Miss. Weighs Tax Break for Modular Homes to Speed Rebuilding
A group of Mississippi lawmakers last week quizzed some makers of modular homes about the quality and construction of their products. But after hours of discussion, legislators left the Capitol without...
View ArticleMiss. Gov. Barbour Says Katrina Recovery, Budget Top 2007 Agenda
Hurricane Katrina recovery remains near the top of Gov. Haley Barbour’s agenda as Mississippi lawmakers begin their 2007 session on Tuesday. The governor says he’s waiting to hear back from the U.S....
View ArticleDale Says He’ll Fight Removal from MIss. Democratic Ballot
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale says he’ll take legal action to fight the Mississippi Democratic Party executive committee’s decision to remove him from the ballot. “I intend to continue...
View ArticleIn Miss., Dale Moves In with State Farm Settlement as Scruggs Withdraws
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. will re-examine more than 35,000 Mississippi policyholder claims filed after Hurricane Katrina and “make millions of dollars available” for additional payments,...
View ArticleReport Says Katrina Recovery Boosts Mississippi Economy
A new report says Mississippi recently has seen its strongest economic growth since the early 1990s, and most of the boost is from Hurricane Katrina recovery. The “Mississippi’s Business” report comes...
View ArticleDale Back on Miss. Democratic Ballot
Mississippi’s longtime insurance commissioner, George Dale, is back on the Democratic Party primary ballot. Calhoun County Circuit Judge Henry Lackey on Monday reversed a Democratic Executive Committee...
View ArticleMiss. Commissioner Dale Defends Hiring Insurance Lobbyist as Lawyer
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale says he sees no conflict in his having been represented in a ballot dispute by Greg Copeland, an attorney who is a longtime lobbyist for the insurance...
View ArticleSouthern governors hear from insurance execs on coastal coverage
Southern governors and insurance executives met late last month in Biloxi, Miss., about the challenges of keeping insurance coverage in coastal areas that are vulnerable to hurricanes, but they reached...
View ArticleMiss. Insurance Commissioner Candidates Spar Over Service Records
The two men running for Mississippi insurance commissioner say encouraging competition is the key to reducing rate payers’ costs as the state continues its recovery from Hurricane Katrina. But that’s...
View ArticleBarbour Wins Second Term as Mississippi Governor
Mssissippi’s Republican governor, Haley Barbour, won a second term Tuesday in a state still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, a storm that washed away some political futures. The Democratic nominee...
View ArticleFederal Report Finds Millions in Wasteful Spending on FEMA Trailers
What will $229,000 cover in the Mississippi real estate market? A five-bedroom, 2,000-square-foot home in the capital city of Jackson, or a 280-square-foot temporary FEMA trailer in the Hurricane...
View ArticleMiss.: Scruggs Pleads Guilty to Trying to Bribe a Judge
Mississippi attorney, Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, used a mix of bare-knuckle tactics and country-lawyer charm to extract billion-dollar settlements from cigarette makers, asbestos companies and other big...
View ArticleMississippi Gov., Attorney General, Haggle over Product Liability
Gov. Haley Barbour’s conservative allies sided with him as the House tried, and failed, to override his veto of a bill that would’ve required the state attorney general to keep a list of toys with lead...
View ArticleMississippi House Passes Ban on Teens Texting While Driving
A bill that has passed the Mississippi House would ban newly licensed teenage drivers from sending text messages from behind the wheel. House members pushing for the texting-while-driving prohibition...
View ArticleGovernors’ Conference Puts Spotlight on Katrina Recovery in Mississippi
Governors attending their national convention in Biloxi on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast have seen signs of Hurricane Katrina recovery — glitzy casinos packed with tourists, new condominium towers rising...
View ArticleMississippi Could Be Hit with More Severe Weather This Weekend
Storm-weary Mississippi residents are facing another possible round of severe weather this weekend, only days after tornadoes plowed through the state and left a wide swath of destruction. National...
View ArticleMississippi Governor Vetoes $20 Million for Wind Insurance Pool
Gov. Haley Barbour on Friday rejected a proposal to put a $20 million subsidy into a wind pool insurance fund. To do so, Barbour vetoed part of the state Department of Insurance budget. He said the $20...
View ArticleSenate Bill Would Set Wind-Vs.-Water Insurance Claim Formula
A U.S. senator from Mississippi is introducing a bill that tries to resolve wind-versus-water insurance disputes for structures wiped out by hurricanes. Republican Roger Wicker said that his bill would...
View ArticleKatrina Fund Helps Mississippi with Other Disaster Costs
Mississippi officials said the state budget is in good shape to survive this spring’s twin natural disasters of tornadoes and river flooding. The state still has tens of millions of dollars set aside...
View ArticleMississippi Governor, Insurance Chief At Odds Over Health Insurance Exchange
Mississippi’s proposed health insurance exchange is in limbo because of a dispute between the governor and the insurance commissioner. Gov. Phil Bryant and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, both...
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