Mississippi Business Journal » information http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Bill blocking access to gun permit info passes Senate http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/28/bill-blocking-access-to-gun-permit-info-passes-senate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bill-blocking-access-to-gun-permit-info-passes-senate http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/28/bill-blocking-access-to-gun-permit-info-passes-senate/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:16:00 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70527 JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate has advanced a bill that would block information about concealed-carry weapons permits from public records, unless a judge orders the release of such information. House Bill 485 passed yesterday with no debate. The only “no” vote came from Democratic Sen. Derrick Simmons of Greenville, who said the names and addresses [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/28/bill-blocking-access-to-gun-permit-info-passes-senate/feed/ 1 House votes to block public access to gun permit info http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/30/house-votes-to-block-public-access-to-gun-permit-info/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-votes-to-block-public-access-to-gun-permit-info http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/30/house-votes-to-block-public-access-to-gun-permit-info/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:56:04 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68818 JACKSON — The Mississippi House has voted to block public access to information about state-issued permits for people to carry concealed weapons. House Bill 485, backed by the National Rifle Association, passed 101-18. It moves for more debate in the Senate, where a similar bill has been filed. The House bill’s sponsor is Republican Mark [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/30/house-votes-to-block-public-access-to-gun-permit-info/feed/ 1 MSU researchers create new forest inventory system http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/27/msu-researchers-create-new-forest-inventory-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=msu-researchers-create-new-forest-inventory-system http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/27/msu-researchers-create-new-forest-inventory-system/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:22:10 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=61866 STARKVILLE — Researchers at Mississippi State University’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center have created the Mississippi Forest Monitoring and Information System, a forest inventory and information system that combines satellite remote sensing data and ground surveys. It is the first time forest-related satellite data and ground measurements have been combined on such a large scale [...]

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