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February 20, 2010

NYT Headline – Barbour Lobbies Fellow Governors to Oppose EPA Regulations

Barbour Lobbies Fellow Governors to Oppose EPA Regulations Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) is trying to rally state opposition to U.S. EPA’s forthcoming regulation of greenhouse gases. A former utility lobbyist and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, Barbour is asking members of the National Governors Association’s natural resource committee to urge Congress to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 20, 2010

CL – Court upholds $14M paid to attorneys in MCI case

Court upholds $14M paid to attorneys in MCI case A Hinds County circuit judge has upheld $14 million in attorneys fees related to the state’s 2005 MCI/WorldCom settlement. Circuit Judge Winston Kidd’s ruling dismisses a challenge filed by the state auditor’s office in 2007 as having “no merit.” Lisa Shoemaker, spokeswoman for State Auditor Stacey…