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WDAM Delbert Hosemann seeks reelection
- posted March 01, 2011
HATTIESBURG, MS. (WDAM) - Delbert Hosemann was in Hattiesburg on Thursday announcing that he is running for a second term as Mississippi's Secretary of State.
At Bianchi's Pizzeria, Hosemann said he wants to be rehired by the state's voters so he can see the end results of the work his office has started, and pursue new plans to increase economic development in Mississippi.
Hosemann cited voter identification as a major accomplishment. The issue will be on November's ballot. Additionally, Hosemann said his office has worked to increase the value of the state's public lands through beneficial business practices.
"The biggest thing you will see me do is to continue to try to put more jobs here, and the way we are doing that is we have a tax break now for anybody that does a research agreement with an institution like the University of Southern Mississippi. If they will sign a written research agreement now, it just came out of the House, they will get a seven percent tax credit," said Hosemann.
Hosemann said that plan will enable the state to capitalize on the intellectual property of Mississippi universities. The Secretary ...
WLBT - Delbert Hosemann seeking reelection
- posted March 01, 2011
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says he plans to seek reelection. He made the announcement on the same day his office won a victory in the state house, when it comes to 16th section land.
Hosemann was surrounded by business and political leaders, who say they like his business savvy approach to government while making his announcement at Primos in Flowood.
Hosemann says, "We've got great plans were going to online filing for corporations, we've decreased filing fees for Mississippi small businesses this year so we got done things most people would like to see their businesses run the same way were running the secretary of states office."
Hosemann prides himself in helping shrink the size of government since being elected, his office's budget shrunk 2 million in three years.
Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee who was present told WLBT, "He's done a great job as Secretary of State, supports open government which we support also the thing with voter id I think is very important."
Pelahatchie Mayor Knox Ross says,"The business friendly atmosphere of the Secretary ...
Secretary Hosemann hosts Israeli Consul General
- posted September 08, 2010
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Jackson--Following a joint press conference at the State Capitol, Secretary Hosemann shakes hands with Israeli Consulate Opher Aviran on his first interstate visit as Consul General. The two discussed economic development opportunities between Israel and Mississippi with statewide ...
Secretary of State brings approx. $7 Million Dollars to the Coast
- posted December 16, 2009
Biloxi, MS - Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann presented the Department of Marine Resources with a check today for $7,046,853. The dollars are generated from Tidelands leases and assessments.
"The tidelands check is a crucial component to preserving the culture of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Mississippi Legislature and the Secretary of State's Office is committed to maximizing the benefit of our State owned lands and the preservation of our Coastal areas. This $7,046,853 in returned funds to the Gulf Coast through the Department of Marine Resources is an integral part of ensuring that goal."
As part of his statutory duties, the Secretary of State negotiates the Tidelands lease amounts on behalf of Mississippi. Rent is collected from tidelands leaseholders by the Secretary of State and then returned to the Department of Marine Resources at the end of the fiscal year. ...
Nevada, Kentucky, and Mississippi Secretaries of State Release Stanford Report and Executive Recommendations
- posted December 15, 2009
In response to the Stanford financial debacle that affected many states across the nation, Secretaries of State Trey Grayson of Kentucky, Ross Miller of Nevada, and Delbert Hosemann of Mississippi participated in a hearing regarding Stanford on October 5, 2009 in Jackson, Mississippi. The purpose of the hearing was to discuss Stanford Financial's organization and operation, provide a forum for Stanford investors to discuss the effect of the investment fraud, discuss potential relief to the victims affected by the securities firm, and identify steps which can be taken to ensure this type of massive investor loss does not happen again.
"The Stanford hearing and the state's report on this matter demonstrate exactly why members of the National Association of Secretaries of State are calling for stronger, more effective securities and investment regulation at the state level, as well as better coordination with federal ...
Secretary of State releases New Blue Book
- posted December 01, 2009
Jackson, MS-Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is pleased to unveil the 2008-2012 edition of the Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi or "Blue Book."
"This edition of the Blue Book reflects Mississippi as we are today and the significant opportunities of our State," says Secretary Hosemann. "While we respect the heritage of Mississippi, we wanted to showcase all our Great State has to offer."
