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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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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25 Sep Bryant: Medicaid special session starts Thursday

Posted at September 25, 2013 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

SFGate.com Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is calling lawmakers into special session at 10 a.m. Thursday and asking them to do in less than four days what they didn't do in three months. He wants them to adopt a Medicaid budget...

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18 Sep Paheadra Robinson on Mississippi Public Broadcasting

Posted at September 18, 2013 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Mississippi Public BroadcastingPaheadra Robinson is interviewed by Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Karen Brown about predatory lending ahead of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hearing in Itta Bena, Miss. She discusses the predatory nature of payday loans and opportunities to create alternatives via partnerships between financial institutions...

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12 Sep Town Hall meeting set for Miss. senate District 28 residents

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

Clarion Ledger Jimmie Gates State Sen. Sollie B. Norwood is sponsoring a healthcare Town Hall meeting for residents of his senate District 28 on September 19th, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Metro Event Center of the Metrocenter Mall. Healthcare professionals and providers from Jackson Hinds...

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12 Sep Mississippi still has $872 million to spend from $5.5 billion in Katrina recovery funds

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

GulfLive.com Jeff Amy JACKSON, Mississippi -- Eight years after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast, Mississippi still hasn't spent almost $1 billion in federal money dedicated to recovery from the storm. The remaining $872 million is part of $5.5 billion Congress gave the state to rebound from Katrina,...

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07 Sep Teague: BP needs to honor its compensation agreement

Posted at September 07, 2013 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Houston Chronicle Stephen Teague Over the past year, BP has made several challenges to the court-approved settlement program established to compensate those who suffered medical injuries and economic losses as a result of the April 2010, BP oil disaster. BP's recent appeal to the court seeks to...

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04 Sep REILLY MORSE: Let the public see PEER’s report on port

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

Sun HeraldCommunity and business leaders should join Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes' call to demand that the PEER Committee release its report on the State Port at Gulfport as written when it meets next week. Do not be seduced by a slick and very expensive public relations report...

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