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8/27/20 - Laura Makes Landfall | Expungments | Book Club: Stuart Stevens
Hurricane Laura comes ashore, bringing with it high winds and heavy rain. We look at how it could affect Mississippi as it begins it’s turn eastward.
Then, expungements were a core issue of the Governor’s veto of a comprehensive criminal reform bill. We explore why reform advocates feel they should be expanded.
Plus, in today’s Book Club: A longtime GOP strategist has given up on his party as he details in his book, “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump.”
Segment 1:
Hurricane Laura roared ashore along the southwest Louisiana coastline in the early hours of the morning, having intensified to strong Category 4 status with winds reaching 150 miles per hour and a storm surge unprecedented for the area. We're joined by Robert Ricks of the National Weather Service in Slidell.
MEMA Director Greg Michel is calling on Mississippians to stay weather aware as Laura tracks inland. He says the storm's path resembles 2005's Hurricane Rita - which brought tornadic activity to the state.
Segment 2:
When Governor Tate Reeves vetoed a bi-partisan criminal justice reform bill last month, he cited the expanded number of expungements, and the perceived safety concern they presented, as a key factor in his decision. House Bill 658 would have allowed Mississippians to get up to three non-violent felony convictions removed from their record. State law currently allows one felony expungement. Advocates and lawmakers seeking this type of reform say it helps those convicted of felonies get their lives back on track. MPB's Desare Frazier speaks with an expungement recipient, an attorney with the Mississippi Center for Justice, and a lawmaker hoping to bring the bill back.
Segment 3:
Stuart Stevens has been a staunch Republican for most of his life. A top strategist for Republican presidential candidates George W. Bush and Mitt Romney. The Jackson native helped Haley Barbour, Thad Cochran, and Roger Wicker get elected. But now Stevens has given up on his party because of the GOP’s embrace of President Donald Trump. Stevens new book is called “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump.”
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Hurricane Laura comes ashore, bringing with it high winds and heavy rain. We look at how it could affect Mississippi as it begins it’s turn eastward.
Then, expungements were a core issue of the Governor’s veto of a comprehensive criminal reform bill. We explore why reform advocates feel they should be expanded.
Plus, in today’s Book Club: A longtime GOP strategist has given up on his party as he details in his book, “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump.”
Segment 1:
Hurricane Laura roared ashore along the southwest Louisiana coastline in the early hours of the morning, having intensified to strong Category 4 status with winds reaching 150 miles per hour and a storm surge unprecedented for the area. We're joined by Robert Ricks of the National Weather Service in Slidell.
MEMA Director Greg Michel is calling on Mississippians to stay weather aware as Laura tracks inland. He says the storm's path resembles 2005's Hurricane Rita - which brought tornadic activity to the state.
Segment 2:
When Governor Tate Reeves vetoed a bi-partisan criminal justice reform bill last month, he cited the expanded number of expungements, and the perceived safety concern they presented, as a key factor in his decision. House Bill 658 would have allowed Mississippians to get up to three non-violent felony convictions removed from their record. State law currently allows one felony expungement. Advocates and lawmakers seeking this type of reform say it helps those convicted of felonies get their lives back on track. MPB's Desare Frazier speaks with an expungement recipient, an attorney with the Mississippi Center for Justice, and a lawmaker hoping to bring the bill back.
Segment 3:
Stuart Stevens has been a staunch Republican for most of his life. A top strategist for Republican presidential candidates George W. Bush and Mitt Romney. The Jackson native helped Haley Barbour, Thad Cochran, and Roger Wicker get elected. But now Stevens has given up on his party because of the GOP’s embrace of President Donald Trump. Stevens new book is called “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump.”
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.