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September 15, 2016

Brand, Williams hit with misdemeanor, six months probation, and $500 fine over 2015 anonymous mailer

Two sentenced over anonymous campaign mailer; lawsuit dropped The case of an anonymous campaign mailer in 2015, and a related anonymous federal lawsuit against the governor, attorney general and secretary of state, appear to be over. Political operative Greg Brand and printing company owner George Williams agreed to a “bill of information” on a misdemeanor…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
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…