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• University mergers highly unlikely

  —Sid Salter

  How’s that university merger plan going to work out for Gov. Haley Barbour? He might want to ask 4th District U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis and current Ole Miss professor Cy Rosenblatt. Back in the late 1980s, there was talk at the Capitol about closing or merging MUW [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:24pm EST
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• University mergers

  —David Hampton

  Gov. Haley Barbour's proposals to merge the eight state universities into five is creating a lot of talk and consternation among those at the affected schools, but, in the end, are not likely to happen.
  
  We've been down this road before with talk about merging Mississippi University for' [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 5:13pm EST
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• Barbour - “We need to treat the president respectfully”

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  Barbour - "We need to treat the president respectfully" One crucial factor, governors said, is wooing independent voters who backed Mr. Obama last year but voted by about 2-to-1 margins in gubernatorial races for Robert McDonnell in Virginia and Chris Christie in New Jersey. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:27pm EST
  

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• AGNEW - Barbour taking hits for ‘11 gov candidates

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  Barbour taking hits for '11 gov candidates A term-limited Gov. Haley Barbour knows he's getting politically hammered for his explosive budget proposal that landed with a thud audible from here to Plantersville. But critics need to know this: The governor doesn't care what they think. He's preparing for life outside the Mansion. [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:19pm EST
  

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• SH - From 2,000 to 100 school districts?

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  SH - From 2,000 to 100 school districts? Considering that Mississippi once had more than 2,000 public school districts, Gov. Haley Barbour’s proposal to reduce the number from 152 down to 100 might not seem so monumental a task. Until you look back down the road consolidation has taken. The reason Mississippi had [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:14pm EST
  

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• AP Analysis: Barbour’s Budget Sure to Spark Activism

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  Analysis: Barbour's Budget Sure to Spark Activism In releasing his budget proposal last week, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour might've tapped into his own version of economic stimulus. Call it the Lobbyist Full Employment Act of 2010. Barbour announced a wide range of ideas that immediately made people mad, and it's a safe bet' [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:12pm EST
  

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• Barbour calls for respectful treatment of President

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  HT @yallpolitics/From GOP Officials Urge Candidates to Avoid Shrill Tone - WSJ.com:Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, told his colleagues that Obama enjoyed a "residuary of goodwill," particularly because he is America's first black president. "We...
  
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:50am EST
  

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• Students Vent Outrage at Anti-Merger Rallies

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  by Adam Lynch November 20, 2009 Jackson State University students are organizing a rally on the steps of the State Capitol at 1 p.m. today in protest of Gov. Haley Barbour's recommendation to merge the state's three historically black colleges and universities. [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:45pm EST
  

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• BARBOUR wants Kay B. Hutchison to stay in D.C.

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  BARBOUR wants Kay B. Hutchison to stay in D.C. CEDAR CREEK, Tex. -- Given that this year's Republican Governors Association meeting is taking place here in Texas, reporters today asked RGA Chairman Haley Barbour, the governor of Mississippi, to weigh in on the Rick Perry-vs.-Kay Bailey Hutchison GOP primary for Texas [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:01pm EST
  

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• UPI - Barbour: GOP govs leading party back

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  UPI - Barbour: GOP govs leading party back AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi says his fellow governors are "leading the comeback" of the Republican Party. Barbour spoke at a news conference Wednesday as the Republican Governors Association began a conference in Austin, Texas, The Washington Post [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  

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• MINOR - Barbour headed down a dead-end with university consolidation

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  MINOR - Barbour headed down a dead-end with university consolidation As Haley Barbour tries to consolidate the state’s eight universities into five, he’s headed down a dead-end road. For starters, a governor or Legislature tampering with the eight established institutions of high learning – three of them traditionally black and five predominantly [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:35pm EST
  

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• Friday Rambling’s with Robert

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  At What Cost The university merger proposal drafted by Governor Haley Barbour has sure upset several groups who claim to have a stake in the issue.  This is great that these people want to be involved now, but where have they been the last several years while the state has continually [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:34am EST
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• Haley and Sarah

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  In today's Washington Post, Chris Cillizza, who writes the paper's political blog, had this to say:
  
  
  Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's (R) repeated refusal to say that Sarah Palin is "qualified" to be president of the United States during an interview Thursday night with "Hardball" host Chris Matthews is [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• IHL’s Bounds: ‘We’re in a Financial Crisis’

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  by Adam Lynch November 19, 2009 The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning heard some rotten numbers at this morning's IHL meeting. Gov. Haley Barbour recommended a flurry of budget reductions for the state's eight colleges and universities, spurring Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds to speak on the [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:30pm EST
  

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• MSGOP Chairman Brad White Responds to Jamie Frank’s Comments on Budget

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  Jackson, Miss. – Republican Party Chairman Brad White issued the following statement today on the remarks made by Democratic Party Chairman Jamie Franks regarding Governor Haley Barbour’s budget recommendations: “Jamie Franks shows us the difference between big government, big spending Democrats and the prudent reforms presented by Governor Haley Barbour.” [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:38pm EST
  

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• MSGOP: "Mr. Franks presents no ideas, no vision, and no solution to Mississippi’s budget challenges"

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  Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Brad White put the smackdown on Jamie Franks. As we mentioned yesterday, the Mississippi Democratic Party's reaction to Governor Haley Barbour's budget proposal was essentially: "No". Rather than suggest ideas, they only attacked.
  
