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July 14, 2008
Medicaid: Politics, not policy, at issue issue
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/13/8 Gov. Haley Barbour has formulated what appears to be a fair, sustainable funding mechanism for Medicaid in the long term that might, just might, keep Medicaid from being a political football every few years. The failure of the Legislature to provide stable funding for the Medicaid program lawmakers authorize is a…
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July 14, 2008
Barbour: Hospitals may close
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/12/8 Some hospitals and nursing homes could shut down, doctors could stop seeing patients and thousands of health- care workers could lose their jobs statewide, according to providers responding to $375 million in Medicaid cuts revealed late Friday. The cuts also would affect home health care agencies, pharmacists, dentists and others, according to…
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July 14, 2008
Death row inmate: Jury selection unfair
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/14/8 A federal appeals court should throw out Paul Woodward’s death sentence because prosecutors plotted to keep blacks off a Jackson County jury, according to Woodward’s attorneys. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled a hearing on the issue for Sept. 3 in New Orleans. The panel did not rule on…
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July 14, 2008
Melton wants former lawmaker for Municipal Court judge
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/14/8 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said he plans to tap former state Rep. John Reeves as the replacement for Municipal Court Judge Melvin Priester. Priester, who was appointed by Melton in 2005, was promoted by the Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday. Priester will be one of two new special judges to assist Hinds…
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July 14, 2008
State lawmaker returns to Vietnam
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/14/8 It was May 1968 when a then-21-year-old John Mayo climbed into a plane in Saigon, Vietnam, and headed back to the United States after 18 months of war, much of which was served as a lieutenant platoon leader in a combat engineer battalion. “When I left during the war I really didn’t…
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July 14, 2008
Obama would send 2 more brigades to Afghanistan
Obama would send 2 more brigades to Afghanistan “As president, I would pursue a new strategy, and begin by providing at least two additional combat brigades to support our effort in Afghanistan,” Obama said in an op-ed published Monday in The New York Times, a day before he plans a speech here on his vision…
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July 14, 2008
Bush to lift executive ban on offshore drilling
Bush to lift executive ban on offshore drilling In another push to deal with soaring gas prices, President Bush on Monday will lift an executive ban on offshore drilling that his stood since his father was president. But the move, by itself, will do nothing unless Congress acts as well. The president plans to officially…
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July 14, 2008
DJ EDITORIAL:Call his hand
EDITORIAL:Call his hand There are strong arguments for using the cigarette tax to fund the Medicaid deficit. Cigarettes contribute greatly to Medicaid costs. It makes sense to connect funding for health care with the greatest single risk to personal health. But there’s also logic to Barbour’s argument that hospitals have been paying into the system…
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July 14, 2008
High court will honor Lackey
High court will honor Lackey Circuit Court Judge Judge Henry L. Lackey of Calhoun City will receive the 2008 Chief Justice Award, the court’s highest honor, on Saturday at an awards presentation that concludes the Mississippi Bar’s annual convention in Destin, Fla. “The judiciary of our state is forever grateful to Judge Lackey for his…
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July 14, 2008
West Jackson crime rises: Drugs, economy eyed
West Jackson crime rises: Drugs, economy eyed With a dramatic increase over the past year, downtown and west Jackson have become home to the city’s most violent crimes. One of every three violent crimes in the city this year has taken place in the southwest quadrant of the city, including almost half Jackson’s homicides and…
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July 14, 2008
Right or wrong, Melton’s hero status could increase
Right or wrong, Melton’s hero status could increase Melton’s Law: (n) The belief that other laws don’t apply as long as you’re “doing the right thing.” Melton said last week he thinks he was ethically and morally right in the situation involving what he believed was a drug house. He made that comment after a…
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July 14, 2008
`Innocent’ not a word typically used with Snake
`Innocent’ not a word typically used with Snake Former Alabama All-America quarterback Ken Stabler insists he’s innocent – at least this time – of driving under the influence. Do you believe him? Not do you want to believe him, but do you really believe him? The man known affectionately as “Snake” to a multitude of…
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Frank Corder
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May 6, 2026
Speaker White names House Select Committees to tackle property taxes, school consolidation, redistricting, more
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Daniel Tyson
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May 6, 2026
Job training life-affirming for inmates in MAGCOR programs
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 6, 2026
State agencies team up to promote maternal mental health care
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Susan Marquez
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May 6, 2026
Canton Flea Market returns for 62nd year
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Alistair Begg
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May 6, 2026
A word to children
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 5, 2026
Where the Wild Things Grow: Inside Maypop Art’s garage studio
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Christy Hovanetz
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May 6, 2026
Mississippi is raising the bar, and that’s a really good thing for kids
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Russ Latino
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May 5, 2026
Mississippi faces pressure to redistrict before congressional midterms, but also real world constraints
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Susan Crabtree
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree
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