The Clarion-Ledger
First lady Michelle Obama is planning a visit to Jackson next week, according to a news release from the White House.
The release states she will be joined by Gov. Haley Barbour and his wife, Marsha Barbour, as they visit a local elementary school on Wednesday to discuss ways to promote healthy schools as part of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Campaign against childhood obesity.
Neither Jackson Public Schools nor the governor's office has confirmed the visit.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Governors Awards for Excellence in the Arts draws large crowd.
The award presented to each recipient in 2010 was created by Mississippi artist, Bill Dunlap, who also acted as Master of Ceremonies.
The Arts in the Community Award was presented to Lenagenge Waldrup from Cleveland, Mississippi for her work providing arts opportunities for low-income children in the rural counties of the Mississippi Delta. The Excellence in Broadcasting Award went to the Grassroots Radio Show on Mississippi Public Broadcasting and was accepted by long time host, Bill Ellison. The Mississippi Heritage Award was given to Bessie Johnson from West Point, Mississippi for 40 years of basketweaving. The Award for Artisitic Excellence was presented to water color artist Wyatt Waters. And, the Lifetime Achievement Award went to David "Honeyboy" Edwards of Shaw, Mississippi for a lifetime of dedication as a blues musician.
MAJORITY IN MISSISSIPPI--MS-02: Bill Marcy (Who Lives in MS-03) To Seek GOP Nomination
MS-02: Bill Marcy (Who Lives in MS-03) To Seek GOP Nomination
2010 February 25
BY Brett
In the D+12 Second District, a Republican whose name you may recall is hoping to unseat incumbent Bennie Thompson. That candidate is Bill Marcy- of Meridian. He is a former candidate of the District Three congressional seat (where he lives) and was a candidate for the HD 82 special election last summer where he lost in a runoff to Wilbert Jones.
Marcy said this: “I did recently qualify for the candidacy in the Republican Party in the 2nd Congressional District, and I live in the city of Meridian, which is the 3rd Congressional District and a lot of people are confused.”
See more at Majority In Mississippi
2010 February 25
BY Brett
In the D+12 Second District, a Republican whose name you may recall is hoping to unseat incumbent Bennie Thompson. That candidate is Bill Marcy- of Meridian. He is a former candidate of the District Three congressional seat (where he lives) and was a candidate for the HD 82 special election last summer where he lost in a runoff to Wilbert Jones.
Marcy said this: “I did recently qualify for the candidacy in the Republican Party in the 2nd Congressional District, and I live in the city of Meridian, which is the 3rd Congressional District and a lot of people are confused.”
See more at Majority In Mississippi
Medicare cuts are part of the plan
by James C. Capretta
The Heritage Foundation
Both the President and congressional leaders have signaled that they will not allow a scheduled 21 percent reduction in Medicare physician fees to go into effect in 2010 or later years. But the President did not include a permanent fix in his health care plan.
This is ironic, because the plan includes scores of other Medicare provisions, touching on just about every possible feature of the program. The only provision seemingly left out of the package is a long-term fix for physician fees, perhaps Medicare's most pressing problem and one that all sides acknowledge must be addressed soon.
The Heritage Foundation
Both the President and congressional leaders have signaled that they will not allow a scheduled 21 percent reduction in Medicare physician fees to go into effect in 2010 or later years. But the President did not include a permanent fix in his health care plan.
This is ironic, because the plan includes scores of other Medicare provisions, touching on just about every possible feature of the program. The only provision seemingly left out of the package is a long-term fix for physician fees, perhaps Medicare's most pressing problem and one that all sides acknowledge must be addressed soon.
Governor's Veto Stands
WJTV is reporting that the Mississippi Senate has upheld Gov. Haley Barbour’s veto of a bill that attempted to restore more than one-fifth of the money he has cut from the state budget. Twenty-one senators sided with the governor and 30 voted to override the veto. An override would’ve taken a two-thirds majority, or 34 votes.
Barbour has cut $458.5 million from what started last July as a nearly $6 billion budget. The bill he vetoed would’ve put $79 million back into state programs.
The Republican governor says too much of the restoration would’ve gone to education and not enough to other programs, including prisons.
House and Senate negotiators are working on a different plan to restore some money before the fiscal year ends June 30.
Barbour has cut $458.5 million from what started last July as a nearly $6 billion budget. The bill he vetoed would’ve put $79 million back into state programs.
The Republican governor says too much of the restoration would’ve gone to education and not enough to other programs, including prisons.
House and Senate negotiators are working on a different plan to restore some money before the fiscal year ends June 30.
President Barack Obama gets snippy at Health Care Summit
Was President Barack Obama tired of answering tough questions from Republicans at his own Summit on Health Care Reform? It sure sounded like it as he snapped at Senator John McCain, his opponent in the 2008 election.
Obama also did little to dispell the notion that he is an elitist with a sense of entitlement.
Obama also did little to dispell the notion that he is an elitist with a sense of entitlement.
Judge Lutz affirms MDEQ position on additional Madison County landfill
The Madison County Journal is reporting that Judge William Lutz has affirmed the Mississippi Department of Enviromental Quality's position that allows for a third landfill in Madison County. Hinds County had appealed the five-year-old state commission ruling that approved Madison County’s solid waste management plan.
The addition to the plan of a proposed landfill on North County Line, next to the existing Little Dixie landfill was approved by the Commission on Environmental Quality in 2005, but Hinds County appealed that decision to Hinds County Chancery Court. Judge Lutz, a former Madison County Chancery judge, heard arguments from both sides Monday.
The addition to the plan of a proposed landfill on North County Line, next to the existing Little Dixie landfill was approved by the Commission on Environmental Quality in 2005, but Hinds County appealed that decision to Hinds County Chancery Court. Judge Lutz, a former Madison County Chancery judge, heard arguments from both sides Monday.
White House's Health Care Summit is going on now--Watch It Live.
White House's Health Care Summit is going on now--Watch It Live.
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