by Associated Press Published: April 4,2013
Tags: board, education, lawmaker, legislative, legislator, Legislature, nomination, nominee, public education, public school, rejection, software, technology
JACKSON — The Senate Education Committee has rejected Joel Bomgar’s nomination to join the state Board of Education. Bomgar, the 33-year-old founder of Bomgar Corp. of Ridgeland, saw his nomination tabled on an 8-7 vote. Opponents subjected Bomgar, a Jackson resident, to sharp questioning about his board membership on the conservative-leaning Mississippi Center for Public [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Obama administration has rejected Mississippi’s proposal to create a state-run health insurance exchange, according to state Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, dealing a blow to his bid to craft an exchange despite the opposition of Republican Gov. Phil Bryant. Chaney, during a news conference, said he was “sorely disappointed” that the application had [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 21,2012
Tags: appeal, certifiocate of need, clinic, decision, denial, health, health care, hospital, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, kidney, law, law enforcement, medical, medicine, public health, rejection, renal, ruling, state government, state law
JACKSON — In June, the Mississippi Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a 2011 law that required appeals of certificate-of-need decisions to go directly to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said appeals from CON decisions by the Mississippi State Department of Health must go first to the appropriate lower court. In this case, that would be [...] [...]