Mississippi StateDesk

Attorney General

• Action Alert: Comprehensive Legislation to Help Gulf Coast Communities and Families
• AG Removes Langston from Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly
• Andy Taggart Fingering Moore ... and Hood?
• Hood, AGs Across the Nation Announce Settlement with ChoicePoint
• Judge Rules That Barbour Wrong in Election Date
• [AG] Legislation Establishes Partnership to Benefit Abused Children
• [C-L] Judge asked to reconsider voter ID decision
• [C-L]Attorney General files suit against Barbour over youth grants
• [M-P]State Election Board supports voter ID requirement
• [Release] Children's Rights Seek Foster Care Settlement Today
• [Release] Hood Announces Foster Care Settlement
• [Release]AG Jim Hood Files Suit Against 2 Oil Companies
• [Release]AG Jim Hood Plans to Hold Conference to Address the Legal Aspects of Domestic Violence
• [Release]Attorney General Holds Statewide Conference on Domestic Violence
• [S-H] Gulfport Attorney to Challenge Hood for AG

Blogosphere

• Andy Taggart Fingering Moore ... and Hood?
• Blogger Launches 'We Want Mike Moore' Campaign for Lott's Seat
• Trent Disliked By Blogosphere, Left and Right

Children & Families

• [AG] Legislation Establishes Partnership to Benefit Abused Children
• [C-L]Attorney General files suit against Barbour over youth grants
• [Release] Children's Rights Seek Foster Care Settlement Today
• [Release] Hood Announces Foster Care Settlement
• [Release]Statement on Hurricane Katrina Grant Program

Corruption

• AG Removes Langston from Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly
• Andy Taggart Fingering Moore ... and Hood?

Democrats

• Anderson condemns Dale's acceptance of campaign donations from insurance companies
• Andy Taggart Fingering Moore ... and Hood?
• Blogger Launches 'We Want Mike Moore' Campaign for Lott's Seat
• McCoy v. Barbour: Democrat Comes Out on Top ... This Time
• Partisan Flap Over Timing of Special Election
• Who Wants Lott's Seat? Everyone's Got An Opinion.
• [AP] State Dems Want Trial Over Primary Voters to Continue
• [C-D] Judge Orders Democratic Party to Put Dale on Ballot
• [C-L] Judge asked to reconsider voter ID decision
• [C-L]Dems win court victory but pay a high price
• [C-L]Mixed feelings about voter ID ruling
• [DA] Hinds Incumbent Faye Peterson Publishes 'Tough on Crime' PDF
• [JFP] JFP Rescinds Endorsement of Democrat David Blount
• [JFP] Transcripts of JFP Interviews with 2007 Candidates
• [M-P]State Election Board supports voter ID requirement
• [Release]Eaves joins crusade to avoid insurance industry influence
• [Speech] Mabus: Republicans Bad for Mississippi's Health

