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February 21, 2008
$47 million-plus approved for two Miss. coast cities
The Sun Herald, 2/21/8 More than $47 million in federal funding has been awarded to the cities of Biloxi and Bay St. Louis for hurricane-related repairs. U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran, both R-Miss., said in a statement that the grants, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, would go for repair to potable…
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February 21, 2008
Encouraging pace on sunshine bills
The Hattiesburg American, 2/21/8 Mississippi legislators who HELPED open government bills clear Tuesday’s crucial deadline hurdle are to be commended. A key measure pushed by the Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information and the Mississippi Press Association (of which the Hattiesburg American is a member) is House Bill 474. The bill makes law enforcement incident…
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February 21, 2008
House to discuss cigarette tax hike bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/21/8 A bill that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 a pack will hit the House floor today, sparking a debate over how best to fund the increasing costs of providing Medicaid services to Mississippians. The state’s 18-cent cigarette tax is among the lowest in the nation. House Bill 1013 would raise it…
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February 21, 2008
Barbour: House ‘doesn’t get it’
The Sun Herald, 2/21/8 Gov. Haley Barbour said he believes the state House, which voted to raise its pay last week, “doesn’t get it.” In a meeting with the Sun Herald, Barbour said Wednesday the budget has been fat over the last few years, but money is expected to be tight this year as experts…
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February 21, 2008
Taylor joins Bay fight against FEMA
The Sun Herald, 2/21/8 Help has begun to appear in a fight against FEMA flood elevation standards that many consider a threat to Bay St. Louis. To some, the pending battle between a small town and a federal agency appeared all but impossible. But in the past two weeks, new developments have occurred: Since FEMA…
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February 21, 2008
Cut a little here, dip a little there
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/21/8 Implementing a hiring freeze and raiding a hurricane reserve fund are among the ways Mississippi lawmakers want to fund state agencies in a tight budget year. But House and Senate leaders disagree over the funding mechanisms that cleared both chambers Wednesday. The differences must be worked out to determine how much can…
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February 21, 2008
Guv sets MS-1st special election for 4/22
Governor Haley Barbour has set April 22, 2008, as the date for a special election to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. and current U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker in Mississippi’s First Congressional District. In a Writ of Election filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State, the Governor said if a runoff is required,…
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February 21, 2008
Clarion Ledger blames minority for not passing wiretap bill out of committee
Republicans pull plug on wiretap plan The measure was defeated by a vote of 9-5, according to notes from the meeting Hood’s office provided to reporters. Eight of the nine votes against the measure came from Republican members of the committee, with Rep. Margaret Rogers, D-New Albany, as the only Democrat to vote against it.…
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February 21, 2008
Scruggs case saddens Barbour
Scruggs case saddens Barbour The judicial bribery charges against Richard “Dickie” Scruggs sadden Gov. Haley Barbour for several reasons. He and Scruggs have been friends since their days as undergraduates at Ole Miss, when Scruggs was known as Zeus because of his zeal for staying in shape. Also, the governor said, national headlines about judicial…
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February 21, 2008
DJ – Scruggs hearing: Courtroom packed for mystery-man Balducci’s testimony
Scruggs hearing: Courtroom packed for mystery-man Balducci’s testimony Through it all, Dickie Scruggs – who looks like he hasn’t eaten a square meal since their Nov. 27, 2007 indictment – maintained this surreal expression on his face, which looked like he was wearing makeup. It was this fixed smile and got kind of creepy after…
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February 21, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Was Birnbaum’s sending of the accidental e-mail about Hood really an accident?
Was Birnbaum’s sending of the accidental e-mail about Hood really an accident? The indications are therefore that a considerable traffic exists in the belief that the e-mail was not an accident, but rather a sort of dead fish mailed to Hood (“if youse don’t shaddap, youse will sleep wit da fishes”). I think this is…
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February 21, 2008
FOLO – Curiouser and curioser (Mike Moore visits Oxford)
Curiouser and curioser (Mike Moore visits Oxford) Remember my post about the strangest thing that happened today– that Judge Biggers said someone from the Scruggs side had called out to say that Mike Moore was going to sit at counsel table? And John Keker said: “It wasn’t us, your honor.” I thought that real strange…
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Frank Corder
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April 29, 2026
Mississippi House, Senate plan for special session after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Callais
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 29, 2026
Governor Reeves announces new Rural Health Transformation Program Office
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Mark Sherman, Associated Press
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April 29, 2026
Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances
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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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Susan Marquez
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April 29, 2026
“Ellenpalooza” coming to Bay St. Louis
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Alistair Begg
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April 29, 2026
The key to unity
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 28, 2026
AlleyKat Ceramics: Where a Singapore alley led to a Gulf Coast creative haven
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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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Roger Wicker
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April 24, 2026
Finish the job In Iran, but don’t forget China
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