In the course of any campaign, it is necessary to buy supplies and food for fundraisers and other events. John McKay’s 2011 campaign was no different, except that he took his campaign shopping to the tax free Keesler Air Force Base Commissary. The DOD established and maintains commissaries for the subsistence needs of military members […]
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What is a Statement of Economic Interest? The Mississippi Ethics Commission explains: The Statement of Economic Interest is a financial disclosure form filed annually by certain elected and appointed officials in state and local government. It is intended to disclose the sources of a public servant’s income so that members of the public know where
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Singing River Health System Trustee Scott Taylor, in a response to District 3 supervisor candidate Ken Taylor (no relation) had the following to say: Scott Taylor, too afraid of being wrong, offers no opinion of his own, yet accuses others who do the same of needing balls. Emotion that overrides logic is
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Monday, Barry Cumbest was quoted in The Sun Herald: “I’ve heard it brought up before” about Yancey’s possible conflict, “but Paula doesn’t even represent the board on SRHS.” See the whole document here.
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The Sun Herald and WXXV report today that retirees spoke out at the Jackson County Board of Supervisors meeting, asking supervisors to remove board attorney Paula Stennett-Yancey. Karen Nelson with the Sun Herald writes:
A meta post is in order: there is a concern by some that this site is somehow associated with SRHS. That is unequivocally not the case. This site is about the retirees fighting for what they were promised and about documenting those who betrayed the public trust. Anyone is invited to comment, submit information or
Anthony “Tony” Lawrence III Lawrence is currently serving as District Attorney for the 19th Judicial District. Profile on Jackson County website Media Coverage “DA Tony Lawrence: SRHS under criminal investigation by his office, FBI, state auditor” April Havens, Mississippi Press, January 21, 2015 Connections
LaPorte CPAs and Business Advisors LaPorte was retained by BoT special counsel Billy Guice in order to perform actuarial and forensic analysis of the SRHS pension plan and work related to the financial viability of SRHS. Media Coverage “Jackson County hires CPA firm for SRHS productivity, profitability study and pension analysis” April Havens, Mississippi Press,
William L. “Billy” Guice, III Guice was hired by the Jackson County Board of Supervisors as special counsel to investigate the SRHS pension failure and SRHS’ continued financial viability. Guice began his quest in January with much gusto, proclaiming that he would find the culprits, if any, and leave no stone unturned. This approach was
Louis Guirola, Jr. Guirola is serving as Chief Judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Biography at the Federal Judicial Center Media Coverage Connections