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June 1, 2008
Sid Salter – Voter ID: The thing that won’t go away
Voter ID: The thing that won’t go away For Democrats, it’s like an ant at a picnic, fly in the ointment or that word one can’t write in a newspaper in the punch bowl. Voter ID for Democrats is like Michael Corleone in The Godfather: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me…
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June 1, 2008
DJ – A tangled web of legal cases continues
A tangled web of legal cases continues When famed Oxford litigator Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, his son Zach and their legal associate Sidney Backstrom are sentenced on July 2, only part of a complicated legal drama will be resolved. At least four related cases are proceeding, although they and other co-defendants Timothy Balducci and Steven Patterson…
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June 1, 2008
Florida and Michigan Delegates Count Less Than Slaves in the 1700s
Florida and Michigan Delegates Count Less Than Slaves in the 1700s In a move that surprised no one today, the party known for being made up of attorneys followed their lawyers advice and will be seating all of their delegates, but they will each only receive half a vote. Half, by the way, is is…
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June 1, 2008
YP – Reminiscent of the 3/5ths Compromise, Dems return to their roots with a 1/2 solution for FL/MI
Reminiscent of the 3/5ths Compromise in 1787 that apportioned slaves as only being worth 3/5th of a white man, the national Democratic Party has returned to its roots. Except this time, instead of apportioning the influence of slaves, the Democrat plantation is putting delegates in Michigan and Florida in their place. The long awaited “Rules…
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May 31, 2008
Tuberville on target from Iraq
Tuberville on target from Iraq Every election has a defining moment. And it seems the never-ending battle (even longer and more drawn out than Clinton vs. Obama) between Thomas Tuberville and Nicholas Saban has finally had its Kodak moment as well. Tuberville raising seven fingers was the shot across the bow heard around the world.…
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May 31, 2008
Bobby Harrison – Hospital, cigarette taxes fail in House
Hospital, cigarette taxes fail in House The Mississippi House was unable to garner the three-fifths majority needed Friday to pass a Senate proposal to levy a tax on hospital patients. Neither was it able to pass legislation to increase the cigarette tax. Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant said taxing the hospitals “made very good sense” and…
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May 31, 2008
DJ – Backstrom, Scruggses face July sentencing
Backstrom, Scruggses face July sentencing A packed U.S. District Courthouse is likely July 2 when a judge decides the fate of famed litigator Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and two others brought down in a scheme to bribe a judge. They also are likely to hear from witnesses who want Senior Judge Neal Biggers to know why…
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May 31, 2008
Copper-theft bill awaits Barbour’s signature
Copper-theft bill awaits Barbour’s signature House lawmakers voted today to require them to tag and hold metal for three days instead of five. A requirement to gather fingerprints from metal sellers was stripped from the bill. House Judiciary B Committee Chairman Willie Bailey, D-Greenville, said the changes do not “water down” the bill. “It’s going…
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May 31, 2008
Haley Barbour on House deliberations on Medicaid
“For the past two days, the House leadership has wasted taxpayer money by holding unconstitutional votes on raising cigarette taxes to fund Medicaid. Each time, the measure has failed. Now, instead of taking up the fair and reasonable solution to fully fund Medicaid passed by the Senate by a vote of 41 to 7 with…
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May 31, 2008
Susan Sarandon’s Histrionics
Susan Sarandon’s Histrionics Seems Susan Sarandon has threatened to move to Canada or Italy if John McCain is elected president. To which I say, “Why wait so long?” Many of us could not believe it when Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992. But it never occurred to us to leave the country when he…
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May 31, 2008
Senator David Blount (D) Announces Copper Theft Bill Passes Legislature
“The Legislature today has passed a strong bill that will help stop metal theft in our state. I want to thank Chairman Sen. Gray Tollison, Sen. Billy Hewes, and Chairman Rep. Willie Bailey for their leadership, and Lt. Governor Phil Bryant for allowing me to work on the issue from the very beginning of the…
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May 31, 2008
Copper-theft bill awaits Barbour’s signature
Copper-theft bill awaits Barbour’s signature A bill intended to crack down on metal theft is headed to Gov. Haley Barbour’s desk, the second of 11 items resolved so far in a costly special session. Republican Gov. Haley Barbour had asked them to change a metal theft bill he vetoed after the regular session ended last…
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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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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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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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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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