Better MS Report

The Clarion-Ledger: The Mississippi Department of Transportation said it can’t assure motorists there won’t be another weather-related backup on the I-55/I-20 Stack. Last week, dozens of motorists were stuck there for hours because of icy conditions and an accident. Some ran out of gas. Forecasters are predicting more precipitation accompanied by below freezing temperatures this [...]

From The Clarion-Ledger: People can’t work if they can’t flush, and several state government offices were forced to close this past winter when water pipes froze and burst in Jackson. Now, the Mississippi Department of Transportation is drilling its own water well as insurance for the future. The emergency backup system is designed to keep [...]

Hall featured on Episode 6 of ‘Better Mississippi Report Podcast’ From the Better Mississippi Report: JACKSON (Monday, Aug. 16, 2010) – Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall says state leaders likely will have to find new money to fund highways and highway maintenance – including the possibility of toll roads and raising the state’s gasoline tax. [...]