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February 16, 2011

JJ – More on Hinds County redistricting scam

More on Hinds County redistricting scam From the Northside Sun At its meeting on January 18, the board of supervisors voted to give Jackson attorney Derrick Johnson $40,000 to redraw district lines. The decision could indicate that the board didn’t quite do its homework before approving the contract. The Central Mississippi Planning and Development District…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 16, 2011

CL – Who’ll replace Graves on bench?

Who’ll replace Graves on bench? Now that state Supreme Court Justice James Graves Jr. has been confirmed to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, the question turns to who will replace him on Mississippi’s nine-member high court. Gov. Haley Barbour must name a replacement to serve until the November 2012 general election. Graves’ term ends…