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February 24, 2008
OVERLAWYERED – Scruggs wiretap transcripts, cont’d
Scruggs wiretap transcripts, cont’d Overlawyered 2/24/8
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February 24, 2008
CL ED – Election: March 11 is coming up fast
Election: March 11 is coming up fast With the election now less than three weeks away, voters must begin to choose Pickering’s successor from this field of nine candidates. The issues are unlikely to change in that time frame, but the debates have revealed that a great deal of voter confusion remains. The congressional elections…
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February 24, 2008
SALTER – Dems, GOP should find Medicaid consensus
Dems, GOP should find Medicaid consensus A more reasonable compromise would be a hospital tax and a cigarette tax hike up to 50 cents per pack. Without a dedicated revenue stream, Medicaid will continue to be a funding nightmare. A Medicaid compromise on the hospital tax and a reasonable cigarette tax increases between the House…
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February 24, 2008
Judge: Efforts to sway made
Judge: Efforts to sway made Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter has told federal authorities he became aware in 2006 that some people were trying to improperly influence him to rule in favor of lawyer Dickie Scruggs in a Hinds County legal-fees dispute. DeLaughter told authorities he didn’t know whether he was influenced but says he’s followed…
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February 24, 2008
Legislators could toughen penalty for burglaries
Legislators could toughen penalty for burglaries Two bills pending in the Legislature would increase the penalty for burglary of an occupied dwelling in cases such as Martin’s. Under current state law, anyone convicted of breaking into an occupied or unoccupied home, whether armed or not, can receive a minimum of three years in prison. Legislation…
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February 24, 2008
Hearing gives insight into judge’s involvement in Scruggs bribery case
Hearing gives insight into judge’s involvement in Scruggs bribery case In testimony last Wednesday, Balducci said he first went to Lackey to talk with him about the case involving the Scruggs law firm. He told the judge he thought the case should go to arbitration, which is what Scruggs wanted. Lackey felt uncomfortable with the…
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February 23, 2008
Langston bribery sentence delayed
Langston bribery sentence delayed Although their pre-sentence reports have been prepared, the government wants to be sure Langston and Balducci will be fully helpful to testify against their former colleague, Richard “Dickie” Scruggs of Oxford, who also was ensnared in the alleged bribery of Lackey. Also indicted in that case are Scruggs’ lawyer son Zach…
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February 23, 2008
Miss. Democrats begin choosing delegation
Miss. Democrats begin choosing delegation Mississippi Democrats today begin the first step on the way to this year’s state and national party conventions. Beginning at 10 a.m., they will caucus at precincts where they vote and will choose delegates for the county conventions next month. Clarion Ledger 2/23/8
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February 23, 2008
Resolution on Ike Turner stirs up senators
Resolution on Ike Turner stirs up senators Sen. Johnnie Walls, a Democrat lawyer from Greenville, introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 522 and criticized his colleagues for singling out Turner for ridicule. “We have commended people here for all sorts of great contributions without knowing anything about their personal lives,” Walls said. So far this session, the…
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February 23, 2008
Radio razzing: Lawmaker irks GOP colleagues
Radio razzing: Lawmaker irks GOP colleagues After the House adjourned Friday, Rep. Gary Chism, R-Columbus, acknowledged to The Associated Press that he had gone on Paul Gallo’s Supertalk Mississippi show Thursday and criticized a bill filed by Baker, Snowden and 23 other House members, all of whom are attorneys. “I said it was the ‘Lawyer…
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February 23, 2008
Deer bait bill clears House; rep cries foul
Deer bait bill clears House; rep cries foul House Bill 1089 would allow “the hunting of deer over grain or other supplemental food during any deer hunting season if the food is placed in a feeder that keeps the food covered or protected from the direct elements of weather and the feeder is located only…
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February 23, 2008
SALTERBLOG – David Landrum: A mixed bag on criticisms…
David Landrum: A mixed bag on criticisms… David Landrum, the Madison County businessman who has spent so much money on TV commercials in the 3rd District Congressional campaign, is drawing fire from his fellow Republican candidates. That’s likely because his poll numbers are looking pretty good these days. Landrum has to be considered on the…
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Frank Corder
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December 23, 2025
Coast Guard returning full operations to its Pascagoula station
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 23, 2025
Mississippi Dept. of Education launches AI pilot program in 15 school districts
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Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
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December 23, 2025
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
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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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Marilyn Tinnin
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December 24, 2025
The Nutcracker: An enduring Christmas tradition
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Alistair Begg
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December 24, 2025
Prophecy fulfilled
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 23, 2025
The Singing Christmas Tree: A Belhaven tradition and a Mississippi legacy
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Sid Salter
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December 24, 2025
Slain director Rob Reiner made a complex but necessary film in Mississippi in the 1990s
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Donna Akers
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December 23, 2025
The joy of learning has been lost. It’s time to bring it back
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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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