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Institute for Technology Development and Bigger Pie Forum Respond to False Allegations Made by Kemper Power Plant Proponents Representing Alabama Interests Jackson, MS – August 20, 2013 – The Institute for Technology Development (“ITD”) is a 501(c)(3) Mississippi nonprofit corporation that since its formation in 1983 has promoted economic development in Mississippi through a variety…

Court rules in favor of Bigger Pie public records request The Mississippi Public Service Commission has failed to comply with the order from Chancellor Dewayne Thomas. In July 2012, Bigger Pie Forum filed a public records request with the Commission requesting records containing Mississippi Power Company’s 2009 natural gas price forecasts that were used to…

Adams has closed schools, replaced leaders “Since taking over here, Mr. Adams has lifted the high-school graduation rate by 18 percentage points and eliminated $25 million in debt. Attendance is up and misbehavior is down. State test scores are still painfully low—about three-quarters of elementary-school students can’t read or do math at grade level—but the…

MS pension system needs reform now The 2008 financial crisis hurt investments nationwide, but Mississippi’s pension plan has additionally been hurt by something less popular to mention: Legislation passed in 1999, which increased payouts to employees without providing a mechanism to cover those payouts. Former Gov. Haley Barbour’s PERS Study Commission addressed this issue and…

Video: Bigger Pie vs Mississippi Power for public records Bigger Pie Forum made a public records request for documents related to the Kemper plant that were filed confidentially by Mississippi Power Company with the Public Service Commission. Included in the request were documents about the 2009 natural gas price projections that Mississippi Power used to…