Posts Tagged ‘GOP’

Reeves wins election

by MBJ Staff Published: March 29,2013

Tags: GOP, government, Tate Reeves

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has been elected vice chairman of the Republican Lieutenant Governors Association. He will serve as chairman of the organization during the crucial 2014 election cycle. The RLGA is the only national organization committed to raising money and assisting Republicans in their campaigns for lieutenant governor. [...]

Henry shows others by reaching back and giving

by Martin Willoughby Published: January 31,2013

Tags: GOP, Mark Henry, Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Phil Bryant

Julius Caesar is quoted as saying, “Experience is the teacher of all things.” For leaders, this means that each day is the opportunity to learn, grow, and become a better leader. We can learn from the examples of good and bad leaders and improve upon our own style. We are all leading and extending influence [...] [...]

It was a good year for GOP in Mississippi

by MBJ Staff Published: December 29,2012

Tags: GOP, Phil Bryant, Philip Gunn, Republican party

The past year has been a very good one for Republicans in Mississippi. When the 2012 session of the Mississippi Legislature convened last January, it marked the first time since Reconstruction that Republicans were in charge. The 2011 elections put a Republican in the governor’s office (Phil Bryant), lieutenant governor’s office (Tate Reeves), gave the [...] [...]

FORECLOSURE SETTLEMENT — AG concedes legislators likely to decide where $14.1M goes

Mississippi legislators will be the deciders in how to use a $14.2 million direct payment from a $25 billion national mortgage fraud settlement. Attorney General Jim Hood hopes legislators will allocate the money for such things as housing counseling, mortgage-education efforts and for programs to guide victimized homeowners through the settlement process. He concedes, however, [...] [...]

Cartoons – December 5, 2011

by Tacy Rayburn Published: December 4,2011

Tags: Dems, GOP, MBJ cartoon, Mississippi Legislature, ricky nobile, Santa

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Harper On Energy

U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper speaks to the 2010 annual business meeting of the U.S. Oil & Gas Association at the King Edward Hotel in Jackson. [...]

GOP-allied group weighs in with $4 million in ads

by Associated Press Published: October 6,2010

Tags: campaign finance, elections, GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) – A deep-pocketed alliance with ties to top Republicans Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie is pumping more than $4 million into key Senate races in a single week of advertising, a crucial infusion to counter a surge in Democratic Party spending as Election Day draws near. The new wave of ads by Crossroads [...] [...]

White House looking to flank GOP on healthcare

by Associated Press Published: February 19,2010

Tags: GOP, healthcare, President of the United States, republicans, White House

WASHINGTON — The White House and congressional leaders are preparing a detailed healthcare proposal designed to win passage without Republican support if GOP lawmakers fail to embrace bipartisan compromises at President Barack Obama’s summit next week. A senior White House official said yesterday that Democratic negotiators are resolving final differences in House and Senate health [...] [...]

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