April 3, 2012
Below is a sampling of press coverage of the April 2, 2012 Stennis-Capitol Press Forum featuring Senate Judiciary B Chairman Hob Bryan.
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(AP) “It appears that this particular bill deals almost exclusively with the state of Mississippi instructing policemen and sheriff’s deputies how they’re to act when they arrest somebody,” Bryan said at a forum sponsored by the Capitol press corps and Mississippi State University’s Stennis Institute of Government. Read more…
(AP) Mississippi lawmakers appear to be on track this year to fulfill a longstanding wish of small businesses and big manufacturers by giving a financial break to those paying the inventory tax.Not everyone is thrilled. Read more…
(NE MS DAILY JOURNAL) But Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, said he has not decided whether to call the bills up in his Judiciary B Committee for consideration. Bryan said he is studying legislation designed to curb illegal immigration, but cited the various groups – ranging from law enforcement to business and agriculture – that have expressed opposition. Read more…
(MS BUSINESS JRNL – MAGNOLIA MARKETPLACE BLOG) Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, chairman of Jud B, said at Monday’s meeting of the Stennis Capitol Press Corps that the bill, House Bill 488, tries to solve a problem best handled by the federal government. “It appears to instruct police and sheriff’s deputies on how to do their job,” Bryan said. “I agree illegal immigration is a serious problem, but I also think it’s a federal issue.” Read more…
(MS PUBLIC BROADCASTING) Judiciary B chairman Hob Bryan of Amory says he has concerns about immigration-enforcement and abortion-regulation bills assigned to his committee…. At a Stennis lunch in Jackson yesterday, Bryan says he has previously supported anti-abortion measure only if they would be considered constitutional. Read more...
(HOME2012) In his April 2, 2012, keynote address at the Stennis-Capitol Press Forum, Senator Hob Bryan (D-Amory) gave a synopsis of how the overall state budget is looking, “When we got here in January, it seemed obvious that we would have enough to basically maintain the same level of appropriations we did last year without touching the rainy day fund.” He continued, “Against that background, Phil Bryant proposed a budget, I presume on the behalf of the Republicans, that called for an additional $100 million in cuts to education.” Read more…
(Perry/Opinion) Senator Hob Bryan (D-Amory) told the Stennis Institute & Capitol Press Corps luncheon on Monday that Democrats should not be worried about increasing education spending this year. He said when Republicans released their budget plans with level funding for education, which he characterized as basically what the Democrats wanted, “I thought the appropriate thing was to declare victory and withdraw.” Read more…
