Miss. newspaper seeks contempt order in records dispute

From SunHerald.com: BILOXI, MISS. — The Sun Herald has asked a judge to hold Mississippi State Auditor Stacey Pickering and his office in civil contempt of court for failing to turn over records requested by the newspaper.

The Sun Herald sued Pickering for access to records that his office had seized from the state Department of Marine Resources as part of an ongoing investigation of the agency.

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Mississippi auditor wants secret court proceedings in public records case; Sun Herald objects

From Sun Herald: State Auditor Stacey Pickering has sent a secret memorandum to the judge in a public records lawsuit filed by the Sun Herald, but the newspaper objects to any consideration of the document.

Chancery Court Judge Jennifer Schloegel declared DMR records the auditor seized in January are public and must be copied for the Sun Herald. However, Auditor Stacey Pickering whisked off the records to Jackson, under federal grand jury subpoena, before the judge’s orders could be followed.

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State ethics opinion sought in records denial

From The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: TUPELO – The Daily Journal has requested an advisory opinion from the Mississippi Ethics Commission after the city of Tupelo denied an open records request for emails between Mayor Jason Shelton and former city Development Services Director BJ Teal.

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Bryant signs gun bill senator expedited to block FOI requests

From Madison County Journal:

Sen. Will Longwitz expedited a popular gun bill that has closed concealed-carry permit records in what he said was an effort to aid the Department of Public Safety in denying two pending public records requests.

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Jackson County sheriff denies request for report on shooting

From Sun Herald:

PASCAGOULA — Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd on Friday denied the Sun Herald a copy of an incident report about a shooting at the office of the Narcotics Task Force of Jackson County, though the law says the report is public record.

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