What is a Statement of Economic Interest? The Mississippi Ethics Commission explains: The Statement of Economic Interest is a financial disclosure form filed annually by certain elected and appointed officials in state and local government. It is intended to disclose the sources of a public servant’s income so that members of the public know where …
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Editor’s Note: Retiree Cisco Aguilar has been a thoughtful and reasoned observer and critic of the Singing River Health System pension debacle. Mr. Aguilar shares his thoughts on the most recent developments between SRHS and the Jackson County Board of Supervisors. During the last meeting Mr. McKay, as well as two current hospital employees, showered …
John McKay has been using the analogy of a landlord and tenant to describe the relationship between the Jackson County Board of Supervisors and Singing River Health System. He has used this in campaign materials, on Facebook, and in an interview with WXXV. That choice of wording is unique, sending up a red flag at …
Retirees Get Fleeced, SRHS Gets Leased, JCBOS Master Plan? Read More »
District 5 Supervisor John McKay gave an interview campaign ad to WXXV-TV yesterday. He lists as one of the few responsibilities of the Jackson County Board of Supervisors is to “receive a budget.” Pay close attention to the wording used. “Receive a budget” is but one part of the responsibility. MS CODE 41-13-47 actually states …
Singing River Health System Trustee Scott Taylor, in a response to District 3 supervisor candidate Ken Taylor (no relation) had the following to say: Scott Taylor, too afraid of being wrong, offers no opinion of his own, yet accuses others who do the same of needing balls. Emotion that overrides logic is …
Where Are the Adults? Logic Fails, More Razzle Dazzle Read More »
Editor’s Note: Last week SRHS Watch broke down several pieces of fiction being propogated by the Board of Supervisors. This Monday brings us yet more fiction. Not wanting to be questioned on the contrivances, the BoS will be telling their story to only one media outlet, one they hope will serve as a mouthpiece: The Mississippi …
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During Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, John McKay gave this response to a retiree: “We cannot pass a tax increase to support the pension plan. We can pass one to help the hospital in some ways, but we can’t raise taxes to support” a private plan. We’ve already unraveled McKay’s fiction that the Singing River …
Unraveling the Fiction: Taxes Can Support Pension Plan Read More »
In yesterday’s Sun Herald, Karen Nelson quoted John McKay: “We cannot pass a tax increase to support the pension plan. We can pass one to help the hospital in some ways, but we can’t raise taxes to support” a private plan. A “private” plan? Is that how he really described it? A few hours later …