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April 22, 2008
SD EDITORIAL – A billion in punative damages?
A billion in punative damages? Scruggs was reported to have been paid a billion dollars in litigation proceeds. In view of the damage his actions have done to the perception of justice in our state, we think he should have to pay a large chunk of that wealth in punitive damages. The money, however, should…
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April 22, 2008
Tornado: Jackson/Hinds left out in the cold?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/22/8 All those property owners who sustained damage from the tornado that swept through the Jackson/Hinds area earlier this month must not “count” when it comes to the federal government. The Federal Emergency Management Agency notified Gov. Haley Barbour on Friday that it has rejected his request for a disaster declaration that…
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April 22, 2008
Miss. AG bemoans corporate media
Forbes, 4/22/8 Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said he’s unhappy about corporate ownership of news organizations in the United States. He said at a press luncheon Monday he was not threatening litigation. He simply wanted to express his frustrations. “Something that worries me more so than the war and Iraq and money in politics is…
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April 22, 2008
Hood asks high court to reschedule Berry execution
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 4/22/8 Earl Wesley Berry’s execution was stopped in October just hours short of his lethal injection for killing Mary Bounds in Chickasaw County. Monday, Attorney General Jim Hood filed a motion with the Mississippi Supreme Court to set a new date so that Berry can be executed by May 5.…
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April 22, 2008
Congress may halt Medicaid fund cuts
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/22/8 Congress could consider as early as today a possible moratorium on proposed federal cuts to Medicaid that would further dent the state’s coffers and impact thousands of Mississippians served by the program. Some key state lawmakers are hoping their counterparts in Washington will make a final decision on whether to implement the…
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April 22, 2008
Legislature ’08: Special session is wasteful
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/21/8 At a time when the state budget is tight and getting tighter, Mississippi lawmakers will have to come back to the Capitol to finish legislative business in a special session. What a waste. When the 2008 regular session of the Legislature began, the legislative leadership was praised by this newspaper and…
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April 22, 2008
Gov approves state takeover of North Panola schools
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/21/8 Gov. Haley Barbour will allow the Mississippi Department of Education to take over the faltering North Panola School District, his office announced this afternoon. On Friday, the Mississippi Board of Education requested that the governor declare a state of emergency in the district. North Panola, which has more than 1,800 students, has…
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April 22, 2008
Feds want to require visitors’ fingerprints when leaving US
The Associated Press, 4/22/8 The Bush administration would require commercial airlines and cruise-line operators to collect information such as fingerprints from international travelers and send the information to the Homeland Security Department soon after the travelers leave the country, according to a proposed rule. The proposal, which will be announced Tuesday, will close a security…
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April 22, 2008
1st District special election today
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/22/8 After being vacant nearly four months, Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District seat may be filled after today’s special election. Four candidates are facing off in hopes of finishing out former GOP U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker’s unexpired term, which ends in January. They include: Democrat Travis Childers of Prentiss, Prentiss County’s chancery clerk. Republican…
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April 22, 2008
Sandy Sams on Gallo re: AG-Hospice Mess
Attorney Sandy Sams was on Paul Gallo this morning about the Sanctuary Hospice prosecution mess. Interview is here. Paul Gallo Radio Show Supertalk Mississippi 4/22/8
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Magnolia Tribune
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April 22, 2008
Earth Day Festivities Moved Due to Blizzard
No heaven on Earth Day So much for global warming. Earth Day festivities went ahead despite the blast of frigid weather yesterday. Vendors and presenters from various eco-friendly groups, including Bullfrog Power, CO2 Reduction Edmonton and the local solar energy society, crammed into a lone tent in Hawrelak Park after a blizzard forced them to…
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April 22, 2008
A billion in punative damages?
Senatobia Democrat Editorial The Scruggs Katrina Group may have to pay a Jackson law firm punitive damages in the continuing saga in which high-powered lawyer Dickie Scruggs and others have pleaded guilty in connection with conspiring to bribe a judge. For years trial lawyers have argued that big rich companies should pay big settlements over…
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Frank Corder
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April 27, 2026
Thompson endorsed by SPLC Action Fund
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Daniel Tyson
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April 27, 2026
City officials envision smaller, more cost-effective Jackson Zoo
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Frank Corder
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April 27, 2026
Mississippi Democrats decry governor’s special session call for state Supreme Court redistricting
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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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Robert St. John
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April 27, 2026
Between the Arctic and Africa
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Alistair Begg
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April 27, 2026
God rested
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Matt Friedeman
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April 26, 2026
Combatting ‘Ghost Christianity’
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Roger Wicker
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April 24, 2026
Finish the job In Iran, but don’t forget China
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Lesley Davis
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April 23, 2026
He Didn’t Even Hesitate: Mississippi’s Jake Mangum, America’s pastime, and the culture that still unites us
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Kelley Williams
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April 23, 2026
An ounce of prevention
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