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May 27, 2016

Cochran: Committee passage of 2 appropriations bills emphasize Mississippi’s national security rol

RELEASE: COCHRAN: TWO COMMITTEE-PASSED BILLS HIGHLIGHT MISSISSIPPI’S NATIONAL SECURITY ROLE Senate Appropriations Panel Approves FY2017 Defense & FY2017 Homeland Security Bills WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today praised committee passage of two appropriations measures that emphasize Mississippi’s role in ensuring national security. The Senate Appropriations Committee…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 27, 2016

MJI: Court Upholds Ethics Commission Ruling Against Columbus Mayor and Council

Court Upholds Ethics Commission Ruling Against Columbus Mayor and Council Mississippi Justice Institute calls ruling “victory for transparency and open government” (COLUMBUS, MISS—MAY 26) – Chancery Court Judge Kenneth Burns upheld a decision by the Mississippi Ethics Commission that the mayor and city council of Columbus violated the Open Meetings Act. The city had appealed…