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September 15, 2016

SALTER: Upstate lawmakers not ready to concede BP funds to the Coast #msleg

Sid Salter: Expect fight over BP settlement funds Mississippi got a $2.2 billion settlement from BP, but not all of that is subject to the unfettered will of the Mississippi Legislature. Specifics of the settlement include, over time, $750 million in economic damages that will be subject to state legislative appropriations… …But upstate, lawmakers are…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 15, 2016

Appeal filed in #msflag lawsuit dismissed last week by Judge Reeves

Attorney to appeal court ruling on state flag The Mississippi attorney who sued Gov. Phil Bryant over the state flag filed a notice of appeal on Wednesday. Carlos Moore of Grenada sued Bryant in February, saying, in part, he “fears for his safety and the safety of other African-Americans because of the state sanctioned hate…