by Associated Press Published: August 17,2012
Tags: city, election, executive, garnishment, government, mayor, misappropriation, municipality, paycheck, Politics, salary, state agency, state government, state law, tax, taxpayer, vote, voter, Voting
SOUTHAVEN — Mayor Greg Davis will get his paycheck after a Hinds County Chancery Court judge issued a stay preventing Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering from seizing Davis’ salary — for now — to recover disputed debt. The Commercial Appeal reports attorneys for Davis sought a temporary restraining order to stop Pickering from garnishing the mayor’s [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Public Service Commission has fined a Nevada company $20,000 for violations of the Mississippi “No-Call” law and rules associated with enforcing the law. Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley announced the fine. Presley says the fine was against Worldwide Commerce Associates, LLC of Carson City, Nev. Presley says Worldwide Commerce Associates violated [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 10,2012
Tags: attorney general, bench, courts, elected official, gay, interpretation, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, lesbian, public facility, public official, same-sex, state, state government, state law
JACKSON — Faced with the threat of a federal lawsuit, Mississippi officials have relented on a ban on same-sex commitment ceremonies at a state-owned museum and are processing a permit for two women. The Southern Poverty Law Center sent a letter to the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson on July 12, threatening to [...] [...]
NATCHEZ — Background checks have begun for people involved in the Magnolia Bluffs Casino as the Mississippi Gaming Commission moves closer to granting final approval for an opening in December. Commission deputy director Eddie Williams said the commission is conducting suitability investigations of casino owners, general managers, investors or significant shareholders. Williams told The Natchez [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 27,2012
Tags: election, law, Politics, state agency, state government, state law, study, vote, voter, voter I.D., voter identification, Voting
JACKSON — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said yesterday a voter ID study issued last week misrepresents what’s happening in Mississippi. The study by the Brennan Center for Justice, at the New York University School of Law, estimated 48,000 low-income Mississippians could have trouble obtaining a government-issued photo identification that might eventually be needed to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 18,2012
Tags: abortion, baby, bench, birth, clinic, court, doctor, health, health care, inspection, judhe, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, physician, pregnancy, pregnant, public health, state agency, state government, state law
JACKSON — Health officials have inspected Mississippi’s lone abortion clinic, the first step in a process that could lead to its closure if a new state law survives a legal challenge. Following Monday’s inspection, the Mississippi Department of Health has 10 working days to issue findings. The Jackson Women’s Health Organization continues to perform abortions [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The marriage business is booming on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast since a state law took effect July 1, eliminating a three-day waiting period and a required blood test for syphilis. Although Adams County lawmaker Melanie Sojourner sponsored the bill in part to boost Natchez’ antebellum attractions as destination wedding venues, two of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 16,2012
Tags: abortion, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, baby, bench, birth, court, health, heralth care, judge, judicial, law, medicine, pregnancy, pregnant, public health, Senate Judiciary Committee, state law
JACKSON — The future of Mississippi’s only clinic where women can get an abortion remains unclear after a federal judge’s ruling in a closely watched court case. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III ruled that a strict abortion law passed by the Republican-controlled legislature can take effect, but he gave the clinic more time [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 13,2012
Tags: abortion, bench, clinic, court, decision, health, health care, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, lawmaker, legislative, Legislature, medical, medicine, restriction, ruling, state law
JACKSON — The owner of Mississippi’s only abortion clinic said yesterday she expected legislators to keep trying to put new restrictions on the facility and the procedure, regardless of how a federal judge rules in a fight over a new state law. “They’ve made their intent quite clear,” Diane Derzis told The Associated Press. “They’re [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 12,2012
Tags: abortion, baby, bench, birth, court, health, health care, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, medical, medicine, mother, motherhood, Personhood, state law
JACKSON — A federal judge yesterday continued to block a state law that threatens to shut down Mississippi’s only abortion clinic and make it nearly impossible for women to get the procedure in the state. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III temporarily blocked the law July 1 and extended that order yesterday, though he [...] [...]
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