by MBJ Staff Published: June 26,2011
Tags: agriculture, automobile industry, banking and finance, cap, casinos, Congress, construction, courts, disaster recovery, economic development, economy, education, employment, energy, environment, federal government, Gov. Haley Barbour, higher education, jobs, Lady Gaga, limit jury awards, manufacturing, oil and gas, oil spill, real estate, recession, state government, Tea Party, tort reform, transportation
Mississippi’s Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether it’s constitutional to limit how much a jury can award to an injured plaintiff in a lawsuit. How the court decides could have a huge impact on both economic development and medical services. Before Mississippi enacted two series of tort reforms less than a decade ago, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 5,2011
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Nearly eight out of 10 Mississippi business leaders (79 percent) believe our state can experience the same type of economic success as other high-growth Southern states. That is according to a report on the results gathered during in the Mississippi Economic Council’s Blueprint Mississippi Road Show. More than 2,000 took part in the electronic voting [...] [...]
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GULFPORT — Two South Mississippi conservative groups have announced the endorsement of a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 4th Congressional District. The Mississippi Gulf Coast 912 Group and the 912 Project Hattiesburg have officially endorsed Joe Tegerdine, a Republican candidate who is running against 20-year incumbent, Gene Taylor, a Democrat, in [...] [...]
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