Salaried Workers Could Receive Overtime Pay Soon
JACKSON, Miss.- Do you work way over your 40 hour work week, but receive salary so don’t see a cent in overtime pay? That could...
Category : Politics
Two Weeks in the Hospital, State Sen. Carmichael Goes Home
by kim
MERIDIAN, Miss.–After over a two-week stay in the hospital, state Sen. Videt Carmichael has returned home. He had been at UMMC in Jackson since he...
A NewsMS Investigation: Cliven Bundy in Nevada: Could It Happen in Mississippi?
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CLARK COUNTY, Nev.–It’s a twenty-year dispute with the federal Bureau of Land Management that has ultimately led to the incident in Nevada between the Bureau...
Miss. Drops Lawsuit Against FEMA, Insurance Commissioner May File Another (AUDIO)
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JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) over high flood insurance rates has been dropped....
Cochran Speaks on McDaniel, Tea Party Calls for Nosef Resignation, Nosef Responds
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The campaign for Senate-turned war between incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran and state Sen. Chris McDaniel, both Republicans, has had some new twists and...
Finally Awake: State Sen. Carmichael Emerges From Unconsciousness
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JACKSON, Miss.–A fall March 31 in his apartment that resulted from an illness put state Sen. Videt Carmichael in intensive care for two weeks. Friday...
Holding FEMA’s FEET to the Fire: Flood Insurance Rates Still Haven’t Dropped
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–If you live in a flood area and you’re still getting a whopper of a flood insurance bill, that could be because FEMA is...
Sebelius Resigns, Mississippi Reactions Begin
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday that she will resign after five years on the job. Mississippi reaction to the announcement...
New Law Provides Incentives for Businesses to Relocate to Miss.
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JACKSON Miss. – Bringing more business to Mississippi is the aim of a new bill signed into law Governor Phil Bryant Thursday....
Online Messages That Cause Harm: Atty. Gen. Launches Campaign to Stop It
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JACKSON, Miss.–What you do online can hurt others and if you have malicious intent, then your online words are illegal, is the message from Atty....