http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/ Yall Politics - The Definitive Guide to Politics in Mississippi en staff@yallpolitics.com Copyright 2010 2010-09-05T14:33:00-06:00 http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/mim_ms_04_candidate_steven_pallazzo_answers_the_call_for_active_duty/ http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/mim_ms_04_candidate_steven_pallazzo_answers_the_call_for_active_duty/#When:13:33:00Z MS-04: Palazzo Called To Active Duty From the presser: Seldom have Congressional candidates been called to active duty so close to Election Day. But according to Palazzo, it’s just what comes with the territory: “My call to active duty comes during a challenging time, and adds to my already demanding schedule. I am still running a small business, serving the people of Mississippi House District 116, campaigning to unseat Gene Taylor, and most importantly, spending precious time with my family. Life as a citizen-soldier comes with sacrifice, and families of soldiers sacrifice the most while their loved ones serve multiple tours abroad. I am proud to be a citizen-soldier and I am grateful for the opportunity to defend our nation’s freedoms against our foreign and domestic enemies.” Majority in MS 9/4/10 Headlines, DC, Legislature 2010-09-05T13:33:00-06:00 http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/jj_ms_dem_party_chair_jamie_franks_files_to_have_case_against_him_involving/ http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/jj_ms_dem_party_chair_jamie_franks_files_to_have_case_against_him_involving/#When:13:26:00Z Jamie Franks Motion to Dismiss Jackson Jambalaya 9/3/10 Headlines, DC, ElectedOfficials, Legislature, Muscadines, Scruggs Scandal 2010-09-05T13:26:00-06:00 http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/lnl_bitter_asbestos_issue_leads_to_bitterness_on_miss_sc/ http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/lnl_bitter_asbestos_issue_leads_to_bitterness_on_miss_sc/#When:17:13:00Z Bitter asbestos issue leads to bitterness on Miss. SC "In this case, the trial judge made informed findings of fact and law," wrote Justice James Graves, currently President Barack Obama's nominee to fill a spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. "The trial judge reviewed all of the parties' pleadings, considered all of the other affidavits submitted by the plaintiffs' attorney, (Robert) Peirce, and ICRR's attorney, (Thomas) Peters, describing their understanding of the settlement negotiations, and conducted two quite lengthy hearings on the disputed issues of fact. "Moreover, multiple attorneys representing ICRR appeared before the trial judge and had ample opportunity to present evidence and argument." Two justices filed dissenting opinions that sided with ICRR, which had agreed to settle the Harron claims if the Peirce firm produced diagnoses from another radiologist. The firm did, but ICRR wanted information about the doctors that performed them. The state Supreme Court ruled the Peirce firm did not have to provide that information. Justice Jess Dickinson was one of the dissenters. Legal Newsline 9/4/10 Headlines, ElectedOfficials, 2008 Presidential Race 2010-09-04T17:13:00-06:00 http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/lawandmore_bramlette_breaks_seal_on_state_farm_hood_settlement_documents/ http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/lawandmore_bramlette_breaks_seal_on_state_farm_hood_settlement_documents/#When:17:08:00Z Bramlette Breaks Seal on State Farm/Hood Settlement Documents This court ruling was not unexpected. A similar situation took place in the sealing of the discovery documents in the settlement between the Connecticut Diocese of Bridgeport and the alleged victims of clergy sex abuse. The media, ranging from THE NEW YORK TIMES to the HARTFORD COURANT, demanded access. The DIocese of Bridgeport refused. Three times the Diocese took the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court. Three times the U.S. Supreme Court tossed it. Eventually, a Connecticut Superior Court ruled that the 12,000+ pages of discovery documents had to be made available to the media by December 1, 2009. Among the disclosures, as the media published excerpts from the documents, were the names of clergy associated with the so-called cover-up. There was outrage that they remained in positions of authority and power in the Catholic Church. We are now waiting to find out what the media will tell us after it reviews those documents. What we do know is that Lange will probably be adding a new Preface to the next printing of KINGS OF TORT and including this fresh insight into the Mississippi follies in his speeches on the lecture circuit. Law and More Jane Genova 9/3/10 Headlines, ElectedOfficials, Muscadines, Scruggs Scandal 2010-09-04T17:08:00-06:00 http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/wlbt_story_on_state_farm_v_attorney_general_jim_hood_settlement_agreement/ http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/wlbt_story_on_state_farm_v_attorney_general_jim_hood_settlement_agreement/#When:17:04:00Z WLBT 9/3/10 Headlines, ElectedOfficials, Muscadines, Scruggs Scandal 2010-09-04T17:04:00-06:00 http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/judge_david_bramlette_order_unsealing_records_in_state_farm_vs_jim_hood/ http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/judge_david_bramlette_order_unsealing_records_in_state_farm_vs_jim_hood/#When:16:42:00Z Order unsealing records in State Farm vs. MS Attorney General Jim Hood Headlines, ElectedOfficials, Scruggs Scandal 2010-09-03T16:42:00-06:00 http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/previously_sealed_settlement_agreement_in_state_farm_vs_jim_hood/ http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/previously_sealed_settlement_agreement_in_state_farm_vs_jim_hood/#When:16:39:00Z State Farm vs. MS Attorney General Jim Hood - unsealed Headlines, ElectedOfficials, Scruggs Scandal 2010-09-03T16:39:00-06:00 http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/perry_the_bayou_of_pigs/ http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/perry_the_bayou_of_pigs/#When:16:33:00Z PERRY/The Bayou of Pigs As you flip through the pages of the book, all sorts of characters appear: the mafia, rumors of government conspiracies, David Duke of Louisiana and even Texas Congressman Ron Paul - whose involvement appears to be another one of Perdue's fantasy inventions. The book reads like the premise of a Cohen Brother's movie set during the Cold War in Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana and Dominica - ironically where the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies were filmed. When you consider the entire mission was plagued with lies, incompetence, and blunders (like discussing the invasion in advance with a radio news reporter), it is stunning to see how close they came to possibly succeeding. They may have failed, but at least they had style. Brian Perry Neshoba Democrat 9/3/10 2010-09-03T16:33:00-06:00 http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/despite_stimulus_unemployment_rate_rises_to_96_for_august_2010/ http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/despite_stimulus_unemployment_rate_rises_to_96_for_august_2010/#When:16:25:00Z Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.6% Nonfarm payrolls fell by 54,000 last month, matching the level of revised losses recorded the previous month, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday. The revision in July layoffs to 54,000 followed an original estimate of a 131,000 drop in payrolls. The U.S. economy has shed jobs for three straight months, though the losses in August were about half the 110,000 predicted by economists in a Dow Jones Newswires survey. The unemployment rate, calculated using a separate household survey, edged up to 9.6%, as expected, after holding at 9.5% for previous two months. Wall Street Journal 9/3/10 Headlines, DC, ElectedOfficials, 2008 Presidential Race 2010-09-03T16:25:00-06:00 http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/chaney_announces_66000_in_refunds_for_miss_poultry_farmers/ http://yallsports.com/index.php/yp/post/chaney_announces_66000_in_refunds_for_miss_poultry_farmers/#When:16:21:00Z September 3, 2010 MID Action Secures Over $66,000 in Refunds for Poultry Farmers JACKSON - Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney announced today that the Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) has taken action against Indiana based agent Timothy Allen Craig who is also licensed to do business in Mississippi. In a consent agreement with the Department, Craig has refunded approximately $66,500 dollars in policy fees to poultry farmers. The refund, to 500 insureds, was for inspections of poultry facilities that were never performed. Inspections of poultry facilities are generally required before insurance coverage is issued. Poultry farmers must have each covered building inspected to meet criteria set by the insurance company, such as: . age and condition of property . no trees, bushes or underbrush within 100 feet of a poultry house in any direction . no storing of hay or other combustible materials in a compost shed . must have an operational monitoring system with either a dialer system or a local siren (the dialer system is preferred) . frame construction is preferred (trusses) Craig has also paid a $1,000 fine to the MID and his Mississippi license is on probation for 1 year. "My job as the Mississippi Insurance Commissioner is to protect our policyholders. When we produce positive outcomes investigating complaints against companies and agents, as was done in this case, we have succeeded in our goal of protecting Mississippi consumers," Chaney said. Anyone with a complaint against an agent or company should contact the Mississippi Insurance Department at 800-562-2957, or they may file their complaint on-line at http://www.mid.state.ms.us. Metro, Headlines, DC, ElectedOfficials, 2008 Presidential Race 2010-09-03T16:21:00-06:00