JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is suing the nation's largest student loan processor, saying Delaware-based Navient Corp. has pushed "risky and expensive" loans.

2. Mississippi Law Could Complicate Entergy Lawsuit - Thursday, March 1, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Legislature is advancing a law that Attorney General Jim Hood says could hamper his lawsuit against the state's largest private utility.

3. Facing $1B Suit, Utility Seeks to Curb Attorney General - Monday, February 19, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Facing a $1 billion-plus lawsuit, Mississippi's largest private electrical utility wants to curb the state's attorney general power to sue.

Entergy Mississippi wants the Public Service Commission to have "exclusive jurisdiction" over utility matters. Senate Bill 2295, which passed the Senate 51-1 and now awaits House action, would say Attorney General Jim Hood could only go to court if the commission gives him permission or if he's appealing a commission decision.

4. Mississippi Sues Over Mail-Order Shipments of Wine, Liquor - Friday, January 26, 2018

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi officials are suing four mail-order wine sellers, saying they illegally shipped wine and liquor into the state.

Attorney General Jim Hood and Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson announced the lawsuits Thursday, saying they were asking a judge to order the shippers to stop sending alcohol to Mississippians.

5. 270 Mississippians Eligible For Mortgage Settlement - Saturday, January 6, 2018

The Mississippi attorney general’s office says about 270 state residents are eligible for payments from a settlement involving improper servicing of mortgage loans.

Attorney General Jim Hood’s office said Wednesday that Mississippians will receive notification in the mail in the next few months if they are eligible.

6. Some Mississippi Residents Eligible for Mortgage Settlement - Thursday, January 4, 2018

The Mississippi attorney general’s office says about 270 state residents are eligible for payments from a settlement involving improper servicing of mortgage loans.

Attorney General Jim Hood’s office said Wednesday that Mississippians will receive notification in the mail in the next few months if they are eligible.

7. Mississippi Woman Charged with Lying About Fall at Walmart - Monday, July 24, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A 59-year-old Mississippi woman has been indicted on criminal charges, with prosecutors saying she lied when she reported falling at a Walmart store.

State Attorney General Jim Hood said Friday that Dianne Bullock of Jackson is charged with one count each of insurance and wire fraud.

8. New Book Spurs Call for Fresh Probe of Emmett Till Lynching - Thursday, February 9, 2017

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The horrific 1955 Mississippi slaying of Emmett Till, which helped trigger the modern civil rights movement, should be re-investigated now that a key witness is quoted as saying she lied about what the black teen said and did before he was lynched, Till's relatives say.

9. Official: Amazon to Start Charging Tax on Mississippi Sales - Thursday, January 26, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi's chief tax collector has announced that internet retailing titan Amazon will collect Mississippi's 7 percent sales tax beginning Feb. 1.

"I appreciate Amazon for voluntarily stepping forward to collect the Mississippi sales tax," Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson said Tuesday in a statement. "I hope that other e-retailers will follow the lead of Amazon."

10. Last Word: Valero Protest Arrests, Anticipating Trump's Impact & Saving Booksellers - Tuesday, January 17, 2017

A busy King holiday weekend that reflects what the week as a whole will probably be like at least politically. The weather is anyone’s guess. A group of about 40 people protested at the entrance to the Valero refinery in South Memphis Monday afternoon and a dozen were arrested by Memphis police.

11. Hood Wants Doctors to Check for Painkiller Prescriptions - Tuesday, January 17, 2017

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says doctors should have to check an electronic registry before prescribing potentially addictive painkillers.

12. Mississippi Joins Fight for Legal Sports Betting - Monday, November 21, 2016

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi and several other states have joined New Jersey's fight to legalize sports betting in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/2fCzYSQ ) Attorney General Jim Hood signed onto the brief submitted by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, as did the attorneys general of Arizona, Louisiana and Wisconsin.

13. Mississippi Asks Court to Uphold Law Affecting LGBT Rights - Tuesday, November 1, 2016

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi's Republican governor is asking a federal appeals court to uphold a state law letting merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.

