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Lawsuit Targets Chris Butler, Connected to Mega Mattress Scam
Christopher Butler, one of the more prominent figures involved in the ongoing legal battle between Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith and the Mississippi attorney general's office, now faces …
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Mary Harrison Lee
Mary Harrison Lee, a civil-rights activist and participant in the famous Freedom Rides of 1961, died on Sept. 26 at age 77.
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Food Truck Friday Returns, Soft Surroundings, Altitude Trampoline Park and Rockstar Ink
Food Truck Friday, a weekly event series in which local food trucks gather to sell lunch items in downtown Jackson's Smith Park, returned on Oct. 7 for its first event …
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AG Hood Recovers $33 Million, Wants to Use Funds to Offset Budget Cuts
By adreherThe attorney general's office recovered $33.95 million and delivered that money to the state Treasury on Monday. In a press release, Attorney General Jim Hood encouraged the Mississippi Legislature to use the money to offset budget shortfalls for vital state services.
“Hopefully, this will undo some of the damage inflicted to agency budgets because of state leaders’ untimely devotion to tax breaks for big businesses,” Hood said in the release. “Those misguided corporate tax cuts along with the problems associated with Senate Bill 2362 and the Legislature’s mathematical error have led to a reduction of beds at the State Hospital, layoffs at the Department of Revenue and the Forestry Commission, and closure of National Guard armories. Lawmakers will fall far short of collecting the $188 million that they anticipated collecting in the special funds sweep, and I’m concerned that there are more significant budget cuts ahead.”
The majority of the $33,951,305 is from a judgment against pharmaceutical manufacturer Sandoz Inc., which defrauded the state by manipulating the prices it charged for its drugs to the state Medicaid program.
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Obama Says US Working with Companies to Send Humans to Mars
President Barack Obama says the United States is partnering with commercial companies to build "new habitats" to try to send humans safely to Mars within two decades.
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Trump Assails Ryan for Ditching Him, Battles for GOP Support
Four weeks before Election Day, Donald Trump battled on Tuesday to keep the Republican Party in line, leveling fresh criticism at GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan for effectively abandoning hopes …
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Trump's 'Grab 'Em' Comment Unleashes National Conversation
On Facebook and Twitter, on the phone and on the job, from living rooms to hair salons, Donald Trump's "Grab 'em by the p(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)" comment has unleashed a tsunami of …
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Over 1,000 Still Need Rescue in North Carolina After Floods
Volunteer firefighters drove their military-surplus truck with 4-foot tires into dark floodwaters, after torrents from Hurricane Matthew sent the Lumber River overflowing its banks on North Carolina's coastal plain.
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Mississippi DPS Complex in Jackson Closed for Maintenance
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety headquarters complex in Jackson is closed until further notice for work on the air conditioning system.
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Feb. 16 Letter from Butler
February 16, 2016 Letter from Christopher Butler
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Aug. 19 Letter from Butler
August 19, 2016 Letter from Christopher Butler
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Federal Complaint by U-Own
Federal Complaint filed by U-Own's parent company against Mega Mattress and, as a party, Christopher Butler
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Motion for Immediate Bench Trial on the Misdemeanor Charge Contained in Count III
Motion for Immediate Bench Trial on the Misdemeanor Charge Contained in Count III filed by Attorney General's Office
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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant Sticks with Trump After Remarks
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said Donald Trump's remarks about women are unacceptable but stopped short of withdrawing support for the GOP presidential nominee's White House bid.
