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September 11, 2008
Real Journalism? Paul Gallo
Gallo Notes: On August 21, 2008 Patsy Brumfield revealed (http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=277975&pub=1) the news that U.S. Attorney Jim Greenlee made a donation of $200 to the Friends of Roger Wicker on October 11, 2002. She even called Greenlee’s home and talked to his wife. I’m not sure if Brumfield was calling from Tupelo or some friend’s law…
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September 10, 2008
WLBT – Lawsuit Filed over Placement of Senate Race
Because Trent Lott retired in the middle of his term as United States Senator, a special election will be held to determine who will replace him. That special election will be included with the upcoming general election November 4. In Mississippi, special elections have always been placed at the bottom of the ballot — even…
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September 10, 2008
Court tosses Seale verdict
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/10/8 Reputed Klansman James Ford Seale’s kidnapping conviction was tossed out Tuesday by a federal appeals court. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Seale’s 2007 conviction, concluding the federal statute of limitations on kidnapping had expired. While the enforcement of such statutes “in some cases deprives society…
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September 10, 2008
Council OKs rehab loan for city icon
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/10/8 Jackson city leaders signed off on a $900,000 loan Tuesday, clearing the way for developers to start renovations at the Standard Life Building downtown next week. The City Council voted 5-1 to approve the loan after a heated debate that got personal between two council members. The meeting recessed briefly at the…
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September 10, 2008
Legislature failed to fully fund Medicaid for past four years
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 9/10/8 For the fourth consecutive year, the Mississippi Legislature has authorized a larger, more expensive Medicaid program than lawmakers have appropriated funds to fully finance. Most lawmakers will dive headfirst in front of a television camera to talk about “fully funding” education, but when one mentions “fully funding” public health care, the…
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September 10, 2008
Medicaid: Surprise ‘fix’ only temporary, again
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 9/10/8 Mississippi is unexpectedly off-the-hook from a Medicaid deficit. Gov. Haley Barbour announced Monday that the state had discovered a five-year-old “miscalculation” in federal reimbursements that will fall in the state’s favor to the tune of about $92 million. Surprise. Problem solved. That is a nice checkbook mistake to find in the…
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September 10, 2008
Gustav could cost Mississippi more than $78M
The Sun Herald, 9/9/8 Hurricane Gustav is expected to cost Mississippi state government more than $78 million, a figure that includes damages, debris removal and overtime for state employees. Gov. Haley Barbour has asked President Bush for a disaster declaration, which would help the state recoup some of the money through federal reimbursements. The $78…
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September 10, 2008
Barbour sued over ballot configuration
The Hattiesburg American, 9/10/8 A Democratic county election commissioner is suing Mississippi’s Republican governor for putting the special election for Trent Lott’s U.S. Senate seat near the bottom of the ballot this fall. Trudy Berger, a commissioner in south Mississippi’s Pike County, filed the lawsuit Tuesday, hours after Gov. Haley Barbour set the ballot order.…
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September 10, 2008
Debate rages over tax increase
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/10/8 Federation of Madison County Homeowners Associations board members passed a resolution Tuesday night to request that 3 mills of a 6.33-mill tax increase be rescinded by supervisors because of questions regarding notice given to the public. Supervisors voted Sept. 2 to increase property taxes by 6.33 mills after a public hearing in…
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September 10, 2008
Ronnie Musgrove uses faux ballot issue for campaign finance rallying cry
Friend, They’re at it again. The insiders will stop at nothing to maintain their grip on Washington. This time they are trying to bury a United States Senate election at the bottom of the ballot – despite state law that requires it to be at the top. They can try to bury this race. They…
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September 10, 2008
2002 Sample Ballot shows Special Elections are on the bottom of ballot – Ronnie Musgrove approved
Here is the sample ballot from the Ronnie Musgrove administration clearly showing that Special Elections are placed at the bottom of the official sample ballot from the Secretary of State. Sample Ballot See Page 22 of the PDF
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September 10, 2008
Barbour adheres to blind trust law
Haley Barbour’s blind trust agreement is now a public document on file with the Mississippi Ethics Commission.
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 25, 2025
Second Medicaid Tech Bill vetoed by Governor
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Illia Novikov, Associated Press
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April 25, 2025
Trump says ‘Crimea will stay with Russia’ as he seeks end to war in Ukraine
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Frank Corder
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April 25, 2025
Standalone Dept. of Tourism vetoed over budget impasse
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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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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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April 27, 2025
Mississippi Legends: Oseola McCarty, an unlikely philanthropist
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Matt Friedeman
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April 27, 2025
Young men are struggling, how to help
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 27, 2025
Why do I face trials?
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
Opinion
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Rachel Canter
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April 23, 2025
A new vision for keeping Mississippi first
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