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March 7, 2012

Statute won’t permit Southaven Mayor Davis’ removal, state official says

Statute won’t permit Southaven Mayor Davis’ removal, state official says Southaven residents leading a petition drive asking Gov. Phil Bryant to remove Mayor Greg Davis from office are pinning their hopes on a state statute they believe covers municipal officials, but a spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday the provision doesn’t apply. The…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 7, 2012

Clemency-limit bills die in committees

Clemency-limit bills die in committees In the uproar over former Gov. Haley Barbour’s pardons of nearly 200 convicts as he left office, state lawmakers filed numerous bills that would allow voters to change the state Constitution and limit gubernatorial clemency power. But those measures all died with a Tuesday-night deadline to clear committee, with House…