by Associated Press Published: March 7,2012
Tags: advertising, bids, bills, contracts, lawmakers, laws, legislative branch, Legislature, marketing, promotion, state agencies, state government
JACKSON — A bill pending in the Mississippi Senate seeks to pull the plug on all state agencies’ ability to advertise. State Sen. Merle Flowers, a Republican from Southaven, tells WLBT-TV millions and millions of dollars are going advertising programs all over the state. The bill would prevent state agencies from using radio and television [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 14,2012
Tags: attorney general, attorneys, bill, courts, execiutive branch, law, law enforcement, lawyers, legislative branch, Politics, state agencies, state government
JACKSON — Mississippi House Republicans are moving forward with efforts to limit the attorney general’s power to hire private attorneys to file lawsuits for the state. Attorney General Jim Hood is the only Democrat remaining in statewide elected office, and he opposes their efforts. A bill that passed the House Judiciary A Committee yesterday says [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) have been asked by Gov. Haley Barbour to administer the $25-million Mississippi British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon Response Block Grant Program on behalf of county and municipal governments in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties. This program will [...] [...]
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