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April 27, 2007
FEMA to turn keys over to HUD
The Sun Herald, 4/27/7 FEMA will continue to pay for the programs, but administration of rental assistance for those displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita will shift to HUD, which can help residents move to long-term housing, said HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson. “That’s what we do at HUD – long-term housing,” Jackson said. “We believe…
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April 27, 2007
Analysis: Prosecution handcuffed by evidence limitations
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/27/7 Limited by the evidence they could introduce and put in a position of defending a house raided for drugs, prosecutors in the trial of Frank Melton couldn’t win their case against the mayor. Most damaging to the state’s case against the mayor was the prosecution’s inability to prevent a tidal wave of…
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April 27, 2007
Melton trial: Has Melton learned lesson?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/27/7 Frank Melton has reason to smile today, acquitted on all charges related to the the damaging of a duplex in August 2006, and with that avoidance of felony charges, able to keep his job as Jackson’s mayor. Melton should count his lucky stars. The jury obviously believed the case his defense…
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April 27, 2007
Attorney general: Barbour violates veto rules and hurts youth programs
The Sun Herald, 4/26/7 Barbour vetoed parts of two budget bills this past Saturday – one for the attorney general’s office and one for the Department of Human Services. Both bills are for the state budget year that starts July 1. Hood said the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled as recently as 2004 – in…
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April 27, 2007
HAMPTON – Children’s health
Children’s health Money quote . . . But, again, cost is irrelvant. Kids should have health care coverage. Period. This should be the first step of universal health care for this nation. David Hampton Blog Clarion Ledger 4/26/7
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April 26, 2007
Officials ask why Medicaid is losing recipients
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 4/26/7 The House Medicaid Committee met at the state Capitol on Wednesday, in conjunction with National Cover the Uninsured Week, on the status of Mississippi’s health care. Various health care advocates and parents asked the House committee to pass legislation to eliminate the required annual face-to-face recertification process.
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April 26, 2007
Analysis: Ongoing city-county animosity bubbles over
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/26/7 Longstanding distrust between Jackson law enforcement and the Hinds County district attorney’s office came out especially Wednesday in Mayor Frank Melton’s trial, with county prosecutors using defense attorney tactics to grill city police officials. Hinds County Senior Assistant District Attorney Stanley Alexander twice suggested Jackson police manufactured reports and falsified evidence in…
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April 26, 2007
Senator says Mississippi’s economy is strong
The Greenwood Commonwealth, 4/24/7 “We are in better shape today than we have ever been in the past 25 years as far as financing in the state of Mississippi,” said state Sen. Jack Gordon Jr., D-Okolona, at the Founder’s Day Breakfast at Mississippi Valley State University. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and is…
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April 26, 2007
Miss. House delegation splits on war funding bill
The Sun Herald, 4/26/7 Only one Mississippi congressman voted Wednesday for a bill that would provide $124 billion for the war in Iraq and would order President Bush to start pulling troops out of Iraq by Oct. 1. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat, voted for the bill. U.S. Reps. Gene Taylor, a Democrat, and…
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April 26, 2007
Jury gets case today
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/26/7 Jurors are expected to begin deciding today whether Jackson Mayor Frank Melton walks free or becomes a felon and has to give up his job with just more than two years left in office. Melton is charged with house burglary, malicious mischief and two counts of conspiracy. Detective Marcus Wright faces the…
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April 26, 2007
Lawmakers Called for Special Session
WLBT, 4/25/7 Less than a month after lawmakers ended their regular session, Gov. Haley Barbour is bringing them back to the Capitol to consider $48.4 million of bond money to lure a powertrain manufacturing and assembly plant to Lowndes County, but he’s not yet naming the company involved. Barbour set the special session to start…
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April 26, 2007
New state Board of Health appointed, 5 old members return
The Sun Herald, 4/25/7 State officials on Wednesday announced who will serve on a reconstituted state Board of Health, and only five of the 13 people from the old board are returning to the new one. The previous 13-member board has been replaced by an 11-member body. Barbour made seven appointments to the new board,…
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 21, 2025
Judge Wingate temporarily blocks anti-DEI law in Mississippi
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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July 21, 2025
Wall Street rises toward records as Verizon begins a big week for profit reports with a beat
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Frank Corder
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July 21, 2025
Federal judicial panel allows “Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act” to take effect
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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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Parrish Alford
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July 21, 2025
Smith’s commitment, veteran analysts are key components in what Lebby hopes is a big turnaround in Year 2
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Robert St. John
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July 21, 2025
What pancakes know
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 21, 2025
A selfish wish?
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Russ Latino
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July 20, 2025
What the Coldplay concert shenanigans say about America
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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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