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JJ - Moody’s downgrades Jackson’s water/sewer bonds
Mississippi’s Redistricting Saga Ends With A Wimper
SPR - Environmental Group Has Questions for Utility Execs
You’d hardly know it was news . . . SCOTUS upholds MS redistricting and rejects NAACP lawsuit
Reminder:  Voting in the Municipal Primary Runoff
Candidates for Jackson mayor gain endorsements, spar in debate
New Jonathan Lee ad quoting some of Chokwe Lumumba’s views
Sen. John Horhn and Credell Calhoun both endorse Jonathan Lee for Mayor of Jackson
WAPT/Mason Dixon poll shows Jonathan Lee leads Chokwe Lumumba for Jackson mayoral runoff
Rep. Bennie Thompson endorses Chokwe Lumumba for Jackson mayor
Mississippi Tea Party Responds to IRS Harassment Revelations
Where are education advocates on Medicaid debate?
JEFF AMY - Phil Bryant’s latest Medicaid strategy raises some serious doubts
West Memphis based Southland Park Gaming runs anti-Mississippi ads to promote their casinah
JJ - Precinct report for the Jackson Mayoral results
Steve Seale pens Clarion Ledger op-ed on benefits of ALEC and gets a rather uneducated response
What’s up you ask?
Jackson Mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee picks up endorsement from Jackson Police Officers Assn.
Lawmakers adopt incentives for manufacturer in Clay County
Gov. Phil Bryant, Yokohama Tire Corporation to Host Signing Ceremony in West Point
Gov Phil Bryant, LG Tate Reeves and Speaker Philip Gunn comment on special session to land Yokohama
Ethics Comm Dir. Tom Hood embarasses Brandon Jones and Bobby Moak over dinner at Capitol
Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker ask for withdrawal of expanded regulations
Accused ricin mailer Kevin Curtis released from custody
In ‘unprecedented’ preening for the press, former Rep. Brandon Jones looks desperate for relevance
Two years later, Feds determine plans to release much-needed funds to MS investors
Court rules in favor of Bigger Pie public records request compelling PSC to produce info
JJ - Dickie/Zach Scruggs’ lawyer Mike Moore and Billy Quin chosen to sue BP on behalf of Jim Hood
Sen. Roger Wicker plays political battle over gun rights perfectly
MBJ - Bond money to move Marty Stuart museum forward
Is Ike Brown helping Percy Brown in Meridian mayoral race?
FINDLAW - A Cautionary Tale: The Epic Fall of Dickie Scruggs
BRIAN PERRY - Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) right to debate guns
BIGGERPIE - MS Democratic Party chairman: Kemper plant already built
Jackson wins in HD11 runoff for Joe Gardner’s seat
BPF - Private service using MS public school students’ data
UPDATE - Letter postmarked from Memphis tests positive for Ricin and sent to US Sen. Roger Wicker
Vicksburg mayoral candidate and CNN Hero finalist Linda Fondren admits past as prostitute in brothel
BLAWGLETTER - The Saga of Dickie Scruggs
FLASH - Rep. Charles Young (D-Meridian) on Medicaid - ‘We are very close to civil unrest’
FLASH - Obama budget suggests privatizing TVA
President Obama helps Mississippi Republicans BIG TIME on Medicaid
NMC - 5th holds that Scruggs’s guilt of bribing DeLaughter was “overwhelmingly establishe[d]”
BREAKING - Dickie Scruggs denied at the 5th Circuit
When Bobby Harrison says the Dems are bluffing on Medicaid, you know it’s bad
‘Reauthorize Medicaid Now Without Precondition’
SAMHALL - Notes From Stennis-Capitol Press Luncheon With David Blount & Andy Gipson
REILY: Political signs in yards are uglier than Jim Hood’s hair at 5:00 a.m.
MCPP - Joel Bomgar Rejection is a Travesty
Is Sam Hall hiding who’s really to blame for Medicaid in MS?  Everyone AND no one?
