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Mississippi’s Redistricting Saga Ends With A Wimper
Where are education advocates on Medicaid debate?
What’s up you ask?
Sen. Roger Wicker plays political battle over gun rights perfectly
UPDATE - Letter postmarked from Memphis tests positive for Ricin and sent to US Sen. Roger Wicker
President Obama helps Mississippi Republicans BIG TIME on Medicaid
BREAKING - Dickie Scruggs denied at the 5th Circuit
‘Reauthorize Medicaid Now Without Precondition’
Will Mississippi Republicans open the gift they’ve been given?
Mississippi House Democrats vote down Medicaid reauthorization . . . again
Only in MS - Vicksburg Mayoral Candidate Linda Fondren linked to ownership of Nevada brothels by CL
Final Capitol Prayer and Ministry luncheon of 2013 session this Thursday
BREAKING - Sen. Nickey Browning joins Republican Party
MC Law School makes Mississippi legislative debate video available in archived form
Legislature has opportunity for landmark education reform
Medicaid Expansion – an ‘economic development’ mirage
Dickie Scruggs oral argument at the 5th circuit
Capitol Prayer Ministry Luncheon set for this Thursday March 14 at noon
MS Governor Phil Bryant signs two gun owner protection laws
Letter from Sen. Joey Fillingane responding to recent stories about mood among senators
Steve Seale named as national Chairman of Private Enterprise Advisory Council for ALEC
Clarion Ledger writes total scare piece on Sequestration
Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield busted for bribery
George Flaggs is making waves in Vicksburg
BREAKING - Zach Scruggs and Paul Minor . . . forever felons
The Mississippi Medicaid Debate
Why PreK is a Great Investment for Mississippi’s children
Thoughts on the Obamacare exchange denial in Mississippi
Stacey Pickering testifies on MAEP - Inputs to the formula are unaditable
NEMS reporter requests ‘record of all Lee County residents permitted to carry a concealed firearm’
Chairman Jeff Smith writes to address perception about HB 490
BIPEC 2012-2013 Scorecard is released
It’s not your strategy, it’s your message
Charter School ball in the House’s court
Tate Reeves very quietly scores a major victory on key campaign promise
Helping Ordinary Mississippians Be Anonymous
Foundation for Excellence in Education CEO calls out Nancy Loome and the Parents’ Campaign
Public Sentiment on Charter Schools is overwhelmingly in favor
With a new year comes change
Top Mississippi political news, headlines for 2012
Merry Christmas 2012
Just around the corner
Clear the air
Rep. Jason White (HD 48) making the switch to the GOP
A change would do DMR good
Cutting of a political nose to spite saving political face
DeSoto County voters not as anti-charter schools as some may believe
Education Reform not only about Charter Schools
Relational Politics
The Replacements
Acknowledging the Author of our Blessings
Charter Schools “front burner” issue for Desoto, SD 19 voters… or is it?
Conservatives and the Way Forward
Gunn shakes up House Ed Committee
Daily Journal all in with The Parents Campaign
Mississippi’s Republican leaders should reach into the black community to pass charter schools
America teetering Left while Mississippi remains firmly Right
What Election Day 2012 means for Mississippi
Earle Banks and Flip Phillips campaigns linked in the minds of trial lawyers
The final nail in the coffin of the “Mississippi Democrat”
Reading the Tea Leaves
Careful what you wish for, NAACP
Beating the Education War Drum
Brad Morris’ Obama moment
The People’s will still perishing in Mississippi
Presidential Debate: Does it matter?
Exit Stage Left
Burden of Democratic endorsement too much for Phillips?
Same Song and Dance from Mississippi Democrats
Election 2012: Coming down to the wire
Grades are out for Mississippi schools
Legislative Special Election qualifying deadline nears
Who’s next?