14. Last Word: $60 Million, Frozen Graceland and Wreck It Ralph's Return - Friday, August 26, 2016

The federal government’s problem with a law the Tennessee Legislature passed earlier this year is serious -- $60-million serious.

And Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, in Hickory Hill Thursday, said he’s working on a compromise that would have the Legislature undo what it did this year when the new legislative session begins in January.

15. Protest at Memphis Bridge Ends Peacefully - Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Four and a half hours after it began Sunday, July 10, the city’s most significant and largest Black Lives Matter protest ended with police in riot gear slowly walking a group of around 100 protesters off the Hernando DeSoto Bridge to Front Street.

16. Black Lives Matter Protest Draws Thousands In Memphis Protest Milestone - Monday, July 11, 2016

Four and a half hours after it began Sunday, July 10, the city's most significant and largest Black Lives Matter protest ended with police in riot gear slowly walking a group of around 100 protesters off the Hernando DeSoto Bridge and south on Front Street.

17. Events - Thursday, June 30, 2016

Shelby County Juvenile Court’s Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative, in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, will hold a juvenile justice summit Thursday, June 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Gathering Place in Hickory Ridge Mall, 6075 Winchester Road. The summit aims to bring awareness to Shelby County juvenile reform efforts and encourage citizens to participate in them. James Bell, founder and executive director of the W. Haywood Burns Institute for Juvenile Justice Fairness and Equality, will present the keynote. Cost is free. For details, email kimbrell.owens@shelbycountytn.gov or call 901-222-0902.

18. Events - Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Talk Shoppe will meet Wednesday, June 29, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the University of Phoenix–Memphis Campus, 65 Germantown Court, first floor. The topic is The MasterMind Principle, based on the book “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill. Cost is free. Visit talkshoppe.biz.

19. New City Council Learns Ways of Budget Season Quickly - Monday, May 2, 2016

There are 3,000 miles of street curbs in Memphis. Figures like this are the basic elements of budget season at City Hall.

They are how 13 Memphis City Council members – seven of them four months into their first four-year term of office – wrap their heads around an $85.3 million capital budget proposal and a $667 million operating budget proposal.

20. Mississippi Will Defend Lawsuit Over Confederate-Themed Flag - Thursday, March 3, 2016

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi's attorney general says he will defend the Confederate-themed state flag against a lawsuit that seeks to remove the banner, even though he thinks the flag hurts the state and should change.

21. Miss. Governor Up with TV Ads, But No Air Time Yet for Dem - Friday, October 9, 2015

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's campaign is running its first TV commercials this election season, but a new analysis shows his Democratic challenger, truck driver Robert Gray, hasn't bought any air time.

22. Granddad, Hambone And The KKK - Friday, July 24, 2015

IF THE KLAN DOESN’T LIKE YOU, PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK.

Before their last sheety little show here a couple of years ago, an Exalted Cyclops of the KKK – must be just one hole in his hood – was quoted on Channel 5 and in The Huffington Post, “Y’all are going to see the largest rally Memphis, Tennessee, has ever seen. It’s not going to be 20 or 30 – it’s going to be thousands of Klansmen from the whole United States.”

23. Google Sues Mississippi Attorney General - Wednesday, December 24, 2014

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A federal judge has denied Google Inc.'s motion to block enforcement of a subpoena issued by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood that seeks information from Google about parts of its operations, including information about advertising for imported prescription drugs.

24. Mississippi Renews Water-Rights Battle With Memphis - Wednesday, October 22, 2014

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S Supreme Court is asking the Obama administration to weigh-in on whether to allow Mississippi to file a new lawsuit alleging Memphis is stealing water from the state.

25. Mississippi: Consumers Harmed by Experian - Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Mississippi has sued credit reporting giant Experian, alleging sweeping errors in the company's data and routine violations of consumer protection laws. Mississippi's action – and a previously unreported multi-state investigation of credit bureaus led by Ohio – represent a significant new legal challenge to the industry.

