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August 20, 2008
Prosecutors should move forward or say it’s over
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 8/20/8 The current set of guilty pleas in federal court in the Northern District of Mississippi by Georgia executives with the The Facility Group is a head scratcher. As I understand it, the executives’ guilty pleas are for giving campaign contributions to then-Gov. Ronnie Musgrove because they thought it…
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August 20, 2008
Castle doctrine: Law is not a ‘free pass’ to kill
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/20/8 The recent fatal shooting by a Jackson convenience store clerk of a man who allegedly stole a case of beer fulfills some of the worst fears of those who opposed passage of the so-called “Castle law.” The 2006 Legislature approved Senate Bill 2426, based on The Castle Doctrine that “every man’s…
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August 20, 2008
Tax changes?
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/20/8 A tax commission established by Gov. Haley Barbour voted Tuesday to recommend hiking the tobacco tax to 50 cents, a move that most likely assures such an increase is in Mississippi’s near future. But key legislative leaders said most other tax code tweaks that cleared the commission probably will not pass the…
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August 20, 2008
Childers hammers Davis in new fundraising
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/19/8 U.S. Rep. Travis Childers of Booneville has three times as much campaign cash on hand as his general election opponent, Southaven Mayor Greg Davis, new finance reports show. The Federal Election Commission, which keeps track of campaign contributions and spending, shows Democrat Childers with $160,976.47 in the bank June…
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August 20, 2008
National Rifle Association Endorses Senator Roger Wicker
NRA Endorses Wicker Mississippi It is a sign of the tough political times when a pro-gun incumbent senator from Mississippi is thought to be in danger. But Senator Roger Wicker, R, newly appointed after Senator Trent Lott’s retirement, is certainly in a tough race to hold onto the seat. With a strong record of support…
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August 20, 2008
SALTER – Travel flap blemishes McCoy’s reputation as honest broker
Travel flap blemishes McCoy’s reputation as honest broker According to Republican legislators Reps. Mark Baker, R-Brandon, and Rita Martinson, R-Madison, the House Management Committee never voted to approve the expenditure. Worse than than, there’s no precedent for spending taxpayer dollars to pay the expenses of a state legislator to attend a partisan national political convention…
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August 20, 2008
Veteran players may be ally in NFL’s push for rookie cap
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-08-19-rookie-cap_N.htm NFL commissioner Roger Goodell may have an ally in his effort to scale back escalating rookies salaries — veteran players. “There’s a lot of guys who have come out and haven’t done much,” says New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith, a first-round draft choice in 2004. “Then you have older guys who have…
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August 20, 2008
Attorney General Tours Building Damaged by Copper Thieves
Attorney General Tours Building Damaged by Copper Thieves Attorney General Hood believes a new law will give his office more power in tracking down, and prosecuting those who benefit from the sale of illegal copper. “It’s amazing the extent that they’ll go through to steal copper out of a building and the damage that they’ll…
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August 20, 2008
POLLTRACKER on Wicker vs. Musgrove
Eye on the Senate: Round-Up of the Latest Polls Mississippi: Roger Wicker, appointed to fill out the term of retired Sen. Trent Lott, has opened a modest lead over former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, moving from a dead heat last month to a 48 percent to 42 percent advantage in a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted July…
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August 20, 2008
RAMSEYBLOG – House travels
House travels Ellis, who now has the designation of House majority leader, said Monday he would reimburse the state. That is after Republicans revealed the potential expenditure and it hit the media. I have seen a lot of questionable travel for legislators in my time, but nothing so outlandish. Even reimbursing is out of line.…
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August 20, 2008
REDBLUE – Tyrone Ellis & Billy McCoy
Tyrone Ellis & Billy McCoy So, we woke up yesterday morning to Rep. Greg Snowden’s blog post about the travel voucher authorizing Rep. Ellis to travel to the DNC at the same time we hear Paul Gallo on SuperTalk Mississippi Radio disclosing the same information. The Y’all Politics Website links to Snowden’s post, and before…
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August 20, 2008
MSGOP’s White accuses Billy McCoy of breaking House rules in approving DNC expenditure
Mississippi House Speaker Billy McCoy (D-Rienzi) has left a number of questions unanswered in his attempt to explain improper disbursements of taxpayer money to one of his top lieutenants. According to an article in Tuesday’s Clarion Ledger, McCoy said he acted alone in approving state funds for Rep. Tyrone Ellis’s (D-Starkville) trip to the Democratic…
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December 18, 2025
Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 18, 2025
Treasurer’s office wants to help families save for college
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December 18, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: December 18, 2025
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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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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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 18, 2025
Craving Crave: Tupelo’s dessert haven that keeps us coming back
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Alistair Begg
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December 18, 2025
A great lie about the Christian life
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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Dr. Patrick Miller
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December 16, 2025
The Hidden Gem: Why education freedom is the new economic development
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