What will Democrats do in MS04? - UPDATED
Barbour circling
Keeping an eye on Mississippi during Isaac
Take a Stand in the Stands
Leaning to the left
Mississippi Democrat Watchlist
Mississippi still exploring ways to combat Illegal immigration
Education, education, education
The Politics of Pants
Elephants rarely forget
Capitol Prayer and Ministry Foundation formed
Decision time for Mississippi Democrats
Countdown to November 2012
Trust but verify
Bobby Harrison brings Soros’ anti-Voter ID message to Mississippi
Mississippi Board of Education: Finishing doesn’t matter
Mississippi Republican Watchlist
Whoa, Nelly!: Health Insurance Exchanges halted, for now
Health Insurance Exchanges: Mississippi has some ‘splainin to do
It’s party time once again at Neshoba!
Wrap Yourself in Old Glory
Taking on Hood
Obamacare: Tax is the word
SCOTUS, Immigration and Mississippi
Mississippi Supreme Court Election Review
Look in the mirror, Bennie
DeSoto County post-Flowers
Mississippi Democratic Party shaking up
Imposition of Moderation
Flowers uproots Reeves’ Senate leadership team
A time to honor
Hal Neilson and Here Enterprises (HRTE) - Welcome to the SEC (and not the football conference)
Dickie Scruggs’s legal hail mary denied - Judge Davidson nixes the Scruggs 2255 motion
Out of the frying pan and into the fire
Are Democrats actually happy with redistricting after all?
Protecting Your Privacy: Employers and Social Media
Look like Mississippi, eh?
Obama DOJ employee needs investigated, removed now
Overall, Republicans excel in first session
Elephant Fight
Pause, Readjust on Charter Schools
Mississippi House redistricting map released
Growing Pains
They’re Back!
Dick Molpus, Lessadolla Sowers and the politics of Voter ID
Happy Easter 2012 from YallPolitics
Time to End the Charade
Charter Schools die in the House… for now
And Now for the Rest of the Session
Like father, like son - Dickie Scruggs chickens out at the moment of truth
Political Bounty Hunting
Trial Lawyers digging Mississippi Democrats’ hole deeper
Mississippi Primary Results: Big Hat, No Cattle
Mississippi Primary: What to expect
YallPolitics analysis on Tuesday’s Republican Primary in Mississippi
Mississippi Matters
YP BREAKING - Former Speaker Newt Gingrich adds stops in Mississippi for Friday, March 9
Charter Schools are already working
Fighting the Good Fight
The Whisper Primary
Honor Your Promise operator continues shadowy behavior - UPDATED x2
Crossing the Line
The Fall of King Hood
Hiding in the shadows
The week ahead in the Mississippi House
MBJ video captures Lt. Governor Tate Reeves throwing down the gauntlet
Thompson tows the liberal line
Hood sees his shadow
Movin’ on up!
Democrats struggle to reconcile their new role
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s 2012 State of the State speech
YP - Former Governor Haley Barbour files amicus brief in pardon dispute
AP Analysis: Religion ever present at Miss. Capitol
The most bipartisan, inclusive committee appointments in the history of the Mississippi House
YP Report: PERS discussion still needed
Pause, Reflect… Act
YP EXCLUSIVE - A big glitch early in the Henry Ross campaign for MS-1
Barbour’s pardons
Text of Governor Phil Bryant’s Inaugural Speech
The new committee appointments in the Tate Reeves’ Senate
And They’re Off!
Setting the Stage
Happy 2012 from Yall Politics
Still in limbo
Top 20 Most Influential Mississippi Political Figures of 2011
Merry Christmas from Yall Politics 2011
Just call me a Grinch
2011 Top 10 Mississippi Political Stories
The sky didn’t fall after all
10 Questions facing Mississippi as we head into 2012
Lead by Example
Where do we go from here?
Happy Thanksgiving from Y’all Politics
The Big Winners on Election Day - Gunn, MS GOP and BIPEC
It’s time for a reality check for House Democrats
Is the fix in?
