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New Mississippi Laws in Effect
A host of new laws, and modifications to existing laws signed by Gov. Haley Barbour in the 2010 Legislative session go into effect today.
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[Capitol Buzz] Coolers, Hoopy and Crosses, Oh My
HERE COME THE CROSSES: Right to Life of Jackson has changed its name to Pro-Life Mississippi and is planning a slate of activities to lobby the Legislature, especially to give …
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Supervisors 'Roadblock' Title Building
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors killed a motion to hire an appraiser for the Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Building in a board meeting Monday, effectively halting its purchase—and endangering …
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Clapping from the Grave
This is a complicated crisis, but what baffles me is that the local corporate media make so little of this. They hardly mention it, and they never suggest that Gov. …
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Just In: Stacking the Deck: 72 Legislative Candidates Sign "Lawsuit" Pledge
The October 2003 newsletter of Mississippians for Economic Progress, a group set up by industry groups, to limit lawsuits in the state, says that 72 legislative candidates in the state …
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Cochran, McDaniel: Bourbon vs. Populist, Again
The parallels between the Populist movement of the 1890s and today's Tea Party are striking, even though crucial differences also exist.
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House, Senate Switch Roles
The Mississippi Legislature ended the $330,000 special session this week around 10 p.m. Friday night with a final package of bills intended to help rebuild the Coast. Lawmakers managed to …
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Not Your Ordinary Cable Network
Cable-television networks such as Nickelodeon and the Discovery Channel should serve as economic models for public broadcasting, Gov. Haley Barbour quipped recently.
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State's Biz Climate Iffy
Gov. Haley Barbour touted his administration's pro-business bona fides for the last time in his role as state government's chief executive before a throng of mostly business folks at the …
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Barbour Veto Shortsighted?
A day after Gov. Haley Barbour announced that he would not make a bid for U.S. president in 2012, he used his veto power to kill a bill to develop …
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Ain't Too Proud To Beg
After days of behind-the-scenes struggle, the Legislature passed bills allowing casinos to build within 800 feet of the high-tide line during a special session called by Gov. Haley Barbour to …
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Good Look, Haley!
The Farish Street Entertainment District barely survived another trial last week. Some planned anchor businesses in the district, including the B.B. King Blues Club, discovered they could not sell alcohol …
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PAC Trouble on the ‘Horizon’?
As it turns out, the most influential figure in the never-ending Mississippi U.S. Senate contest might not be either of the Republican primary candidates, state Sen. Chris McDaniel or U.S. …
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Barbour Adds Gulf Coast to Special Session
Earlier this week, Gov. Barbour announced a special session to allot corporate welfare to a North Mississippi project. After criticism that his call was ignoring dire needs on the Coast, …
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Poll: 80% Prefer Tobacco Tax Hike Over Barbour Plan
Sources tell the Jackson Free Press that a new poll by the anti-smoking group Communities for a Clean Bill of Health finds that 80 percent of Mississippians polled preferred an …
