by Clay Chandler Published: December 12,2010
For most of 2010, David Waide’s name came up in any conversation about candidates for statewide office in 2011. Waide, immediate past president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, extinguished that speculation last week when he told the crowd at Farm Bureau’s annual meeting that he would not seek any office in 2011. “I’m going [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 24,2010
JACKSON — Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann confirms that an eminent domain initiative will appear on the November 2011 ballot. Hosemann says his office verified that supporters of the measure gathered signatures from 119,692 registered voters. That’s well above the minimum 89,285 needed to put an issue up for a statewide vote. The Mississippi [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: October 10,2010
Tags: Delbert Hosemann, Haley Barbour, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau says current status anti-American; Gov. Barbour says change would be anti-business When the Mississippi Legislature convenes the 2011 session the first week of January, lawmakers will be handed an initiative by Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann that seeks to eliminate the use of eminent domain for private economic development. The Mississippi Farm Bureau [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: October 10,2010
Tags: Haley Barbour, Metro Development and Housing Agency, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
Since 2005, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kelo v. New London, Conn., that the city could take private property and transfer it to a developer, the reaction from states has been swift and loud. Since then, 44 states have enacted eminent domain reform, in statutes that either prevent the use of eminent domain [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 3,2010
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation announced that Rep. Travis Childers (D-Miss.) has been named a Friend of the Farm Bureau by the American Farm Bureau Federation for his “sustained and exemplary support of farmers” as a member of the 111th Congress. The annual award recognizes members of Congress who are nominated by their state Farm Bureau [...] [...]
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