Senate Approves Bill On Lawyers -- Would Require Public Review of Attorney General's Private Hiring

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JACKSON - The Mississippi Senate voted in favor of a bill that would force the state's attorney general to go through a public review process before entering contracts with private attorneys.

The bill, which passed 29-18, was supported by critics of Democrat Atty. Gen. Jim Hood, who say he has given lucrative state contracts to private attorneys, some of whom have donated to his political campaigns.

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Senate Approves Bill On Lawyers -- Would Require Public Review of Attorney General's Private Hiring

But Hood said the legislation would put Mississippi in a vulnerable position in cases against big corporations, which would be tipped off a...

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