September 15, 2025
A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China
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Richelle Putnam
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September 17, 2025
Mississippi Songwriters Performing Arts Center: From the dream to digging dirt
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Alistair Begg
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September 17, 2025
God’s protective word
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Meredith Biesinger
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September 16, 2025
Step Back in Time: Exploring the Union County Heritage Museum
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Sid Salter
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September 17, 2025
Nash’s book chronicles a new take on the realities of ‘Reconstruction in Mississippi’
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Kimberly Ross
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September 16, 2025
Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a moral red line
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Jere Nash
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September 15, 2025
Nash reflects on the implementation of Mississippi’s statewide public education system
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