Jeff Powell throws his hat in the ring for HD 95 special election to replace the late Jessica Upshaw
Governor Phil Bryant’s recap of the Education Session of the Legislature 2013
MS House Democratic Caucus Statement on Voting Against Medicaid for in the 2013 Legislative Session
Sine Die
Rep. Bobby Howell (R) on need to reauthorize Medicaid and Mississippi Democrats refusal to do so
Mississippi Lt. Governor Tate Reeves recaps 2013 legislative session from his perspective
Brian Perry discusses hypocrisy of Ronnie Musgrove’s ‘conversion’
Will Mississippi Republicans open the gift they’ve been given?
Great piece by Sid Salter on education reform
Former Governor Haley Barbour portrait unveiled at Mississippi Capitol
Karl Gibbs wins HD 36 House seat filling term of father who passed away in 2013
Vicksburg mayoral candidate and CNN ‘Hero’ Linda Fondren admits tie to brothel after denying it
JJ - Rep. Bennett Malone brought in for House votes
Gov. Phil Bryant withdraws Board of Health nomination of Terri Herring
GUNN - Original House Charter School Bill Conference Report Adopted
Rep. Bobby Moak and MS House Dems release on their 4th vote against Medicaid reauthorization
Rigsby Gals rest - Cori never takes the stand
Nissan Expansion Bill Gets Legislative Final Approval Private Financing Will Help Create 800 - 1,000
Geography could thwart Gov. Phil Bryant’s Mississippi Board of Health pick Terri Herring
MS Gov. Phil Bryant Commends Legislature on Funding “Education Works” Package
DJ headline ‘Medicaid budget bill blocked’ instead of ‘Dems vote down Medicaid reauthorization’
Mississippi House Democrats vote down Medicaid reauthorization . . . again
JJ - Old Capitol Green bond funding sought to be removed
Only in MS - Vicksburg Mayoral Candidate Linda Fondren linked to ownership of Nevada brothels by CL
JJ - Rep. Ed Blackmon tries to kill Nissan bond bill
MS Republican Party founder Clarke Reed: Kemper plant ‘totally foolish’
Final Capitol Prayer and Ministry luncheon of 2013 session this Thursday
Gay rights group gathers at MS Capitol
Rigsby Gals’ trial begins
Charter school bill loses House vote, but not dead
Myrlie Evers to be featured speaker of Millsaps College lecture series
Boyfriend: Lawmaker Jessica Upshaw battled depression
BREAKING - Sen. Nickey Browning joins Republican Party
A 7th term? Sen. Thad Cochran undecided
2013 Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Award Winners Announced
BREAKING - DOR chooses old Worldcom building in Clinton for new home
Attention MS political candidates - ‘Mr. Methane’ for hire to goof on political opponents
Speaker Philip Gunn Appoints Joel Bomgar to State Board of Education
MC Law School makes Mississippi legislative debate video available in archived form
Metro area assessing damage from major hailstorm
MS Legislative Budget could hinge on revised estimate
Gov. Bryant Signs Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2013
Mal’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade this weekend in downtown Jackson
Hall: Medicaid reform should not be limited to expansion
Medicaid Expansion – an ‘economic development’ mirage
Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield settles sexual harassment lawsuit
Mississippi Young Professionals to Hold Summit April 25-26 in Meridian
MS Ag Dept. investigators track down $250K of equipment stolen from Jackson area in Choctaw County
Stacey Pickering pushes SB 2625 to put more teeth in public employee embezzlement penalties
BILL CRAWFORD - Steve Holland should apologize to Phil Bryant
Jackson mayoral candidate Regina Quinn explains 2 bankruptcies - “I’m a real person”
Secretary of State publishes late files in HD36 special election race
Kingfish and Amile Wilson team up to do outstanding profile of former MDA head Leland Speed
Jonathan Lee campaign chides other Jackson mayoral candidates for not filing campaign finance report
Johnson winning mayoral war chest battle
ZNN Makes Trip to New Orleans - Fails to mention that Scruggs pleaded guilty
Carnival-barker turned Rep. Steve Holland pens letter to Gov. Bryant calling him a ‘fool’
SAM HALL - MS Hospital Assn’s Medicaid strategy is ‘tremendous miscalculation’
MS Governor Phil Bryant signs two gun owner protection laws
BPF - Should Miss. raise the bar on teacher requirements?
