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Authority terminates contract over ethics violation

Associated Press — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:03:42 +0000

GULFPORT — The Harrison County Utility Authority has voted to terminate S.H. Anthony, Inc.’s contract for operation and maintenance of its facilities. Members said company owner Sean Anthony violated board and state ethics policies when he financed a car for then-director Kamran Pahlavan in 2011. Jim Simpson, attorney for the authority, said the Utility Authority [...]

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Commission okays businessman’s campaign contribution

Associated Press — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:16:30 +0000

OCEAN SPRINGS — The executive director of the Mississippi Ethics Commission says Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran did not violate the state’s ethics code when she accepted a campaign contribution from a businessman whose company has a contract with the city. The Sun Herald reports the $10,000 contribution was questioned during the Dec. 4 Board [...]

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PEER reviews practices at community college; recommends changes

MBJ Staff — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:07:15 +0000

MOORHEAD — The Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) has released the results of a review of practices at Mississippi Delta Community College after receiving complaints of alleged mismanagement. PEER wrote: “On May 2, 2012, PEER received a complaint from two legislators (later joined by eight more) regarding allegations that had been [...]

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Legislator resigns, fined for steering contracts to family

Associated Press — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:57:35 +0000

BRANDON — A five-year Mississippi House member has resigned and agreed to pay a $10,000 fine to resolve an ethics case the state brought against him over public contracts that went to his family’s printing company — a fraction of the amount he originally was ordered to pay. Republican Rep. Kevin McGee, 42, of Brandon, [...]

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Commission sides with newspaper in school test-cheating probe

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:16:00 +0000

GREENWOOD — The Mississippi Ethics Commission has sided with the Greenwood Commonwealth newspaper and says the state Department of Education should hand over documents from any probe of possible cheating on achievement tests in Leflore County. In a non-binding opinion issued last Friday, the Ethics Commission agreed with the newspaper that such documents are public [...]

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Officials approve sale of land after checking with Ethics Commission

Associated Press — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:07:22 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — Southaven officials have approved the contract to buy 10 acres of property for $1.9 million after learning that the purchase did not violate any state ethics laws because Mayor Greg Davis’ cousin is one of the owners of the land. In a 5 to 2 vote, The Commercial Appeal reports the board agreed [...]

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Lawmaker appealing Commission’s order to repay $346K

Associated Press — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:49:20 +0000

BRANDON — A Rankin County lawmaker is appealing a state Ethics Commission order to repay $346,000 from public printing contracts that went to his family business. Rep. Kevin McGee, a Republican from Brandon, owns Service Printers of Flowood along with family members. The Clarion-Ledger reports the Ethics Commission last month ruled there is “clear and [...]

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MBJ Editorial: Burton’s actions are slimy, at best

MBJ Staff — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:00:03 +0000

Ethics in government went out the window a long time ago. Politicians routinely lie to the media, and many believe that is OK. A more concerning issue, however, is politicians’ willingness, not to just lie, but to cover up the lie, which can lead to a lot more issues. Sen. Terry Burton, R-Newton, proved he [...]

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MSU launches ethics program

Wally Northway — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:16:42 +0000

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University (MSU) has unveiled a new training program, reporting system and policy changes to better promote ethics and integrity at the university. MSU’s departments of internal audit and human resources management, along with the general counsel’s office, recently conferred with an authority in the field to develop content for broad-based training [...]

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