Attorney General Jim Hood is studying whether the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Arizona’s immigration law killed part of a Mississippi statute that made it a felony for an illegal immigrant to work in the state. Hood said early last week he “did not know” for certain whether the June 25 Arizona ruling nullified the [...]
On Dec. 28, Meridian’s Anderson Regional Medical Center and Riley Hospital reached an agreement for Anderson to acquire Riley, pending regulatory approval. Anderson’s pursuit of Riley officially began Dec. 1, when the hospital filed with the Mississippi Department of Health a notice to change ownership of Riley. The purchase, according to a press release from [...]
When the 2011 Mississippi Legislature convenes Jan. 4, registered lobbyists will be on hand to make their clients’ issues known to representatives and senators. Hayes Dent of Yazoo City says it’s clear to all observers that the state’s budget will be the key issue in this session. “There are two separate and distinct philosophical views [...]
One-time influx helps keep schools afloat With state revenues in decline because of lower tax collections linked to the ailing economy, the hundreds of millions in federal stimulus funding for education have been very welcome. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided one-time funding through three main education streams: the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund [...]
WASHINGTON — Toyota has friends in high places in Washington, including some of the very people now investigating the Japanese automaker. The company has sought to sow goodwill and win allies with lobbying, charitable giving, racing in the American-as-apple pie NASCAR series and, perhaps most important, creating jobs. Lawmakers on the committees investigating Toyota’s massive [...]
Twenty-five companies from across the state have been awarded federal funding totaling more than $5 million for energy-efficiency projects, all in the name of job creation and retention. It may sound strange, but the premise behind the program is turn off a light, save a job. Earlier this month, the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) announced [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Twenty-five companies have been awarded federal funding totaling more than $5 million for energy-efficiency projects, all in the name of job creation and retention. Earlier this month, the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) announced the round-one awardees under the Mississippi Job Protection through Energy Economic Development Program. A part of the $40,4-million State [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) has awarded 25 grants in the first round of the Mississippi Job Protection through Energy Economic Development Program. A part of the State Energy Program (SEP) funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Job Protection Program allocated $5.2 million to eligible companies [...]
by Wally Northway Published: May 1,2006
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Pearl — Concerns in the U.S. over the potential threats posed by China’s growing economy are increasing, particularly among domestic manufacturers, and a look at the numbers tell why. A nation of 1.3 billion people, China’s economy was nearly stagnant 20 years ago, but is now growing at a rate of more than 9% annually, [...]
