Brandon Jones - House District 111

November 2011

• Thank you

    Dear Friends. As I conclude my term as representative for House District 111, I am filled with gratitude for the voters who allowed me this opportunity to serve a community I...

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October 2011

• Protecting Mississippi Families  Read more »

• Sorting Out Fact from Fiction on Tax Relief

    Dear Friends, It’s election season and trying to pick out the truth from among the tall weeds isn’t easy.  Today’s reminder of that fact came in the form of...

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• Jones Argues on behalf of Policyholders before Mississippi High Court  Read more »

• Busby Goes Negative with False Attack

  Dear Friends, During the last four years, I’ve cast thousands of votes for this district.  I’m proud of my record and stand by these votes. That’s why it is so...

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September 2011

• Mississippi Police Benevolent Association Endorses Brandon Jones

    (Pascagoula) State Representative Brandon Jones has received the endorsement of the Mississippi Police Benevolent Association in his campaign for reelection.  In a letter to...

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• Mississippi legislature passes incentive package to help bring 3,000 new jobs to Ingalls  Read more »

August 2011

• Jones Extends Fundraising Lead

    (Pascagoula, MS) The recent campaign finance reports released by state Representative Brandon Jones and challenger Charles Busby show Jones with a 2 to1 overall fundraising lead...

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• Section of U.S. 90 to honor fallen Pascagoula officer  Read more »

July 2011

• Local TV shows give voters another chance to get to know candidates  Read more »

• Jones Endorsed by NRA and Home Builders

    Dear Friend, I want to begin this update by thanking the hundreds of you who have welcomed me into your homes over the last several weeks.  Thank you for taking time to share...

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June 2011

• 'Social host' law aims to curb underage drinking  Read more »

• Jones picks up 3 key endorsements

  Dear Friends:     Over the last several days, our campaign has received several key endorsements including the support of Mississippi’s largest association for...

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• Mississippi Department of Education creates teacher ethics code  Read more »

April 2011

• $22 million grant for wind damage retrofits approved, details to be announced  Read more »

• Health exchange alive  Read more »

• Mississippi House votes on chambers' redistricting maps  Read more »

March 2011

• Political Skinny: Hood praises drug, anti-violence bills  Read more »

February 2011

• Mississippi lawmakers set to vote on new legislative district lines this week  Read more »

• Tougher penalty proposed for secret meetings  Read more »

• Miss. Sends Bill Requiring Insurers to Provide Proof in Exclusions to State Senate  Read more »

• 3 Coast Insurance Bills Alive At Capitol  Read more »

• Mississippi considering bills on carbon storage  Read more »

January 2011

• Political Skinny: Haley Barbour scheduled to visit coast; Canadians talk energy in Jackson  Read more »

• Chevron announces $1.4 billion expansion  Read more »

• Remaining vigilant against domestic violence  Read more »

• Mississippi Legislature: Hundreds of bills remain alive as first deadline looms  Read more »

• Domestic abuse is too deadly to ignore  Read more »

• Legislature looks to strengthen laws on domestic violence  Read more »

• Open meetings bill passes Senate floor  Read more »

• Political Skinny: Brandon Jones named to prayer caucus  Read more »

• Numerous state and county incumbents set to defend posts  Read more »

• Miss. House fails to override insurance fund veto  Read more »

• From can to can’t, lawmakers file bevy of bills  Read more »

December 2010

• Jones Honored by Homebuilders  Read more »

• Lawmakers discuss upcoming legislative session  Read more »

• State spending $9.3 million on coastal waterfront improvements  Read more »

November 2010

• Business leaders told tough times are still ahead  Read more »

• THE BUZZ: Rep. back from Europe tour  Read more »

• Rep. Brandon Jones gets first-hand look at European economies thanks to fellowship  Read more »

October 2010

• Political Skinny: Wiggins going for Senate seat, Jones heads to Europe and more  Read more »

September 2010

• Domestic violence laws get an update: Bills strengthen current statutes in Mississippi  Read more »

• Law cracks down on domestic violence  Read more »

August 2010

• 5 years after Katrina, property insurance woes stifle Mississippi rebuilding efforts  Read more »

• Miss. Medicaid Launches Electronic Health Records  Read more »

• Jones to Confer on Insurance Reforms at National Meeting of Regulators

  Federal Financial Reform and Health Care Implementation On Agenda Jackson, Miss. (Aug. 10, 2010) – Representative Brandon Jones will join dozens of other lawmakers in Seattle, WA this week...

