by Marty Wiseman Published: May 17,2013
In a recent Tuesday the streets of many of our municipalities were lined with fellow citizens and supporters of mayoral, aldermanic and council candidates waving signs and banners in behalf of their favorites. It was gratifying to see such an outpouring because in many of these towns the stakes are perhaps higher than they have [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 29,2012
Tags: agriculture, bill, builders, building, chambers of commerce, contractors, county government, executive, farmers, farms, foreign workers, gorwers, governor, illegal immigrants, illegal workers, immigrants, immigration, law, law enfocement, law enforcement, lawmakers, legislative, legislators, Legislature, municipal government, municipalities, police, producers, sheriff, supervisors, workers
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant said he doesn’t understand some of the opposition that’s developed to an immigration-enforcement bill, particularly from businesses that say they don’t hire illegal immigrants, anyway. “If they’re not hiring illegal immigrants I am baffled as to why they think this law would be detrimental to their work,” Bryant told reporters [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 27,2012
Tags: bill, cities, county government, foreign workers, illegal immigrants, immigrants, immigration, law, law enforcement, lawmakers, municipal government, municipalities, police, sheriff, state government, supervisors, towns, trade associations, workers
JACKSON — Four influential groups in Mississippi say they’re opposing an immigration enforcement bill because of unanswered questions about how it would affect police agencies and local government. The Associated Press obtained a letter sent to senators yesterday by the heads of the Mississippi Municipal League and the associations of sheriffs, police chiefs and county [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: March 13,2011
Tags: community development, disaster, disaster recovery, economic development, municipalities
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Gov. Haley Barbour and Gray Swoope, executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), presented 13 Governor’s Community Projects of Excellence Awards during a recent ceremony at the Mississippi Department of Education building in downtown Jackson. The awards were presented to community leaders and representatives from non-profit organizations for their outstanding [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: January 25,2011
Tags: budget, cities, economy, municipal government, municipalities, state government, towns
JACKSON — The Mississippi Municipal League (MML) will announce its 2011 Legislative Agenda tomorrow at the State Capitol. Along with other items on their agenda, a major emphasis on the MML agenda will be asking the Legislature to abstain from passing legislation that puts an unfunded mandate on county and city governments. “We recognize that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 11,2010
Tags: economic development, municipalities, retail
GREENWOOD — What do a restaurant serving doughnuts and tamales, a luxury hotel and a spa and a farmers’ market have in common? Probably nothing, unless you are in Greenwood, where these businesses have found success. And those are just a few. Over the past decade a host of new restaurants and merchants have established [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: January 5,2010
Tags: federal agency, jobs, metropolitan statistical areas, municipalities, recession, unemployment
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Unemployment rates were higher in November than a year earlier in all 372 metropolitan areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Seventeen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15 percent, while 13 areas registered rates below 5 percent. The national unemployment rate in November was 9.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted, [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: December 7,2009
Tags: jobs, metropolitan statistical areas, municipalities, recession, unemployment
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Unemployment rates were higher in October than a year earlier in all 372 metropolitan areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Fifteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15 percent, while 13 areas registered rates below 5 percent. Among the 369 metropolitan areas for which non-farm payroll employment was available, [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: November 10,2009
Tags: community development, downtown revitalization, municipalities
GRENADA — You can add Grenada to the growing list of Mississippi cities designated as a Downtown Network Member Community. Grenada joins the cities of Eupora and Newton as a member of the DNMB, sponsored by the Mississippi Main Street Association. The dedication ceremony will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Orleans Bistro [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: July 14,2009
Tags: government, hazards, municipalities
OCEAN SPRINGS and SOUTHAVEN — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is commending actions taken by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to give final approval to hazard mitigation projects in Ocean Springs and Southaven. FEMA has given final approval to MEMA’s recommendation to assist the City of Ocean [...] [...]
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