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March 11, 2013

Stacey Pickering pushes SB 2625 to put more teeth in public employee embezzlement penalties

Friends, There is an important bill making its way through the legislature that I wanted to bring your attention to. Senate Bill 2625 would prevent public officials from receiving non-adjudicated sentences for embezzlement of public funds. On too many occasions, our Office has investigated public officials who either pled guilty or were found guilty of…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 11, 2013

MS Democratic Trust complains about Medicaid after refusing to reauthorize current program

In statements made last week, Governor Phil Bryant derided the Mississippi Medicaid program as a system of “waste, fraud and abuse”. What he failed to mention is that in Mississippi, the Department of Medicaid is part of the Office of the Governor. This weekend, reports confirm that the Department of Marine Resources, a state agency…