The publication will also include updated information regarding county and state officials; agencies, boards and commissions; and some municipal election returns.
For more information, please visit our website at www.sos.ms.gov. To request copies of the blue book, and to cut down on shipping costs, you may come by the Secretary of State's Office located at 700 North Street in Jackson or call (601) 359-6344. ...
Secretary of State Releases 2009 Charities Report
- posted November 16, 2009
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, along with Mark McCrary, Executive Director of the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits, are pleased to kick off the Secretary of State's "Check your Charities" campaign by releasing the 2009 Charities Report.
"With the holiday season right around the corner, Mississippians will begin to remember those who are less fortunate," says Secretary Hosemann. "Mississippians are some of the most generous in the nation, and we want to make sure that generosity is not taken advantage of."
The 2009 Charities Report details financial information for every registered charity in the State. Not only can Mississippians make sure their hard earned dollars are well spent in their donations, but they can also ensure the charity is actually registered to solicit funds in the State.
"It is most important Mississippians make sure the charity of their choice donates the maximum ...
Keeping His Word is Keeping Hosemann Busy
Vicksburg Post, Northeast MS Daily Journal, Sun Herald, Clarion Ledger - posted October 14, 2009
Remember Gilbert Hosemann, the soft-spoken man that sweet lady on TV wanted us to elect as Mississippi's secretary of state?
After much coaching, she learned his name wasn't Gilbert or Wilbert or Engbert or Philbert. It was Delbert.
And he did win.
But Delbert Hosemann might wish to revisit that peaceful park bench where the TV commercial was taped and spend some time pondering why exactly it was that he wanted to leave his tenured position in a Jackson law firm. His first 14 months on the job have been anything but calm.
In historic terms, a secretary of state has had, well, secretarial duties. The secretary of state and the staff make sure public land records are filed, corporate charters are proper, elections follow the script set forth in state law. Routine. Mundane. Not unimportant, but not headline-making.
Well, that was then.
Last week, Hosemann's office had a case in Texas before a federal judge in Dallas, speaking for investors in the Stanford Group, which, until recently, was a respected repository of a lot of people's life savings. Turns out the R. Allen Stanford's enterprise, which had a widespread presence in Mississippi, ...
Editorial: Hosemann Getting More for Schools
Greenwood Commonwealth - posted August 04, 2009
Delbert Hosemann’s efforts to help Mississippi school districts maximize their revenue from 16th Section land is not going to generate much attention from voters.
This initiative by the secretary of state is an unsexy, workmanlike endeavor, but it can make a huge difference in improving the finances and the educational offerings of the public schools.
Hosemann, a Republican, is following in the same philosophical line as his Democratic predecessors. Both Dick Molpus and Eric Clark believed that many of the 16th Section leases were skewed to the benefit of the renters, with the school districts and their students being gypped out of a fair return on the farmland, hunting land and commercial lots that were leased out.
That was particularly a problem when Boards of Supervisors were responsible for negotiating the leases, often rewarding their friends with absurdly low leases for as long as 99 years. Those sweetheart deals have been less common since the Legislature years ago transferred that negotiating responsibility to the school boards, but it still happens. It’s the secretary of state’s job to make sure it doesn’t.
Molpus and ...
16th Section: Schoolchildren Benefit
David Hampton-Clarion Ledger - posted August 03, 2009
Revenues for 16th Section land leases are up and that is good news for Mississippi's schoolchildren.
Sixteenth Section land is set aside for the benefit of schools in Mississippi. The land is leased out by local school boards and watched over by the sectary of state. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has increased the "watching" part and it is paying off.
Hosemann reported last week that 16th Section revenues had gone up 42 percent in one year. In dollars, that means an additional $22.8 million will be given to local school districts for education.
In the 12-month fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the total funds from 16th Section leases amounted to $54.2 million. The next year, the total went to $77.1 million.
Hosemann says those figures don't reflect a recent $2 million lease in Simpson County. He said another big jump is coming in hunting and fishing leases, which are up 56 percent or about $300,000.
There are several reasons for the increases. Oil and gas leases are up due to activity, and better negotiations from school boards. The law requires at least a 1/8 interest minimum in an oil or gas well. Hosemann ...