Legislature

• Bryant Names Senate Committee Chairmen
• Eaves calls on Barbour to stop the tax on our future
• Gov. Haley Barbour's 2008 'State of the State' Address
• Immigration: A Missississippi Senator's Key Role
• Legislators to Take Up 'District of Jackson' Proposal
• MAEP Rally Descends on Capitol
• McCoy v. Barbour: Democrat Comes Out on Top ... This Time
• Mississippi In the Mix of National Minimum-Wage Bill
• Treasurer Tate Reeves: 'No New Bonds in 2008'
• Vacuum Maker Hailed as Savior Quits Gulf Town
• [AG] Legislation Establishes Partnership to Benefit Abused Children
• [Analysis] Abortion Bills Motivated by Politics?
• [Analysis] Abortion Still Legal in Mississippi--No Kidding
• [Analysis] Barbour a 'Man Among Boys' at the Capitol
• [Analysis] Kosciusko Editor Ticked at Education 'Advocates'
• [Analysis] Ledger Favors Minimum-Wage Increase, But ...
• [Analysis] Legislative Round-up, Week 1
• [Analysis] What Will Barbour Highlight in State of the State Tonight?
• [Blog] MSU's Playboy Bunny Coverage Spotlighted
• [Breaking] Young Democrats Come Out Against Minimum-Wage Amendment
• [C-L] Public and private colleges in Mississippi increase tuition
• [C-L]Attorney General files suit against Barbour over youth grants
• [C-L]Barbour speaks at Mississsippi Early Childhood Education meeting
• [C-L]Even with violent crime up 42 percent last year, Melton convinced his crime plan is working
• [C-L]JPS must make a decision regarding how to pay for additional expenses for the 2006-07 year
• [C-L]JPS will start out 2007-08 school year with $220 million balanced budget
• [C-L]Major Economic Development Plan is a New Jet Engines Parts Plan in Batesville
• [C-L]Obama Introduces a New Universal Health Care Plan
• [C-L]Possible national push to fund cold civil rights cases in lieu of Seale trial
• [C-L]Ridgeland passes smoking ban
• [C-L]Supreme Court to Hear Arguments from Death Row Inmate Today
• [D-J]Steve Holland Advises Dipping in to the Rainy Day Fund, Not Increasing College Tuition
• [Desk] Barbour Gives Good News at ?State of the State? Speech
• [Desk] Barbour to Make Tupelo Eco-Devo Announcement -- Toyota???
• [Desk] House Approves Wind Pool Funds, State Pay Increase, Partnership Bill
• [Desk] House Passes MAEP After Huge Education Rally
• [Desk] How House Members Voted on the Minimum-Wage Bill
• [Desk] It Ain't Exactly the Party of Lincoln, Y'all
• [Desk] Legislative Roundup, Feb. 8
• [Desk] Lott Vows to 'Bring Down' State Farm, Industry
• [Desk] Magnolia Report Republicans Ignore JFP
• [Desk] Mississippi GOP 'Liberal'-Baits Sen. Gloria Williamson
• [Desk] MPB to Air 'State of the State'; StateDesk to Blog It
• [Desk] New State Poll Shows Support for MAEP, Eminent-Domain Bill
• [Desk] Thursday Legislative Update
• [Desk] Wednesday, Jan. 17?House Passes 19 Bills
• [Desk] Welcome to StateDesk, Mississippi's Political Newswire
• [Desk] Youth Justice Rally Draws Hundreds
• [Fleming] Off and Running
• [JFP] JFP Rescinds Endorsement of Democrat David Blount
• [JFP] StateDesk to Relaunch in January 2008; Seeking Bloggers and Interns
• [JFP] The JFP Interview with Gary Anderson
• [Live Blog] Barbour's 'State of the State' Address Verbatim
• [M-P]Phil Bryant announces Accountability Agenda
• [M-P]Ross calls out Bryant regarding Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi
• [News] 'Two Lake' Developer McGowan Against Eminent-Domain Limits
• [News] A Dem Defects; State Senate Numbers Now Equal
• [News] A House In a Hurry
• [News] Barbour: No Minimum Wage Increase
• [News] Doctor: Low Cig Tax 'Subsidized Stupidity'
• [News] House Passes Minimum Wage Increase ... Sort Of
• [News] House Votes for Eminent-Domain Changes
• [News] House Votes to Cut Rates on Student Loans
• [News] Lawmaker Says State Trauma System Underfunded
• [News] Lethal Injection on Trial
• [News] Partnership Replacement Clears House Committee
• [News] Plea Agreement Issued in Beef Plant Mess
• [News] Rep. Leonard Morris of Batesville Dies
• [News] Restaurant Association Will Support Statewide Smoking Ban ... of a Fashion
• [NEWS] Stunner: Jury Awards $2.5 Million in Punitive Damages
• [News] Taylor Rallies for Insurance Reform
• [News] Voters May Decide Eminent-Domain Question
• [Opinion] Editorial: Must We Fight This (Education) Fight Again?
• [Opinion] Ledge Says It's 'Issues, Not Elections'
• [Release] 42 House Members Delay MAEP
• [Release] Barbour Declares 'Emergency' for Jeff Davis County Schools
• [Release] David Blount to Challenge Sen. Richard White
• [Release] Gov to Act on Wind Pool Bill
• [Release] Governor Endorses Anti-Crime Bills
• [Release] Hood Celebrates Insurance Settlement; Calls for Reform
• [Release] Justice Diaz, Experts to Testify for Juvy-Justice Report Act
• [Release] Mississippi Senate May Reduce MAEP
• [Release] NFIB Urges 'No' on Minimum Wage
• [Release] Purvis leads fundraising in Hinds D.A. race
• [Release] Treasurer Gets Barbour's Back on 'Budget Mess'
• [Release] Wind Pool Receives $30 Million in Federal Funds
• [Release] Youth to Storm Capitol on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• [Release]AG Jim Hood Plans to Hold Conference to Address the Legal Aspects of Domestic Violence
• [Release]Barbour Announces Major Economic Development Project in Northeast Mississippi
• [Release]Eaves joins crusade to avoid insurance industry influence
• [Release]Statement on Hurricane Katrina Grant Program
• [Release]Tougaloo Honors Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie T. Green
• [Release]Under fire, Bryant does U-turn on Partnership
• [S-H] Jamie Franks: I'm Conservative on Social Issues
• [S-H] Lott Ready for Insurance Battle
• [S-H]Miss. Supreme Court rules against diverting tobacco money to Partnership
• [Web] House to Pass MAEP Today?

• Crime

  • [C-L]Even with violent crime up 42 percent last year, Melton convinced his crime plan is working
  • [C-L]Possible national push to fund cold civil rights cases in lieu of Seale trial
  • [C-L]Supreme Court to Hear Arguments from Death Row Inmate Today
  • [M-P]Phil Bryant announces Accountability Agenda
  • [News] House Votes to Cut Rates on Student Loans
  • [Release]AG Jim Hood Plans to Hold Conference to Address the Legal Aspects of Domestic Violence

• Economic

  • Treasurer Tate Reeves: 'No New Bonds in 2008'
  • [C-L]Major Economic Development Plan is a New Jet Engines Parts Plan in Batesville
  • [Desk] Barbour to Make Tupelo Eco-Devo Announcement -- Toyota???
  • [News] 'Two Lake' Developer McGowan Against Eminent-Domain Limits
  • [Release]Barbour Announces Major Economic Development Project in Northeast Mississippi
  • [S-H] Jamie Franks: I'm Conservative on Social Issues

• Education

  • Eaves calls on Barbour to stop the tax on our future
  • MAEP Rally Descends on Capitol
  • [Analysis] Barbour a 'Man Among Boys' at the Capitol
  • [Analysis] Kosciusko Editor Ticked at Education 'Advocates'
  • [Analysis] Legislative Round-up, Week 1
  • [C-L] Public and private colleges in Mississippi increase tuition
  • [C-L]Barbour speaks at Mississsippi Early Childhood Education meeting
  • [C-L]JPS must make a decision regarding how to pay for additional expenses for the 2006-07 year
  • [C-L]JPS will start out 2007-08 school year with $220 million balanced budget
  • [D-J]Steve Holland Advises Dipping in to the Rainy Day Fund, Not Increasing College Tuition
  • [Desk] House Passes MAEP After Huge Education Rally
  • [Desk] Mississippi GOP 'Liberal'-Baits Sen. Gloria Williamson
  • [Desk] New State Poll Shows Support for MAEP, Eminent-Domain Bill
  • [Desk] Youth Justice Rally Draws Hundreds
  • [M-P]Phil Bryant announces Accountability Agenda
  • [News] A House In a Hurry
  • [Opinion] Editorial: Must We Fight This (Education) Fight Again?
  • [Release] 42 House Members Delay MAEP
  • [Release] Barbour Declares 'Emergency' for Jeff Davis County Schools
  • [Release] Justice Diaz, Experts to Testify for Juvy-Justice Report Act
  • [Release] Mississippi Senate May Reduce MAEP
  • [Release] Youth to Storm Capitol on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • [Release]Tougaloo Honors Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie T. Green
  • [Web] House to Pass MAEP Today?

