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• JFP Person of the Day: Brad Rogers

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  by Adam Lynch December 17, 2009 For better or worse, Pearl Mayor Brad Rogers proved he's his own man when it comes to making a decision on the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District. Rogers was one of the five members of the levee board who voted in favor of [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 7:15pm EST
  

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• Mississippi Supreme Court decisions, 12/17/09

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  There’s an oddity on this week’s decision list– a cert. grant for a pro se petitioner in Robert Jackson v. State, with the vote to grant–Waller, Carlson, Graves, Dickinson, Lamar, Chandler and Pierce, and to deny– Randolph and Kitchens.  The Court of Appeals opinion is extremely unexceptional– a short [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 4:45pm EST
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• Allegations of voter fraud yet to be aired in Canton alderman race

  —Yall Politics

  Madison Journal - Allegations of voter fraud yet to be aired in Canton alderman race In the election, Rodriquez Brown defeated incumbent Ray Rosamond in a May 21 runoff election by 49 votes for the Ward 1 post. Rosamond disputed the results, citing several instances of alleged fraud, including votes cast by [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 2:02pm EST
  

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• MIM - Nancy Pelosi is shielding Travis Childers and other Dems from tough votes

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  Pelosi To Shield Vulnerable Members From Controversial Votes In 2010 According to The Hill, Pelosi has assured freshman lawmakers that the House will not move on controversial legislation until the Senate passes a bill. This includes immigration reform, the Employee Free Choice Act, and a ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal. One of [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 1:51pm EST
  

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• "Allegations of voter fraud yet to be aired in disputed alderman race"

  —State Street Posts

  HT @yallpolitics - From the Madison County Journal: "A former alderman still hasn't decided if he will appeal a ruling throwing out his voter fraud case in last summer's municipal elections. A specially appointed circuit judge threw out the former alderman's charges of voter fraud on a...
  
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 10:14am EST
  

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• Jere and the budget

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  I'm not really sure of Jere's point in his latest post about Republicans and the budget.  But if  he means that Republicans are "against" Governor Barbour if they do not vote for every proposal in his budget recommendation, then his premise that this will be first time is just wrong.  No' [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:18am EST
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• Barbour vs. the Republicans

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  Well, ladies and gentlemen, we are all about to witness the first time the Republicans in the Legislature have split with the Governor over the budget.  And to my recollection, this will be only the second time since he became governor in 2004 that the Republicans have voted against him on [...]

  Posted: December 16, 2009, 8:04pm EST
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• Council Agrees to Invest in South Jackson Development

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  by Adam Lynch December 16, 2009 The Jackson City Council voted to issue more than $1 million in bonds for a South Jackson development at Tuesday's council meeting. The decision, which is connected to the development of the much-disputed Timber Falls development near Forest Hill High School, means the city will spend [...]

  Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:15pm EST
  

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• Pelosi To Shield Vulnerable Members From Controversial Votes In 2010

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  The 2009 session in the House read like a wish list of liberal priorities which included massive government spending, cap-and-trade legislation and a healthcare reform bill. While this may please the Democratic leadership and their base, it may also jeopardize the careers of moderate Democrats from traditional GOP districts. Further, many [...]

  Posted: December 16, 2009, 12:32pm EST
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• Didn't Wicker vote to filibuster this bill?

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  Federal bill has $150M in Miss. projects | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger: "The final version of a massive federal spending bill includes more than $150 million for specific projects in Mississippi, the state's two U.S. senators said. Republicans Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker said the bill...
  
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:11am EST
  

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• Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District Votes to Pursue Flood Protection Effort

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  Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District Votes to Pursue Flood Protection Efforts “Today’s vote was a solid vote for flood control and a significant vote for economic development.” Billy Orr, President (Jackson, Miss.) – In a five to two vote, members of the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage [...]

  Posted: December 15, 2009, 10:26pm EST
  

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• Tupelo gets okay for Sunday booze sales

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  NEMS360.com - UPDATE State approves Sunday liquor for Tupelo: "The state Tax Commission approved Sunday liquor and wine sales for Tupelo, but it won’t go into effect until January at the earliest. Tax commissioners held their regular meeting Tuesday and voted on Tupelo’s request to allow liquor...
  
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 5:01pm EST
  

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• Big day at the State Capitol

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  Legislative Budget Committee to Recommend Massive Cuts to Mississippi Government | Mississippi Public Broadcasting: The Joint Legislative Budget Committee will vote today to accept the legislative budget proposal for fiscal year 2011 . As MPB's Carl Gibson reports, state agencies can expect to...
  
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 8:48am EST
  

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• Harry Reid & Joe Lieberman

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  One of these days, some enterprising author will write a book about the days Harry Reid spent trying to get 60 votes for the health care reform bill.  The best book I ever read about the politics of passing legislation was John M. Barry's The Ambition and the Power: The [...]

  Posted: December 15, 2009, 6:56am EST
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• Saban voted best coach since Bear.

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  I think we can tell the Bama homers came out of the woodwork. Yes, Saban won the poll but over BOWDEN? Come on, Bowden was in top five 15 years straight, two national championships as well. Johnson won both a NC and two Super Bowl rings. However, Saban won the [...]

