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April 5, 2008
Sen. Butler’s Weekly Senate Report
MISSISSIPPI SENATE WEEKLY REPORT April 4, 2008 The Senate this week placed a number of bills in conference to work out differences with the House of Representatives, seeking compromises on many bills aimed at protecting citizens. Senators also took time to honor common Mississippians whose contributions to the state, their communities and to their craft…
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April 4, 2008
Hospitals hold key to budget deal for Medicaid
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/4/8 Shoring up the multi-million dollar hole in Medicaid’s budget hinges on reaching a compromise with hospitals on how they will contribute, Senate Public Health and Welfare Chairman Hob Bryan told his colleagues Thursday. Senate Concurrent Resolution 655, approved overwhelmingly by the body, could be the beginning of an agreement on how to…
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April 4, 2008
Obama picks up delegate in Miss.
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/4/8 New calculations by the Democratic Party show Barack Obama has picked up one delegate and Hillary Clinton has lost one delegate in Mississippi. State party spokesman Terry Cassreino said Thursday that the count now stands at 20 delegates for Obama and 13 for Clinton. Mississippi’s 33 pledged delegates were awarded proportionally during…
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April 4, 2008
Madison gets OK for land annexation
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/4/8 Madison has the go-ahead to annex most of the land it requested along with several subdivisions, but city officials say they will ask for a special hearing to request another 2.5 square miles. The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a special chancery judge’s 2006 ruling granting about 80 percent of the…
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April 4, 2008
Departing Rep. Pickering hires a lawyer to field job offers
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/4/8 Rep. Chip Pickering, who is retiring at the end of this Congress, has hired a lawyer to field job offers, a move he says shields him from any conflicts of interest. A new House ethics law requires lawmakers to disclose job negotiations that might pose a conflict of interest within three days…
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April 4, 2008
Haley Barbour on “Hannity & Colmes”
Real Clear Politics, 4/2/8
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April 4, 2008
Senate passes resolution to file Medicaid bill
The Sun Herald, 4/3/8 The Mississippi Senate voted to allow the filing of a Medicaid bill that backers say is expected to solve a large part of the agency’s funding problem. The chamber passed a resolution on Thursday that will let a bill be introduced past a legislative filing deadline. The House must also pass…
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April 4, 2008
Immigration: Legislature should reconsider bill
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/4/8 An old saying goes: “Legislate in haste, repent at leisure.” And Mississippi lawmakers are beginning to have second thoughts about an immigration bill they hastily approved this session and Gov. Haley Barbour imprudently signed into law. Lawmakers composed of a two-thirds majority of both chambers would be required to consider changing…
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April 4, 2008
Wicker, Cochran Gain Passage of Provision to Extend GO Zone Benefits
Wicker, Cochran Gain Passage of Provision to Extend GO Zone Benefits The approval of a provision to extend tax incentives included in the 2005 GO Zone legislation represents a huge victory for Gulf Coast residents wanting to rebuild, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran said today. The provision, initially offered as an amendment by…
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April 4, 2008
WSJ – Small Victories for Tort Reform
Small Victories for Tort Reform Onerous as the legal fees are, the nastier cost is the loss of so many good things. Weiss’s former firm got companies to pay $45 billion in damages. That’s $45 billion that will not create new jobs or life-saving drugs. The fear also reduces options. After Dickie Scruggs filed his…
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April 4, 2008
RSLC – MS: Taxpayers or Class Action Lawyers: Hood Must Decide
MS: Taxpayers or Class Action Lawyers: Hood Must Decide Read the entire article…than ask yourself: If I were Mississippi’s Democrat A.G. Jim Hood – which hurts more in this situation – the rock, or the hard place? NEW YORK CITY – U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez chased criminal lawyers Joey Langston and Tim Balducci of…
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April 4, 2008
Governor vetoes House attempt to undermine tort reform
GOVERNOR VETOES HOUSE BILL 1240 Bill would undermine state’s efforts to end lawsuit abuse through Tort Reform Act of 2004 Governor Haley Barbour today vetoed House Bill 1240, saying the bill would undermine the comprehensive tort reform law he proposed and the Legislature passed in 2004. “I am vetoing House Bill 1240, whose enactment will…
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August 28, 2025
Lawmakers hear from veterans, medical professionals as they consider the efficacy of Ibogaine
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Frank Corder
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August 28, 2025
Mississippi Coast veteran supporting Trump threatened with eviction from Armed Forces Retirement Home
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August 28, 2025
Hollowell appointed Circuit Judge in new DeSoto County seat
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Lynne Jeter
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August 28, 2025
Northrop Grumman opens high-tech aerospace lab at Northeast Mississippi Community College
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Laura Lee Leathers
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August 28, 2025
CW Organics Apothicaire & Tea Room is a spot to slow down and savor the moment
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Alistair Begg
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August 28, 2025
Sweet Ebenezer
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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August 27, 2025
College football picks: No. 1 Texas-No. 3 Ohio St is the main event on tantalizing slate of games
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Sid Salter
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August 27, 2025
With Social Security and PERS under review, Baby Boomers are working longer before retiring
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Hunter Estes
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August 25, 2025
It’s time for term limits
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Kelley Williams
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August 24, 2025
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