Auditor Stacey Pickering Receives Second Patriot Award
JACKSON – State Auditor Stacey Pickering received the Patriot Award from ESGR, Employer Support Of The Guard and Reserve, during a press conference today where he was joined by Governor Phil Bryant. This award was presented to Auditor Pickering, a Chaplain in the Mississippi Air National Guard, for his support of employees who are members [...]
Pickering: Oversight program works, should be expanded
State auditor Stacey Pickering says his office’s Performance Audit Division has done yeoman’s work ensuring companies that receive state assistance to locate or expand here meet the conditions attached to it. That oversight authority, he added, needs to expand to include all public-private economic development projects, though, and not just those created under certain statutes. [...]
New Legislation Raises Student Expectations & Increases Accountability
Last week, Governor Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1530 into law. This is an important bill and I appreciate the legislature for their action on this issue. With this new law, schools will now have a standardized definition for attendance and absenteeism for calculations under the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) formula. Under the law, [...]
Senate Bill 2625 Is Now Law
JACKSON- Yesterday, Gov. Phil Bryant approved Senate Bill 2625 and it is now law with an effective date of July 1. Under this important anti-corruption legislation, an individual who has been convicted or pled guilty to stealing public funds in the state of Mississippi may not be employed by the state or any county, municipality [...]
State Auditor Announces DMR Foundation Considers Decision to Transfer Boats to Mississippi Taxpayers
BILOXI, Miss.- Today, State Auditor Stacey Pickering met with Mississippi Department of Marine Resource Foundation board members at the Bolton State Office Building in Biloxi, Miss. The board agreed to meet within the next 7 to 10 days to discuss transferring ownership of two boats that were being leased from the DMR Foundation by DMR. [...]
