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May 17, 2008
Barbour asked to OK takeover of school district
Barbour asked to OK takeover of school district Clarion Ledger 5/17/8
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May 17, 2008
Governor calls special session on Medicaid, MDES and Metal Theft
Governor Haley Barbour said Friday he will call Mississippi lawmakers to the State Capitol for a Special Session beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, to consider re-authorizing the Mississippi Department of Employment Security and other subjects. “It is critical that the Mississippi Department of Employment Security be reauthorized,” Governor Barbour said. MDES…
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May 17, 2008
Chicago Tribune – Scruggs ordered to turn over some records to State Farm
Scruggs ordered to turn over some records to State Farm A federal judge has ordered attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs to turn over policyholder records to State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. within 15 days. The judge said Scruggs must turn over: — All communications between Scruggs and the first engineer who found wind damage, Brian…
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May 17, 2008
Appeals court to weigh execution
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/8 Attorneys for condemned killer Earl Wesley Berry moved one of his appeals to a higher court Thursday, renewing an argument that has saved mentally retarded inmates from execution. Their request of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a stay of execution came hours after the Mississippi Supreme Court rejected arguments…
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May 17, 2008
State to take over schools
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/8 The Mississippi Board of Education is expected to clear the way today for the takeover of the embattled Hazlehurst Municipal School District, a measure used only in emergencies. Critical academic and financial problems prompted the state to expedite the takeover process, officials say. The education department’s Commission on School Accreditation -which makes…
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May 17, 2008
Insurance chief’s remark ridiculed
The Sun Herald, 5/15/8 Coast readers of the Sun Herald want to know who Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney thinks he’s fooling when he says that state wind pool premiums will approach pre-Katrina levels in June. “They are closer to pre-Katrina levels except that they are 75 percent more expensive,” one reader commented at sunherald.com. “C’mon.…
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May 17, 2008
County will resubmit siren-grant application
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/8 Hinds County has been instructed to resubmit its federal grant application seeking $1.6 million to replace 62 warning sirens. Some of the sirens didn’t work when tornadoes swept through the area on April 4. At least 16 sirens are not working now. County Emergency Operations Director Larry Fisher said he will resubmit…
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May 17, 2008
Miss. senators defy White House, vote for farm bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 5/16/8 Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker joined most of their GOP colleagues on Thursday in voting for a massive farm bill that has drawn a veto threat from President Bush. The bill would safeguard the federal cotton program, which was under attack by groups that wanted to cut subsidies. But it would…
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May 17, 2008
$1.7 Billion In Katrina Grants Remain Unspent
WAPT, 5/16/8 The Mississippi Gulf Coast was devastated by Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2005. Now, two years and nine months later, state officials said that it will take just as long to dispense the billions of dollars in Katrina aid promised by the federal government. “To a certain extent we’re breaking new ground, but…
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May 17, 2008
Special session: Agency a pawn in ad dispute
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/16/8 The House Ways and Means Committee is within its rights to consider how much the state spends each year on advertising, and lawmakers are within their rights to scrutinize the state’s employment agency. But combining both is counterproductive. The committee met Wednesday to discuss the state Department of Employment Security, and…
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May 16, 2008
Who should Tony go out with now?
Who should Tony go out with now? According to the Dallas Morning News and about 97 percent of the esteemed members of the blogosphere, Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson are done. OK, let’s not get emotional. It’s time to move on. Page 2 decided to be constructive and try to fill the hole in Tony’s…
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May 16, 2008
Sid Salter – Easley: Damning himself with faint praise…
Easley: Damning himself with faint praise… Miss. Supreme Court Justice Chuck Easley finally decided to only run for ONE high court seat at a time, which is progress I suppose. But in doing so, he comes right back and gives our reporter this nugget: Easley said voters should support him because “I’ve got the toughest…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 22, 2025
Education freedom expected to play a major role in the 2026 midterm elections
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December 22, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: December 22, 2025
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December 22, 2025
Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation
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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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Chris Burrows, Associated Press
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December 22, 2025
Ole Miss embraces upcoming rematch with Georgia in a CFP quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl
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Robert St. John
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December 22, 2025
The meaning of Christmas
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Alistair Begg
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December 22, 2025
The heart that God accepts
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Kimberly Ross
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December 22, 2025
Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards
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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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