Obama warns GOP he plans to use veto pen in 2015
Bracing to do business with a Congress run solely by Republicans, President Barack Obama is serving notice he has no qualms about vetoing legislation he dislikes.
Wiseman vetoes board’s City Hall plaque order
Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman vetoed a board order Monday that called for the installation of a plaque honoring sitting aldermen.
Recusal saves plus-one insurance expansion
Starkville will again allow its employees to place same-sex partners on the city’s insurance plan after the board of aldermen fell one vote shy of overturning Mayor Parker Wiseman’s veto of their action to limit the expansion to only legally married couples Tuesday.
Mayor vetoes insurance change, challenge coming
Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman vetoed aldermen’s recent action to limit expanded health insurance coverage to legally married couples, and the four aldermen who pushed for the change are expected to call for an override during Tuesday’s 5:30 p.m. recess meeting at City Hall.
Arizona governor’s veto aimed at own party’s right
Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer slapped down the right wing of her own party, vetoing a bill pushed by social conservatives that would have allowed people with sincerely held religious beliefs to refuse to serve gays.
Board defies citizens, ousts Spruill
An impassioned plea from a state representative on the steps of City Hall, 19 residents’ demands for transparency and a last-second recusal from Mayor Parker Wiseman could not save Chief Administrative Officer Lynn Spruill’s job Tuesday.
Board expected to attempt veto override
Starkville aldermen are expected to amend Tuesday’s board agenda to include a vote on Mayor Parker Wiseman’s veto of chief administrative officer Lynn Spruill’s termination despite its absence from the official plan.
Reports: Spruill received high internal marks for job performance
Starkville aldermen dismissed Chief Administrative Officer Lynn Spruill last week despite receiving consistently high performance marks from her elected bosses in 2010 and 2012, internal city documents show.
Democrats pressure Little on Spruill vote
A door-to-door Ward 3 campaign seeking support for embattled Starkville Chief Administrative Officer Lynn Spruill could begin soon in an effort to swing a possible veto override, an Oktibbeha County Democratic Party member confirmed Wednesday.
Wiseman’s veto hammers aldermen over transparency
Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman took to the offensive Tuesday, hammering aldermen over transparency issues in his veto of Chief Administrative Officer Lynn Spruill’s abrupt removal from office.
Aldermen override mayor’s pay-raise veto
The Starkville Board of Aldermen got the five votes needed Tuesday night to override Mayor Parker Wiseman’s veto of a pay increase for himself and the board.
Aldermen may override mayor’s Green Oaks veto tonight
A decision will be made tonight at the Starkville Board of Aldermen meeting concerning the re-opening of an emergency access entrance into Green Oaks subdivision from Stark Road.
Aldermen may have votes to override expected veto
City Attorney Chris Latimer was called on Tuesday night at the Starkville Board of Aldermen meeting to explain why, in the case of a veto, abstentions count toward an override.
Mayor says he’ll veto plan to open Green Acres access road
It wasn’t the budget agenda item that packed the room during Tuesday’s Starkville Board of Aldermen’s meeting. Although the city held a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2013 budget, most of the citizen comments were focused on another topic.
Veto stands; West Point employees keep jobs
The West Point Board of Selectmen held fast to its votes Tuesday in a second attempt to fire the city administrator and electric superintendent.