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Senate approves 60-day extension of federal flood insurance program

MBJ Staff — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:04:31 +0000

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) issued the following statement following Senate approval of a 60-day extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in conjunction with an agreement to begin debate on a long-term reauthorization measure in June: “I am pleased an agreement has been reached that will allow a short extension of the [...]

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Sen. Flowers to resign from Legislature to spend time with family

Associated Press — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:28:07 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — Republican Merle Flowers of Southaven says he is resigning from the Mississippi Senate to spend more time with his wife and their four children. The 43-year-old Flowers said today that he would step down as of July 11. His District 19 is entirely inside DeSoto County. Flowers has been in the Senate since [...]

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Judge orders Rep. Aldridge to pay more than $200K to aunt

Associated Press — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:02:53 +0000

TUPELO — A state judge yesterday ordered Rep. Brian Aldridge to pay more than $200,000 to his aunt, whose estate was plundered by his father who held her power of attorney and ultimately wiped it out. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Chancellor Michael Malski ordered Aldridge to pay Florence Aldridge $218,355. Malski said that [...]

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Which bills passed, and which failed, this session?

Wally Northway — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:46:33 +0000

JACKSON — Here is a look at some of the major items that passed and failed during the 2012 Mississippi legislative session: PASSED • ABORTION: A bill signed into law by Gov. Phil Bryant requires doctors who work at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges to a local hospital and be certified OB-GYN’s. Could close [...]

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Auditor’s Office tells city to put tax money in escrow

Associated Press — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:57:40 +0000

HORN LAKE — The state Auditor’s Office says Horn Lake needs to place money collected from an unauthorized hotel-motel tax into an escrow account until the issue is resolved. City officials told The Commercial Appeal yesterday they have already been doing so. The issue stems from a $2 per night tax on hotel and motel [...]

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State Legislature wraps up work on redistricting plan

Associated Press — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:23:39 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are finished with their part of redistricting, and new House and Senate maps await federal scrutiny. The Mississippi House voted 70-50 yesterday to approve a state Senate plan that increases the number of majority-black districts and reduces the number of split precincts. The Senate approved its own plan Wednesday. Both chambers [...]

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Bill cutting Hood’s authority headed to governor’s desk

Associated Press — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:16:12 +0000

JACKSON — A measure to limit Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood’s ability to control state legal business is on the way to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant. The Mississippi Senate voted 34-18 yesterday to pass House Bill 211, after the House voted 64-55 for final passage Tuesday. Both chambers are controlled by Republicans. Hood opposes the [...]

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State lawmakers pass dual enrollment legislation

Associated Press — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:15:42 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that will allow high school dropouts and potential dropouts to enroll at community colleges, earning a high school diploma while getting worker training. The state already has a law allowing such dual enrollment. But, Gov. Phil Bryant has been pushing Senate Bill 2792, saying it will be [...]

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Lawmakers pass new income tax credit legislation

Associated Press — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:32:50 +0000

JACKSON — A bill to give businesses a larger income tax credit when they pay inventory taxes is headed to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant. The final version of Senate Bill 2934 passed the Senate yesterday, two days after clearing the House. The bill would increase the tax credit in phases. First, it would double the [...]

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Bryant signs bill removing port from state oversight

Associated Press — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:18:08 +0000

GULFPORT — Legislation that removes the Port of Gulfport and its $570 million post-Hurricane Katrina expansion and renovation from state government oversight has been signed by the governor. House Bill 1091 took effect with Gov. Phil Bryant’s signature this past week. The bill exempts the Port of Gulfport from state-agency bidding and purchasing oversight [...]

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