  GOP Chairman Brad White responded (ht Y'all):“Jamie Franks shows us' [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:09pm EST
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• MS Dems respond to Governor Barbour’s ideas

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  Chairman Franks responds to Gov. Barbour's budget JACKSON - Chairman Jamie Franks released the following statements regarding Gov. Haley Barbour’s budget recommendations. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS “The governor has touted his ability to bring new jobs to Mississippi, but under his administration Mississippi is facing the worst economic downturn most of us have seen.” “Instead [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:01pm EST
  

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• More cuts proposed for Mississippi’s 2-year colleges

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  More cuts proposed for Mississippi's 2-year colleges It looks like our state's two-year colleges aren't beyond the reach of Governor Haley Barbour's budget axe. Mississippi's community college system has already had to trim 5 percent in the middle of the current budget year, and Hinds Community College President Dr. Clyde Muse says' [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  

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• PUFFINGTON - Haley Barbour mention for 2012 GOP nod through enviro-lens

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  Will the GOP Nominate a Climate Change Denier in 2012? In the early stages of the race for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2012, eight names are mentioned most frequently: Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich, Haley Barbour, Bobby Jindal and Dick Cheney. Of these eight early contenders, [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 1:08pm EST
  

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• RGA meet in Austin

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  RGA meet in Austin n a conference call yesterday previewing this week's two-day Republican Governors Association meeting in Austin, RGA Chairman Haley Barbour (also the governor of Mississippi) said the purpose of the meeting was "to celebrate and build on the successes in New Jersey and Virginia this month," but more [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:50pm EST
  

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• Maj. in Miss. - The Interesting Lack of Response From Democrats

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  Maj. in Miss. - The Interesting Lack of Response From Democrats Most of the Clarion-Ledger’s stories regarding Haley Barbour FY 2011 budget outline have focused on reactions from people who stand to have an alma mater affected by mergers, and there reactions are predictable (and understandable). Most Americans suffer from NIMBY [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:48pm EST
  

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• Nunnelee/Barbour vs. Childers/Pelosi?

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  Really, Jere, are you sure that's where you want to take this conversation?
  
  I'll tell you what let's do:  You concede to Alan Nunnelee all the people in the First Congressional District who support Haley Barbour as Governor, and I'll concede to Cong. Childers all the people in the First [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:18pm EST
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• DISPATCH - MUW merger plan: State wouldn’t see savings until 2012

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  DISPATCH - MUW merger plan: State wouldn’t see savings until 2012 Merging Mississippi University for Women with Mississippi State University in 2011 will save $35 million ... in 2012. As expected, Gov. Haley Barbour recommended in his Monday budget proposal the two state universities be merged to save on administrative costs. He also [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:10pm EST
  

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• SALTER - Barbour’s budget plan tosses gauntlet to the Legislature

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  SALTER - Barbour's budget plan tosses gauntlet to the Legislature Gov. Haley Barbour's Fiscal Year 2011 Executive Budget Recommendation contains something for almost every lobbyist, special interest group, educational institution, state agency head and state employee to dislike. The Barbour budget plan cuts public education at virtually every level, cuts Medicaid, cuts [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:08pm EST
  

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• Barbour’s university merger proposals could falter

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  Barbour's university merger proposals could falter Some Mississippi House members say Republican Gov. Haley Barbour's most politically sensitive budget proposals are likely to be dead on arrival - including a recommendation to merge eight universities into five. Rep. Cecil Brown of Jackson, a Democrat on the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, said Tuesday [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:03pm EST
  

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• MS Dems become the Party of No

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  Chairman Jamie Franks responded to Governor Haley Barbour's budget recommendation. What is his vision for Mississippi? "NO"
  
  He doesn't present any ideas on how to solve the budget crisis. All he does is attack the Governor. He says the Governor should cut his own staff. If he had' [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:18am EST
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• The Interesting Lack of Response From Democrats

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  Most of the Clarion-Ledger’s stories regarding Haley Barbour FY 2011 budget outline have focused on reactions from people who stand to have an alma mater affected by mergers, and there reactions are predictable (and understandable). Most Americans suffer from NIMBY disease. Yes, they want the budget balanced and cuts made [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:39am EST
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• The JFP's take on Barbour's budget

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  From Jackson Free Press - Barbour’s Budget Hits Women, AG, Schools Hard: Gov. Haley Barbour released a budget proposal yesterday calling for a 12 percent cut in the state budget for most agencies and...
  
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:43am EST
  

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• Barbour’s Budget Hits Women, AG, Schools Hard

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  by Adam Lynch November 17, 2009 Gov. Haley Barbour released a budget proposal yesterday calling for a 12 percent cut in the state budget for most agencies and the consolidation of the state's historically black colleges and universities. The proposal, which reflects the state's fiscal year 2011 revenue estimates of a $715 [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:30pm EST
  

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• Thinking about 2012? Think Thune

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  Governor Haley Barbour always tells Republicans to stay focused on 2010 and not to get to wrapped up on who will be our nominee in 2012.  He is right.  But if you’re looking for someone to keep on the radar screen, think Thune.

  David Brooks writes in the New York [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:27pm EST
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