Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and Speaker of the House Philip Loome issued these press releases on the agreement reached tonight:
Monday, March 31, 2014
Teacher pay agreement reached
Byrom conviction reversed. New trial ordered.
The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Michelle Byrom and ordered a new trial:
Bennie backs Junior
No surprise here as Bennie held a fund-raiser for Melvin Priester, Jr. last year. WLBT reported:
Marijuana oil bill goes to Governor.
The Legislature, in a rare fit of sanity, passed the "marijuana oil" bill last week. It goes without saying that people suffering from seizures and other maladies who need this treatment are very grateful. Senator Josh Harkins sponsored the original bill and had some really nice things to say on his Facebook page. It is reprinted with his permission:
S&P downgrades Parkway East bonds.
Standard & Poor downgraded the rating on the 2005 Parkway East bonds from BBB to CCC* last week and stated the outlook was "negative." The Parkway East Public Improvement District sold $27,770,000 in bonds in 2005 to finance infrastructure improvements. S&P also warned it might downgrade the bonds ever more in the future. S&P stated in a press release:
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Motorola and its solutions
The Sun-Herald published a damn fine piece of reporting this morning on how Motorola underbid the nearest competitor by $90 million to win the contract to build the statewide radio system (MSWIN) for police and first responders. MSWIN has been a sore spot to chiefs around the state as the prices of radios have increased while the threat of user fees floats in the air. Then there is the little fact that Haley and his cohorts are now Motorola lobbyists. Nice work if you can get it. The Sun-Herald reports:
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Closing statements & complete video of JSU debate
Here are the closing remarks by the candidates at the Mayoral debate that took place at Jackson State University Thursday night. The complete video of the debate is included as well.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Zoo celebration Sunday
The Jackson Zoo just issued the following press release:
Navy cancelling Tomahawks and Hellfires
Looks like the Navy is cancelling the Tomahawk and Hellfire missile programs. The Navy proposed a budget that spends no money on them in FY 2016. There is no money to purchase replacement systems for several years as well. Read page 12., One replacement program, LRASM, will probably not be ready for nearly a decade. Thank you, Ray Mabus.
Vote in new poll
Instead of asking who you will support for Mayor, JJ decided to flip the typical poll question to something different: Who is least likely to get your vote for Mayor? In other words, which candidate do you dislike the most. Time to shake things up and have some fun.
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The Jackson Mayoral Circus stops at JSU
Here are the opening remarks in the Mayoral debate at JSU last night:
Ben is back
Ben Allen is back on WJNT on Tuesday's. 1180 AM and you can listen to it on the Tunein Radio app. Here is the podcast of this week's show.
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The old versus the new.
There is no doubt that Vladimir Putin has weighed Barack Obama and found him wanting. The Wall Street Journal compared the two. One plays by 19th century rules, the other by those of the 21st century:
'You just don't in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pretext," declared John Kerry on March 2 as Russia began its conquest of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. Though he didn't intend it, the U.S. Secretary of State was summing up the difference between the current leaders of the West who inhabit a fantasy world of international rules and the hard men of the Kremlin who understand the language of power. The 19th-century men are winning.Click Here to Read More..
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Zoo keeps accreditation
The Jackson Zoo issued the following press release:
WJNT yesterday
Pete Perry discussed the Mayor's race, legislature, and the Senate race on the show yesterday.
About that fan page on Facebook....
Use a Facebook page to reach your customers? Facebook is changing... for the worse... your page's reach. Valleywag reported on Gawker:
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Steadivest update: Wolfe arraigned today.
U.S. Magistrate Keith Ball set bond for Marshall Wolfe at $10,000 today. He scheduled June 2 for the trial date for Mr. Wolfe. A federal grand jury indicted Mr. Wolfe for bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to conceal assets in bankruptcy. He faces maximum penalties of five years imprisonment and $250,000 fines.
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Caesar's closing Harrah's Tunica Casino. Moak speaks out.
Rumors have been circulating for quite some time about a possible closing of Harrah's in Tunica. Caesar's pulled the plug today. Caesar's reported on its website:
"Cracker"
Fox13 (Memphis) reports: "Early Saturday morning John King's Clarksdale home was tagged, torched and set on fire. He's calling for the FBI to get involved in the investigation saying that his house was torched because of the color of his skin."
Court allows additional discovery against St. Andrews
Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill ordered St. Andrews to provide to Precious and Crystal Martin information about bullying and similar discipline problems at the school. The Martins sued the school in October. They claimed breach of contract after they withdrew their child from the school in response to alleged bullying. The Martins sought the information in discovery while St. Andrews objected on the ground such information was not relevant. Judge Weill also issued a protective order to keep the names of any minor children from becoming public.
Union endorses Octavian.
Looks like Chokwe Lumumba, Jr. picked up an endorsement from the Central Mississippi Building & Construction Trades Council:
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
It's fixed, so let's break it: Madison County edition.