Sen. Will Longwitz statement on passage of HB 485
Big victory for tort reform efforts out of the 5th Circuit
MS Democratic Trust 2012 Financial Report
Daily Show apologizes to Dick Molpus but still goofs on Mississippi
Clarion Ledger writes total scare piece on Sequestration
Financial Literacy Bill Killed in Senate
LG Tate Reeves to host Bill Bennett on 2/26 at 11:45 at Jackson Downtown Marriot for speech
Hinds OKs controversial study on saving money
Update from the MS House of Representatives for 2/18/13
Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield busted for bribery
Letter from Jim Barksdale, Leland Speed and John Palmer on moving DOR to downtown Jackson
George Flaggs is making waves in Vicksburg
Daily Journal, not surprisingly, backs House Democrats on Medicaid expansion
PENDER - Mangy dogs, Medicaid and Nyquil – noteable quotes
MEJ - Rightly so, lawmaker kills nullification plan
The Mississippi Medicaid Debate
Capitol Prayer Luncheon this Thursday 2/21 featuring Rep. Gregg Harper as keynote
MID Commissioner Chaney Surveys Storm Damage, Says Early Warnings Saved Lives
Mississippi House of Representatives to Reconsider House Medicaid Bill
Why PreK is a Great Investment for Mississippi’s children
MCPP opposes state funded Pre-K
Rep. George Flaggs awarded MS Realtors Outstanding House Legislator Award
Governor Bryant Issues Statement on Passage of Education Legislation, SB 2658
MS House passes HB 955 - the ‘Third Grade Reading Gate’ bill
Jackson Water refuses payment from cancer patient who wouldn’t remove hat
Sen. Nancy Collins: PERS program needs hard deliberations for its future
Rep. George Flaggs is officially ‘in’ for Vicksburg mayor’s race
Arthur Laffer has great WSJ op-ed on elminiating disincentives for working poor
Thoughts on the Obamacare exchange denial in Mississippi
BREAKING - MS Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney’s presser on Obamacare decision
MS House Weekly Summary
Be4Miss creates charter school support petition
DeSoto Times Robert Lee Long’s news story, er editorial, claims Jackson is out to get DeSoto
Sam Hall on Medicaid DSH payment math
Court: NYTimes’s Request for Gun Owners Violates Law - what about Daily Journal’s request?
Kingfish exposes Milton Kuykendall’s fight against special needs education legislation
MS Tea Party rallies the troops on deadline day
Capital Prayer Ministry to have catfish fry event this Thursday 2/7 at Ag Museum from 6:00-7:30
Rep. Joe Gardner (D-Batesville) passed away - Speaker Philip Gunn comments
Lloyd Gray skewers “talk radio” crowd of DJ concealed carry request
MBJ endorses Sen. David Blount’s idea of moving DOR to downtown Jackson
Cory Wilson and Brandon Jones debate on new MPB show @Issue
Stacey Pickering testifies on MAEP - Inputs to the formula are unaditable
You knew it was coming - Stephen Colbert goofs on MS Legislature
Auditor Stacey Pickering says MAEP metrics can’t be verified and that some districts inflate numbers
PRINCE/Guns, Bibles and freedom
Plunkett: Pharmacy Board regulation of PBM’s is a conflict of interest that should be removed
Sen. Will Longwitz pushes HB 485 - reports Tupelo reporter FOIA’d concealed license info from DPS
Senator Dr. David Parker to serve on Public Health, Jud-A, Housing, Econ Devel & Elections committee
Capitol Prayer Lunch this Thursday 1/31/13 featuring Governor William Winter
SNOWDEN - Broad Support for House Charter School Bill
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis’ embezzlement trial set for April
MS GOP Chair Joe Nosef on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on 1/23/13
Madison County GOP President’s Day Gala to be on 2/18/13 at the Hilton in Jackson
FLASH - In wee hours, House votes 64-55 largely along party lines to pass Charter School Bill
Nancy Loome and Parent’s organization back House version of charter school bill right before passage
