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Politics Plaguing Entergy Audit
Republicans in the Mississippi Senate could kill a House bill that would merge the Public Service Commission, which elected officials run, and the Public Utilities Staff, which is operated by …
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Facing ‘Generation Debt'
About two and a half years ago--a few months before I graduated college--my grandmother said something I'll never forget: "Just wait; after college, that's when your standard of living really …
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Laws That Need to Change
Mississippi's voting laws make the citizenship harder work than it needs. State law currently allows early, in-person voting only for those voters who will be out of their voting district …
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Bryant Budget Steadfast in Health Care Opposition
Sen. Hillman Frazier said the state would miss out on millions of dollars in economic activity if it declines to expand Medicaid under the federal health-care reform law.
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Sen. Trent Lott to Resign by End of Year
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[AP] Sen. Trent Lott of Mississippi, the Senate's No. 2 Republican, plans to resign his seat before the end of the year, congressional and Bush administration officials said Monday. Lott, …
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Gulf Coast: Not Much Better
The Sun-Herald reports:
Authorities fear a disease outbreak could add to the toll of fatalities from the hurricane. The number of confirmed deaths in the six southern-most counties rose to 134. Family and …
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Barbour Instigating Doubt About Obama's Religion?
Atlanta Constitution Journal columnist Cynthia Tucker wrote an interesting blog post on Sept. 8 about Gov. Haley Barbour's response to a reporter's question regarding the public's growing perception that President …
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The JFP Interview With Jamie Franks
Rep. Jamie Franks, D-Mooreville, does not have the most expressive mug in the world. Somebody in his life taught this guy that looking you directly in the face is the …
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Emma Haley
Tomorrow, April 26, Warrior Dash comes to Jackson for the second time, thanks to the organization efforts of Race Director Emma Haley.
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Health Reform Moves Ahead
The Mississippi Legislature is debating laws that conform to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, even as legal challenges to the act continue.
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Stalking: It's No Joke
The night I finished the story of Adrienne Klasky's murder, I felt as if my safe, stable life had disappeared. Klasky's killer, Michael Graham, had stalked Adrienne for about three …
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Dick Molpus Raises the Roof in Neshoba County
June 20, 2004—With Gov. Haley Barbour sitting right behind him, former Secretary of State and Neshoba County native Dick Molpus made a thundering speech in honor of slain civil rights …
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Politico.com Digs Into Barbour's Plane Records
If you haven't heard yet, Governor Barbour has another semi-scandal breaking thanks to a public records request leaked to Politico.com -- call it StateJetGate... unless, you know, something else has …
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Mr. Barbour, Stop Insulting Black People
A few days ago I popped on the Jackson Free Press website to see what's going on in the city and noticed the interview with Ward 1 County Supervisor candidate …
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First Lady to Visit Jackson
Earlier this month, first lady Michelle Obama announced a campaign to solve childhood obesity in America. It only makes sense, then, that she would visit the capitol of Mississippi—the most …
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AG: State Meth Laws Curbing Problem
[verbatim from AG's office]Since Mississippi's Meth Law went into effect just over a year ago, meth lab seizures have gone down 65%, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. The new …
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Charles Barbour Campaign-Finance Report 2014
Charles Barbour Campaign-Finance Report 2014
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Gov. Barbour Tax Commission Study (2008)
Gov. Barbour Tax Commission Study (2008)
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Troupe v. Barbour Joint Motion to Dismiss
Troupe v. Barbour Joint Motion to Dismiss