House Minority Leader Rep. Bobby Moak, D-Bogue Chitto, dropped a strong hint at today’s meeting of the Stennis Capitol Press Corps that Democrats could turn to the voter initiative process to advance some of their policies.
“The initiative and referendum process is a great tool for the minority,” Moak told the 40 or so people at [...]
Oktibbeha County Economic Development Authority President Jon Maynard said at a meeting of that organization Monday that two manufacturers with ties to the automotive industry have started kicking the tires on possible sites in the Starkville area.
According to a story on the Starkville Daily News‘ website, Maynard declined to name the companies, citing confidentiality agreements. [...]
One of Twitter’s worldwide trending topics Thursday afternoon was the Gulf of America.
That’s because Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, has filed a bill that would basically rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Holland apparently is not talking to national media. He did give me about five minutes, though.
“It’s right in line with all [...]
In this week’s MBJ I had a story about the beer legislation that has tried and failed the past few legislative sessions. You can read all about it here (subscriber link).
Bills that would raise the state’s alcohol-by-weight content from 5 percent (lowest in the U.S.) to 8 percent have died in committee at least the [...]
From the third quarter to the fourth quarter of 2011, Mississippians’ consumer confidence jumped 10 percent.
That’s what jumped out of the latest edition of “Economy Watch,” a survey published by Mississippi State’s College of Business. The college conducted, it says, more than 500 phone surveys to arrive at its conclusion.
The findings echo what state economist [...]
A faculty member of the University of Texas’ MBA program who has started or financed more than 40 companies will hold a two-day entrepreneur accelerator seminar next week at Jackson lawfirm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings.
Rob Adams, author of two books, will be in Jackson Feb. 9 and 10. Cost to attend the event is $195 for both days, [...]
One piece of legislation Secretary of State has included in his business law reforms package aims to make Mississippi more competitive with its northerly neighbor in attracting corporate headquarters.
It had not been filed as of Wednesday of last week. What the bill would do is offer companies that move their headquarters to Mississippi a tax [...]
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller told a meeting of the Capital Area Bar Association Tuesday that legislation to implement pay raises for trial and appellate judges will be introduced this session, probably sometime next week.
It’s the second session in a row the legislation has arrived at the Capitol. It died last year. Judges [...]
The good and the bad of the public improvement district movement in Mississippi can be found in Madison County, right next to each other.
Ridgeland’s Colony Park PID has flourished, anchored by Renaissance at Colony Park and its retail and housing units that have turned the Highland Colony Park area into one of Metro Jackson’s most [...]
Mississippi’s economy isn’t terrible.
It isn’t great, either, and it’s going to be a while before it totally rebounds from the last few years.
That was the gist of Thursday morning’s legislative economic briefing by state economist Dr. Darrin Webb and state Treasurer Lynn Fitch.
Webb said the fourth quarter of 2011 was strong, with state revenue up 3.8 [...]