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October 17, 2007

Police union can’t budge mayor on promotions

The Clarion-Ledger, 10/17/7 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton refused to budge during a meeting Tuesday with Jackson police officers opposed to his recent police appointments. For nearly two hours, four representatives of the Jackson Police Officer Association and Melton discussed in a closed meeting at JPD headquarters Melton’s decision last week to elevate his bodyguard Michael…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 17, 2007

Senate committee votes today on flood bill

The Sun Herald, 10/17/7 The Senate Banking Committee today votes on a flood insurance reform bill Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Mel Martinez, R-Fla., will try to amend to include wind damage – an explosive issue that has roiled coastal communities since Hurricane Katrina. The House passed a flood insurance bill last month 263 to…