• Healthcare

  • [Analysis] Abortion Bills Motivated by Politics?
  • [Analysis] Abortion Still Legal in Mississippi--No Kidding
  • [Analysis] Legislative Round-up, Week 1
  • [C-L]Obama Introduces a New Universal Health Care Plan
  • [Desk] House Approves Wind Pool Funds, State Pay Increase, Partnership Bill
  • [Desk] Mississippi GOP 'Liberal'-Baits Sen. Gloria Williamson
  • [News] Doctor: Low Cig Tax 'Subsidized Stupidity'
  • [News] Lawmaker Says State Trauma System Underfunded
  • [News] Restaurant Association Will Support Statewide Smoking Ban ... of a Fashion
  • [Release] Justice Diaz, Experts to Testify for Juvy-Justice Report Act

• Insurance

  • [Desk] House Approves Wind Pool Funds, State Pay Increase, Partnership Bill
  • [Desk] Lott Vows to 'Bring Down' State Farm, Industry
  • [JFP] The JFP Interview with Gary Anderson
  • [NEWS] Stunner: Jury Awards $2.5 Million in Punitive Damages
  • [News] Taylor Rallies for Insurance Reform
  • [Release] Gov to Act on Wind Pool Bill
  • [Release] Hood Celebrates Insurance Settlement; Calls for Reform
  • [Release] Wind Pool Receives $30 Million in Federal Funds
  • [Release]Eaves joins crusade to avoid insurance industry influence
  • [S-H] Lott Ready for Insurance Battle

• Overview

  • Gov. Haley Barbour's 2008 'State of the State' Address
  • McCoy v. Barbour: Democrat Comes Out on Top ... This Time
  • [Analysis] Legislative Round-up, Week 1
  • [Desk] Legislative Roundup, Feb. 8
  • [Desk] Thursday Legislative Update
  • [Desk] Welcome to StateDesk, Mississippi's Political Newswire
  • [Fleming] Off and Running
  • [Opinion] Ledge Says It's 'Issues, Not Elections'
  • [Release] Purvis leads fundraising in Hinds D.A. race

• Tobacco

  • [C-L]Ridgeland passes smoking ban
  • [Desk] House Approves Wind Pool Funds, State Pay Increase, Partnership Bill
  • [M-P]Ross calls out Bryant regarding Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi
  • [News] Doctor: Low Cig Tax 'Subsidized Stupidity'
  • [News] Restaurant Association Will Support Statewide Smoking Ban ... of a Fashion
  • [Release]Under fire, Bryant does U-turn on Partnership
  • [S-H]Miss. Supreme Court rules against diverting tobacco money to Partnership

• Workforce

  • Mississippi In the Mix of National Minimum-Wage Bill
  • Vacuum Maker Hailed as Savior Quits Gulf Town
  • [Analysis] Ledger Favors Minimum-Wage Increase, But ...
  • [Analysis] Legislative Round-up, Week 1
  • [Blog] MSU's Playboy Bunny Coverage Spotlighted
  • [Breaking] Young Democrats Come Out Against Minimum-Wage Amendment
  • [Desk] House Approves Wind Pool Funds, State Pay Increase, Partnership Bill
  • [Desk] How House Members Voted on the Minimum-Wage Bill
  • [Desk] Mississippi GOP 'Liberal'-Baits Sen. Gloria Williamson
  • [News] Barbour: No Minimum Wage Increase
  • [News] House Passes Minimum Wage Increase ... Sort Of
  • [Release] NFIB Urges 'No' on Minimum Wage

Governor

• Gov. Haley Barbour's 2008 'State of the State' Address
• Haley Barbour's 2008 Inaugural Address
• Judge Rules That Barbour Wrong in Election Date
• McCoy v. Barbour: Democrat Comes Out on Top ... This Time
• Mississippi In the Mix of National Minimum-Wage Bill
• [Analysis] Barbour a 'Man Among Boys' at the Capitol
• [Analysis] What Will Barbour Highlight in State of the State Tonight?
• [C-L]Attorney General files suit against Barbour over youth grants
• [C-L]Barbour speaks at Mississsippi Early Childhood Education meeting
• [C-L]Major Economic Development Plan is a New Jet Engines Parts Plan in Batesville
• [Desk] Barbour & Guvs Want Federal Broadband Auction
• [Desk] Barbour Gives Good News at ?State of the State? Speech
• [Desk] Barbour Is Willing to Raise/Drop the Big Bucks to Keep Seat
• [Desk] Barbour to Make Tupelo Eco-Devo Announcement -- Toyota???
• [Desk] Clarion-Ledger Supports Barbour's Crime Ideas
• [Desk] Mississippi Democrats Blasting Haley Barbour
• [Desk] MPB to Air 'State of the State'; StateDesk to Blog It
• [JFP] Jesus Rode a Donkey: Interview with John Arthur Eaves
• [JFP] Transcripts of JFP Interviews with 2007 Candidates
• [Live Blog] Barbour's 'State of the State' Address Verbatim
• [Lt. Gov] Lots Riding on the Lt. Gov. Race
• [M-P]State Election Board supports voter ID requirement
• [Minor] Barbour Trying Failed Rovian Strategy in Mississippi
• [News] Barbour Has $3.54 Million Campaign Cash on Hand
• [News] Barbour's Insider Status Became a Boon After Katrina
• [News] Barbour: No Minimum Wage Increase
• [News] Barbour: What's the Hurry?
• [News] Bill Renick, Former Musgrove Chief, Running For Governor
• [News] Doctor: Low Cig Tax 'Subsidized Stupidity'
• [News] Plea Agreement Issued in Beef Plant Mess
• [Release] Barbour Declares 'Emergency' for Jeff Davis County Schools
• [Release] Barbour to Make Anti-Crime Announcement
• [Release] Gov to Act on Wind Pool Bill
• [Release] Governor Endorses Anti-Crime Bills
• [Release] Treasurer Gets Barbour's Back on 'Budget Mess'
• [Release] Wind Pool Receives $30 Million in Federal Funds
• [Release]Barbour Announces Major Economic Development Project in Northeast Mississippi
• [Release]Eaves to address Mississippi Association of Supervisors
• [Release]Eaves' supporters say Barbour is not doing enough for crime prevention
• [Rumor] Are Barbour and Eaves Neck-in-Neck?
• [S-H]Miss. Supreme Court rules against diverting tobacco money to Partnership
• [Speech] Mabus: Republicans Bad for Mississippi's Health
• [WLBT] Barbour Pushes for Second Nuclear Power Plant