BIPEC 2012-2013 Scorecard is released
Sen. Will Longwitz on his bill to keep concealed carry information private
House Charter School bill gets through Education Committee
SUPERTALK - The Media, Saturday Night Live and Gov. Phil Bryant’s Response
Today Press Conference on Pro-Life Legislation 11:30 2nd Floor Rotunda
It’s not your strategy, it’s your message
MLR - State Democrats vs. Math in PERS Debate
Former State Senator Steve Seale to address MSTP on 1/22 at 6:00 at Flowood Municipal Complex
Romney’s ‘body man’ moving forward
House charter schools bill filed - HB 367
SNL goofs on Gov. Phil Bryant, calls MS legislature 30 hissing possums in a barn
MS Native and public charter school teacher extols benefits of charter schools in MS
Sen. Will Longwitz introduces bill to protect privacy of concealed carry permit holders
BIGGERPIE - State economist: Slow economic growth ahead
Rep. Bobby Moak registers KeepThemHonest.ms - no word yet on who ‘them’ is
Charter School ball in the House’s court
Tate Reeves very quietly scores a major victory on key campaign promise
Videos of state leaders speaking at MEC’s Capital Day
Lt. Governor Tate Reeves outlines plans to enhance school safety
BRIAN PERRY - MS Lt. Gov Tate Reeves outlines agenda
Helping Ordinary Mississippians Be Anonymous
Clarion Ledger ‘news’ article literally swoons over Parents’ Campaign with fawning coverage
Kingfish calls out Clarion Ledger over bias in favor of anti-Charter School coverage
MPP - To Resign or NOT to Resign
Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid - hurt of Katrina nothing compared to what happened in New England
Foundation for Excellence in Education CEO calls out Nancy Loome and the Parents’ Campaign
Lt. Governor Tate Reeves’ speech at the Stennis Press Luncheon
Former GOP Communications Guy Brett Kittridge now working for State Auditor Stacey Pickering
Bobby Harrison conflates Bryant resistance to Obamacare to Ross Barnett’s resistance to integration
Former Fordice COS Andy Taggart to ‘sound alarm’ at Capitol
HALL - Brent Powell Sends (quiet) Message With Special Election Win
MSPC - Responses to public charter school myths
Capitol Prayer and Ministry Foundation lunch to be on 1/15/13 at Galloway
Mississippi’s 2013 Legislative session set to begin at noon
Special Election Today to Replace McGee in House Dist. 59
Gov. Phil Bryant eVideo Update #12
Business group joins push for Miss. charter schools
WLBT covers MS Lt. Governor Tate Reeves at the Stennis Press Luncheon
Public Sentiment on Charter Schools is overwhelmingly in favor
Be4MS releases charter school results - 70% of Mississippians favor charter schools
Salter - Clarksdale Mayoral race pits influential Espy family vs. Bill Luckett
With a new year comes change
Gov. Phil Bryant declares state of emergency for 8 counties with storm damage
Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-MS) to Retain Key Committee Assignments in 113th Congress
Auditor Stacey Pickering statement on the indictment of Southaven Mayor Greg Davis
Mugshot of Mayor Greg Davis
MS SD 16 Special Election Candidates certified
BREAKING - Southaven, MS Mayor Greg Davis indicted
Kingfish reports indictment of Austin & Claiborne Frazier, CE Frazier and Spencer Copeland
SUPERTALK - Four Qualify to Fill Frmr. Rep. McGee’s Seat in House
ATRA’s 2012 Judicial Hellhole report - and Mississippi ain’t on it thanks to Sunshine laws on AG
MPP reports that Rep. Bob Evans will resign vice-chairmanship leaving Gunn a slot to fill
Landry’s Golden Nugget buys Isle Casino Biloxi for $45 million
MCPP - “A Stone’s Throw” video talks about charter school success in neighboring states
What the Decision Means—NAACP vs. Barbour, Hood and Hosemann
KINGFISH - Governor Phil Bryant announces education plan
