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August 18, 2010

CL – Governor, mayor pledge cooperation on water issues but fail to agree

Governor, mayor pledge cooperation on water issues but fail to agree Despite written pledges to work together, there appears to have been no shift from Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and Gov. Haley Barbour on whether the city deserves $6 million in state-backed bonds for a downtown water project. Johnson and Barbour sent letters to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 18, 2010

WLOX – Protestor interrupts Gov. Barbour at Gulfport meeting

Protestor interrupts Gov. Barbour at Gulfport meeting GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – A protestor from the commercial fishing industry interrupted Governor Haley Barbour’s presentation Tuesday at the first meeting of the Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Commission. The panel is tasked with searching for the best ways to help South Mississippi recover from the BP oil spill.…