Initiative 42 is a constitutional amendment to ensure adequate funding for public schools in Mississippi. The opponents claim that it is a "radical ploy to shift power from voters to judges." The opponents make this claim because the amendment makes it clear that the adequate funding requirement would be enforceable by the state courts. This claim is absolutely baffling. I [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 30, 2014 Contact: Nancy Nusser, nnusser@citizen.org, 410-934-9588 (m) Raleigh Hoke, raleigh@healthygulf.org, 504-525-1528 ext. Robert Wiygul, Robert@waltzerlaw.com; 228 990 1228 Plaquemines Parish Court Overturns Coastal Permit for Coal Terminal State Agency “breached its duty as public trustee” Plaquemines Parish, LA–Community leaders won a major victory against a proposed coal export terminal today when a Plaquemines Parish district [...]
Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune By Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on November 25, 2014 at 6:30 PM, updated November 26, 2014 at 8:10 AM Results of a third-party audit of the oil spill settlement program released Tuesday (Nov. 25) by claims administrator Patrick Juneau show the settlement program has correctly processed 99.5 percent of claims. The [...]
[caption id="attachment_899" align="aligncenter" width="233"] Robert Wiygul is honored with the Distinguished Justice Service Award from the Gulfport NAACP.[/caption] Y WESLEY MULLER wmuller@sunherald.com Twitter: WesleyMullerSHNovember 23, 2014 GULFPORT -- The Gulfport NAACP honored two Sierra Club members with Distinguished Justice Service Awards during Sunday night's Freedom Fund Banquet. Honored were Mississippi Sierra Club Director Louie Miller and prominent environmental attorney [...]
