Mississippi Business Journal » Pigford http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Vilsack: Pigford settlement funding needs ‘vehicle’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/01/vilsack-pigford-settlement-funding-needs-vehicle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vilsack-pigford-settlement-funding-needs-vehicle http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/01/vilsack-pigford-settlement-funding-needs-vehicle/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:06:29 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=21650 On Feb. 18, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement agreement to resolve longstanding civil rights claims against the USDA. While the settlement agreement includes a March 31 “opt-out” provision for the plaintiffs, the two departments say they remain committed to resolving this issue in the weeks [...]

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