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MS Senate passes bill impacting Jackson water system billing plans

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January 27, 2023

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-01-26 17:00:26

Mueller Systems' Hersey Meters were installed in Jackson during the city's largest-ever contract with Siemens. It was later revealed the batteries in the communications interface of the new smart meters was less than reliable as promised. The city successfully sued Siemens over the contract.

A bill that would mandate how cities calculate water bills, which critics say is targeted at the water system in the City of Jackson and would likely tie the hands of its federally appointed administrator, passed the Mississippi Senate on Thursday.

The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Joel Carter, R-Gulfport, denied that the bill is specifically targeted at the capital city, saying it is only one of the municipalities that would be impacted.

“We keep on hearing Jackson, Jackson, Jackson,” Carter said. “I have a $100 million problem in my district because the rates were not set correctly, so we can sit…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

Alcorn State (18-13), which won the…

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.