WTOK – Highway 19 expansion years in the making
Gov. Bryant meets with Schlapp, Jones on criminal justice reform
Interesting discussion with @VanJones68 and @mschlapp. I appreciate them coming to Mississippi for the 2018 Mississippi Summit on Criminal Justice Reform. #MSjusticereform pic.twitter.com/ZJC2Mwhsgj
— Phil Bryant (@PhilBryantMS) December 12, 2018
Farm Bill passes Congress with bipartisan support
Overwhelming bipartisan support in the House for the #FarmBill. Passed 369-47. Look forward to it being signed into law and implemented. pic.twitter.com/LJ3zJGHmIL
— U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (@SenHydeSmith) December 12, 2018
WJTV – Congressman elect Michael Guest is winding down his term as D.A.
Congressman Palazzo: We need Border Security now
On a yearly average, @DHSgov prevents over 3,600 terrorists from entering our country. These are known or suspected terrorists that are an addition to the 17,000 criminals and 3,000 special interest aliens. The numbers don’t lie & we need #BorderSecurityNow
— Cong. Steven Palazzo (@CongPalazzo) December 12, 2018
Congressional internship for individuals with intellectual disabilities named for Harpers
Future CHA Ranking Member @RodneyDavis announced he will carry on the CIPIID program in the 116th, renaming it the Gregg and Livingston Harper Congressional Internship Program for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities to honor the founder @GreggHarper and his son Livingston. pic.twitter.com/9EOGCxW4tF
— CHA Republicans (@HouseAdmnGOP) December 11, 2018
Sen. Wicker warns against return to sequestration
A return to military sequestration would be an unthinkable result. Today I asked @SECNAV Richard Spencer and @USMC General Robert Neller what sequestration could mean for our nation’s military. See their response here ⤵ https://t.co/LuJvnbpBUV
— Senator Roger Wicker (@SenatorWicker) December 12, 2018
WLBT – Public Service Commission says cell coverage maps are inaccurate
“Well, the maps are completely inaccurate,” said Presley.
And folks we asked agreed that their coverage is spotty, at best.
“If I change to another company, I look in the brochure to see what they claim the coverage is,” noted Brown. “Once you get it and you say, ‘OK, this has real good coverage’ and then you find out later it really doesn’t.”
“From here to the coast, it should be crystal clear,” explained Washington. “There’s a commercial showing that, but it’s not.”
There are federal funds available for rural areas that don’t have solid 4G LTE coverage.
Gov. Bryant announces DMC Power expansion in Olive Branch
DMC Power, manufacturer of connection systems for transmission, distribution, substation and industrial projects, is expanding manufacturing and distribution operations to Olive Branch, MS.
The project is an $8 million corporate investment and will create 125 jobs over 5 years. pic.twitter.com/EFff4IRO6L
— Phil Bryant (@PhilBryantMS) December 12, 2018
Election Commissioners certify results
The State Board of Election Commissioners certified results for the Mississippi Court of Appeals and Mississippi Supreme Court from the November 6 General and November 27 Runoff elections. #YallVote pic.twitter.com/smfA5Rdo0x
— Mississippi SOS (@MississippiSOS) December 12, 2018
CLARION LEDGER – Mississippi spends $100 million annually to jail unconvicted
Mississippi counties pay about $100 million a year to jail those who haven’t been convicted of crimes, according to a newly released database by the MacArthur Justice Center.
That’s more than the state of Mississippi spends each year on child protective services ($98 million).
“Our database confirms that long-term pretrial incarceration of poor Mississippians, attributable primarily to improper and illegal use of the money bail system, continues to be a significant problem that costs counties millions of dollars,” said Cliff Johnson, director of the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law.
WJTV – Report says Mississippi inmates in jail for longer stretches
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