Posts Tagged ‘republican’

Barbour defends proposed offshore drilling regs

JACKSON — Allowing oil and gas drilling 10 to 12 miles south of Mississippi’s coastline in the Gulf of Mexico is a good idea because it could generate state revenue, Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday. The Mississippi Development Authority on Monday published proposed regulations to lease state waters in the Gulf for the drilling. The [...] [...]

Barbour budget proposes education consolidation

Republican Gov. Haley Barbour calls for reducing the number of school districts and merging some universities, reviving many of his past recommendations in his final Mississippi budget proposal. He also suggests spending the $97.4 million remaining in a health care trust fund that was created before he took office. Barbour released his nearly $5.5 billion [...] [...]

FBI investigating Southaven mayor Greg Davis

JACKSON — The FBI has confirmed that it is investigating the mayor of Mississippi’s third largest city who was already ordered by state officials to pay more than $170,000 for travel, stress counseling and other personal expenses billed to taxpayers. >> SEE MBJ COLUMNIST NANCY ANDERSON’S COLUMN ON DAVIS Southaven Mayor Greg Davis had already [...] [...]

MBJ Editorial: Gov. Barbour shows thoughtful leadership on Initiative 26

Gov. Haley Barbour’s comments last week that he has concerns over ballot Initiative 26 that seeks to define a “person” in state law should be all we need to hear as we go to the polls this week. There is no question where Barbour stands on abortion as a conservative Republican who was on the [...] [...]

MBJ Editorial: Bryant the man to build bridges, hoist state from depths

This publication has been more than critical of Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant in many areas, particularly during his run for governor, for which he will go head-to-head with Dave Dennis, Hudson Holliday and Ron Williams on Aug. 2 in the Republican primary. Insiders admit to us that he has deserved much of the criticism. His [...] [...]

Q&A: Tate Reeves, state treasurer, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor

by Amy McCullough Published: July 17,2011

Tags: lieutenant governor, Q&A, republican, State Treasurer, Tate Reeves

Reeves believes leadership, thoughtfulness is what’s needed Tate Reeves has served as Mississippi state treasurer since 2003. He is the first Republican treasurer in the state’s history. Tate is a Rankin County native and a graduate of Florence High School. He is an honors graduate of Millsaps College and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics. [...] [...]

Q&A: Dave Dennis, Republican candidate for governor

by Amy McCullough Published: January 23,2011

Tags: Dave Dennis, GULFPORT, Q&A, republican, Specialty Contractors & Associates Inc.

First governor from the Coast? Candidate Dennis believes he has answers for state Dave Dennis is president of Specialty Contractors & Associates Inc. in Gulfport. A Pass Christian native and resident, Dennis attended Auburn University and then moved back to the Gulf Coast in 1976. He has served as chairman of the New Orleans Federal [...] [...]

Party affiliation means something

by For the MBJ Published: November 16,2009

Tags: Democrat, republican, Simpson County

Editor, I guess I miss your point (regarding Ross Reily’s blog last week on Simpson County officials changing party affiliation). Do you believe that every Republican or Democrat in the state who is a county official should run as an independent? You don’t think local officials differ on issues of taxes, voter ID, the role [...] [...]

Barbour announces cuts of more than $170 million

by Clay Chandler Published: September 3,2009

Tags: Barbour, budget shortfall, republican, state budget, taxes

The Mississippi Legislature spent six months arguing, posturing and ultimately preparing the state’s budget for fiscal year 2010. In 60 days, much like a new BlackBerry, the budget became outdated. Gov. Haley Barbour announced Thursday afternoon that he is cutting $171.9 million from the nearly $5 billion spending plan because of a shortage in tax [...] [...]

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