Hood should welcome change in law
Hattiesburg American
January 27, 2008
Editorial
During the 2007 campaign for Mississippi attorney general, Republican Al Hopkins hammered incumbent Jim Hood for his hiring of private attorneys to file lawsuits for the state. Hood, a Democrat, defeated Hopkins in the November general election. But the private attorney issue remains alive. The state Senate on Friday passed a bill that would require the attorney general to go through a public review process before hiring private attorneys. The measure still faces scrutiny in the House, which has defeated similar bills in the past.