Hinds County

• Judge Rules That Barbour Wrong in Election Date
• [C-L]Taxpayers to pay for Melton's trial expenses?
• [DA] Hinds DA Candidate Michele Purvis Launches Blog
• [DA] Hinds Incumbent Faye Peterson Publishes 'Tough on Crime' PDF

• Commissioner

• District Attorney

  • [DA] Hinds DA Candidate Michele Purvis Launches Blog
  • [DA] Hinds Incumbent Faye Peterson Publishes 'Tough on Crime' PDF

• Sheriff

Immigration

• [JFP] JFP Rescinds Endorsement of Democrat David Blount

JFP

• Remember the Lott-Thurmond Flap? Here's a Primer.
• [Analysis] Legislative Round-up, Week 1
• [Breaking] Sean Perkins Qualifies to Run for Supervisor Charles Barbour's Seat
• [Breaking] Young Democrats Come Out Against Minimum-Wage Amendment
• [Desk] AFL-CIO Has Good Mississippi Politics Portal
• [Desk] And They're Off ... State Political Races Heating Up
• [Desk] Barbour Gives Good News at ?State of the State? Speech
• [Desk] Clarion-Ledger Supports Barbour's Crime Ideas
• [Desk] House Approves Wind Pool Funds, State Pay Increase, Partnership Bill
• [Desk] House Passes MAEP After Huge Education Rally
• [Desk] It Ain't Exactly the Party of Lincoln, Y'all
• [Desk] Magnolia Report Republicans Ignore JFP
• [Desk] Melton Taps Leland Speed for Jackson Eco-Devo
• [Desk] Mississippi Democrats Blasting Haley Barbour
• [Desk] Mississippi GOP 'Liberal'-Baits Sen. Gloria Williamson
• [Desk] MPB to Air 'State of the State'; StateDesk to Blog It
• [Desk] So, What IS the Answer Then?
• [Desk] Thursday Legislative Update
• [Desk] Wednesday, Jan. 17?House Passes 19 Bills
• [Desk] Welcome to StateDesk, Mississippi's Political Newswire
• [Desk] Youth Justice Rally Draws Hundreds
• [Fleming] Off and Running
• [Jackpedia] Tired of Campaign Signs?
• [JFP] 2007 Endorsements
• [JFP] Analyses of 2007 Candidates and Issues
• [JFP] Jackpedia in Beta-Testing; Load 'Er Up!
• [JFP] JFP Rescinds Endorsement of Democrat David Blount
• [JFP] Obama Preaches to the Choir in Jackson
• [JFP] StateDesk to Relaunch in January 2008; Seeking Bloggers and Interns
• [JFP] The 'Mississippi, Believe It' Campaign, Rethunk
• [JFP] The JFP Interview with Gary Anderson
• [JFP] Transcripts of JFP Interviews with 2007 Candidates
• [Live Blog] Barbour's 'State of the State' Address Verbatim
• [News] A House In a Hurry
• [News] House Passes Minimum Wage Increase ... Sort Of
• [News] House Votes for Eminent-Domain Changes
• [News] Partnership Replacement Clears House Committee

Judiciary

• AG Removes Langston from Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly
• Andy Taggart Fingering Moore ... and Hood?
• DNA Exonerates Sunflower County Man of Rape ... 15 Years Later
• [AP] State Dems Want Trial Over Primary Voters to Continue
• [Release] Justice Kay Cobb to Retire