New Media makes a difference
BREAKING - It’s over . . . Charles Busby (R) has beaten Brandon Jones (D)
A Glorious Morning After
Go Vote, Mississippi!
Senator Roger Wicker (R) lashes out against Dorsey Carson (D) on last minute mailer
VPAC doesn’t worry about the facts
The Final Stretch
Original thought in short supply for Mississippi Democrats
Oh, the company Cadle keeps
Who paid Robert McDuff?
Looking out for #1
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Who you associate with matters
A sneak peak at what Democrats and House leaders think about this election
VPAC’s Impact
New Steve Simpson TV ad hits AG Jim Hood on his support of Obamacare
Occupy a position, not a street
Testimony from Ed Peters, Trent Lott, Joey Langston and Steve Patterson in Dickie Scruggs case
Hate smoke, but love freedom more
An election in a fortnight
Mississippi Democrats follow Obama’s lead
Milking a dry udder
Mississippi’s daughters making a difference
Lest we forget, political parties run primary elections
Political ideology trumps race in Mississippi today
Ambition must not trump the cause
Trial lawyers crying “wolf”
The field is finally set
Let’s try this again…
Politics 102: public educators making political endorsements
Thanks y’all
‘Vote August 2nd - Thad’
Politics 101: Mississippi public schools walking a fine line
Post election notes and analysis
Predictions for the 2011 primaries
Endorsements in the Ag Commissioner’s race
Billy Hewes campaign refunds huge May 2010 loans just before election
House Information Officer talking bad about Mississippians . . . from his home in Georgia
Terry Burton and Tad Campbell cross swords over redistricting in Senate 31 radio debate
YP UPDATE - Where are the poll results?
New documentary about Scruggs scandal airs tonight!
Clarion Ledger picks up story about ‘push polling’ for Hewes in LG race
Poll shows Tate Reeves pulling away from Billy Hewes in LG race
Billy Hewes goes negative on Tate Reeves with new TV ad
BREAKING - Not to be outdone by his son, Dickie Scruggs files motion to vacate based on Skilling
Party unity still key to GOP success
Who’s ‘Thinking Mississippi First’ this election year?
Shock vid from voter registering to vote in Rankin and gets her vote solicited by court employee
‘In the tank’ for Paul Minor - the Clarion Ledger seals the deal
Connecting the dots on the recent Zach Scruggs hearing
Paul Minor motion to toss convictions . . . denied . . . again
NAACP (and MS Dems by proxy) to appeal redistricting ruling to SCOTUS
Details on poll for LG race between Tate Reeves and Billy Hewes
BIPEC releases grades for 2011
Billy McCoy not running - told ya
Day 1 of Zachapalooza - the 2255 hearing for Zach Scruggs
Redistricting Thoughts
Three judge panel says Mississippi legislature will run in old districts
Place your bets . . . the dollars are in
Tate Reeves raises $724K; has $2.1 million cash on hand
Redistricting update - there may be 2 elections - UPDATED
YP BREAKING - Haley Barbour pulls out of 2012 consideration - will not run for president
Surviving the Mississippi shakedown
The rumors of a legislative deal on redistricting have been greatly exaggerated
Judges Grady Jolly and Louis Guirola join Tom Lee on panel to hear MS redistricting case
Redistricting Game Changer - Carlton Reeves recuses himself from case - UPDATE Tom Lee will preside
Where do we go from here?
An Open Letter to MS Senate Conservatives
House Speaker Billy McCoy looking to pull a fast one on redistricting
Dickie Scruggs settles malicious prosecution action brought by Charlie Merkel for $3M
Will Judge Carlton Reeves now have to recuse himself from redistricting?
The BIG change at YallPolitics
Redistricting . . . we can work it out, can’t we?
