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March 21, 2012

AP gets AG Jim Hood to confirm Moore hired to sue BP … after days of asking

Hood hires ex-AG Mike Moore to sue BP Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that he has hired former Attorney General Mike Moore and others to handle the state’s claims against BP PLC stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Hood hired fellow Democrat Moore, plus former state…
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March 20, 2012

MS Legislative Democrats support $132,000,000 more in spending in FY 13 than Republican budget plans

House and Senate Democrats held a press conference at 11:00 a.m. today to announce their budget plan for the 2013 fiscal year. Democrats proposed level funding for the following key budget areas: 1) education, 2) healthcare, and 3) local libraries. The Republican budget plan, introduced by Governor Phil Bryant on January 31, 2012, proposes significant…