  Posted: December 15, 2009, 12:02am EST
  

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• Levee Board Votes for Corps-Approved Plan

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  by Adam Lynch December 14, 2009 The Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District voted this morning to move head with a levees-only flood-control plan endorsed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Flowood Mayor Gary Rhoads moved to accept the Corps' recommendation that the levees along the Pearl River between' [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 7:40pm EST
  

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• BREAKING: Levee Board Votes for Corps’ Levee Plan

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  by Adam Lynch December 14, 2009 The Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District voted this morning to move head with a levees-only flood-control plan endorsed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Flowood Mayor Gary Rhodes moved to accept the Corps' recommendation that the levees along the Pearl River between' [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 5:46pm EST
  

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• Childers Must Hope Populist Vote Helps

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  Last Friday, the House passed a financial overhaul bill that “creates a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), imposes new curbs on the multitrillion-dollar derivatives market and sets up a new system for dissolving failing financial firms.” Simply put, this was a huge financial overhaul that the Democratic leadership hopes will [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 3:58pm EST
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• Cochran: Coast included in funding package

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  Cochran: Coast included in funding package U.S. Senator Thad Cochran said Sunday several South Mississippi projects are funded in an omnibus FY2010 appropriations package that will be forwarded to President Barack Obama. Cochran, ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted Sunday with the Senate, which approved the package in a 57-35 [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 3:52pm EST
  

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• Pearl levee plan approved

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  Jackson Free Press: Jackson, Mississippi - Noise - City/County - Pearl River - Levee Board Votes for Corps-Approved Plan: "The Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District voted this morning to move head with a levees-only flood-control plan endorsed by the U.S. Army Corps of...
  
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 1:47pm EST
  

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• Cochran Votes For Bill Permitting Taxpayer Funded Abortion

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  Over the weekend, the Senate approved a $1.1 trillion annual pork fest known as an omnibus spending bill. The bill barley cleared the upper chamber on Saturday with the necessary 60 votes to overcome a Republican-led filibuster. However, with three Democrats breaking rank and opposing the measure, the Democrats relied on [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:36am EST
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• Gene Taylor one of 27 who voted against Wall Street regulation legislation

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  Gene Taylor one of 27 who voted against Wall Street regulation legislation The House on Friday passed a wide-ranging financial overhaul bill intended to boost consumer protection and crack down on abuses on Wall Street. The House approved the bill on party lines in a 223-202 vote, with no Republicans favoring [...]

  Posted: December 12, 2009, 3:20pm EST
  

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• Gene Taylor bucks his party on financial overhaul

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  HT @yallpolitics -- House approves financial overhaul - TheHill.com: "The House on Friday passed a wide-ranging financial overhaul bill intended to boost consumer protection and crack down on abuses on Wall Street. The House approved the bill on party lines in a 223-202 vote, with no Republicans...
  
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 11:17am EST
  

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• Travis Childers votes for Wall Street regulation bill - 27 democrats voted against it

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  Travis Childers votes for Wall Street regulation bill - 27 democrats voted for against it State from Childers: “Today’s legislation represents an important step in protecting North Mississippi families and small businesses from ever again bearing the burden of Wall Street’s irresponsible decision-making. The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:23pm EST
  

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• Major makeover of Wall Street regs passes House without single Republican vote

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  Major makeover of Wall Street regs passes House without single Republican vote The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures that plunged the nation deep into recession. The sprawling legislation would [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:22pm EST
  

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• TARP for job stimulus? "Not so fast," says ProPublica

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  Money Left Over, but the U.S. Debt May Swallow It - ProPublica: "On Monday, President Obama announced that the bank bailout cost about $200 billion less than expected, telling reporters, “It means that some of that money can be devoted to deficit reduction.” As Obama prepares to make a speech" [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  

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• Latest Poll

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  Vote for best college football coach since Bear Bryant's time. Jimmy Johnson got my vote. Won't have the most wins obviously but when he was at Miami, he created teams that destroyed opponents, especially top-ranked ones as Barry Switzer and Bobby Bowden can verify. Vote early and often.[...]

  Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:13am EST
  

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• New Open Primary Suit in South Carolina

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  South Carolina, like Mississippi, is among the states with compulsory open primaries. Any party holding a primary is required by law to allow any voter to participate in that primary. Each voter picks a party on primary day.
  
  Last April, the Republican Party of Greenville County filed a federal [...]

  Posted: December 07, 2009, 7:03am EST
  by Steve Rankin

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• Signing the Pledge in Virginia

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  Phil Rodokanakis commented on my article on Virginia's politics and election system. The Republicans held a "firehouse primary" to choose their candidate for the upcoming special election for a state Senate seat. Phil is critical of the pledge that the GOP required each voter to sign.
  
  "... [the" [...]

  Posted: December 05, 2009, 9:52am EST
  by Steve Rankin

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• Council votes 5-1 to pay Wright’s, Recio’s attorneys

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  Council votes 5-1 to pay Wright's, Recio's attorneys The measure passed by a 5-1 vote, with Ward 1 Councilman Jeff Weill in opposition. Ward 7 Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon was absent. The bills date to the 2007 criminal trial of Melton and then-bodyguards Michael Recio and Marcus Wright, who had been charged with' [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:12pm EST
  

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