26. Democrats Push for Mississippi State Employee Pay Raise - Friday, February 21, 2014

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Democrats say they'll keep trying to give all Mississippi government employees at least a $1,000 pay raise in the coming year, even after several attempts were blocked Wednesday in the Republican-majority House.

27. Hood: Google Still Not Effectively Fighting Crime - Tuesday, December 10, 2013

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is again asking Google to do more to prevent people from using the search engine to find illegal drugs and pirated videos, music and games.

28. Mississippi High Court Upholds Open-Carry Gun Law - Monday, September 2, 2013

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state's open carry-gun law Thursday, allowing it to take effect after a circuit judge's order had kept it on hold about two months.

29. Appeal to Support Gun Law in Mississippi Coming - Saturday, July 20, 2013

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says he’ll file an appeal early next week to try to push an open-carry gun measure into law.

30. Appeal to Support Gun Law in Mississippi Coming - Thursday, July 18, 2013

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says he’ll file an appeal early next week to try to push an open-carry gun measure into law.

31. New Mississippi Laws Cover Wide Range of Issues - Monday, July 1, 2013

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Several new laws go into effect on Monday in Mississippi, including one to more clearly define that people have the right to openly carry guns in many public places.

32. Mississippi Revenue Collections Down in April - Monday, May 6, 2013

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi tax collections were $46 million, or 8.2 percent, below the estimate for the month of April.

Kathy Waterbury, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Revenue, said the majority of drop may be due to timing of receipts and processing.

33. Granddad, Hambone and the KKK - Friday, February 22, 2013

IF THE KLAN DOESN’T LIKE YOU, PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK. An Exalted Cyclops of the KKK – must be just one hole in his hood – recently told Channel 5, also quoted in The Huffington Post, “Y’all are going to see the largest rally Memphis, Tennessee, has ever seen. It’s not going to be twenty or thirty – it’s going to be thousands of Klansmen from the whole United States.”

34. Mississippi Consumers Notified of E-Book Settlement - Thursday, October 18, 2012

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Officials say they're sending out notices to Mississippi residents who might have overpaid for e-books and are eligible for a share of a nationwide settlement.

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says the state is getting $407,823 of the $69 million settlement with publishers Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Shuster.

35. Mississippi Tax Revenue Drop Explained - Tuesday, October 16, 2012

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A computer conversion at the Mississippi Department of Revenue delayed some revenue collections from being posted and contributed to a report that showed a September drop in state tax collections.

36. Justice Department Wants Details on Mississippi Voter Law - Wednesday, October 3, 2012

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorney General Jim Hood says the Department of Justice has asked for more information on Mississippi's voter identification law.

37. Miss. High Court Rules Legal Fees are Public Funds - Monday, May 28, 2012

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday in two cases that legal fees paid to private lawyers to represent the state are public funds.

Justices said because the money belongs to the public, it should've been paid out to the lawyers from the attorney general's contingent fund or from other money appropriated to the attorney general.

38. Miss. Voter ID Bill Signed, Awaits Feds' Scrutiny - Friday, May 18, 2012

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday signed a bill requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, but it's unclear whether it will become law.

Because of Mississippi's history of racial discrimination, the state is required to get federal approval for any change in election laws or procedures. The U.S. Justice Department in recent months has rejected voter ID laws from Texas and South Carolina.

39. NSTB Agrees to Hearing on Miss. Railway Closure - Friday, October 28, 2011

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The National Surface Transportation Board has agreed to hold a public hearing in Mississippi on a proposal to abandon 83 miles of track from Grenada to Canton.

The Mississippi Transportation Commission, the attorney general's office, members of the state's congressional delegation and local officials had asked the NSTB for a public hearing.

40. Fed Board Questions Gulf Fail-Safe Device's Design - Monday, April 11, 2011

METAIRIE, La. (AP) – A senior official for the maker of the blowout preventer that failed to stop last year's Gulf oil spill said Friday the device hadn't been tested to see if it could cut through a bent drill pipe.