MS Bar serves a major blow and dismisses Zach Scruggs complaint against Tony Farese
NAACP vs. Haley Barbour - the redistricting fight - to be held in front of Judge Dan Jordan
YP BREAKING - By vote 29-18 of Senate tells Billy McCoy to shove it and asks to invite conference
Billy McCoy puts a gun to the head of redistricting - opts to bet on Obama Justice Department
Redistricting - the die was cast almost a year ago
So what if we have two elections?  I’m making the case.
State Dem Bennett Malone admits to MS paper that he pressed to draw out opponent
YP BREAKING - Senate Elections Committee kills House redistricting plan
Time to geek out on the Senate redistricting plan
MS for Fair Redistricting urges Senate to “kill the House redistricting plan”
For those that want to geek out on redistricting, the House plan is out
Q-Day in Mississippi - The field is set . . . egg sucking dogs and all
BREAKING - Ronald Reagan endorses Haley Barbour
Not to be outdone, MS Republicans announce their new ED today - Tim Saler
Has the Democratic Party in MS found their new savior?
Lucien Smith formally announces State Treasurer campaign at Brent’s Drugstore in Jackson on 2/22
Rep. Alan Nunnelee (MS-1) gets privilege to preside over US House
Quentin Whitwell landslides and becomes Ward 1 City Councilman
Stakes are high and turnout will be low - Haley Barbour endorses Quentin Whitwell
Politico reports on the existence of an on-camera endorsement of Haley Barbour by Ronald Reagan
Tate Reeves officially throws his hat in the ring for Lt. Governor
Questionable petition signatures in Patricia Ice’s Ward 1 election filing - UPDATED
Anatomy of a press hit
Congressman Gregg Harper (R-MS3) lands Chairmanship of Elections Subcommitee
HB 1106 by Rep. Mark Duvall (D) seeks to mandate Colonel Reb and playing of ‘Dixie’ at Ole Miss
Freshman Congressman Steve Palazzo (R-MS4) will be named Chairman of a House Subcommittee
The incredible shrinking caucus
A horse race in the Mississippi Treasurer’s race
The show must go on - special elections will be held on January 11 as planned
Have the wheels fallen off the Democratic party in Mississippi?
Judge Swan Yerger dismisses Eaton v. Frisby based on improper contact between Peters and DeLaughter
Paul Minor’s expert legal team invokes ‘Spirit of Christmas’ to request a special Christmas furlough
Paul Minor’s camp and USF&G continue to trade blows over Oliver Diaz serving as Minor’s lawyer
Is Zach Scruggs interested in practicing law again?  Curtis Wilkie thinks so.
Jamie Franks trashes Lynn Posey after he switched parties - threatens to defriend him on Facebook
David Rossmiller reviews Kings of Tort and recaps Scruggs saga as only he can
Bo Bounds of Out of Bounds Radio purchases remaining interest in YallSports
CL EDITORIAL - Arena: Important to look to the future
State media elite bemoaning the “loss of seniority”
MBJ - Butch Brown excoriated by Fed Hwy Administrator Victor Mendez after offensive remarks at event
Winners, Losers and Surprises on Election Night 2010
Election Day = Prediction Time
And down the stretch they come in MS-1 and MS-4
Is it possible?  Steven Palazzo polls +2 in Tarrance Group poll over incumbent Gene Taylor in MS-4
YP BREAKING - New independent poll has Alan Nunnelee +5 over incumbent Travis Childers in MS-1
Will Travis Childers return Nancy Pelosi campaign contributions? - UPDATED
YP BREAKING - Paul Minor resentencing set for Nov. 17 - Chuck McRae is his new lawyer
February 2010 poll results of hypothetical Tate Reeves vs. Billy Hewes race
Tarrance Group’s 3rd poll puts Alan Nunnelee +11 over incumbent Travis Childers
YP BREAKING - Paul Minor appeal - DENIED!
