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July 2, 2008
Session: Tangled mess for Barbour, lawmakers
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/2/8 Speaking to the state’s newspaper executives last week at the Mississippi Press Association annual convention, Gov. Haley Barbour left no doubt about his position on the Medicaid funding standoff – he’s preparing to cut Medicaid. Barbour supports Senate Bill 2013 that would institute a $167-per-day assessment, or tax, on state hospitals.…
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July 2, 2008
No Medicaid cuts yet made as funding plan still eludes lawmakers
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/2/8 A special session costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars resumes today with no cuts in Medicaid services and ongoing talks over how to pay for the health-care program. According to a House lawmaker negotiating with Senate leaders, those talks now include modest increases in cigarette and hospital taxes and a reduction…
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July 2, 2008
Execution date set for Bishop; new motion filed
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/2/8 The state Supreme Court has set Dale Leo Bishop’s execution for July 23, but it has yet to rule on a new motion that seeks to spare his life. “No legal impediment exists to setting an execution date, as the United States Supreme Court denied Bishop’s petition … on June 23, 2008,”…
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July 2, 2008
Business concerns carry heavy clout in vote for partial measure
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/2/8 Personal beliefs collided with political statements Tuesday as council members debated a stricter smoking-ban ordinance. Ward 1 Councilman Jeff Weill said he smoked his last cigarette in December 1985 but defended “the rights of smokers” as part of his rational for opposing an outright ban. Ward 4 Councilman Frank Bluntson, who repeatedly…
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July 2, 2008
SLABBED – Acker grants limited relief to Rigsby Gals and Dickie . . . Orders them to turn it over
Acker issues a WTF-just-show-it-all-I’m-tired-of-playing Order in Renfroe v Rigsby Order is here In other words, he’s held onto them long enough to do as much damage as possible to the Qui Tam claim and Scruggs – and now for the punch line. Therefore, the court goes beyond the requests made in the motions of Cori…
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July 2, 2008
LNL – Attorneys urge probation for Zach Scruggs
Attorneys urge probation for Zach Scruggs Prosecutors have recommended probation for Zach Scruggs, who has pleaded guilty to knowing about the conspiracy and not reporting it to authorities. Although Biggers sentenced other defendants in the case to the recommended sentence, there is no guarantee Zach will escape a prison cell, especially since the judge has…
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July 2, 2008
Zach Scruggs to be sentenced Wednesday
Zach Scruggs to be sentenced Wednesday Zach Scruggs’ lawyer, however, former Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore, said Tuesday his client “is very remorseful and contrite about his involvement in this case and he is hoping and praying that the court will honor the government’s recommendation because of his minimal involvement.” Zach and Dickie Scruggs and…
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July 2, 2008
Jackson City Council adopts tougher smoking ban
Council adopts tougher smoking ban Jackson now has a partial smoking ban with lighting up in restaurants out and in bars OK following an intense lobbying effort by the Smoke-Free Coalition. A 2003 ordinance bans smoking in public places but exempts bars and restaurants. The ordinance adopted after noon today banned smoking in restaurants but…
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July 2, 2008
Medicaid cuts not as likely
Medicaid cuts not as likely Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican who oversees Medicaid, had threatened deep cuts beginning July 1. But Medicaid spokesman Francis Rullan said today that officials anticipate state lawmakers will join Barbour’s support of a hospital tax plan as a funding source for the program, “thus rendering any cost-cutting issues moot.” Clarion…
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July 2, 2008
FOLO – Zach Scruggs and the unbound plea
Zach Scruggs and the unbound plea Such a plea agreement means that, if the court is not going to accept the government’s recommendation, the defendant gets an “out”– if the judge is going to punish him more severely than the government recommended, he can withdraw the plea. Pleas with this provision are obviously more binding…
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July 2, 2008
SALTERBLOG – Scruggs: Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate…
Scruggs: Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate… Khayat refused to play safe politics and disown Scruggs or shun him. He treated Scruggs like a human being. For that, he’s catching Hell in some quarters. As a parent of a recent Ole Miss graduate, I’d a lot rather have a chancellor at a Mississippi university…
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July 2, 2008
U.S. Rep. Pickering files for divorce
U.S. Rep. Pickering files for divorce U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Flora, confirmed that he has filed for divorce from his wife, Leisha, citing irreconcilable differences. Clarion Ledger 7/1/8
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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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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Matt Friedeman
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December 21, 2025
The conspiracy of the insignificant
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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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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