Jackson Launching New Water Bill Portal Aug 1
Verbatim release: City of Jackson Launches Self-Service Portal for Water Customers The City of Jackson will launch the new customer self-service portal on Monday, Aug. 1, providing convenience and useful information to the City’s water customers. The portal allows water customers to pay bills online, view account balances and copies ...
DOJ Charges Two More People in Epps Case
The Department of Justice charged two more people involved in the former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher B. Epps' case today. Both press releases from the DOJ are reproduced verbatim below: Texas Man Charged with Conspiracy to Bribe Former Corrections Commissioner Mark Longoria, 53, of Houston, Texas has been ...
Verbatim Statement by Attorney General Jim Hood on HB 1523
After careful review of the law, and the social and fiscal impacts of HB 1523, I have decided not to appeal the Federal Court's injunction in this case against me. I am convinced that continuing this divisive and expensive litigation is not in the best interests of the state of Mississippi or its taxpayers.
Thigpen: Charter Schools are 'Free' Schools
Forest Thigpen, president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, issued the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed on July 11 by the Southern Poverty Law Center that alleges the state's charter school law violates the state's constitution by enabling ad valorem taxes to cross district lines, leaving the district ...
State Health Department Announces 3 More Travel-Related Zika Cases
The Mississippi State Department of Health reported three new cases of Zika virus in the state today, which brings the state's total cases to eight. The department said all three cases were travel related for residents from Chickasaw, Hinds and Rankin counties who recently traveled to St. Thomas, Nicaragua and ...