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July 2010

• Oil tar, sheen enter Mississippi marsh areas  Read more »

• State's stalking law gets revised  Read more »

• Mabus assures area leaders that oil spill recovery will be locally-led effort  Read more »

June 2010

• Sid Salter: Tar balls and sheen: A depressing walk on a Gulf beach  Read more »

• Lawmakers upset at BP no-show  Read more »

• Auditor urges documentation of all oil-spill expenses  Read more »

May 2010

• Walking that tightrope between tourism and oil fears  Read more »

• Barbour vetoes wind pool subsidy  Read more »

• Windpool veto sparks Coast fury  Read more »

• Miss. lawmakers restrict own travel on public dime  Read more »

April 2010

• New law will help; more work needed  Read more »

• House Passes Opt-Out, Straughter Holds It Up  Read more »

• Bill to bolster wind pool going to Barbour  Read more »

• New state law targets online fraud, identity theft  Read more »

• Bill to waive taxes for school-bus contractors  Read more »

• Editorial: New law will help combat stalking  Read more »

March 2010

• Anti-stalking law, authored by Pascagoula's Brandon Jones, signed into law  Read more »

• Local crime could lead to tougher stalking laws  Read more »

• State lawmakers beef up stalking law  Read more »

• Contractors liability insurance disclosure bill passes  Read more »

• Miss. House roll call on Open Meetings fines  Read more »

February 2010

• House passes school bill  Read more »

• House OKs compromise  Read more »

• Homeowners insurance 'bill of rights' sails through House  Read more »

• Mississippi's Legislature is getting into shape  Read more »

• ‘Policyholder’s bill of rights’ stays alive  Read more »

January 2010

• Miss. lawmakers back bills that address road rules for cyclists  Read more »

• Tougher stalking penalty backed  Read more »

• Jones featured in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's Fellowship! Magazine  Read more »

• Legislators in Jackson and George counties see painful session ahead  Read more »

• Insurance commissioner Mike Chaney says adding $19M into wind pool could stabilize insurance rates  Read more »

December 2009

• Bills to look at cyclists, road safety  Read more »

• Group advocates bike safety  Read more »

• State Farm rates climb 19.5%  Read more »

November 2009

• American Red Cross fundraiser makes jailbirds out of officials  Read more »

• Jones Named Marshall Memorial Fellow  Read more »

• School Superintendent Reacts to Governor's Merger Proposal  Read more »

• Some Say Barbour's Merging Ideas Face Long Odds  Read more »

• Licenses to build homes needed  Read more »

October 2009

• Building a home is too expensive to leave it to amateurs or frauds  Read more »

• Industry leaders call for tougher regulation of home builders  Read more »

• Rep. Jones' bill examines domestic violence  Read more »

• Abuse victims need insurance coverage  Read more »

• Domestic abuse as a pre-existing condition?  Read more »

• Lessons of Spencer’s Death  Read more »

September 2009

• Insurance commissioner denies State Farm a rate increase for now  Read more »

August 2009

• Jackson County community gets evacuation route  Read more »

• Miss. cigarette tax hike raises $36.8M  Read more »

July 2009

• Pardon Me? Chickfest Honors Rep. Brandon Jones  Read more »

• New law to help state catch perverts  Read more »

• Taylor still pushing for insurance for wind damage  Read more »

June 2009

• Governor will not compromise on budget  Read more »

• Deadline looms for state budget  Read more »

May 2009

• Windpool funds face possible ax  Read more »

• $90 million Medicaid fix opposed  Read more »

April 2009

• Cyber crime: Fighting online predators  Read more »

• Bonds to help women's shelters  Read more »

• Lawmakers vow to take up pardon  Read more »

• Tax-Free Weekend Bill Signed  Read more »

• Mississippi sets sales tax-free weekend in July  Read more »

March 2009

• Senate OKs $20M extra for wind pool  Read more »

• New crime-fighting bills signed into law  Read more »

February 2009

• EDITORIAL: Senate should help the House fill the wind pool  Read more »

• Jones introduces bill to limit Governor's parole powers  Read more »

• House bill adds $20 million to wind pool  Read more »

• Jones Pushes Through Pardon Amendment  Read more »

• Barbour delivers "State of the State" address  Read more »

• Bill seeks input before governor releases convicts  Read more »

• 11th hour for Governor pardon bills in state legislature  Read more »

December 2008

• Voter ID, early voting likely Legislature topics  Read more »

• 2009 Legislature: 'Fair and responsible' election reform goal of new legislation  Read more »

• Editorial: It's time to reform elections  Read more »

• Lawmakers May Consider Early Voting  Read more »

• Miss. lawmakers use break to study bills  Read more »

November 2008

• 'My first car' Area folks share fond memories of when they finally got a set of wheels  Read more »

