by MBJ Staff Published: March 15,2012
Tags: accident, Congress, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, explosion, fines, food, gas, habitat, highways, hospitality, infrastructure, legislative branch, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, penalties, pollution, representatives, restaurants, roads, seafood, streets, tourism, tourists, transportation, visitors, wildlife
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are hoping the House of Representatives will look favorably on “overwhelming” Senate support for legislation that will direct fines from the BP oil spill to Mississippi and other Gulf Coast states. The Senate yesterday approved (74-22) the Moving Ahead for Progress in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 21,2012
Tags: abortion, amendments, anti-abortion, attorneys, bills, birth control, Charter schools, education, elementary education, lawmakers, laws, lawyers, legislation, legislative branch, Legislature, Personhood, representatives, schools, secondasy education, students, teachers, teaching
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are sponsoring bills to tighten restrictions on abortion, crack down on immigration, expand the use of charter schools and limit the power of the attorney general. Yesterday was the deadline to file general bills and constitutional amendments to be considered during the 2012 session, which began in early January and is [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 16,2012
Tags: agriculture, economic development, energy, Farm Bill, farmers, farms, federal government, legislation, legislative branch, programs, quality of life, ranchers, representatives, rural
WASHINGTON — In a Senate hearing on energy and economic growth for rural America, U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) urged continuation of economic development programs in the Department of Agriculture that will help provide jobs and improve the standard of living in rural America. Cochran serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee that heard testimony from [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 16,2012
Tags: attorneys, bill, law, lawmakers, lawyers, legal, legislative branch, Legislature, Politics, representatives, state government
JACKSON — The Republican-led Mississippi House voted 59-55 yesterday to pass a bill limiting the powers of the Democratic attorney general. Proponents say agency heads need to be able to hire outside lawyers without Attorney General Jim Hood’s approval when they have conflicts with Hood. The bill would also require all outside legal contracts be [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 12,2012
Tags: committees, elections, government, law, law makers, legislative, Legislature, Politicians, Politics, representative government, representatives, rules, state government
JACKSON — The Mississippi House changed its rules yesterday to ensure Republicans have a majority on both money committees. Under longtime rules, the House speaker could name three members to the budget-writing Appropriations Committee and three to tax-writing Ways and Means. Thirty members of each were selected based on seniority. Six were chosen from each [...] [...]
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