Are elected officials allowed to use county owned fax machines and e-mail addresses for partisan campaign activities? Of note: the Mississippi Ethics Commission website still shows no Statements of Economic Interest filed for Ross from 2011-2013. The 2014 report has not been updated to add deficient information.
The JCBOS and various supervisors have made statements regarding the veracity of The Sun Herald’s reporting, attacking the paper for having a bias aginst the board, and claiming that The Mississippi Press is the only media outlet that can report the facts correctly. SRHS Watch has long observed the sporadic nature of which The Mississippi Press publishes
Former SRHS Trustee Morris Strickland is set to be deposed in the pension plan litigation tomorrow at 9 a.m. SRHS Watch has undertaken a review of Strickland’s business ventures in search of potential conflicts. Some background on Strickland from a 2007 biography in The Sun Herald:
Former SRHS Trustee Morris Strickland is set to be deposed in the pension plan litigation tomorrow at 9 a.m. Last week saw Strickland fire off a letter to editor of The Sun Herald defending the investments of the SRHS Retirement Committee. The Sun Herald is not alone in alleging that the committe made “poor and risky investments.”
In the fall of 2006 a group of local doctors and Singing River Health System executives were planning on new real estate deal to house the Ocean Springs Imaging Center. Instead of SRHS purchasing the land and constructing the building, they decided to go another route. On October 4, 2006, a group of doctors and
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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Jessica M. Dupont, Esq. Office of the Attorney General September 10, 2014 2014 WL 5350515 (Miss.A.G.) Office of the Attorney General State of Mississippi Opinion No. 201400350 September 10, 2014 Re: Applicability of Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Under Section 27-31-101 Jessica M. Dupont, Esq. Special Counsel Jackson County Board of Supervisors Post Office Box
Singing River Health System Trustee Allen Cronier has announced his resignation due to health issues. Jackson County District 1 Supervisor Barry Cumbest will have to name a replacement within 90 days to fill the remainder of Cronier’s term which expires in January 2019. We wish Mr. Cronier the best of luck and health. “SRHS Board
As the election approaches be mindful that special interests infused the current crop of supervisors with campaign donations. Take a look at which engineering, construction, and other firms get awarded county contracts and look at the amount they spend on donations to the Board of Supervisors. Look at our recent detailing of Paula Yancey’s campaign