14 Nov For-profit colleges a bad deal for veterans in Mississippi

Posted at November 14, 2013 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Non Profit Quarterly Rick Cohen Are nonprofit schools a better deal for returning veterans than for-profit schools? A study by the Mississippi Center for Justice finds that since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 14 percent of $83 million in GI Bill funds spent for education in Mississippi went...

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12 Nov For-profit schools taking advantage of veterans, Mississippi Center for Justice charges

Posted at November 12, 2013 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Clarion Ledger Jimmie E. Gates For-profit schools prey on Mississippi veterans by getting their education assistance benefits but providing, in turn, an inferior education, charges the nonprofit Mississippi Center for Justice. Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, more than $83 million GI Bill funds went to...

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12 Nov REPORT: New Data Shows Mississippi’s For-Profit Colleges Prey On Post-9/11 Veterans

Posted at November 12, 2013 in Press Release by Mississippi Center for Justice

Mississippi Center for Justice For Immediate Release Contact: Diana Lee, diana@berlinrosen.com, 646-200-5322 REPORT: New Data Shows Mississippi’s For-Profit Colleges Prey On Post-9/11 Veterans, Get Disproportionate Taxpayer Funds Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans Spend 2-3 Times More in GI Bill Benefits at Mississippi For-Profits Than Traditional Public Colleges and Universities, But...

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08 Nov Supreme court disadvantage: Judges could gut key environmental justice standard

Posted at November 08, 2013 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Grist Brentin Mock The U.S. Supreme Court has a stack of cases on its docket this session that should concern environmentalists, notably the suite of cases aimed at limiting the government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases, and the case involving an oil billionaire who wants to dump even more...

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05 Nov Mississippi businesses feel impact of BP court battles

Posted at November 05, 2013 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Mississippi Public Broadcasting EVELINA BURNETT BP and attorneys representing some of the businesses who say they were hurt by the 2010 Gulf oil spill were back in court this week. MPB’s Evelina Burnett reports on how the ongoing legal battles are affecting Mississippi businesses. BP has argued...

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04 Nov Students create rap video on health care act

Posted at November 04, 2013 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Bolivar Commercial Courntey Stevens "I wonder if he were me and I were you would you believe in healthcare? A better welfare?" Shelby's Students Involved in Community Change program are rapping about positive things in their lives in order to send a message — Take the high road. Andre...

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30 Oct South Mississippi native Reilly Morse to head Justice Center

Posted at October 30, 2013 in Press Release by Mississippi Center for Justice

Sun Herald Coast attorney Reilly Morse has been named president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit Mississippi Center for Justice. Morse, currently managing director, begins his new job Nov. 1. Founding president and CEO Martha Bergmark will maintain a leadership role as senior counsel and...

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30 Oct The Mississippi Center for Justice Announces New Leadership During Its 10th Anniversary Year

Posted at October 30, 2013 in Press Release by Mississippi Center for Justice

For Immediate Release: October 30, 2013 Contact: Diana Lee, diana@berlinrosen.com, 646-200-5322 Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) is pleased to announce it has named Reilly Morse the Center’s new President and CEO. Currently Managing Director, Morse will take over November 1 for founding President and...

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23 Oct Premiere of Port of the Future: Aboveboard

Posted at October 23, 2013 in Press Release by Mississippi Center for Justice

MEDIA ADVISORY for immediate release CONTACT: Roberta Avila, The Steps Coalition, 228-435-3113 Howard Page, Steps Coalition, 228-233-4734 Reilly Morse, Mississippi Center for Justice, 228-383-3348 Premiere of New Documentary Shows Failures of $600 Million Katrina Recovery Project With Job Creation Falling Short, Film Tracks Wayward Course of Controversial Mississippi Port Restoration...

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11 Oct Our View: Center for Justice and Women’s Fund — 10 years of making a better Mississippi

Posted at October 11, 2013 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Mississippi Business Journal blogThe Mississippi Center for Justice and the Women’s Fund of Mississippi launched 10 years ago this year with missions so daunting they could have left the leadership of both organizations wondering “Where do we start?” The answer for the pair of fledgling non-profits...

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