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: 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 2,2012
Tags: commission, conflict of interest, ethics, lawmaker, legislative, legislator, Legislature, printing, state contract, state government
BRANDON — A Rankin County lawmaker is appealing a state Ethics Commission order to repay $346,000 from public printing contracts that went to his family business. Rep. Kevin McGee, a Republican from Brandon, owns Service Printers of Flowood along with family members. The Clarion-Ledger reports the Ethics Commission last month ruled there is “clear and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 21,2012
Tags: appropriations, bill, budget, colleges, Community Colleges, education, funding, funds, higher education, junior colleges, law, lawmaker, legislative, Legislature, state budget, state government, universitires
JACKSON — About 100 community college students, teachers and administrators gathered at the state Capitol yesterday to ask Mississippi legislators for more money to meet the needs of a student population that has grown as the economy has struggled. Wearing green t-shirts that played off the “Survivor” TV show logo, students enrolled in some of [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 20,2012
Tags: bill, federal agency, federal department, federal government, foreign workers, immigrants, law, lawmaker, legislative branch, legislators, workers
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) will support legislation to stop the implementation of new federal regulations governing a temporary foreign worker visa program, saying the regulatory changes are flawed and detrimental to seasonal industries like shrimping on the Gulf Coast. Cochran announced that he would cosponsor a joint resolution of disapproval challenging the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 15,2012
Tags: bill, elections, identification, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislator, Legislature, state government, state law, voter fruad, voters, Voting
JACKSON — The Mississippi House has passed a bill that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls. House Bill 921 furthers an amendment approved by 62 percent of voters in November. Because of the state’s history of racial discrimination, any change to its voting procedures must be approved by the U.S. Department [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 1,2012
Tags: bill, executive branch, governor, illegal workers, immigrant, immigration, jobs, law, law enforcement, lawmaker, legislative branch, Legislature, race relatyions, racial profiling, workers
JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said yesterday he supports an immigration-enforcement bill working its way through the state Legislature, and he dismissed critics’ contention that it could lead to racial profiling of Hispanics. “This law applies to everyone, not just to people who are south of us or Hispanic by descent. But look at [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 29,2012
Tags: bill, classrooms, committee, debit-card, education, elementary education, law, lawmaker, legislative branch, Legislature, secondary education, state budget, state government, supplies, teachers, teaching
JACKSON — School teachers would get debit cards to buy classroom supplies under a money-saving measure moving forward in the state Senate. A bill approved yesterday by the Senate Education Committee mandates that districts use debit cards for employees’ travel and classroom supply purchases. It also calls for districts to pay employees only once a [...] [...]
JACKSON — All the people outraged about the Mississippi bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” have missed its satirical intent, the sponsor said yesterday. State Rep. Steve Holland, a populist Democrat known for over-the-top gestures, said he was tickled that his provocation had rocketed across the Internet. Holland says [...] [...]
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