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April 8, 2008
Court tosses $1M award in insurance suit, orders new trial
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/8/8 A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $1 million punitive damage award to a Mississippi couple who sued the nation’s largest insurance company over Hurricane Katrina damage. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans also ordered a new trial for the lawsuit that Norman and Genevieve Broussard…
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April 8, 2008
West Point pushing Legislature to OK hike in tourism tax
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/8/8 West Point officials have asked the Legislature to increase the local hotel and restaurant tax by 1 percent with the extra money going to city recreation activities. Mayor Scott Ross said the city has asked local lawmakers to support a local and private bill to make the change. Local and private measures…
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April 8, 2008
Voter ID requirement falls short
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/8/8 A legislative compromise that would require voters to show identification before they could cast a ballot is likely dead this session. House Rules Committee Chairman Joe Warren said Monday he probably will allow the demise of a Senate resolution that would have resurrected the issue. It also would have given suffrage rights…
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April 8, 2008
JPD ex-chief may have worked for free
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/8/8 For nearly three months, former Jackson Police Chief Shirlene Anderson apparently has worked at City Hall without being on the payroll. If the City Council approves a budget transfer today to fund Anderson’s newly created position, she will not get paid for those months. The budget transfer of $39,188 would fund Anderson’s…
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April 8, 2008
Barbour’s tobacco link limits VP chances
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 4/8/8 Talk that Gov. Haley Barbour could be presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s running mate is prevalent here at the Capitol. It is mentioned almost daily in some forum. His name also is mentioned prominently on cable news shows as a possible running mate for McCain, who is…
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April 8, 2008
New law could free nearly 7,000 inmates
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/8/8 Nearly 7,000 Mississippi inmates could be eligible for early parole under a bill Gov. Haley Barbour signed in to law Monday. Senate Bill 2136 would allow some nonviolent offenders to come out from under a Mississippi law that requires prisoners to serve at least 85 percent of their sentences. The goal, Corrections…
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April 8, 2008
Legislature ’08: Personnel board bill should die
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/8/8 No one should lament the demise of the bill that would allow department heads at 25 state agencies to fire employees without the approval of the Personal Board. House Bill 870 – called the “job security” bill – has been the subject of intense spin by both sides in the debate.…
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April 8, 2008
Senate race: History wrapped in history as Obama, flag are factors
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/6/8 It has been 61 years since Mississippi was required to hold a special election for the purpose of filling the unexpired term of one of its United States Senate seats. It was in 1947 that a little known circuit judge from rural Kemper County named John C. Stennis emerged from a…
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April 8, 2008
Childers, Davis work to rebuild campaign war chests
Childers, Davis work to rebuild campaign war chests Childers may have outpolled Davis in the April 1 party runoffs – Childers at 20,729 to Davis’ 16,830, in separate primaries – but Davis still had a substantial lead in campaign money, federal reports show. Up to the runoff, Federal Election Commission financial reports showed: – Childers,…
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April 8, 2008
LNL – Scruggs’ actions cause disqualification of former business partners
Scruggs’ actions cause disqualification of former business partners Scruggs gave consulting jobs that carried $150,000 salaries to a pair of former Renfroe employees, Kerri Rigsby and Cori Rigsby Moran, the two sisters known for copying thousands of confidential documents and turning them over to Scruggs. “I have determined that disqualification is required because Scruggs, acting…
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April 8, 2008
FOLO – The Fifth Circuit reverses the punitive damages award in Broussard
The Fifth Circuit reverses the punitive damages award in Broussard The Fifth Circuit today entered an opinion reversing a punitive damages award in a State Farm case from Katrina, Broussard v. State Farm. The major issues turn on burden of proof and how that relates to Mississippi punitive damages law. I spent the evening writing…
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April 8, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Fifth Circuit reverses Broussard
Fifth Circuit reverses Broussard Here’s a pdf of the opinion, just out. Not much time right now to blog, but for now, this excerpt at the end of the case says it all: We REVERSE the judgment of the district court entering JMOL in favor of the Broussards. We REVERSE and VACATE the jury’s award…
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May 4, 2026
After federal judge blocks metro water authority, Governor doesn’t make appointments
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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May 4, 2026
Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
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Clara Turnage
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May 4, 2026
Study finds major gaps in dementia care across Mississippi
Business
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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
Culture
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Robert St. John
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May 4, 2026
Table 19
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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May 4, 2026
The day of atonement
Culture
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Matt Friedeman
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May 3, 2026
America reads the Bible
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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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Russ Latino
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April 29, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi
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Sid Salter
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April 29, 2026
Reeves’ decision to preemptively call a special session for judicial redistricting is shrewd
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