by Associated Press Published: April 24,2013
Tags: bench, decision, judge, judicial, juducuary, justice, media, newspaper, public records, ruling, state agency
BILOXI — Chancery Judge Jennifer Schloegel has ruled she cannot force the Mississippi Department of Resources to provide the Sun Herald records the agency no longer possesses. Schloegel ruled the newspaper would need to add the State Auditor’s Office as a defendant in a public records lawsuit it filed against the DMR. The Sun Herald [...] [...]
JACKSON — A bill has passed the Mississippi Senate seeking to reduce the cost for the general public to get copies of government documents. Senate Bill 2066 says requests for public records must be handled by the lowest-paid government employee who is qualified to do so. The proposed change is intended to stop agencies from using [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 17,2013
Tags: bench, case, court, financial records, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, media, medium, newspaper, public records, state agency, sue, suing
BILOXI — A Gulf Coast newspaper has sued the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to get access to some financial records. The Sun Herald reports it filed suit in Harrison County Chancery Court. The Sun Herald is seeking a judge’s order compelling MDMR to produce the records. The newspaper also asked for a hearing on [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 23,2012
Tags: administrators, education, educators, elementary schools, media, newspapers, pay, public records, salaries, school districts, schools, secondary schools, state law
GREENWOOD — The Leflore County School District has denied a public records request for information on the salaries of its administrators. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports it filed the request Feb. 15. The Commonwealth said it asked for a list of all administrative employees who have either left or been hired since superintendent Viola Williams won [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 4,2011
Tags: agribusiness, banking, Downtown Jackson, education, election, Kemper, mentoring, Mississippi Business Journal, Newsmakers, Ole Miss, opinion, public records, restaurants, small business, Strictly Business, unemployment
In this week’s MBJ — AN INDELIBLE IMPACT: Amy McCullough takes a look at how one man’s words more than 40 years ago may shape the economic future of Mississippi. Also in this week’s paper: >> KEMPER PLANT KEY IN HEATED PSC CONTEST: Adams makes false claims in attempt to win election — by AMY [...] [...]
JACKSON — Open-government advocates hope a new law will give people quicker access to most public records in Mississippi. Gov. Haley Barbour signed a bill yesterday that says, starting July 1, government entities will be required to respond to records requests within seven working days rather than the current 14. For complex requests, the government [...] [...]
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