Hood’s credit card lawsuit in jurisdiction dispute
Attorney General Jim Hood’s lawsuit against six credit card insurers should be returned to state chancery court, a three-judge federal appeals panel ruled Monday.
Hood seeks to toss ruling blocking open carry law
JACKSON — Attorney General Jim Hood asked the state Supreme Court Monday to declare that Mississippians can carry weapons openly in some public places. Hood’s
Big Medicaid gap looms in Obama health care law
Nearly 2 in 3 uninsured low-income people who would qualify for subsidized coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care law may be out of luck next year because their states have not expanded Medicaid.
Miss. House votes to renew Medicaid, set budget
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers appear to be on track to renew and fund Medicaid beyond this coming weekend, when the program is set to expire.
AG says Bryant can’t run Medicaid
JACKSON — Mississippi’s governor does not have the legal authority to operate the Division of Medicaid by executive order, Attorney General Jim Hood said in
AG Hood say he’ll subpoena Google on drugs
JACKSON — Mississippi’s attorney general says he still considers Google’s responses to allegations that it’s not doing enough to prevent illegal online sales of drugs
Supreme Court grants stay in Manning execution
The Mississippi State Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to Willie Jerome “Fly” Manning on Tuesday, four hours before he was scheduled to be executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.
Foreclosure help coming to Columbus
Owning a home is part of the American dream. But for some, the dream can quickly become a nightmare of delayed mortgage payments and eventual foreclosure. To help those facing the reality of losing their home, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is bringing the Mississippi Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Consortium to Columbus Dec. 5 from 10-1 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club on 14th Avenue North.
Bryant signs law to limit attorney general’s power
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday signed a law limiting the attorney general’s control of the state’s legal business.
Starkville school board candidate ruled ineligible
One of the candidates vying for a seat on the Starkville School District Board of Trustees has been declared ineligible by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office.