Elections

• Anderson condemns Dale's acceptance of campaign donations from insurance companies
• Blogger Launches 'We Want Mike Moore' Campaign for Lott's Seat
• I Saw the Sign: Thoughts on the Often Overlooked Rules and Regulations of Political Campaign Signs
• Partisan Flap Over Timing of Special Election
• Trent Lott to Resign by End of Year
• Truthwatch Re-Launches with Charlie Ross Factcheck
• Who Wants Lott's Seat? Everyone's Got An Opinion.
• [AP] State Dems Want Trial Over Primary Voters to Continue
• [Breaking] Sean Perkins Qualifies to Run for Supervisor Charles Barbour's Seat
• [C-D] Judge Orders Democratic Party to Put Dale on Ballot
• [C-L] Former Gov. Ray Mabus Becomes Middle East Adviser for Obama Campaign
• [C-L] GOP Lt. Guv Hopefuls to Debate
• [C-L] Judge asked to reconsider voter ID decision
• [C-L]Dems win court victory but pay a high price
• [C-L]Mixed feelings about voter ID ruling
• [C-L]Obama Introduces a New Universal Health Care Plan
• [DA] Hinds DA Candidate Michele Purvis Launches Blog
• [DA] Hinds Incumbent Faye Peterson Publishes 'Tough on Crime' PDF
• [Desk] And They're Off ... State Political Races Heating Up
• [Desk] Barbour Is Willing to Raise/Drop the Big Bucks to Keep Seat
• [Desk] It Ain't Exactly the Party of Lincoln, Y'all
• [Desk] Mississippi Democrats Blasting Haley Barbour
• [Desk] Mississippi GOP 'Liberal'-Baits Sen. Gloria Williamson
• [Desk] Repubs Ross and Bryant Announce; Launch Dueling Web sites
• [Jackpedia] Tired of Campaign Signs?
• [JFP] 2007 Endorsements
• [JFP] Analyses of 2007 Candidates and Issues
• [JFP] Jesus Rode a Donkey: Interview with John Arthur Eaves
• [JFP] JFP Rescinds Endorsement of Democrat David Blount
• [JFP] Obama Preaches to the Choir in Jackson
• [JFP] The JFP Interview with Gary Anderson
• [JFP] Transcripts of JFP Interviews with 2007 Candidates
• [JFP] Where are the election-night 'victory' parties?
• [Lt. Gov] Lots Riding on the Lt. Gov. Race
• [M-P]Phil Bryant announces Accountability Agenda
• [M-P]Ross calls out Bryant regarding Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi
• [M-P]State Election Board supports voter ID requirement
• [News] A Dem Defects; State Senate Numbers Now Equal
• [News] Barbour Has $3.54 Million Campaign Cash on Hand
• [News] Voters May Decide Eminent-Domain Question
• [Release] Charlie Ross Supporters Say Bryant Must Debate for Benefit of the Public
• [Release] David Blount to Challenge Sen. Richard White
• [Release] Lt. Gov Candidate Phil Bryant Releases Debate Schedule
• [Release]Bryant refuses to produce Partnership records
• [Release]Eaves joins crusade to avoid insurance industry influence
• [Release]Eaves to address Mississippi Association of Supervisors
• [Release]Eaves' supporters say Barbour is not doing enough for crime prevention
• [Release]Gulf Coasters endorse Ross
• [Release]Statement from Ross's Campaign Manager
• [Release]Under fire, Bryant does U-turn on Partnership
• [Ross] Wednesday, er Thursday, with Charlie Ross
• [Rumor] Are Barbour and Eaves Neck-in-Neck?
• [S-H] Gulfport Attorney to Challenge Hood for AG
• [S-H] Jamie Franks: I'm Conservative on Social Issues
• [S-H]Chief sends letter to Choctaw voters
• [S-H]Conservative group promotes limited government
• [Speech] Mabus: Republicans Bad for Mississippi's Health

