Leftenent Governor Delbert Hosemann issued the following statement.
Beneficiaries of a law enforcement officer or fire fighter killed in
the line of duty would receive a $200,000 payment under a bill
unanimously approved by the Mississippi Senate
yesterday.
Senate
Bill 2523 doubles the State’s current death benefit payment of
$100,000. Benefits are paid from a Trust Fund receiving vehicle tag and
renewal fees honoring law enforcement officers.
“Because
of the nature of their jobs, our law enforcement officers and fire
fighters are in harm’s way every day,” Lieutenant Governor Delbert
Hosemann said. “First, we need to respect them and keep them as safe as
possible, and second, we need to take care of their families — just
like they take care of ours.”
To track Senate Bill 2523’s progress, visit:
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.
5 comments:
Need to remember MDOT.
An MDOT employee who was recently killed cutting a felled tree with a chainsaw to clear a roadway for the first responders.
Despite the cute movie references on the traffic control displays along the interstates. The citizens of Mississippi do not slow down in work zones. Especially you Madison drivers on I-155 N. You people should be ashamed. 50 MPH in work zones.
@11:35 I avoid that area at all costs. The only thing worse than speeding idiots is brake happy idiots. There is literally no reason why that traffic should be at a standstill unless there is an accident.
I keep my sanity intact by utilizing the Spillway, and to be honest that section of I-55 would make the perfect area for a toll booth.
in most all big cities the rule is when in doubt stay off the brakes, gun it and go ....here in mississippi the rule is when in doubt slam on the brakes as hard as you can. thats why this state leads the country in auto deaths per capita.
The ole waterworks curve! At 5pm, it's a guarantee someone (usually a Copiah County tag - already only doing 40 mph in the passing lane) will slam on brakes for absolutely no reason, causing a back up all the way to High Street.
Meanwhile, 2:15, most traffic deaths in this state occur on rural roads. Did you have another theory?
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