by Associated Press Published: May 23,2012
Tags: attorneys, bill, elected officials, executive, law, lawmakers, lawyers, legal counsel, legislation, legislative, Legislature, Politics, public officials, state agency, state government
JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant yesterday signed a law limiting the attorney general’s control of the state’s legal business. The law, which takes effect July 1, requires the attorney general to appoint outside lawyers if he declines to represent an agency or elected official, or if there is a “significant disagreement” with an agency [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 14,2012
Tags: bill, executive, governor, inventory, Inventory tax, law, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, state government, workers' compensation
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant says several new state laws could boost the state’s business climate, but opponents say the changes could hurt workers or take revenue away from state government. Republican Bryant is signing bills today to make changes in the workers’ compensation system and provide financial breaks for businesses paying the inventory tax. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 13,2012
Tags: bench, bill, courts, elections, judges, judicial, judiciary, law, lawmaker, legislative, legislator, Legislature, Politics, state government, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — A state lawmaker has filed to run for Mississippi Supreme Court in the November general election. Rep. Earle Banks is the only candidate challenging Chief Justice William Waller Jr. in a district encompassing the central one-third of the state. Both live in Jackson. Supreme Court Justice Leslie King of Greenville is unopposed for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 2,2012
Tags: alcohol, alcoholic beverages, beer, beverages, bill, executive, governor, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature
JACKSON — Mississippi’s sole brewery will soon be able to make stronger beer to sell outside the state. Gov. Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2370 into law yesterday, which allows breweries to manufacture and sell beer with more than 8 percent alcohol by weight to states that allow sales of stronger beer. Mark Henderson, co-owner [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 1,2012
Tags: accidents, bill, executive, governor, injuries, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislators, Legislature, manufacturers, manufacturing, state government, workers' compensation
JACKSON — Mississippi legislators offered sharply different views of a bill they passed yesterday to change the way compensation is awarded to workers injured on the job, or to survivors of those killed at work. If Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signs the bill, it will become law July 1. The measure is pushed by the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 1,2012
Tags: bill, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislators, Legislature, municipal government, Sales Tax, sewer, state government, taxes, water
JACKSON — Mississippi legislators have advanced a bill that could allow up to a 1 percent sales tax in metro Jackson to help fund improvements to the water and sewer system used by the capital city and some suburbs. The tax would be put in place only if it’s approved by at least 60 percent [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2012
Tags: abortion, anti-abortion, bill, doctors, health, health care, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, Legislature, medical, medicine, physicians, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life
JACKSON — A Mississippi Senate chairman has killed a bill that could’ve led to a child-homicide criminal prosecution for anyone performing an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is found. Democrat Hob Bryan, chairman of the Senate Judiciary B Committee, says the bill is unconstitutional because lawmakers are limited in what they can do to restrict [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 10,2012
Tags: bill, elections, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, Politics, state government, state law, voter identification, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — Mississippi voters are a little closer to needing to show photo identification before voting. The Senate voted today in favor of House Bill 921, which would provide framework to set up a constitutional amendment that voters approved in November. However, it remains unclear whether the U.S. Justice Department will approve a photo identification [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 10,2012
Tags: bill, colleges, costs, education, executive, governor, higher education, law, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, out of state, state government, state law, tuition, universities
JACKSON — The flexibility of a new law that will allow universities to waive out of state tuition will let each school structure a plan conducive to its needs, according to high education leaders. Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds tells the Clarion-Ledger the law will particularly help Delta State University in Cleveland and Mississippi University [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 10,2012
Tags: bill, cell phones, deregulation, executive, governor, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, phones, state government, telecommunications, telephones
JACKSON — Mississippi would lose most of its remaining regulatory authority over AT&T under a bill the House gave final passage Monday. Telephone service in Mississippi was mostly deregulated in 2006, ending the Public Service Commission’s traditional power to set rates. House Bill 825 would remove the commission’s remaining ratemaking authority over 30,000 local-only landlines. [...] [...]
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