Mississippi Business Journal » elected office http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 House race lures four Coast candidates — for now http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/house-race-lures-four-coast-candidates-for-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-race-lures-four-coast-candidates-for-now http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/house-race-lures-four-coast-candidates-for-now/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:54:53 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74038 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — It looks like there’s going to be a four-candidate race May 28 for the state House of Representatives District 95 seat. The deadline to qualify for the special election to fill the seat held by the late Rep. Jessica Upshaw was yesterday, a state holiday. A spokeswoman with the Secretary of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/house-race-lures-four-coast-candidates-for-now/feed/ 0 Mayoral races across state taking shape http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/15/mayoral-races-across-state-taking-shape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayoral-races-across-state-taking-shape http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/15/mayoral-races-across-state-taking-shape/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:27:24 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68202 HATTIESBURG, STARKVILLE and LAUREL — The field of Hattiesburg mayoral candidates has widened with the announcement of Councilman Dave Ware for the city’s top office. The Hattiesburg American reports the 41-year-old Ware, who is in his second term as councilman, will run as an independent. Ware says goals for his administration would include an accountability [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/15/mayoral-races-across-state-taking-shape/feed/ 0 Congressional candidates show great divide during debate http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/26/congressional-candidates-show-great-divide-during-debate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congressional-candidates-show-great-divide-during-debate http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/26/congressional-candidates-show-great-divide-during-debate/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:58:32 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=64311 OXFORD — Candidates in a North Mississippi congressional debate last night presented competing visions of “government the despoiler” versus “government the helper.” Republican first-term incumbent Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo and Democratic challenger Brad Morris of Oxford debated for an hour at the University of Mississippi. Nunnelee, the leading fundraiser, continues to focus on what he [...]

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