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15 hrs ago | FITSNews

Nikki Haley's "Good Ol' Boy"

A Democratic memo obtained exclusively by FITS alleges that S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley has a white supremacist on her 2014 gubernatorial steering committee.

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Related Topix: Nikki Haley, US Governors, Mauldin, SC

15 hrs ago | Politico

McCaul: Benghazi will haunt Clinton

Rep. Michael McCaul , the House Homeland Security Committee chairman, predicted Monday night that the fallout from Benghazi will haunt Hillary Clinton if she runs for president.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Michael McCaul, Republican, US House of Representatives, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Democrat, US Governors, Mississippi Government, Mississippi

Sun May 19, 2013

CBS News

Mississippi rethinks solitary confinement

PARCHMAN, Miss. - In 1990, when former prison guard Christopher Epps was the deputy superintendent at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in rural Parchman, he oversaw the construction of a maximum security wing to keep troublesome inmates in solitary confinement.

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Related Topix: Prison, Parchman, MS, Mississippi State Penitentiary, State Prisons, Maximum Security, US Governors

Thu May 16, 2013

Mississippi Business Journal

Budget writer: Medicaid taking away from education funding

Funding for education is falling short because Medicaid is devouring a larger share of state money than it did a few years ago, a top Mississippi budget writer says in a letter to teachers and school administrators.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, US News, US Governors, US Politics, Barack Obama

TwinCities

Real World Economics: Legalizing immigrants will cost us - but unfairly?

Legalizing the status of several million immigrants now here illegally may well increase annual budget deficits at least somewhat over the next several decades.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, US Governors, US Senate, John McCain, Social Security, Personal Finance

Wed May 15, 2013

Newms360.com

Shelton's conservatism attacked; candidates gain endorsements

The same day a Republican Tupelo city councilman endorsed Democrat Jason Shelton for mayor, the state GOP chairman accused him of being a "bait and switch conservative." Shelton, a Tupelo native and attorney, has tried to position himself as the fiscal conservative in the mayor's race against City Council President Fred Pitts, a longtime business ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, Tupelo, MS, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US Governors

Tue May 14, 2013

Alabama Live

Rep. Mo Brooks vows to oppose any immigration amnesty plan

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, shown here speaking at an event in Huntsville in March, said today at a press conference in Washington that he would oppose any amnesty plan tied to immigration reform.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Representative Mo Brooks, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jeff Sessions, US Senate, US Governors

Newms360.com

Analysis: Bryant's Medicaid remarks change tone

Sometimes, someone veers from the script. That seemed to be the case last week when Gov.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, US News, Health Insurance, US Governors

Sat May 11, 2013

Sunherald.com

Mississippi governor's Medicaid remarks change tone

That seemed to be the case last week when Gov. Phil Bryant said he would try to run Medicaid even if the Legislature failed to pass bills reauthorizing or funding the program.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, US News, Health Insurance, US Governors

Fri May 10, 2013

The Hill

The time has come for immigration reform

Comprehensive immigration reform will get 75 votes in the Senate, making it harder for conservatives to kill it in the House.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Heritage Foundation, Charitable Organizations, US Governors, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania

Federal Emergency Management Agency

New Director Named for FEMA's Louisiana Recovery Office

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Region 6 Administrator Tony Robinson has selected Thomas "Mike" Womack as the new Director for FEMA's Louisiana Recovery Office .

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News, US National Guard, US Military, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, US Governors

Thu May 09, 2013

Crooks and Liars

Heritage Foundation Promotes Immigration Study Even GOP Hates

On Monday, the Heritage Foundation rolled out their study of immigration reform , at least with regard to the effect that granting a pathway to citizenship might have on the country.

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Related Topix: Heritage Foundation, Charitable Organizations, Immigration Reform, US Governors, US News, Liberal Political News

St. Petersburg Times

Column: Feeling the weight of office

Chris Christie underwent lap band surgery over President's Day weekend because the three-day weekend gave him time to recuperate, and because no decision he makes can be free of some connection to the presidency.

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Related Topix: Chris Christie, US Governors, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, US News, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Arkansas, Arkansas Government, Opinion

Wed May 08, 2013

Sunherald.com

Mississippi governor says he could run Medicaid program

Gov. Phil Bryant says he thinks he can run Medicaid even if lawmakers don't reauthorize the program or set its budget by the time the state's new fiscal year starts July 1. "As head of the Governor's Division of Medicaid, I will do all I can to continue and to provide Medicaid to the citizens who qualify in the state of Mississippi," Bryant said ... (more)

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Governors, Bogue Chitto, MS

Daily Kos

Heritage Foundation Immigration Study Is Light on Substance, Heavy on Flaws

If you believe that, then you'll believe the results of a new Heritage Foundation study which claims that immigration reform would cost American taxpayers $6.3 trillion.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Heritage Foundation, Charitable Organizations, Condoleezza Rice, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, US Governors, George Bush

Sentencing Law and Policy

"The Exchange of Inmate Organs for Liberty: Diminishing the 'Yuck...

The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper by Jamila Jefferson-Jones now available via SSRN.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Mississippi Government, Mississippi

Tue May 07, 2013

Breitbart.com

Zuckerberg Group Launches $1M Pro-Immigration Bill Ad Buy

On Tuesday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's political action group, FWD.us, launched a new ad backing the immigration bill pushed by the so-called Senate "Gang of 8." FWD.us is utilizing an offshoot to push the ad - an offshoot disarmingly titled Americans for a Conservative Direction.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Startups, Facebook, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US News, US Senate, Republican, Florida, Florida Government, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, US Governors

CBS News

Gov. Chris Christie had secret weight loss surgery

Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent gastric band surgery in February to try to lose weight at the urging of his family, spokesman Michael Drewniak told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Chris Christie, US Governors, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, The Late Show with David Letterman, Celebrities, David Letterman

News Observer

NC Republicans to hear from national GOP lineup

The state party says former presidential adviser Karl Rove, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, former Mississippi Gov.

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Related Topix: Scott Walker, US Governors, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, George Bush, W.

Mon May 06, 2013

Detroit News

Study on immigration bill's cost sparks fight

A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally, the Heritage Foundation said in a report Monday, setting off a fierce dispute with fellow conservatives who attacked the study as flawed and political.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Heritage Foundation, Charitable Organizations, US News, US Governors, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Republican