The Mississippi Way: If it's fixed, let's break it. Such is the idea behind the bill to split the Rankin-Madison district for District Attorney and Circuit Court. The current arrangement ensures justice is swift and strict. The criminal justice system in Madison County is somewhat insulated from the county shenanigans that have taken place under several regimes in Canton. However, Representative Mark Baker introduced a bill to split the counties. The bill passed the house.
Steadivest's Marshall Wolfe Indicted
Collection of all posts on Steadivest case
A federal grand jury indicted former Steadivest President/CEO/Grand Poobah Marshall Wolfe for bankruptcy fraud and concealment of assets last week. Mr. Wolfe operated a ponzi scheme under an umbrella of Steadivest companies*from 2007 to 2009.
The future of journalism: Click bait?
The New York Times published a thoughtful but disconcerting story on the future of journalism yesterday.
If I were being paid by the click for this column, I might have begun it this way: Will an oppressive emphasis on “click bait” mean that the news ends up imprisoned by transgendered models posing in disgraceful listicles accompanied by kidnapped nude kittens?Click Here to Read More..
Help Clinton PD
Clinton PD needs your help catching a thief. Clinton PD release these two videos of the alleged thief in action:
No bond for Presley shooter
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Baily issued the following press release:
Monday, March 24, 2014
Watkins fires back. Says ruling is "absurd" and there was conflict of interest.
Developer David Watkins just fired off this press release:
SOS hammers Watkins
Secretary of State Eggbert Hosemann issued the following press release:
MPACT to reopen.
The College Savings Board just voted unanimously to reopen the MPACT program this fall.
Update: Treasurer Lynn Fitch just issued the following press release:
Update: Treasurer Lynn Fitch just issued the following press release:
JPS: spending more, achieving less
The Jackson Public School District spent* more money per student, yet had the worst rating and graduation rate, out of all public school districts in the tri-county area for 2011-2012. JJ reviewed report cards for all districts in Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties for the 2011-2012 school year. The other districts were not even close to JPS in terms of spending money. JPS spent nearly $1,000 more per student than the nearest district, Canton. What is really interesting is the districts that spent the most had the worst grades and graduation rates. The mantra that the suburban districts are wealthier and can spend more money is simply not true. Clinton spent nearly $2,000 less per student yet achieved an "A" rating. Rankin spent $1,813 less per student and achieved an "A" as well.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
They think they are so smart
Looks like someone tried to sneak some contraband into the Hinds County Detention Center. Sheriff Tyrone Lewis just issued the following press release:
On the road to Baltimore
Baltimore went all in for crony capitalism.... and lost its _____ on special projects. Steve Hanke and Stephen Walters posit that for every government-chosen winner exists a loser in the Wall Street Journal:
Don't risk the road trip?
Gambling operators in Arkansas have been running these ads on Memphis tv stations for over a year. Needless to say, they are not too flattering about Mississippi. First question: Why the hell isn't Phil Bryant standing up for Mississippi and calling out these ads?
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Red Robin coming to town?
Move over Five Guys. It looks like gourmet burger chain Red Robin is advertising for help in Jackson:
The Mayoral scrum begins
Here is the complete video of the Jackson Mayoral Debate held last Thursday night at the Johnnie Champion Community Center.
Blast from the Kior past
Here is a nice little comment about Kior from two years ago:
Friday, March 21, 2014
More Mayor's debate
Here are the closing arguments from the Mayoral debate last night.
Gilbert releases report on Hattiesburg absentee voting
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann issued his report on the absentee voting in the 2013 Hattiesburg municipal special election. Its posted below for the political junkies.
Mayoral Debate (Video)
The candidates appeared last night at a forum at the Johnnie Champion Community Center in West Jackson. Here are the opening remarks. The closing remarks will be posted later today and the entire debate will be posted tomorrow. Enjoy.
Looks like Junior wanted some reparations.
You read that correctly. Representative Earl Banks introduced the Melvin Priester Reparation Act in the 1998 session of the legislature. The bill died in committee but would have paid for part of Young Priester's Harvard education if passed. The short bill is posted below.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Quinn: Poll? What poll?
The Regina Quinn for Mayor Campaign issued the following press release:
Cochran/Barbour - McDaniel FOOD FIGHT!!!
Bloomberg reports the senate race is quickly shaping up to be a war between the Tea Party and the Cochran/Barbour team :
Pay now or pay later? What happens if you can't pay?
The Wall Street Journal editorial page presented a scary view of the public pension problems facing many state and local governments. Chicago, California, New Jersey, Stockton, Vallejo, the list keeps getting longer and longer.
Stokes on steroids.
This zealous supporter of the Free the Land movement voiced his concern over the death of our Mayor in rather colorful fashion. Words such as "assassination" and "United Snakes of America" are used. No disrespect is meant to the Lumumba family in this time of mourning. You can't make this up.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Want some weed with that oil change?
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