by Associated Press Published: January 18,2013
Tags: committee, elected official, federal government, flood, flooding, Homeland Security, insurance, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, levee, politician, public official, public safewty, rain, representative, safety, Weather
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The top Democrat on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee says Congress must establish a program to help state and local governments repair levees across the nation. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi says he issued his statement in response to a report by The Associated Press that showed 326 levees covering more [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 14,2013
Tags: bill, Cancer, dead, death, elected official, election, lawmaker, legislation, legislator, Legislature, obituary, politician, poll, representative, special election, state government, vote, voter, Voting
TUPELO — State Rep. David Gibbs, recalled by colleagues as a common-sense lawmaker who preferred to keep a low profile and make things happen behind the scenes, died yesterday. He was 76. Gibbs, who had cancer, died about 5 a.m. yesterday, said Rep. Kenny Wayne Jones, D-Canton, chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus. He had [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 11,2013
Tags: elected official, health, lawmaker, politician, Politics, public official, representative, resign, resignation, state government
WEST POINT — Mississippi House officials say ailing Democratic Rep. David Gibbs of West Point remains a member of the Legislature. A letter of resignation from Gibbs was never filed with the Secretary of State’s Office, so the resignation never took effect, said Nathan Wells, chief of staff for Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn. When [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 10,2013
Tags: aid, appropriation, bill, disaster recovery, federal, flood, flooding, government, hurricane, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, rain, relief, representative, resolution, state, storm, storm surge, water, Weather, wind
JACKSON — A Democratic state lawmaker is filing a resolution that urges Mississippi’s entire congressional delegation to support federal spending for Hurricane Sandy recovery. The resolution by Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis isn’t expected to mention Republican U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo by name. But, it’s a rebuke of Palazzo’s vote last week against [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 6,2012
Tags: death, died, elected official, election, government, lawmaker, legislative, legislator, Legislature, obituary, politician, Politics, public official, representative, Senator
JACKSON — State Sen. Alice Harden, a Democrat from Jackson who fought for better public and higher education programs, has died. She was 64. Her death was announced today by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves. Funeral arrangements are pending. Harden had served in the Senate since 1988. She had served as chairman of both the education [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 6,2012
Tags: chairmanship, chhairman, committee, elected official, Homeland Security, lawmaker, legislative, politician, Politics, public official, representative
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bennie Thompson is keeping his post as the top Democrat on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California made the announcement yesterday, along with Thompson. He says in a statement that he hopes homeland security will continue to receive bipartisan support. He also says he wants Congress [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 4,2012
Tags: agency, damage, disaster, disaster preparedness, disaster recovery, elected official, federal, flood, flooding, government, hurricane, lawmaker, natural disaster, public official, rain, representative, Senator, state, storm, storm surge, tornado, tropicazl, Weather, wind
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency director is making recommendations to Congress about streamlining the recovery process in large disasters. Robert Latham says after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Mississippi officials were frustrated that the federal government required separate environmental and historic preservation reviews for some projects. He says the duplicated efforts slowed recovery [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 28,2012
Tags: election, government, idea, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, meeting, politician, Politics, poll, public hearing, public official, representative, state, town hall, vote, voter, Voting
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn is holding an “ideas tour” in October. The Republican from Clinton says the nonpartisan public meetings are designed so people can tell him what issues they want lawmakers to consider. On Oct. 8, meetings are set for 9 a.m. at the state Capitol, 1 p.m. at Greenwood [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 24,2012
Tags: dead, deasth, died, election, funeral, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, obituary, politician, Politics, public official, representative, vote, voter, Voting
HOUSTON — William Eugene “Billy” Bowles, who served 20 years in the Mississippi House of Representatives and ran Bowles Grocery for 34 years, has died. He was 78. Officials with Houston Funeral Home said today Bowles died yesterday at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Houston First United [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 28,2012
Tags: census, city, district, election, federal government, municipal government, municipality, Politics, population, redistricting, representation, representative, vote, voter, Voting
MORTON — The City of Morton has asked the Department of Justice to reject the redistricting plan for the Mississippi House of Representatives. The Scott County Times reports the board of aldermen acted this past week at the request of state Rep. Tom Miles, a Democrat from Forest. Miles has protested how the House districts [...] [...]
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