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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04 Sep Editorial: Developments at the state port continue to be underwhelming

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

Sun HeraldTuesday's announcement of the state Port at Gulfport having recruited a couple of "prospective" customers was a weak attempt to put a positive spin on what really amounts to a nonevent. Especially considering the possible tenants will require dredging the channel, a multimillion-dollar project...

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03 Sep Port at Gulfport could have deals for two new tenants, director says

Posted at September 03, 2013 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Sun Herald Paul Hampton BILOXI -- The Port of Gulfport could have deals with two new tenants within six months, the port's executive director said Tuesday. News of the prospective tenants was revealed in a status report on the $570 million restoration project at the port by...

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15 Aug Paheadra Robinson featured in the Jackson Free Press

Posted at August 15, 2013 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Jackson Free Press Georgette Keeler Even with her smooth, tenor-like voice, smart pinstriped suit, and soaring stature of at least 6 feet in heels, Paheadra Robinson is not as intimidating as some attorneys can be. She is poised, humble and compassionate. The combination makes her magnetic and...

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