by MBJ Staff Published: July 17,2011
State Sen. Terry Burton, R-Newton, has been appointed to the Southern Region Education Board. Gov. Haley Barbour made the appointment to fill a vacancy created by the death of state Sen. Jack Gordon of Okolona. Burton is chairman of the Senate Elections Committee. He is a member of the education, appropriations and legislative budget committee. [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: April 10,2011
Tags: Bobby Moak, budget, House Bill 1095, Terry Burton
Last Monday morning, Rep. Bobby Moak, D-Bogue Chitto, got a text message from Sen. Terry Burton, R-Newton, in which Newton asked Moak to allow the conference report for House Bill 1095 to clear the House, which would have sent it to Gov. Haley Barbour’s desk to await his signature. The text, Moak said, seemed odd [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 20,2011
Tags: Billy McCoy, MBJ Editorial, Terry Burton, Tommy Reynolds
After weeks of slow and steady progress under the Capitol dome, the Mississippi Legislature was in position to accomplish a rare feat in today’s highly partisan political atmosphere. Despite the sabre rattling and public pronouncements of those clamoring for a costly court fight, the redistricting process was reduced to a single Senate vote. It represented [...] [...]
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