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Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 21, 2017

Board of Nursing spends $48,900 annually for lobbying at #msleg

Mississippi Board of Nursing paid contract lobbyist with $244,500 in taxpayer funds According to an examination of lobbying records by the Mississippi Independent, the Mississippi Board of Nursing has used $244,500 in taxpayer funds to pay a contract lobbyist. The board — which regulates the state’s nurses and nurse practitioners — has paid Marvin Bobinger…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 17, 2017

MSSC rules for SunHerald in DMR records case, orders Auditor to pay legal fees

The Supreme Court says Sun Herald got it right in DMR public records fight The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in the Sun Herald’s favor in a long-running battle between the media company and state officials over records from the Department of Marine Resources. The court found that Chancery Judge Jennifer Schloegel correctly ruled…