by MBJ Staff Published: December 15,2011
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In May of 2010 we wrote, “For better or worse, the economic future for the next 40 years in southeastern Mississippi will be greatly impacted by the decision of Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz. “
Justices with the Mississippi Supreme Court may be asking now how he came to his decision when he changed his [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 17,2011
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It was only a matter of time before Mississippi Power Company started raising the rates on its customers to pay for the $2.88 billion Kemper County coal plant.
So, last week MPC filed documents with state regulators — the Public Service Commission — for a requested rate increase of 11.35 percent. The Commission has the ability [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 4,2011
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The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments from the Sierra Club challenging the state Public Service Commission’s approval of the project in Kemper County by Mississippi Power Co. Mississippi Power has started construction of the $2.4 billion coal plant.
Oral arguments are scheduled for Dec. 14.
The suit was filed and heard [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 3,2011
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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: September 23,2011
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Mississippi will be throwing good money after bad when it chucks $1.3 million at the Jackson Zoo.
The state Bond Commission last week unanimously approved the sale of $354 million in tax-exempt bonds for which the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum will get $40 million together in bond funding.
However, other projects [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: September 22,2011
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On Monday, Cellular South will get a new name — C Spire Wireless — and the company says it will also beome the nation’s first wireless provider to introduce personalized wireless services.
“We have entered a new era in wireless – an era centered on broadband networks, mobile computing devices and now personalized services. Completing calls [...] [...]
by Ross Reily Published: September 15,2011
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Never in his wildest dreams would Jake Ayers had believed, in 1975, what has become of the Mississippi college desegregation lawsuit, known simply as “Ayers.”
When all was said and done in 2004, Mississippi education officials said they could get to work enforcing the $503 million settlement designed to correct racist neglect of Jackson State, Mississippi [...] [...]
by Ross Reily Published: September 13,2011
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The Mississippi Delta continues to flounder as unemployment figures average around 18 percent for the 12 counties between Vicksburg and Memphis.
Yet, there have been many jobs announcements in the years of the Barbour administration, but very few have had anything to do with the Mississippi Delta.
In this latest barrage of economic development announcements, the Delta [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 5,2011
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Nearly eight out of 10 Mississippi business leaders (79 percent) believe our state can experience the same type of economic success as other high-growth Southern states.
That is according to a report on the results gathered during in the Mississippi Economic Council’s Blueprint Mississippi Road Show.
More than 2,000 took part in the electronic voting process, and [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Employment Security’s (MDES’) online job search will be unavailable until Monday while the agency upgrades its computer applications.
With the current design, MDES employees have had to enter information into as many as three computer systems to fully assist customers. The upgrade will consolidate the process into one, web-based system, [...] [...]
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