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Abortion foes to try to pass ‘personhood’ bill through Mississippi Legislature after failure in ballot box

Though voters soundly rejected a state “fetal personhood” measure that appeared on Mississippi’s November 2011 ballot, reps for Personhood USA say they still have hope — in the state’s legislature.

Herman Cain will join Haley Barbour in Sarasota, Fla.

By | 11.14.11 | 1:31 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Herman Cain has announced that he will attend the Republican Party of Sarasota’s “Statesman of the Year” dinner, to honor Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour.

‘Personhood’ amendment loses in Mississippi

By | 11.09.11 | 9:53 am | More from The Florida Independent

Nearly 60 percent of Mississippi voters yesterday defeated the state’s controversial “fetal personhood” amendment, an initiative that would have defined life as beginning at the moment of conception. Though support for Amendment 26 was much stronger than in other states with similar personhood bills, concerns over the potential consequences of

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Huntsman says Personhood amendment ‘goes too far’

By | 11.08.11 | 11:37 am | More from The Florida Independent

Speaking on Meet the Press on Sunday, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman became the first potential GOP presidential nominee to publicly express concerns with the “fetal personhood” amendment that appears on Mississippi’s ballot today.

Physicians for Reproductive Choice urges Mississippians to reject ‘Personhood’ amendment

By | 11.07.11 | 2:58 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Health Board Chair Douglas Laube is voicing strong opposition to Mississippi’s proposed “fetal personhood” amendment, which will be voted on tomorrow. Amendment 26 aims to grant legal rights to fertilized eggs; the measure could have severe consequences for women’s reproductive health.

Despite ‘concerns,’ Haley Barbour voted for Mississippi ‘personhood’ amendment

By | 11.04.11 | 6:03 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Image by Matt MahurinDespite expressing concerns with his state’s “fetal personhood” amendment, which would define life as beginning at conception, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour voted for it anyway. “He did vote absentee ballot in his hometown of Yazoo City yesterday and he did vote for the Personhood Amendment, which is called also More…

Mississippi governor expresses doubt about voting for Personhood

By | 11.04.11 | 3:25 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Mississippi’s “fetal personhood” amendment has been endorsed by every major candidate for governor and attorney general — but the state’s current governor, Haley Barbour, just might vote against it.

Sarasota, Florida GOP to honor Mississippi governor as ‘Statesman of the Year’

By | 11.01.11 | 4:01 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Republican Party of Sarasota County will host its 2011 “Statesman of the Year” dinner later this month, at which the party will honor Mississippi Gov. — and once-rumored presidential contender — Haley Barbour.

Republican Governors Association calls for feds to pay undocumented immigrants’ Medicaid

By | 09.02.11 | 4:09 pm | More from The Florida Independent

This week, the Republican Governors Public Policy Committee released a report on Medicaid that outlines cost-saving measures decided upon by 31 Republican governors. Among the policy recommendations is a proposal to require the federal government to pay for the care of undocumented immigrants.

More GOP governors RSVP ‘no’ to Perry/AFA prayer rally

By | 06.23.11 | 4:30 pm

With about six weeks to go until Gov. Rick Perry’s prayer and fasting event in Houston, a growing handful of Republican governors are saying they won’t be attending the rally hosted by the controversial American Family Association.