BIGGER PIE - St. Louis schools turn around with New Orleans expertise
FLASH: Kingfish reports that Brent Powell may run for Kevin McGee’s vacated House seat
Cheyrn Baker named Assistant Secretary of State, Securities Division
Governor Phil Bryant releases his budget recommendation for FY 2014
Miss. leaders cautious in setting revenue estimate
SALTER: Election impact in Mississippi: health care
Gov. Bryant, lawmakers cautious in setting revenue estimate
State treasurer says plan still frozen, audit results awaited
Under the Capitol Dome: Legislators aim to prevent child abuse
Governor Bryant appoints Steve Pickett to State Parole Board
Mississippi’s Republican leaders should reach into the black community to pass charter schools
Kingfish on Governor Phil Bryant hiring new education advisor
MS House Speaker Philip Gunn talks at MEC’s Hobnob
Voter turnout down in DeSoto County, statewide
Voter turnout down in DeSoto County, statewide
Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney will submit exchange plan by Nov 16 deadline based on preparation
MS Sec of State Delbert Hosemann helps Mississippi storm crews get ballots cast
ZNN: Curtis Wilkie - MS Supreme Court ‘seats have been bought for years’
Sen Joey Fillingane on Senate Finance Hearings that start today
MS Governor Phil Bryant shows his ID and votes
Mid morning update from MS Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann
Long lines reported in polling places statewide
MS Gov. Phil Bryant to Direct Large Food Donation to The Salvation Army of Jackson
Haley Barbour final message before the 2012 election
Former Miss Flowood and Ole Miss grad   Katherine Barkett Byrd needs blood
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant: Voters should voluntarily show ID at Nov. 6 election
Rickey Cole talks about Voter ID on election day
MS GOP announces victory party information
Senator Roger Wicker announces his Election Night Party - Old Capitol Inn in Jackson at 7:30 p.m.
KINGFISH - MS Dems insider email shows how hopeless MS-03 is for them - waving the white flag
New Bill Marcy ad in MS-02 - ‘The Delta Deserves Better’
Mississippi AG Jim Hood inserts himself in Prince Harry “party girl” flap
Kingfish documents Tea Party goofing with local free entertainment mag and them taking her seriously
SUPERTALK - Hob Bryan to WCBI - 2013 Education Legislation “Dangerous”
EPA insists Jackson stop sending raw sewage into Pearl RIver, address aging infrastructure
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant Unveils Energy Development Plan
Ashby Foote on SuperTalk: Run Kemper plant on natural gas
BIGGER PIE - MS pension system needs reform now
State Senator Joey FIllingane on DOJ’s delay of implementing Mississippi’s Voter ID law
MS Governor Phil Bryant -The truth about Obamacare in Mississippi
Obama Justice Department intentionally postpones Mississippi Voter ID law till after election
MBJ highlights MSSC Judge Bill Waller and Rep. Earle Banks (D) on MSSC campaign finance
MS Democrats hold watch party for 10/3 presidential debate
Haley Barbour on Leadership - Gridlock is the result of President’s failed leadership
LG Tate Reeves questions Treasurer Lynn Fitch on consistency of her MPACT stance vis a vis PERS
PETTUS - Analysis: Coffee, tea and punditry from fmr. MS Governor Haley Barbour
Kingfish exposes bias of Capitol press corps in post-LBO presser
Video: Bigger Pie vs Mississippi Power for public records
MBJ - The Future of Healthcare: Rep. Mark Baker
Bobby Harrison bemoans Republican endorsement of MSSC Judge Bill Waller
NE MS Jobless rate dips 2 points - MS unemployment rate falls to 9.1%
Update on Capitol Christan Prayer and Ministry Group
MS Federation of College Republicans receives grant to run a Romney phone bank
George Flaggs, Vicksburg and Incidentals
Overturned like a flapjack - Judge Winston Kidd gets reversed by MSSC over Latrice Westbrooks
