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June 15, 2007
Compliance with ruling on primaries leaves judge in control
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/15/7 Federal District Judge W. Allen Pepper in Greenville quietly demolished Mississippi’s century-old party primary election law last Friday night, declaring it worked in one-party days, but won’t today. Pepper upheld a constitutional challenge of the law by the Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee which brought the lawsuit based on its complaint that…
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June 15, 2007
Seale guilty on all counts
Guilty on all counts Jerry Mitchell Clarion Ledger 6/15/7
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June 15, 2007
Melton taps candidate for fire chief position
Melton taps candidate for fire chief position Clarion Ledger 6/14/7
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June 15, 2007
HAMPTONBLOG – Padnuhship ‘good while it lasted’
It was good while it lasted This was more about politics than the constitutional purity, but the court ruled. Constitutional or not, the Partnership did a lot of good work, probably saved some lives. The state is establishing an anti-smoking effort in the Department of Health, but I doubt it will have the passion or…
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June 15, 2007
Governor Weighs in on Padhuship Decision
STATEMENT OF GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR ON SUPREME COURT’S DECISION IN PARTNERSHIP CASE “The Supreme Court’s near-unanimous decision in the Partnership case emphatically confirms what has always been obvious – only the Mississippi Legislature can appropriate the state’s money. A local judge and the Attorney General have no power to give taxpayer money to a private…
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June 15, 2007
State Treasurer Tate Reeves’ statement on today’s Supreme Court ruling
State Treasurer Tate Reeves’ statement on today’s Supreme Court ruling “Today’s ruling by supreme court confirms what we have said all along. The proceeds from the tobacco settlement were illegally and unconstitutionally diverted to a private entity with no accountability. When I was elected treasurer, I promised Mississippians that I would serve as a ‘watchdog’…
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June 15, 2007
SUPREMES – Padhuship Muerte
Court denies appeal to fund smoking prevention program The Mississippi Supreme Court has rejected an appeal that would have continued funding a tobacco prevention and cessation program co-founded by former state Attorney General Mike Moore. Justices voted 6-1 to uphold a lower court’s ruling that ended annual payments for The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi.…
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June 15, 2007
Attorney general challenges Barbour’s spending veto
Attorney general challenges Barbour’s spending veto Attorney General Jim Hood filed a lawsuit today challenging a veto by Gov. Haley Barbour to keep his office in charge of $5.5 million for youth groups. Barbour vetoed a bill allowing Hood’s office to spend federal welfare funds on the YMCA, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi, the…
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June 14, 2007
Wednesdays with Charlie 6/13
Mississippi summer has arrived! Though the mercury is rising in the thermometer, that doesn’t mean our intensity is dropping. Sharon and I are busier than ever traveling throughout the state speaking about our strong, conservative, Republican vision for Mississippi. Growing up in Mississippi taught me that hard work is the way to succeed, and that…
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June 14, 2007
Crime: Citizens provide suggestions for city
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/14/7 Jacksonians have lots of heat and light to share about crime in Jackson, if comments on clarionledger.com’s StoryChat is an indication. Jackson officials – including Mayor Frank Melton and Police Chief Shirlene Anderson – should take heed. If Jackson is to have effective crime-fighting, the public must be engaged. Melton has…
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June 14, 2007
The public’s ‘ambivalence’ on immigration blocks a solution
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/14/7 Reports that Hispanics have increased 35 percent while other races have increased slightly or not at all feeds a fear that people who don’t speak English are taking jobs, getting a free ride for education and health care and committing criminal acts. But hyperbole aside, the reality is that as a…
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June 14, 2007
Lt. Gov. candidates agree on full funding for schools
The Mississippi Press, 6/14/7 The three candidates for the lieutenant governor’s race all agree that the Mississippi Adequate Education Program should be fully funded every year, not just election years. State Auditor Phil Bryant, State Sen. Charlie Ross and State Rep. Jamie Franks discussed that program and other educational topics at a two-hour debate held…
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 18, 2025
Some Alcorn students at Lorman to be housed in hotel while dorm repairs conclude
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Frank Corder
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July 18, 2025
Applications open for new Mississippi Department of Public Safety Cadet Class
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Daniel Tyson
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July 18, 2025
Corps plan to address Pearl River flooding draws mixed reaction from residents
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028
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Lynne Jeter
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event
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Ben Smith
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July 18, 2025
Gigging with the GOAT
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Susan Marquez
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July 18, 2025
Taste & Sip: A summer picnic experience
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 18, 2025
Are you a grumbler?
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Philip Wegmann
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July 16, 2025
How Trump, Biden’s arms shipments differ: NATO pays ‘100%’ for Ukraine
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Sid Salter
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July 16, 2025
The Texas disaster stirs memories of the dangers facing Mississippians from flooding
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Chip Pickering
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July 11, 2025
DOJ’s remedies will do more harm than good
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