Lobbyists

• Here's A Surprise: Lott Is Weighing Lobbyist Offers

MS Newspapers

• Cig Bill Supporters Mulling Options
• Destiantion Iraq
• Don't vote McCain, vote anti-Obama
• Giving the Credit
• ICE: Cold Blooded
• Laying the Blame
• Legislators to Take Up 'District of Jackson' Proposal
• Old Testament New Hero
• Renick Announces for Governor
• Satire Is Hard
• Steve Holland Will Run for U.S. Congress
• Who Wants Lott's Seat? Everyone's Got An Opinion.
• Zata3 Polls Job Performance of State Candidates
• [Analysis] Abortion Bills Motivated by Politics?
• [Analysis] Abortion Still Legal in Mississippi--No Kidding
• [Analysis] Barbour a 'Man Among Boys' at the Capitol
• [Analysis] Barbour Lobbying Firm Staying Blood Red
• [Analysis] Kosciusko Editor Ticked at Education 'Advocates'
• [Analysis] Ledger Favors Minimum-Wage Increase, But ...
• [Analysis] Legislative Round-up, Week 1
• [Analysis] Rep. Gene Taylor Gets Ovation for Pelosi Vote
• [Analysis] What Will Barbour Highlight in State of the State Tonight?
• [AP] Neshoba Newspaper Editor to Get Journalism Award
• [Blog] Wonkette Disses Mississippi Easter Egg
• [C-L] Barbour Announces Toyota Plant
• [C-L] GOP Lt. Guv Hopefuls to Debate
• [C-L] Judge asked to reconsider voter ID decision
• [C-L] Public and private colleges in Mississippi increase tuition
• [C-L] Rennick Drops Out of Guv Race
• [C-L] Senate Passes Immigrant Worker Bill
• [C-L]Attorney General files suit against Barbour over youth grants
• [C-L]Bush Responds to Critics of the New Immigration Bill
• [C-L]David Rubenstein Says President Bush's Sanctions on Sudan are "Too Little, Too Late"
• [C-L]Dems win court victory but pay a high price
• [C-L]Even with violent crime up 42 percent last year, Melton convinced his crime plan is working
• [C-L]JPS must make a decision regarding how to pay for additional expenses for the 2006-07 year
• [C-L]JPS will start out 2007-08 school year with $220 million balanced budget
• [C-L]Major Economic Development Plan is a New Jet Engines Parts Plan in Batesville
• [C-L]Mississippians protest Lott's push for immigration bill
• [C-L]Mixed feelings about voter ID ruling
• [C-L]Obama Introduces a New Universal Health Care Plan
• [C-L]Possible national push to fund cold civil rights cases in lieu of Seale trial
• [C-L]Ridgeland passes smoking ban
• [C-L]Supreme Court to Hear Arguments from Death Row Inmate Today
• [C-L]Taxpayers to pay for Melton's trial expenses?
• [D-J]Steve Holland Advises Dipping in to the Rainy Day Fund, Not Increasing College Tuition
• [Desk] And They're Off ... State Political Races Heating Up
• [Desk] Barbour Is Willing to Raise/Drop the Big Bucks to Keep Seat
• [Desk] Clarion-Ledger Supports Barbour's Crime Ideas
• [Desk] House Passes MAEP After Huge Education Rally
• [Desk] It Ain't Exactly the Party of Lincoln, Y'all
• [Desk] Legislative Update, Feb. 7
• [Desk] MAEP Rally and Vote Photos Posted
• [Desk] Melton Taps Leland Speed for Jackson Eco-Devo
• [Desk] MPB to Air 'State of the State'; StateDesk to Blog It
• [Desk] So, What IS the Answer Then?
• [Desk] Youth Justice Rally Draws Hundreds
• [Event] Ag Commissioner Candidate Ricky Cole to Address Dems
• [Gov] Barbour and Mississippi Manufacturing Association Hold Results of Workforce Training Study
• [Jackpedia] State Politicians Need Their Own Page!
• [JFP] Hinds Sheriff Candidate Interviews
• [JFP] The 'Mississippi, Believe It' Campaign, Rethunk
• [Live Blog] Barbour's 'State of the State' Address Verbatim
• [Lt. Gov] Lots Riding on the Lt. Gov. Race
• [Lt. Gov] Ross Camp Trying to Push DebateGate Issue On Bryant
• [Minor] Barbour Trying Failed Rovian Strategy in Mississippi
• [News] 'Two Lake' Developer McGowan Against Eminent-Domain Limits
• [News] A Dem Defects; State Senate Numbers Now Equal
• [News] Barbour Has $3.54 Million Campaign Cash on Hand
• [News] Barbour's Insider Status Became a Boon After Katrina
• [News] Barbour: No Minimum Wage Increase
• [News] Barbour: What's the Hurry?
• [News] Bill Renick, Former Musgrove Chief, Running For Governor
• [News] Cochran Backs More Troops, Lott Balks
• [News] Doctor: Low Cig Tax 'Subsidized Stupidity'
• [News] House Votes to Cut Rates on Student Loans
• [News] Lawmaker Says State Trauma System Underfunded
• [News] Mississippi's Senators Say Bush to Nominate Southwick to 5th
• [News] Plea Agreement Issued in Beef Plant Mess
• [News] Rep. Leonard Morris of Batesville Dies
• [News] Restaurant Association Will Support Statewide Smoking Ban ... of a Fashion
• [NEWS] Stunner: Jury Awards $2.5 Million in Punitive Damages
• [News] Taylor Rallies for Insurance Reform
• [News] Voters May Decide Eminent-Domain Question
• [Opinion] Editorial: Must We Fight This (Education) Fight Again?
• [Opinion] Ledge Says It's 'Issues, Not Elections'
• [PR] Barbour Raised $3.4 Mil in Q1 2007
• [PR] Charlie Ross Calls for Voter ID Special Session
• [Release] AG Candidate Hopkins Reports $329k in Contributions
• [Release] Barbour Signs New Film Incentives Into Law
• [Release] Conference Committee Fully Funds MAEP
• [Release] Gov Signs 'Mississippi Healthy Students Act'
• [Release] Ross Raises $441k in Q1 2007
• [Release] Ross Rolls Out 'Conservative' Radio Spots
• [Release] Ross: All DebateGate All The Time
• [Release] Secretary of State Eric Clark Won't Run
• [Release] Senate announces Education Bill Conferees
• [Release] Treasurer Reeves Urges Caution with State Budget
• [S-H] Dale Orders State Farm 'Slab' Cases Re-opened
• [S-H] Harrison County Goes Back to Paper Balloting
• [S-H] Jamie Franks: I'm Conservative on Social Issues
• [S-H] Lott Ready for Insurance Battle
• [S-H] MS Guardsman May Head Back To Iraq
• [S-H] Special Session Ends with Incentive Approval, Acrimony
• [S-H] State Farm Hearings Today
• [S-H] Taylor Answers Questions at Town Hall
• [S-H] U.S. House Committee to Investigate Katrina Insurance Companies
• [S-H]Chief sends letter to Choctaw voters
• [S-H]Conservative group promotes limited government
• [S-H]Miss. Supreme Court rules against diverting tobacco money to Partnership

• Analysis

  • [Analysis] Abortion Bills Motivated by Politics?
  • [Analysis] Abortion Still Legal in Mississippi--No Kidding
  • [Analysis] Barbour a 'Man Among Boys' at the Capitol
  • [Analysis] Barbour Lobbying Firm Staying Blood Red
  • [Analysis] Kosciusko Editor Ticked at Education 'Advocates'
  • [Analysis] Ledger Favors Minimum-Wage Increase, But ...
  • [Analysis] Legislative Round-up, Week 1
  • [Analysis] Rep. Gene Taylor Gets Ovation for Pelosi Vote
  • [Analysis] What Will Barbour Highlight in State of the State Tonight?
  • [Blog] Wonkette Disses Mississippi Easter Egg
  • [Desk] And They're Off ... State Political Races Heating Up
  • [Desk] Barbour Is Willing to Raise/Drop the Big Bucks to Keep Seat
  • [Desk] Clarion-Ledger Supports Barbour's Crime Ideas
  • [Desk] It Ain't Exactly the Party of Lincoln, Y'all
  • [Desk] Melton Taps Leland Speed for Jackson Eco-Devo
  • [Desk] MPB to Air 'State of the State'; StateDesk to Blog It
  • [Desk] So, What IS the Answer Then?
  • [JFP] The 'Mississippi, Believe It' Campaign, Rethunk
  • [Live Blog] Barbour's 'State of the State' Address Verbatim
  • [Minor] Barbour Trying Failed Rovian Strategy in Mississippi

