by MBJ Staff Published: February 3,2012
Tags: Democrat, Dolphus Weary, Gov. Phil Bryant, Jackson Mississippi, Johnny Dupree, Mission Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Racism, Red Tails, republican
Gov. Phil Bryant was quick to lay blame at the feet of the national and statewide media for Mississippi’s poor race-relations image at the recent Mission Mississippi Governor’s Prayer Luncheon.
Bryant said that the national media must have been champing at the bit to see if he, a white Republican, and Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree, a [...] [...]
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by Associated Press Published: December 20,2011
Tags: Alabama, british petroleum, Dan Turner, Deepwater Horizon, Democrat, Gov. Phil Bryant, gulf of mexico, JACKSON, Louie Miller, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Development Authority, oil drilling, republican, Ship Island, sierra club
JACKSON — Allowing oil and gas drilling 10 to 12 miles south of Mississippi’s coastline in the Gulf of Mexico is a good idea because it could generate state revenue, Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday.
The Mississippi Development Authority on Monday published proposed regulations to lease state waters in the Gulf for the drilling.
The regulations are [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 20,2011
Tags: agriculture, banking and finance, construction, disaster recovery, economic development, education, employment, energy, environment, Gov. Phil Bryant, Haley Barbour, healthcare, higher education, Legislature, manufacturing, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, republican, state government, tourism, transportation, Weather
Republican Gov. Haley Barbour calls for reducing the number of school districts and merging some universities, reviving many of his past recommendations in his final Mississippi budget proposal.
He also suggests spending the $97.4 million remaining in a health care trust fund that was created before he took office.
Barbour released his nearly $5.5 billion budget Tuesday. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 8,2011
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JACKSON — The FBI has confirmed that it is investigating the mayor of Mississippi’s third largest city who was already ordered by state officials to pay more than $170,000 for travel, stress counseling and other personal expenses billed to taxpayers.
>> SEE MBJ COLUMNIST NANCY ANDERSON’S COLUMN ON DAVIS
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis had already come under [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 3,2011
Tags: abortion, banking and finance, birth control, courts, economic development, economy, education, environment, federal government, Fertility, Haly Barbour, healthcare, higher education, Initiative 26, intrauterine devices, jobs, manufacturing, Mississippi Business Journal, municipal government, Personhood, Phil Bryant, pre-embryonic personhood, recession, republican, retail, Roe V. Wade, state agency, state government, unemployment
Gov. Haley Barbour’s comments last week that he has concerns over ballot Initiative 26 that seeks to define a “person” in state law should be all we need to hear as we go to the polls this week.
There is no question where Barbour stands on abortion as a conservative Republican who was on the verge [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 24,2011
Tags: agriculture, banking and finance, Bryant, construction, courts, disaster, disaster recovery, education, energy, environment, federal government, governor's race, healthcare, higher education, jobs, Lady Gaga, MBJ Editorial, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil spill, publicly traded company, real estate, recession, republican, severe weather, Tea Party, unemployment, Weather
This publication has been more than critical of Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant in many areas, particularly during his run for governor, for which he will go head-to-head with Dave Dennis, Hudson Holliday and Ron Williams on Aug. 2 in the Republican primary.
Insiders admit to us that he has deserved much of the criticism.
His guffaws are [...] [...]
Reeves believes leadership, thoughtfulness is what’s needed
Tate Reeves has served as Mississippi state treasurer since 2003. He is the first Republican treasurer in the state’s history. Tate is a Rankin County native and a graduate of Florence High School. He is an honors graduate of Millsaps College and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics. He [...] [...]
First governor from the Coast?
Candidate Dennis believes he has answers for state
Dave Dennis is president of Specialty Contractors & Associates Inc. in Gulfport. A Pass Christian native and resident, Dennis attended Auburn University and then moved back to the Gulf Coast in 1976. He has served as chairman of the New Orleans Federal Reserve Board [...] [...]
Editor,
I guess I miss your point (regarding Ross Reily’s blog last week on Simpson County officials changing party affiliation). Do you believe that every Republican or Democrat in the state who is a county official should run as an independent? You don’t think local officials differ on issues of taxes, voter ID, the role and [...] [...]
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