27 Jan

Posted at January 27, 2014 in In the News by

Westmoreland Times Story by Paul Kiel, ProPublica. Mayeta Clark, Mike Tigas and Eric Sagara contributed to this report. In Mississippi, the poorest state in the country, the largest installment lender is Tower Loan. Mississippi laws prevent installment lenders from charging the triple-digit rates common in some other states,...

05 Dec

Posted at December 05, 2013 in Press Release by

Mississippi Center for Justice For Immediate Release Contact: Diana Lee, diana@berlinrosen.com, 646-200-5322 Mississippi Center for Justice Board Chair Confirmed as U.S.District Court Judge Debra Brown Is First African-American woman Federal District Court Judge in Mississippi Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) is pleased to announce that MCJ Board Chair...

15 Nov

Posted at November 15, 2013 in Press Release by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Howard Page Steps Coalition 228-233-4734 Reilly Morse Mississippi Center for Justice 228-383-3348 Diane Glauber Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 202-662-8303 Coalition: HUD upholds finding of Mississippi’s non-compliance with hiring, contracting requirements at State Port Gulfport community organizations urge HUD to force State to comply...

14 Nov

Posted at November 14, 2013 in In the News by

Mississippi Public Broadcasting Since 2009, $83-million of Federal G.I. Bill money has come into Mississippi. 14% of that has gone to for-profit colleges, even though those schools only enroll 7% of the students. That's all according to a new report released by the Mississippi Center for...