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Mid-South News from the Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Mid-South
Updated: 52 min 17 sec ago
Thompson won’t seek Republican chairman post
Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee has decided not to seek election as chairman of the Republican National Committee, one of his chief Tennessee associates said today.
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State may have to cut some programs up to 15 percent
Gov. Phil Bredesen’s finance czar told legislators today that the state may now be forced to cut up to 15 percent from some programs and that Tennesseans will likely feel the pinch in slower delivery of services and programs.
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Bredesen: Time for break on business incentives
Tennessee will suspend efforts to attract more large business projects if it lands one or two more deals on the scale of the $1 billion Volkswagen plant being built in Chattanooga, Gov. Phil Bredesen said today.
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Rep. Tanner elected president of NATO Parliamentary Assembly
U.S. Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., was elected president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly during its meeting today in Valencia, Spain.
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Habitat home rules are hard for many on Gulf Coast
Many of the dozens of completed Habitat for Humanity houses in hurricane-ravaged areas of Texas, Louisiana and Alabama are occupied or will soon be dedicated. But not in Mississippi, where only six of the 30 homes are filled. Potential homeowners are having a hard time meeting the program's requirement to save about $3,500 in an escrow account for a year's worth of taxes and insurance.
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Around Mississippi: Governor plans budget release to lawmakers first
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is releasing his budget recommendations to lawmakers before announcing them to the general public.
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Watch Tenn. budget live online
Interested in government finance or public education? Or are you a political junkie with time on your hands? Gov. Phil Bredesen opens state budget hearings this morning, and they are streamed live on the state's Web site at tn.gov/governor.
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Around the Region: ABC Radio signs Mike Huckabee
The former governor and presidential candidate signed a contract with ABC Radio Networks to host a program that will air twice during weekdays starting Jan. 5, the company announced on Thursday.
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Jonesboro school shooter draws more prison time on drug charge
Mitchell Johnson, 24, imprisoned through his youth for killing four students and a teacher with another classmate in a 1998 Jonesboro middle school shooting, will be behind bars well into his 30s, a judge decided Friday.
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Jonesboro shooter sentenced on drug, theft charges
Mitchell Johnson, who as a boy killed four students and a teacher with another classmate in a 1998 Jonesboro middle school shooting, has been sentenced to 12 years on state drug and theft charges.
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Mississippi rekindling anti-smoking drive in webcast
The Grim Reaper, host of an online anti-tobacco talk show, sounds a lot like David Letterman. With a cemetery as the studio backdrop, the Reaper jokes with his guest, a tobacco company executive, about the ingredients in cigarettes. One, urea, a substance found in urine, gets a hearty laugh.
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TVA cutting power rates 6 percent
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Thursday it will soon cut electricity rates by about 6 percent to account for lower fuel costs, offering some relief for customers after a major rate increase earlier this year.
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Link seen in armed heists of motels, dog park
Investigators in West Memphis, Ark., think an armed robbery at Southland Park last week may be related to a string of motel robberies in the Memphis area.
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Mississippi State names Mark Keenum as president
U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Keenum is the new president of Mississippi State University.
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Tennessee Democratic Party chairman Gray Sasser won't seek re-election
Tennessee Democratic Party chairman Gray Sasser will not seek re-election in January, party spokesman Wade L. Munday confirmed on Wednesday.
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Big-ticket programs spared in budget cut
Gov. Haley Barbour Wednesday cut nearly 2 percent from the $5 billion state budget but didn't touch some big-ticket programs, including Medicaid and the stream of cash that helps public schools meet state standards.
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Mayor wants to 'demonize' house
Jackson's mayor wants to "demonize" a duplex apartment so jurors will forgive the sledgehammer attack that shattered windows and left gaping holes in the walls, a federal prosecutor argued Monday.
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Around the region: Three arrested on Union University campus
Three people were arrested Monday while trying to speak to Union University students about equality for gay and transgender students.
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Supremacists accused in Obama plot put in lockdown
A Tennessee man and an Arkansas acquaintance accused by the federal government of plotting to assassinate Barack Obama and kill other black people are on 23-hour lockdown in a Tennessee county jail, a sheriff says.
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Supreme Court 'retooled'
The retooling of the Mississippi Supreme Court for the new year goes beyond shuffling office space and parking spaces.
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