Better MS Report

State Reps. Tyrone Ellis, Cecil Brown say Democrats, Republicans can and will work together to solve critical issues Special to the Better Mississippi Report JACKSON (Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011) – Democratic leaders in the Mississippi Legislature pledged tonight to work with everyone regardless of political party to fund government services in the midst of the [...]

Bobby Harrison, Capitol Bureau Chief, The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: Mississippi will move into the upcoming fiscal year with a budget that once again depends heavily on one-time money. While the Legislature passed the state budget about a month ago and concluded the 2010 session, the final action for the fiscal year starting July 1 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT WIYGUL, Waltzer & Wiygul, (228) 990-1228 LOUIE MILLER, Mississippi Sierra Club, (601) 624-3503 NEW ORLEANS (Tuesday, May 18, 2010) – The Gulf Restoration Network and the Sierra Club filed suit against the U.S. Minerals Management Service for exempting oil companies drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from disclosing blowout and [...]

From Better Mississippi Report: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010 CONTACT: Terry R. Cassreino REMINDER: Sierra Club sponsors media tour of Ship Island on today GULFPORT, Miss. (Tuesday, May 4, 2010) – The Mississippi chapter of the Sierra Club will sponsor a media tour of West Ship Island – part of the Gulf Islands [...]

FROM BETTER MISSISSIPPI GROUP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010 CONTACT: TERRY R. CASSREINO MEDIA ADVISORY: Sierra Club sponsors media tour of Ship Island on Tuesday GULFPORT, Miss. (Monday, May 3, 2010) – The Mississippi chapter of the Sierra Club will sponsor a media tour of West Ship Island – part of the Gulf [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2010 CONTACT: TERRY R. CASSREINO PHONE: (601) 454-7419 E-MAIL: terry@cassreino.net REMINDER: Sierra Club hosts news conference, flyover today on Gulf oil spill JACKSON (Saturday, May 1, 2010) – The Mississippi chapter of the Sierra Club will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. today, Saturday, May 1, 2010, in [...]

From Better Mississippi Report: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010 CONTACT: TERRY R. CASSREINO PHONE: (601) 454-7419 E-MAIL: terry@cassreino.net MEDIA ADVISORY: Sierra Club hosts news conference, flyover on Gulf oil spill JACKSON (Friday, April 30, 2010) – The Mississippi chapter of the Sierra Club will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. Saturday, May [...]

JACKSON (Tuesday, March 23, 2010) – Thousands of Mississippians who find themselves unemployed and unable to locate work would benefit from the state accepting $56.1 million in federal funds to extend unemployment assistance beyond their current expiration. While many state House members are eager to do just that, Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and some GOP [...]

JACKSON (Wednesday, March 17, 2010) – Here is the list of 31 Mississippi state senators who voted Tuesday, March 16, to amend a House bill and restore millions of dollars the Senate budget committee removed from the proposal to fund public schools. In all, nine Republicans and 22 Democrats voted for an amendment to House [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (Tuesday, March 16, 2010) – State Sen. Hob Bryan of Amory displayed strong legislative leadership today when he persuaded 30 fellow senators to vote to restore millions of dollars the Senate budget committee removed from a bill to fund public schools. Senators voted 31-19 for an amendment to House Bill 1622 that would [...]