Justice Dept.: States shouldn’t jail over fine nonpayment
The Justice Department is discouraging state court systems from jailing poor defendants who fail to pay fines or fees, warning against practices that it says run afoul of the Constitution and erode community trust.
Health law fines double for many uninsured at tax time
Many people who went without health insurance last year are now seeing fines more than double under President Barack Obama’s health care law, tax preparation company H&R Block said Tuesday.
Regions Bank fined $7.5 million for illegal overdraft fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined Regions Bank $7.5 million for illegally charging customers for overdraft protection.
Unpaid city, justice court fines worth millions
Municipal and justice courts in the Golden Triangle tally millions of dollars worth of old, uncollected fines, but many of these courts are more aggressively seeking to reduce that number.
City of Aberdeen seeks to recoup outstanding fines
The city of Aberdeen will begin publishing the names of people owing the largest past-due fines and fees to the city.
Starkville faces EPA fines for sewage overflows
The city of Starkville faces retroactive fines due to past overflow incidents involving its sanitary sewage system, public works director Doug Devlin reported to the board of aldermen Tuesday.
Medicare to fine hospitals for readmitted patients
If you or an elderly relative have been hospitalized recently and noticed extra attention when the time came to be discharged, there’s more to it than good customer service.
Caledonia weighs fee options
Caledonia may soon be using a collection agency to collect outstanding fines.
During Tuesday night’s board meeting, the mayor and alderman heard from Mississippi Warrant Network and American Municipal Services.
City of Columbus offers amnesty for paying overdue fines
People who owe the city of Columbus money from uncollected fines will have an opportunity to make their financial amends without going to jail. Beginning Wednesday, a joint effort between the city’s municipal court and police department will give citizens amnesty if they voluntarily pay their fines.
Gary L. Holtman: Fines as revenue
Wyatt Emmerich, in today’s (Sept 28, 2011) Dispatch, spoke at length of the fact (and, yes, it certainly is fact) that many governmental agencies use fines of all sorts as a funding measure. Now, first of all, a fine is supposed to be used as a deterrent, never a money making deal. It does happen, however wrong it is.
WANTED: West Point cracks down on overdue fines
WEST POINT — If you’re in West Point, make sure your name isn’t on “the list.” You could find yourself handcuffed and in the back of a police car.
SEC informs MSU of cowbell violation
STARKVILLE — The future of cowbells rests in the hands of Mississippi State’s fans.
While it’s been the obvious component of the Southeastern Conference’s amended artificial noisemaker ban to help accommodate MSU’s greatest sporting symbol, the current margin for error is nil.
MSU Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin confirmed Monday the SEC has notified the school it will be fined for violations of the cowbell compromise.
SEC informs MSU of cowbell violation
STARKVILLE — The future of cowbells rests in the hands of Mississippi State’s fans.
While it’s been the obvious component of the Southeastern Conference’s amended artificial noisemaker ban to help accommodate MSU’s greatest sporting symbol, the current margin for error is nil.
MSU Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin confirmed Monday the SEC has notified the school it will be fined for violations of the cowbell compromise.
City collects more than $210,000 in first month of amnesty program
Since the city of Columbus implemented its amnesty program for outstanding Municipal Court fines on Feb. 1, the dividends have started paying off — financially and in the number of warrants served.