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Recent Commentary
When Politicians Direct Capital
What do small ratepayers in Mississippi and the New Orleans Saints have in common? Bad officiating. Bad things often happen when politicians direct capital. This is about the PSC. It’s not doing its job. And about the Mississippi Legislature which makes the rules (laws) about how the PSC works - or doesn’t work.
Read More Give Consumers a Full Voice in Front of the Public Service Commission – SB2393
What if you went to court and were told your attorney would have to represent both you and your opponent – even though your opponent had a whole army of his own attorneys? That’s basically the setup for the state agency that regulates how much you pay for electricity and other utilities.
Read More BPF Book Review | Red Flags: Why Xi’s China Is in Jeopardy
It’s been 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the demise of the Soviet Union. Americans who witnessed those momentous events assumed communism had finally been consigned to the dustbin of history. Not so fast, fast forward to 2019 and it’s déjà vu.
America once again confronts communism, albeit a different strain with a quasi-capitalistic twist. Now it is China.
Read More Deja Vu All Over Again
On January 15, 2016, the Mississippi River at Vicksburg reached 50 feet — 7 feet above flood stage. It was the highest January crest since 1879 when Congress put the Mississippi River Commission (MRC) and the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in charge of flood control. A freak January flood. It caused the Mississippi deer season to close early along the river.
It happened again this year. On January 12-13, the river reached flood stage at Vicksburg and Greenville. And the deer season closed early. “Deja vu all over again,” as Yogi Berra said. The river has reached flood stage in January only three times in 140 years — but twice in the last three years.
Read More Further Reform Needed on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Progress has been made in the Mississippi Legislature to overturn this unconstitutional encroachment on private property rights, but only first steps in reform — more needs to be addressed. Property owners should be charged with a crime in order for law enforcement agencies to seize their property and a conviction should result in forfeiture.
Read More Mississippi GOP’s Record
Republicans have enjoyed big majorities in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature since 2012. The recently-released American Conservative Union scorecard showed that many Mississippi legislators are not as conservative as they’d like their constituents to believe. The GOP’s record in the Mississippi Legislature over the past six years is mixed at best.
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Imagine being able to vote yourself better retirement benefits while you’re a beneficiary of a retirement plan.
That’s the scenario in Mississippi if the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi follows an opinion from the office of Attorney General Jim Hood and changes its present regulation.
This would allow legislators and other statewide officials who are also PERS retirees to keep collecting their benefits while in office.
Read the full article on the plan's funding problems.
PERS Regulation Change on AG's Opinion – Bigger Pie Forum
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Imagine being able to vote yourself better retirement benefits while you’re a beneficiary of a retirement plan. That’s the scenario in Mississippi if the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mis...