41. Barbour Says He'll Sue to Block Tribe's Casino - Tuesday, July 27, 2010

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says he's pursuing legal action to block a gaming development proposed by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

In a letter to Attorney General Jim Hood on Monday, Barbour said he would seek outside counsel to pursue litigation.

42. Analysis: Fundraising Questions for Down Races - Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Competitive races for governor and lieutenant governor in Mississippi in 2011 could be expected to impact fundraising by down ballot statewide candidates.

The last time there was no incumbent running for governor and lieutenant governor was 1999. The sitting lieutenant governor, Ronnie Musgrove was elected governor. Gov. Kirk Fordice could not run again. Amy Tuck succeeded Musgrove as lieutenant governor.

43. Lawsuit: Miss. Prisoners' Appeals are Inadequate - Monday, May 10, 2010

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An attorney for 16 Mississippi death row inmates filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming a state office failed in its duty to provide adequate legal representation for prisoners' post-conviction appeals.

44. Ex-Klansman Convicted in '64 Slayings Sues FBI - Friday, February 26, 2010

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former Ku Klux Klansman convicted in the 1964 slayings of three civil rights workers has sued the FBI, claiming the government used a mafia hit man to pistol-whip and intimidate witnesses for information in the case.

45. Hood Weighs Options on Miss.-Tenn. Water Dispute - Thursday, January 28, 2010

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says he wants to talk to his counterparts in Tennessee and Arkansas before deciding whether to continue a legal fight with the city of Memphis over water taken from an aquifer in DeSoto County.

46. Robinson, Hood Still Feuding Over Miss. Medicaid - Monday, November 9, 2009

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Weeks after exchanging sharp words about each other, Mississippi Medicaid director Bob Robinson and state Attorney General Jim Hood are publicly criticizing each other again.

47. Simpson May Seek Miss. AG's Office - Friday, September 4, 2009

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Steve Simpson says he's considering a run for state attorney general in 2011.

48. Herenton Reprimands Boone Over City Car - Friday, May 15, 2009

Memphis General Services Director Estrice Boone has been reprimanded by Mayor Willie Herenton for his choice of a city vehicle.

49. Herenton Reprimands Division Director Over City Car - Thursday, May 14, 2009

Memphis General Services Director Estrice Boone has been reprimanded by Mayor Willie Herenton for his choice of a city vehicle.

50. Appeals Court Hears Miss. Water Lawsuit - Thursday, December 4, 2008

Mississippi asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive a $1 billion lawsuit that accuses the city of Memphis of stealing its water.

U.S. District Judge Glen Davidson dismissed the suit in February, saying he didn’t have jurisdiction over the case because it’s a dispute between two states that belongs in the U.S. Supreme Court.

51. Appeals Court to Hear Mississippi Water Lawsuit - Tuesday, November 4, 2008

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A federal appeals court will hear arguments in a lawsuit that accuses the city of Memphis, Tenn., of stealing millions of gallons of Mississippi water.

U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson in February dismissed the $1 billion lawsuit, which was filed by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood in 2005. It is now set to go before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Dec. 3.

52. Miss. AG Settles Lawsuit Against State Farm - Friday, August 8, 2008

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Wednesday that his office has settled its dispute with State Farm Insurance Cos. over how the insurer handled Hurricane Katrina damage claims in Mississippi.

53. Miss. Looks to Reinstate Memphis Water Lawsuit - Friday, July 25, 2008

The state of Mississippi hopes to convince a federal appeals court to reinstate its lawsuit alleging that Memphis is stealing Mississippi’s water.

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has appealed a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Glen H. Davidson, who threw out the lawsuit in February on grounds the state of Tennessee should have been included as a defendant.

54. Judge Dismisses Water Rights Lawsuit Against Memphis - Wednesday, February 6, 2008

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed a $1 billion lawsuit that claims the city of Memphis is stealing Mississippi's water.

U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson dismissed the lawsuit this week, saying his court did not have jurisdiction in the case. He said the case should be before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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