JACKSON — Republican Gov. Phil Bryant used his first State of the State address last evening to unveil detailed policy proposals, from education to healthcare to energy, saying he wants to create a “Mississippi Works Agenda.”
“My first job is to make sure every Mississippian has a job,” Bryant said on the south steps of the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 12,2012
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JACKSON — The Mississippi House changed its rules yesterday to ensure Republicans have a majority on both money committees.
Under longtime rules, the House speaker could name three members to the budget-writing Appropriations Committee and three to tax-writing Ways and Means. Thirty members of each were selected based on seniority. Six were chosen from each of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 20,2011
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JACKSON — Federal judges yesterday released a plan to update Mississippi’s four congressional districts, which decreases the number of split counties from eight to four, the secretary of state said.
The judges say their plan preserves to core constituencies of each district.
“Notwithstanding the movement or potential movement of 146,000 persons, we made as few changes to [...] [...]
Only a passing glance toward Washington, D.C., is sufficient to remind us that the gathering fiscal storm clouds are becoming more ominous by the day. Yet, in Mississippi we still have to live with the lists and rankings that constantly remind us of the dire straights in which many of our citizens find themselves. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 21,2011
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JACKSON — Three federal judges will hear arguments Tuesday to determine whether they should redraw Mississippi’s four congressional districts or leave the job up to legislators.
The 2012 legislative session begins Jan. 3 — only 10 days before the congressional candidates’ qualifying deadline for the March 13 primaries.
The four U.S. House districts must be adjusted to [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Republican Party is asking federal judges to redraw the state’s four U.S. House districts before the 2012 elections.
In court papers filed this month, the party said there’s “no likelihood” that legislators will handle congressional redistricting on time.
The next regular legislative session begins Jan. 3. That’s 10 days before the congressional candidates’ [...] [...]
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OXFORD — A three-judge federal panel rejected a lawsuit that sought to double or even quadruple the size of the U.S. House after a lawsuit in Mississippi claimed residents didn’t have enough representatives while other states had too many.
The panel in Oxford ruled that “Congress’ decision to limit the number of representatives to 435 is [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced a $1.1 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in Choctaw, Miss., to help renovate an industrial facility in the Choctaw TechParc. The project is expected to create 220 jobs and generate $1.9 million in private investment, according to grantee [...] [...]
Well, Cash for Clunkers is over and I want to give you an insider’s view and try to put the whole thing into perspective. First, a quick question: Which would you rather have? An incentive to do what big government wants you to do … or a penalty or imprisonment? For all the criticism about [...] [...]
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