It’s time for some Jackson County family traditions to end. Over the next two months SRHS Watch will begin to lay out a course of action for those who seek answers and justice. Beyond the courts and the ballot box there are other remedies available to you.
Who held the responsibility to inform SRHS employees and retirees of the lack of pension funding? According to Mike Crews, that responsibility fell to then CEO Chris Anderson. Crews testified under oath that he felt he didn’t have a responsibility to inform employees about pension underfunding. He felt that since his job never involved communications
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Former Assistant US Attorney Mike Hurst is planning a campaign event in Jackson County and you’re invited – if you can cough up the dough. Hurst is running on a platform of rooting out public corruption. Geoff Pender reports in today’s Clarion Ledger: “I’m hopeful because the FBI has as its No. 1 priority in
SRHS Watch returns from hiatus with a preview of events that are unfolding. Karen Nelson at The Sun Herald has an article out today explaining more about the corporate welfare the Board of Supervisors grants to the 12th largest corporation in the US, Chevron. Subsidies for Chevron, but not for the county’s poor in need
How much would you spend to keep your secrets from public view? $1 million? $2.5 million? $5 million? As of this writing, Singing River has spent nearly $1 million dollars fighting their own employees and retirees in court. Most of that money has been spent in an attempt to delay proceedings and prevent the public
Just hours after Judge Breland Hilburn’s decision that SRHS owes the pension debt, there is chatter and worry about tax increases. Today’s decision only answers one of the largest of many questions brought in the lawsuit. There are several more questions that will need to be answered before the determination of necessity of tax increases,
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Earl Denham, attorney for several retirees, put the Jackson County Board of Supervisors and Singing River Health System on notice for potential fraud related claims. State law requires that anyone desiring to bring an action against a public hospital or county provide at least 90 days notice prior to filing suit. Denham’s notice is intended
Dum Roma deliberat, Saguntum perit After nearly ten months the JCBOS has finally decided to bring transparency to the board room. Sadly what is most transparent is their desperation. After McKay and Mangum’s defeat and with Ross and Cumbest facing run offs, a shock wave went through the good old boys club. No surprise
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Editor’s Note: This is part of a series on the effort to bring a hotel tax to Jackson County. Previous report can be found here. Taxes – no matter what most politicians say, they love them. Tax money enables the politician to wield influence, enrich themselves, and reward their politically allied business friends. Spending tax
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While this story is from Georgia, the exact same process goes on and affects state and local legislation here in Mississippi. On the local level, there are two different groups that work to influence the boards of supervisors and city councils to get favorable local legislation for corporate interests. The Singing River pension crisis