Holder to give civil-rights speech at Ole Miss
SUPERTALK - Rep. George Flaggs (D-Vicksburg) Says He’ll Give up Seat on 7/1/13
Former Gulfport mayor wants conviction vacated a la Zach Scruggs
Regional Energy Board Selects Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant (R) as Chairman
Great work by NMC to deconstruct Ed Peters/Bobby DeLaughter’s fraud in the Eaton v. Frisby case
MS Dems endorse Rep. Earle Banks (D) in MS Supreme Court race
Haley Barbour talks about Obama’s gutting of welfare reform
MLR - Eaton Contemplated Trying to Improperly Influence Judge Swan Yerger
Judge says Eaton had ‘blatant disregard’ for producing documents to Mississippi court
Hattiesburg City Court aftermath continues to play out
JJ - Officials clash over MPACT program
Mississippi Prepaid College Tuition Program frozen
Forest Thigpen on School Ratings: “They’re Keeping the Bar Low”
Judge blocks Mississippi health care challenge
MSU to open new research park building
Dupree Talks About Court Investigation
New A-F school grading system in Mississippi sheds light on real status of public education
Miss. (she)man charged in buttocks implant death
Sen. Kenny Wayne Jones on the MS Delegation to the DNC
MBJ Video - Best Places to Work 2012
Veteran JPD officer faces bribery charge
David Parker kicks of SD 19 special election campaign
Hosemann - Beware of Unscrupulous Isaac “Recovery” Charities
Isaac cleanup will take weeks
PSC to push for expanded Internet service
MS GOP Chair #JoeNosef on MSNBC’s Morning Joe with Tom Brokaw and Al Hunt
FEMA Says 34 Counties Disaster Areas
Mississippian Freda Bush talks about being a delegate at the RNC
BREAKING - MS GOP Chairman Joe Nosef will be a guest on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on 8/31 at 6:35
Portions of Mississippi Declared Federal Disaster Area
Jackson gas station owner arrested for price gouging
Isaac could cause flooding far inland in Mississippi, warns Gov. Bryant
#isaac - Sun Herald picks up on the Weather Channel gaffe “land mass between New Orleans and Mobile”
Have coffee with Haley . . . seriously . . . at coffeewithHaley.com
Hancock County issues mandatory evacuation in advance of #Isaac
#isaac - MS Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney urges evacuating homeowners to protect property
Home Builders Association of Mississippi Endorses Justice Mike Randolph for MSSC
#isaac -The Weather Channel refers to Mississippi as “the land mass between New Orleans and Mobile”
AP video of Phil Bryant newsconference on Isaac
Gov. Phil Bryant Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Isaac
Gov. Phil Bryant issues Executive Order to protect Mississippi against federal immigration policy
Chairmans PAC (Barbour, Hederman, Herring & White) endorse Josiah Coleman for MSSC
MS Business Journal appropriately acquired by a non profit corporation
Former Billy Hewes staffer writes piece calling Tate Reeves’ position on state bond bill “contrived”
Geoff Pender moving to Clarion Ledger?
Mississippi Manufacturers Association Endorses MSSC Justice Mike Randolph
Is Zach Scruggs Innocent? 5th Circuit: Meh. It Doesn’t Matter
YP - Zach Scruggs totally shut down at the 5th circuit
Appeals court refuses to vacate Zach Scruggs’ guilty plea in corruption case
WISEMAN at MBJ - A brief change in the political scenery
Court upholds sentences in corruption case for Paul Minor, John Whitfield and Wes Teel
Paul Minor’s conviction upheld again by the 5th - Skilling argument shot down as inapplicable
Tate Reeves’ Neshoba Co. Fair Porch Interview 2012
Kingfish deconstructs having the former ED of the MS Democrats writing ‘news’ for the Clarion Ledger
Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-MS-04) holds town hall meeting in Hattiesburg
AirGuide to Locate Manufacturing Operations in Clarksdale, Miss.