• Editorials

  • [AP] Neshoba Newspaper Editor to Get Journalism Award
  • [News] Cochran Backs More Troops, Lott Balks
  • [Opinion] Editorial: Must We Fight This (Education) Fight Again?
  • [Opinion] Ledge Says It's 'Issues, Not Elections'

• News

  • Legislators to Take Up 'District of Jackson' Proposal
  • [C-L] GOP Lt. Guv Hopefuls to Debate
  • [C-L] Judge asked to reconsider voter ID decision
  • [C-L] Public and private colleges in Mississippi increase tuition
  • [C-L]Attorney General files suit against Barbour over youth grants
  • [C-L]Bush Responds to Critics of the New Immigration Bill
  • [C-L]David Rubenstein Says President Bush's Sanctions on Sudan are "Too Little, Too Late"
  • [C-L]JPS must make a decision regarding how to pay for additional expenses for the 2006-07 year
  • [C-L]JPS will start out 2007-08 school year with $220 million balanced budget
  • [C-L]Major Economic Development Plan is a New Jet Engines Parts Plan in Batesville
  • [C-L]Mississippians protest Lott's push for immigration bill
  • [C-L]Mixed feelings about voter ID ruling
  • [C-L]Obama Introduces a New Universal Health Care Plan
  • [C-L]Ridgeland passes smoking ban
  • [C-L]Supreme Court to Hear Arguments from Death Row Inmate Today
  • [C-L]Taxpayers to pay for Melton's trial expenses?
  • [D-J]Steve Holland Advises Dipping in to the Rainy Day Fund, Not Increasing College Tuition
  • [Desk] Barbour Is Willing to Raise/Drop the Big Bucks to Keep Seat
  • [Desk] House Passes MAEP After Huge Education Rally
  • [Desk] Legislative Update, Feb. 7
  • [Desk] Youth Justice Rally Draws Hundreds
  • [News] 'Two Lake' Developer McGowan Against Eminent-Domain Limits
  • [News] A Dem Defects; State Senate Numbers Now Equal
  • [News] Barbour Has $3.54 Million Campaign Cash on Hand
  • [News] Barbour's Insider Status Became a Boon After Katrina
  • [News] Barbour: No Minimum Wage Increase
  • [News] Barbour: What's the Hurry?
  • [News] Bill Renick, Former Musgrove Chief, Running For Governor
  • [News] Doctor: Low Cig Tax 'Subsidized Stupidity'
  • [News] House Votes to Cut Rates on Student Loans
  • [News] Lawmaker Says State Trauma System Underfunded
  • [News] Mississippi's Senators Say Bush to Nominate Southwick to 5th
  • [News] Plea Agreement Issued in Beef Plant Mess
  • [News] Rep. Leonard Morris of Batesville Dies
  • [News] Restaurant Association Will Support Statewide Smoking Ban ... of a Fashion
  • [NEWS] Stunner: Jury Awards $2.5 Million in Punitive Damages
  • [News] Taylor Rallies for Insurance Reform
  • [News] Voters May Decide Eminent-Domain Question
  • [S-H] Harrison County Goes Back to Paper Balloting
  • [S-H] Jamie Franks: I'm Conservative on Social Issues
  • [S-H] Lott Ready for Insurance Battle
  • [S-H]Chief sends letter to Choctaw voters
  • [S-H]Conservative group promotes limited government
  • [S-H]Miss. Supreme Court rules against diverting tobacco money to Partnership

National

• Here's A Surprise: Lott Is Weighing Lobbyist Offers
• Mississippi In the Mix of National Minimum-Wage Bill
• Trent Disliked By Blogosphere, Left and Right
• Trent Lott to Resign by End of Year
• Vacuum Maker Hailed as Savior Quits Gulf Town
• [Analysis] Barbour Lobbying Firm Staying Blood Red
• [Analysis] Ledger Favors Minimum-Wage Increase, But ...
• [Analysis] Rep. Gene Taylor Gets Ovation for Pelosi Vote
• [Analysis] Will Sen. Lott Be a Thorn in Bush's Troop Surge?
• [Blog] Wonkette Disses Mississippi Easter Egg
• [C-L] Former Gov. Ray Mabus Becomes Middle East Adviser for Obama Campaign
• [C-L]Bush Responds to Critics of the New Immigration Bill
• [C-L]David Rubenstein Says President Bush's Sanctions on Sudan are "Too Little, Too Late"
• [C-L]Mississippians protest Lott's push for immigration bill
• [Desk] AFL-CIO Has Good Mississippi Politics Portal
• [Desk] Barbour & Guvs Want Federal Broadband Auction
• [Desk] Lott Vows to 'Bring Down' State Farm, Industry
• [JFP] Obama Preaches to the Choir in Jackson
• [JFP] The 'Mississippi, Believe It' Campaign, Rethunk
• [Minor] Barbour Trying Failed Rovian Strategy in Mississippi
• [News] Barbour's Insider Status Became a Boon After Katrina
• [News] Cochran Backs More Troops, Lott Balks
• [News] Lethal Injection on Trial
• [News] Lott Wants More Funding of Amtrak
• [News] Mississippi's Senators Say Bush to Nominate Southwick to 5th
• [News] Newbie Sen. Tester Upstaged by Trent Lott?
• [News] Plea Agreement Issued in Beef Plant Mess
• [Release] AG Hood to Testify Before Congress Wednesday
• [Release] Children's Rights Seek Foster Care Settlement Today
• [Release] Hood Celebrates Insurance Settlement; Calls for Reform
• [S-H] Lott Ready for Insurance Battle

