Mississippi Business Journal » Mississippi Legislature http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Highway revenue study committee to start work in May http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/12/highway-revenue-study-committee-to-start-work-in-may/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=highway-revenue-study-committee-to-start-work-in-may http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/12/highway-revenue-study-committee-to-start-work-in-may/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:07:46 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=73229 One of the last things the Senate did before adjourning the first week of April was pass a resolution forming a committee to study revenues and expenditures deemed necessary to expand and maintain Mississippi’s highways. The committee will have 19 members, and its findings will be presented to the entire Legislature next session. Members have [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/06/april-6-2013-chuck-mcintosh/feed/ 0 Kemper rate mitigation bill similar to 2009 Georgia law http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/31/kemper-rate-mitigation-bill-similar-to-2009-georgia-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kemper-rate-mitigation-bill-similar-to-2009-georgia-law http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/31/kemper-rate-mitigation-bill-similar-to-2009-georgia-law/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:53:28 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=68912 Four years ago, lawmakers in Georgia’s General Assembly approved a bill designed to lessen the rate shock for Georgia Power Co. customers related to the utility’s construction of nuclear power units. Mississippi lawmakers are considering a similar bill for Mississippi Power Co.’s Kemper County coal plant. >> Read complete story here …  

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/31/kemper-rate-mitigation-bill-similar-to-2009-georgia-law/feed/ 0 August 6, 2012- Ricky Nobile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/05/august-6-2012-ricky-nobile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=august-6-2012-ricky-nobile http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/05/august-6-2012-ricky-nobile/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:01:30 +0000 Ricky Nobile http://msbusiness.com/?p=60624

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/05/august-6-2012-ricky-nobile/feed/ 0 Cartoon- March 5, 2012 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/04/cartoon-march-5-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cartoon-march-5-2012 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/04/cartoon-march-5-2012/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:01:33 +0000 Ricky Nobile http://msbusiness.com/?p=53320

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/04/cartoon-march-5-2012/feed/ 0 Metro Jackson well-repped in key political positions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/02/metro-jackson-well-repped-in-key-political-positions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metro-jackson-well-repped-in-key-political-positions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/02/metro-jackson-well-repped-in-key-political-positions/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:00:55 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=50182 The governor’s office and both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature will have entirely new leadership when the 2012 session starts at noon Jan. 3. And each of the new faces has roots in the Jackson Metro area. Gov.-elect Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov.-elect Tate Reeves are from Rankin County. Rep. Phillip Gunn, a Republican whose [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/02/metro-jackson-well-repped-in-key-political-positions/feed/ 0 Green can mean much more than just environment http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/green-can-mean-much-more-than-just-environment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-can-mean-much-more-than-just-environment http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/green-can-mean-much-more-than-just-environment/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:00:42 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=50049 This year the Mississippi Legislature approved loans for three green energy manufacturing companies recruited to the state by Gov. Haley Barbour. In January the state Legislature approved a $75 million loan for Stion, a startup manufacturing company that will make thin-film solar panels in Hattiesburg. The company promises to investment $500 million and bring 1,000 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/green-can-mean-much-more-than-just-environment/feed/ 0 Cartoons – December 5, 2011 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/04/cartoons-%e2%80%93-december-5-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cartoons-%25e2%2580%2593-december-5-2011 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/04/cartoons-%e2%80%93-december-5-2011/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:00:55 +0000 Tacy Rayburn http://msbusiness.com/?p=49279

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/04/cartoons-%e2%80%93-december-5-2011/feed/ 0 Lott honored by Legislature http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/27/lott-honored-by-legislature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lott-honored-by-legislature http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/27/lott-honored-by-legislature/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:00:35 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=38889 Dr. Willis H. Lott, president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, was recently presented a Concurrent Resolution by the Mississippi Legislature in appreciation of his 43 years of educational service, including 13 years as president of MGCCC. Lott will retire from the college presidency June 30. At the presentation, Lott was joined by his wife, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/27/lott-honored-by-legislature/feed/ 0 Registered lobbyists preparing to represent clients’ issues to Legislature http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/01/02/registered-lobbyists-preparing-to-represent-clients%e2%80%99-issues-to-legislature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=registered-lobbyists-preparing-to-represent-clients%25e2%2580%2599-issues-to-legislature http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/01/02/registered-lobbyists-preparing-to-represent-clients%e2%80%99-issues-to-legislature/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 06:00:02 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=35101 When the 2011 Mississippi Legislature convenes Jan. 4, registered lobbyists will be on hand to make their clients’ issues known to representatives and senators. Hayes Dent of Yazoo City says it’s clear to all observers that the state’s budget will be the key issue in this session. “There are two separate and distinct philosophical views [...]

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