Steven Palazzo achieves NRCC ‘Young Guns’ status in MS-4 challenge to Gene Taylor
What’s coming over the next 5 weeks
COA candidate Kelly Mims has ad with pictures of Haley Barbour . . . who is supporting his opponent
New Tarrance Group poll puts Alan Nunnelee +7 over Travis Childers in MS-01
Has incumbent desperation set in for the MS-01 race?
Clarion Ledger editorial dings AG Jim Hood over misrepresenting secret settlement with State Farm
BREAKING - Sunshine To Come Mississippi AG’s Secret Settlement with Insurance Giant
Congressman Gregg Harper - Health Care Mandates Hurt Small Business
What if the US House goes Republican?
You can’t make this up - Zach Scruggs to ask the Court to set guilty plea aside UPDATE
Democrat astroturf on MS Gulf Coast - laid by ‘activist’ Linda St. Martin
Travis Childers (D - MS-01) goes negative early
Travis Childers (MS-01) mentioned in latest RNC video highlighting Dems running from Obama
FLOWERS - Government Bailouts to Oil Bouts: Jobs Must be Priority One
The motherlode - emails from Scruggs PR firm in Rigsby Gal qui tam case - Welcome WSJ readers!
MS Governor Haley Barbour accuses AG Jim Hood of betraying client privilege over MBCI facility
Fireworks for the ScruggsNation . . . secretive emails, sticky notes, Rigsby Gals and all
Yet another Minnesotan trashing Mississippi just to get attention - UPDATED AGAIN w/video
Legislators and AG combine to overlawyer MS deer season
BREAKING - Tarrance Group poll has Alan Nunnelee +8 points over Rep. Travis Childers in MS-01
BREAKING - Angela McGlowan endorses Alan Nunnelee in MS-01
MS Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney urges Mississippians to prep for hurricane season
YP EXCLUSIVE - RNC Michael Steele ties Travis Childers to Stimulus vote and resulting lack of jobs
Of Tea Parties, Great Expectations and Bad Candidates
Lessons from Mississippi Primary Night 2010
YALLPOLITICS PREDICTIONS for 2010 party primary
YP EXCLUSIVE - Rep. Gregg Harper - America, Speak Out
Prominent Democrats file to overthrow consent decree for fair election practices in Leflore County
Madison County Journal Editorial chides MS AG Jim Hood over stance on secrecy
MS Senate Pro Tem Billy Hewes puts MS Democrat ED Sam Hall in his place
Leflore election commission agrees to GOP’s election demands
Angela McGlowan makes more allegations in MS-01 Republican contest
BREAKING - AG Jim Hood opposes media request to unseal documents in trial for the second time
Case with bribery worth 10x unbribed case in Paul Minor saga
New filings to unseal records in State Farm vs. MS AG Jim Hood
Send lawyers, PR folks and money . . . the Scruggs Nation is back!
A note about excessive rah-rah
BREAKING - Sec of State Delbert Hosemann + 7 states and SEC file actions against Morgan Keegan
Jamie Franks, Bob Marley, and Haley Barbour in a North Mississippi Court of Appeals Campaign
BREAKING - Order in State Farm vs. Hood rules in favor of media and government transparency
YP EXCLUSIVE - First polling in MS-01
YP - Obama takes wrong path on twisting arms on Obamacare
A humble suggestion for the Ole Miss mascot
BREAKING - Report that Senator Tommy Gollott has pocket vetoed HB 1282 to lengthen deer season
MS-01 candidate Angela McGlowan digs hole impossibly deep on second Gallo show appearance - UPDATED
How bad is it?
BREAKING HUGE NEWS IN MS-01 - Judge Joe Brown endorses Angela McGlowan
Finding support to expand MS deer hunting season via HB 1282
Bo Eaton’s bill to amend MS deer season is an excellent bill
Scott Brown’s victory puts the screws to Travis Childers’ healthcare vote
Billy Hewes suggests helping relief efforts in Haiti by sending FEMA trailers for housing
DelbertHosemann.com site reactivated - looking a lot like a candidate, but for what?