MSSC Justice Mike Randolph Endorsed by Mississippi Physicians
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker Delivers Weekly Republican Address
MS politico Burns Strider attempts to portray new GOP VP candidate as “anti-Christian”
Mayor Davis pledges to fight Pickering over misused money
Nevada company fined $20K for violating Mississippi’s ‘No-call law’
Threatened with lawsuit, Miss. agriculture museum processing application for same-sex ceremony
Reeves - Hood’s legal advise on Ag Museum goes against the majority
Gunn expects House to pass charter legislation
CORY WILSON - Chickens coming home to roost
Senators Wicker and Graham seek Regular Order to break floor logjam caused by Harry Reid
Google Gets Mississippi Online
Rep. George Flaggs - Put fewer people behind bars
Sen. Terry Burton appointed to MS Home Corporation Oversight Committee
Sen. Joey Fillingane Letter to the Editor on Capitol Prayer Ministry
Delbert Hosemann’s NCF speech - ‘The Mississippi Way’
Video of MCPP Education Reform Liberty Luncheon
Google to Host “Mississippi Get Your Business Online” Workshop in Jackson on Monday 8/6
Feds and Stacey Pickering bust another public corruption case - Jim Hood’s office nowhere in sight
State, Hinds demolish abandoned properties
Ag chief wants multi-million dollar upgrades for fairgrounds
Police and Fire Networks Hit U.S. Roadblock
Delbert Hosemann helps facilitate Demolition of Unsafe Property adjacent to Local School
Businessman Jonathan Lee to run for Jackson mayor
Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall advocates for higher gas tax
CL EDITORIAL - Church’s blatant racism inexcusable
Black wedding banned by Baptist church in Crystal Springs
MS SOS Delbert Hosemann issues Statement on Brennan Center Voter ID Report
CL - Kudzu bug also soybean threat
MLR - ‘Randolph is going to squash Braddock’ in MSSC election
Justice Mike Randolph Announces Campaign Committee
Kingfish does his top 10 political up and comer list
Round 3 for Cooper-Stokes, Jackson in Ward 3 election today
MPP - Bring on Johnnie Patton: Mississippi DNC Member
Congressman Gregg Harper co-authored bill passed by US House to reduce waste at NHTSA
Bobby Harrison brings Soros’ anti-Voter ID message to Mississippi
Study: Voter ID law would hit Mississippi hard
AP Analysis: Auditor reports on legislative expenses
Cochran - Drought situation deserves careful monitoring
Hinds supervisor Anderson’s vote related to wife’s candidacy questioned
Mississippi’s Lt. Governor addresses legislative issues
Graves, Mack barred from November election ballot
Hood announces state foreclosure consortium
AP Analysis: Miss. revenue collections up but no joy
Governor Phil Bryant sets the SD 19 special election on the general election day
Billy Hewes looking more and more like the heir apparent to the Gulfport mayor job
Lawmakers prepare for Medicaid battle in 2013
V.A. Hospital in Jackson Remains Under Scrutiny
Ag museum rental policy denying use to same-sex couples criticized
Thompson to tour VA center
Forbes - With GE, Toyota, Nissan, Manufacturing Booms In Mississippi
ACLU looking into single-sex classrooms in Mississippi
Ed dept. faces suit over JPS
Really good post from NMC deconstructing the Zach Scruggs legal argument at the 5th
Bobby DeLaughter petitions court for early termination from supervised release
MS-1 Democrat candidate Brad Morris to hold concall tonight at 7:00 p.m.- Will he support Pelosi?
Mississippi Power press release on MSSC action to force rate increase
Mississippi Power asks Supreme Court to force a rate hike over Kemper County plant
PLUNKETT - Chicken Little Syndrome: Voter ID
Zach Scruggs’ (err, Patsy Brumfield) account of his 5th Circuit Obfuscation-fest
AP - Mississippi’s GreenTech starts electric car production
Bill Clinton speaks at GreenTech Auto roll-out
ZNN and @realnewsqueen are shilling onsite for Zach Scruggs at US 5th Circuit today
JJ -  Denbury wants to build pipeline across Rez
Paul Minor and Zach Scruggs have their days in court (yet again) next week
MS Democratic Trust touts more on Obamacare
Auditor Stacey Pickering Issues Demands Against Former Regional Mental Health Director for $423,000
Taking on Hood

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Thursday at 9:57 am
Pension fund cut opposed
Hammer3: What a con-incidence!  The Clarion Liar, and the President of Miss. Alliance of State Employees; CWA/Local 3570 , Brenda Scott were touting the woes of Mississippi’s State workers pension program in today’s newspaper.
