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November 21, 2008
Local politicians say ‘fight over tobacco tax coming’
Local politicians say ‘fight over tobacco tax coming’ Barbour proposed a 42 cent per pack tobacco tax, which is an increase from the current 18 cents per pack tax. Rep. Larry Byrd, R-Forrest and Lamar, said legislators will have a wide range of opinions as to how this money is used. “The fight is coming,”…
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November 21, 2008
BRUMFIELD – Langston sentencing, timing spur questions
Langston sentencing, timing spur questions “Normally, sentencing would not take place until all the cooperation is over,” notes Dr. Ronald Rychlak, a University of Mississippi School of Law professor with criminal proceedings expertise. “Prosecutors like to keep that threat hanging to assure cooperation through any necessary trial testimony.” That’s assuming trials will follow. In his…
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November 21, 2008
WAPO lists Haley Barbour in “Top 10 Republicans to watch” list
The Friday Line: Ten Republicans To Watch 9. Haley Barbour: There are those who mention Barbour’s name for the 2012 GOP nomination. We are decidedly skeptical about that — will the country be ready for a man who had a hand in inventing modern-day lobbying in Washington? — but Barbour is clearly someone to watch.…
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November 21, 2008
Saban endorses coach-in-waiting idea at Alabama
Saban endorses coach-in-waiting idea at Alabama Head coaches in waiting? Just walked out of the office of a prominent head coach who likes the idea. Matter of fact, Nick Saban said he wouldn’t mind seeing Alabama football follow that trend. “That’s the way I’d like for it to be,” Saban said Thursday in his office.…
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November 21, 2008
Big hire ahead for Tuberville
Big hire ahead for Tuberville AUBURN — A day or two after the Iron Bowl, Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville will sit down with Athletic Director Jay Jacobs for the football program’s long-awaited “postseason review.” Presumably, most of the talk will be about the offense, which has been at the center of Auburn’s problems during the…
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November 20, 2008
Governor’s budget plan a good start
The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 11/20/8 GOV. Haley Barbour unveiled his proposed budget Tuesday for the fiscal year that begins July 1 and for the first time advocated an increase in Mississippi’s cigarette tax. Overall, the $5.1 billion budget plan was “prudent and conservative” – words the governor used that fairly describe it. We’ll see what…
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November 20, 2008
Longtime Senate spending leaders departing
The Associated Press, 11/20/8 They are old bulls both, legendary for fiercely lording over the Senate Appropriations Committee and funneling billions to their home states. But while Sens. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., and Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, will no longer be leading the panel, the congressional habit of doling out earmarks is unlikely to change. If anything,…
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November 20, 2008
Ethics panel weighs regulating agencies contracting lobbyists
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/20/8 Some Mississippi officials are calling for more oversight in lobbying on behalf of state agencies. Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Merle Flowers, R-Southaven, said he anticipates legislation to “either ban the practice outright or make it transparent.” The 2009 legislative session begins in January. The Senate Ethics Committee has uncovered nearly $2 million…
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November 20, 2008
Surgery sidelines Jackson mayor
The Clarion-Ledger, 11/20/8 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton is expected to be out of the office for the rest of the week, recovering from surgery. But officials are not saying much about why Melton was hospitalized at St. Dominic Hospital on Tuesday and underwent surgery the following morning. Melton has been in and out of the…
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November 20, 2008
Race played its usual role in Mississippi voting this month
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 11/20/8 The Nov. 4 election did more than result in the election of the first African-American president. It well could have sounded the death knell of the Nixon-era-born Republican Southern Strategy that for three decades converted the once-solid Democratic South to a GOP bastion. Mississippi began soldiering along with…
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November 20, 2008
Tobacco: State can finally start to catch up
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 11/20/8 When then-state Attorney General Mike Moore was the first to successfully sue Big Tobacco for its responsibility in smoking-related illnesses, it appeared Mississippi would lead the nation in such health issues. After Mississippi received a $3.6 billion settlement from cigarette makers, Moore created the nonprofit Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi to…
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November 20, 2008
NASH on MPB – ‘Mississippi will be a conservative state for the forseeable future’
Nash and Taggart interview on Mississippi Public Broadcasting MPB Online 11/19/8
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Eddie Pells, Associated Press
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May 27, 2026
Key Senators Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill
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Frank Corder
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May 27, 2026
Mississippi looks to capitalize on new critical minerals industry
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May 27, 2026
Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war that some backers worry will embolden Iran
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Marilyn Tinnin
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May 27, 2026
Mississippi Legends: Leontyne Price
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Alistair Begg
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May 27, 2026
Forgiven and forgiving
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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2026
Southern Miss, Miss. State hosting NCAA baseball regionals; Ole Miss heads to Lincoln
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Sid Salter
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May 27, 2026
For most Americans, gas prices are the top public policy concern rising from Iran conflict
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Roger Wicker
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May 26, 2026
Deterrence is cheaper than war
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Ashby Foote
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May 25, 2026
The fog of peacemaking
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