Haley Barbour listed 14th most influential conservative in US
BREAKING - Oxford FBI Special Agent Hal Neilson gets indicted
Attempting to revise history in the Bobby DeLaughter case
Republicans in the Mississippi House push back on Speaker McCoy’s freeze out - UPDATED
The facts as affirmed in the Minor Appeal
YP EXCLUSIVE - Paul Minor RICO Conviction Affirmed
Tom Dawson and Bob Norman recieve Director’s Award from Attorney General Eric Holder
Kings of Tort Book Signing Schedule for December
Kings of Tort to be released nationwide on December 2nd
Kings of Tort book on Dickie Scruggs and Paul Minor scandals to be published in December
YP Memory Division - Barbour, Bryant, Reeves and Nunnelee were right
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm takes cheap shot Mississippi
Paul Minor attorney claims the existence of super secret witness that will testify
YP EXCLUSIVE - Dickie Scruggs former tobacco venture partners file suit against him alleging fraud
YS - MSU/JSU and USM/ASU - It’s a good thing
Q & A with Jackson City Councilman Jeff Weill on new police/civilian proposal
Progress for Mississippi website goes live
Billy Hewes making waves
YP - Apology on Childers video on Obamacare and his trip to Israel
Reflections on Neshoba 2009
Travis Childers in TMZ-like moment - won’t answer on his Obamacare position
New Scruggs intrigue - this deal down in Venezuela
MS Democratic Party ED Sam Hall trolls for blog fight after a rough 4 months
Broken . . . in two pieces . . . over his knee
Haley won - An exercise in conservative governance - updated
The latest from the Capitol - Sunday Night edition
House Republicans say McCoy has shut them out of the budget process
YallPolitics Interview with Lt. Governor Phil Bryant on the budget situation
YP BREAKING - Governor Haley Barbour says ‘not so fast’ to House negotiators
In two pieces over his knee . . .
A few random thoughts on Mississippi politics
AG Jim Hood says State Farm criminal investigation of State Farm remains ‘ongoing’
Jackson New Media reponds to AG Jim Hood’s objection to release settlement agreement
AG Jim Hood’s office files procedural objections to shield media from settlement agreement - UPDATED
Rep. Jim Evans spews racial tirade in ‘analysis’ of the Jackson mayoral election
Y’allPolitics files to unseal court records in case of State Farm vs. Hood - UPDATED
Hood loses his lynchpin case against Entergy in LA . . . and scrambles for a populist PR win
Paul Minor appeal to be heard in Austin this week
Judge Bobby DeLaughter’s Defense Motions to Dismiss
A recap of Judge Larry Buffington’s legal/PR meltdown
Vitriol-filled Bill Minor spews in Treasurer Tate Reeves general direction
AG Jim Hood’s contract with out of state plaintiffs lawyers to chase Entergy
Mike “Tom Hagen” Moore is back in the saddle again slinging quotes for Zach
Zach Scruggs’ life improves substantially after Dickie Scruggs cooperates - UPDATED
Updated Dickie Scruggs movie casting list
BREAKING-Feds allege DeLaughter lied to investigators about working with Peters on Wilson v. Scruggs
Connecting the dots . . . “shortly” - Dickie Scruggs day in court - UPDATED
Dickie Scruggs pleads guilty . . . again . . . gets 7 years
The ceaseless effort to rebrand Paul Minor’s corruption
New data in the PSC/AG/Entergy controversy . . . the Drabinski Audit finally released
Dr. Lange’s prescription for the economy
BREAKING - Republican Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr indicted by the Feds for grant fraud - updated
Anatomy of a shakedown: Dickie Scruggs’ mighty fall
Joey Langston gets the book thrown at him with a three year maximum sentence
Lazurus with a tan
The People of the State of Jim Hood vs. Entergy
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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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