Mississippi Business Journal » Ethics Commission http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 12:34:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Read January 11 issue of MBJ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/11/read-january-11-issue-of-mbj/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-january-11-issue-of-mbj http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/11/read-january-11-issue-of-mbj/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:11:46 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=68029 >> BIG IDEAS Innovate Mississippi to encounter “real-world” market tests at Startup Weekend— by Ted Carter Also in this week’s paper: >> ENERGY No land deal stalls Winston County refinery plans— by Clay Chandler >> REAL ESTATE New name, new developer push Starkville development forward— by Clay Chandler >> APPROPRIATIONS Ethics commission chief expects agency [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/11/read-january-11-issue-of-mbj/feed/ 1 Rep. Kevin McGee fined $50K, ordered to repay state $346,554 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/06/rep-kevin-mcgee-fined-50k-ordered-to-repay-state-346554/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rep-kevin-mcgee-fined-50k-ordered-to-repay-state-346554 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/06/rep-kevin-mcgee-fined-50k-ordered-to-repay-state-346554/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:17:37 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=52007 JACKSON — A Rankin County lawmaker has been ordered by the state Ethics Commission to repay the state $346,554 from public printing contracts that went to his family business. State Rep. Kevin McGee was also fined $50,000 for the dealings. McGee, a Republican from Brandon, owns — along with family members — Service Printers of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/06/rep-kevin-mcgee-fined-50k-ordered-to-repay-state-346554/feed/ 0 Tougher penalty proposed for Miss. secret meetings http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/02/21/tougher-penalty-proposed-for-miss-secret-meetings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tougher-penalty-proposed-for-miss-secret-meetings http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/02/21/tougher-penalty-proposed-for-miss-secret-meetings/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:54:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=37238 MICHAEL NEWSOM The Sun Herald Several lawmakers are pushing big changes to Mississippi’s open meetings law again this year — legislation a House committee chairman killed with a last-minute maneuver in 2010. Higher fines, as well as proposals to make officials pay instead of taxpayers when there’s a violation, died last year. Opponents said they [...]

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