Race Relations

• Remember the Lott-Thurmond Flap? Here's a Primer.
• [AP] Neshoba Newspaper Editor to Get Journalism Award
• [Blog] Wonkette Disses Mississippi Easter Egg
• [C-L]Possible national push to fund cold civil rights cases in lieu of Seale trial
• [JFP] JFP Rescinds Endorsement of Democrat David Blount
• [JFP] The 'Mississippi, Believe It' Campaign, Rethunk

Releases

• DNA Exonerates Sunflower County Man of Rape ... 15 Years Later
• Hood, AGs Across the Nation Announce Settlement with ChoicePoint
• [Desk] Barbour to Make Tupelo Eco-Devo Announcement -- Toyota???
• [News] Plea Agreement Issued in Beef Plant Mess
• [Release] AG Hood to Testify Before Congress Wednesday
• [Release] Barbour Declares 'Emergency' for Jeff Davis County Schools
• [Release] Barbour to Make Anti-Crime Announcement
• [Release] Charlie Ross Supporters Say Bryant Must Debate for Benefit of the Public
• [Release] Children's Rights Seek Foster Care Settlement Today
• [Release] David Blount to Challenge Sen. Richard White
• [Release] Governor Endorses Anti-Crime Bills
• [Release] Hood Announces Foster Care Settlement
• [Release] Hood Celebrates Insurance Settlement; Calls for Reform
• [Release] Justice Diaz, Experts to Testify for Juvy-Justice Report Act
• [Release] Lt. Gov Candidate Phil Bryant Releases Debate Schedule
• [Release] Mississippi Senate May Reduce MAEP
• [Release] NFIB Urges 'No' on Minimum Wage
• [Release] Treasurer Gets Barbour's Back on 'Budget Mess'
• [Release] Wind Pool Receives $30 Million in Federal Funds
• [Release] Youth to Storm Capitol on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• [Release]AG Jim Hood Files Suit Against 2 Oil Companies
• [Release]AG Jim Hood Plans to Hold Conference to Address the Legal Aspects of Domestic Violence
• [Release]Attorney General Holds Statewide Conference on Domestic Violence
• [Release]Barbour Announces Major Economic Development Project in Northeast Mississippi
• [Release]Bryant refuses to produce Partnership records
• [Release]Eaves joins crusade to avoid insurance industry influence
• [Release]Eaves to address Mississippi Association of Supervisors
• [Release]Eaves' supporters say Barbour is not doing enough for crime prevention
• [Release]Gulf Coasters endorse Ross
• [Release]Statement from Ross's Campaign Manager
• [Release]Statement on Hurricane Katrina Grant Program
• [Release]Tougaloo Honors Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie T. Green
• [Release]Under fire, Bryant does U-turn on Partnership

Republicans

• Andy Taggart Fingering Moore ... and Hood?
• Charlie Ross Running for Congress
• Haley Barbour's 2008 Inaugural Address
• Here's A Surprise: Lott Is Weighing Lobbyist Offers
• McCoy v. Barbour: Democrat Comes Out on Top ... This Time
• Partisan Flap Over Timing of Special Election
• Treasurer Tate Reeves: 'No New Bonds in 2008'
• Trent Lott to Resign by End of Year
• Who Wants Lott's Seat? Everyone's Got An Opinion.
• [C-L] Judge asked to reconsider voter ID decision
• [C-L]Mississippians protest Lott's push for immigration bill
• [JFP] Transcripts of JFP Interviews with 2007 Candidates
• [M-P]Phil Bryant announces Accountability Agenda
• [Minor] Barbour Trying Failed Rovian Strategy in Mississippi
• [Release] Charlie Ross Supporters Say Bryant Must Debate for Benefit of the Public
• [Release]Bryant refuses to produce Partnership records
• [Release]Gulf Coasters endorse Ross
• [Release]Statement from Ross's Campaign Manager
• [Speech] Mabus: Republicans Bad for Mississippi's Health

Scruggs

• AG Removes Langston from Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly
• Andy Taggart Fingering Moore ... and Hood?

US Congress

• Blogger Launches 'We Want Mike Moore' Campaign for Lott's Seat
• Charlie Ross Running for Congress
• Gas Price Woes; Wicker to the Rescue?
• Judge Rules That Barbour Wrong in Election Date
• L.A. Times: Musgrove-Wicker Race Highlights GOP Woes
• Mississippi In the Mix of National Minimum-Wage Bill
• Partisan Flap Over Timing of Special Election
• Remember the Lott-Thurmond Flap? Here's a Primer.
• Steve Holland Will Run for U.S. Congress
• Trent Disliked By Blogosphere, Left and Right
• Trent Lott to Resign by End of Year
• Who Wants Lott's Seat? Everyone's Got An Opinion.
• [Analysis] Barbour Lobbying Firm Staying Blood Red
• [Analysis] Rep. Gene Taylor Gets Ovation for Pelosi Vote
• [Analysis] Will Sen. Lott Be a Thorn in Bush's Troop Surge?
• [Desk] Lott Vows to 'Bring Down' State Farm, Industry
• [National] Reid, Lott Top Corporate Frequent Fliers
• [News] Cochran Backs More Troops, Lott Balks
• [News] Lott Wants More Funding of Amtrak
• [News] Newbie Sen. Tester Upstaged by Trent Lott?
• [Release] AG Hood to Testify Before Congress Wednesday
• [Release] Hood Celebrates Insurance Settlement; Calls for Reform