• Chaney wants $100K to study safe homes  Read more »

• Economy is the talk at MGCCC campus forum  Read more »

October 2008

• Conservation committee will tour Coast  Read more »

• Panel hears comments on state's election laws  Read more »

• Schools fighting Chevron tax split  Read more »

• Election task force to improve voting  Read more »

August 2008

• Metal law: Public protection should come first  Read more »

• Hospitals ask court to stop Medicaid proposal  Read more »

• Cig-tax hike suggested by Barbour tax panel  Read more »

• Jones is right to pursue a legislative remedy  Read more »

• Jones puts heat on Barbour: District 'on fire' over release of killer  Read more »

• Raw Emotions Greet A Murderer's Release  Read more »

July 2008

• Lawmaker wants to strip governor's pardon power  Read more »

• Convicted killer's release triggers community anger  Read more »

• Jones: Medicaid Cuts Unnecessary

  The following letter to the editor appeared in the Clarion Ledger, Sun Herald and Hattiesburg American Dear Editor: This week the Governor said that he has no choice but to cut Medicaid, a...

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June 2008

• Opinion: Don't play brinkmanship with the needy  Read more »

• Bill aims to stop Medicaid cuts  Read more »

• Pascagoula Class of '73 Signs Petition  Read more »

• 2 State Farm rivals to fill Gulf Coast gap  Read more »

• State Farm won't renew some Miss. coast policies  Read more »

• FEMA ice policy irks lawmaker  Read more »

May 2008

• Copper-theft bill awaits Barbour's signature  Read more »

• House authorizes bonds to help bring laboratory to Flora  Read more »

• Lawmakers tour Port of Pascagoula  Read more »

• Jones featured in Baptist Joint Committee's Report from the Capital  Read more »

April 2008

• How the House Voted

  Use the below to look up how house members voted on recent legislation. How the House Voted

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• Jones seeks public comment on salt dome  Read more »

• Barbour: Special session needed  Read more »

• Freshmen praised by peers  Read more »

• Legislature '08: Brokering peace?  Read more »

• Access to Justice Commission Hearing  Read more »

• Utility rate bill approved  Read more »

• DOE official: We will consider Gulf of Mexico instead of Pascagoula River for salt dome project  Read more »

• Bill could require reporting of teen sex, some say  Read more »

• Barbour vetoes deer baiting bill  Read more »

• Miss. House fails to override veto of toy bill  Read more »

• Committee will study utility rates  Read more »

March 2008

• Abortion bill gets long, hot debate  Read more »

• Evans leads effort on med. examiner  Read more »

• Jones writes about insurance reform  Read more »

• House OKs wiretap bill  Read more »

• Jones expects Lowry Island bill to pass  Read more »

• Miss. House fails to override veto of toy bill  Read more »

• Immigration bill passes state Senate, House  Read more »

• Hiring bill passes Mississippi legislature  Read more »

• Ala. project could boost Miss. Gulf Coast's economy  Read more »

February 2008

• A glance at action by the Mississippi Legislature  Read more »

• House stiffens judicial bribe penalties  Read more »

• House passes bill to raise cigarette tax $1 per pack  Read more »

• House panel passes Bill of Rights  Read more »

• Senate Insurance Committee to hold off on Katrina legislation  Read more »

• Opinion: Reverse the school tax raid  Read more »

• Jones seeks to reverse Chevron tax split  Read more »

• House OKs measure with excess ed funding  Read more »

January 2008

• Insurance Commissioner Opens Coastal Office  Read more »

• House passes bills aiding dialysis, mental health patients  Read more »

December 2007

• Top priorities for Jones are education, Katrina-related problems, cyber crime  Read more »

November 2007

• Jones wins House seat by 11 votes  Read more »

• House 111 seat decided by 11 votes  Read more »

• Jones Endorsed by Mississippi Press  Read more »

August 2007

• Jones Wins Primary  Read more »

July 2007

• Brandon Jones Endorsed by the Mississippi Police Benevolent Association

  Pascagoula native picks up another key endorsement (Pascagoula)- Earlier this month, the Mississippi Police Benevolent Association officially endorsed Brandon Jones in his campaign for House...

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June 2007

• Jones Gets Endorsement of Classroom Teachers  Read more »

May 2007

• Jones leads District 111 pack in funds

  Pascagoula native outpaces rivals by nearly 2-to-1 combined (Pascagoula)- Democratic candidate for Mississippi State House Brandon Jones has released his first fundraising report in his...

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March 2007

• Jones Announces Candidacy  Read more »

February 2007

• Chevron, LNG tax revenue split up for debate  Read more »