Thursday at 8:16 am
Pension fund cut opposed
porkchop: The defined benefit aspect is the problem here.  Ernest T, you might have done better had you invested your own money.  But, you would have given up that guaranteed benefit.  Private employers change all the time - but, anyone that…
Thursday at 8:02 am
Redistricting . . . we can work it out, can't we?
porkchop: The real killer for running twice is for democrats in contentious races.  Not only is the MS Democratic party in disarray in terms of its abilty to finance races, but that gives Republicans two bites at the apple to beat…
Wednesday at 11:56 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
PubMan: Ernest T, no one wants to take anything away from you, you should be grandfathered however the taxpayers have had enough of a system that is unfair to the folks.  We want accountability and a fair system, not the one…
Wednesday at 11:38 pm
Lee Yancey Endorsed by the Mississippi Federation for Immigration Reform and Enforcement
m2jtown: MFIRE is a Miss. grassroots organization who supports orderly and legal immigration, and is which is working to educate voters and elected officials about the dangers associated with massive and uncontrolled illegal immigration. To learn more or join us please…
Wednesday at 11:04 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Earnest T Bass: Those of us that are now drawing retirement did not have an option to be in the system.  If we worked for the state we paid the rate demanded of us.  For that we were promised in writing a set…
Wednesday at 9:57 pm
Clarion Ledger - Deja vu? Dems pulled same thing last year.
Hammer3: My favorite one liner for Johnny Stringer is that he is the hick from the sticks.  Montrose Mississippi’s pride and joy!
Wednesday at 9:04 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Elwood P Dowd: The stock crash pretty much screwed up everyone else’s retirement.  Why is it not fair that state workers accept their share of the pain? Whatever promises retirees have, raising the contribution levels for present employees doesn’t break it.  When you…
Wednesday at 8:33 pm
Clarion Ledger - U.S. budget: Bipartisan only way
Elwood P Dowd: If the Congress agrees on spending, we might get a 1% or 2% spending cut.  If they can’t, we get 100%.  So tell me again what’s the benefit of compromise?
Wednesday at 8:26 pm
CL opinion on Redistricting: Two elections a waste
Elwood P Dowd: Usually, “stop the pointless political infighting” just means “let my side win.”
Wednesday at 7:58 pm
CL opinion on Redistricting: Two elections a waste
Contract with America: “And it is about the 174 members of the Legislature looking out for their own political futures based on what their districts might look like.”  On one side you have a group wanting to hold on to power that they…
Wednesday at 6:04 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Howard Roark: I’m sure there are private companies that change the rules after the fact, but most I’m familiar with, usually do some type of transition, grandfathering, etc.  Point taken that it does happen, though. I’m not aware of the VA, but…
Wednesday at 5:11 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Hammer3: Howard, Let me be perfectly clear on several of the issues you brought up. A.  “But if gov’t. is going to break its contract with current retirees (and like it or not, it’s changing the rules after the fact, not…
Wednesday at 4:55 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Earnest T Bass: Howard is also correct.  If the state had allowed me to invest my retirement money I would be living much better now that I’m retired.
Wednesday at 4:52 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Earnest T Bass: Pubman I haven’t looked into it but I doubt you can use 21 years of militray service towards your state retirement.  Some but I doubt that much.  And if you did retire after 4 years you might get 10% of…
Wednesday at 4:37 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Howard Roark: Guys, I don’t understand why there’s such a fuss.  All we are discussing are defined-benefits vs defined-contributions. Until the last couple decades or so, defined-benefits was the norm.  In the private sector as well.  The private sector has (wisely, in…
Wednesday at 2:58 pm
Barbour - House Leadership trying to spend too much
windeaces: Typical government; instead of working for the best interest of the public they are working for the interest of a government party in trying to belittle one party in favor of another. Time for most of these self centered morons…
Wednesday at 2:57 pm
Pension fund cut opposed
Hammer3: Earnest T; just answer a couple of simple questions. do you or have you received a cost of living increase with your pension? do you or have you received a 13th. check while drawing your state pension? is it the…
Wednesday at 2:52 pm
CL opinion on Redistricting: Two elections a waste
windeaces: The best answer would be to send all these self serving morons home and let the public themselves present bills and let the pulblic at large decide whether it is something they want to pass or not. In today’s technology…
Wednesday at 2:41 pm
EDITORIAL: Howorth for TVA
jdaviscovington: Right.  Your last sentence from your first post had me confused.



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