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AG Hood Files Suit to Block T-Mobile, Sprint Megamerger
“We’re trying to stop this merger because Mississippi customers would not benefit from the merger, but it would likely increase prices in the long run for them,” General Hood said. “Competition creates a healthy market, and a merger like this one would reduce options for consumers.”
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AGs File Motion to Unseal Generic Drug Price Fixing Complaint
“The patients are the ones harmed by these companies’ greed, so they should be able to read on their own just how extensive this conspiracy is between the companies fixing their drug prices,” General Hood said. “These are every day drugs that Americans rely on. We’re asking the court to show America the startling evidence we’ve uncovered.”
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AG JOINS 50 ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND 12 COMPANIES IN FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS
“I can’t go anywhere without meeting someone who has been harassed by unwanted robocalls. As a result, I have committed to serving as a leading state in the Robocall Technology Working Group for the National Association of Attorneys General, and I’ve worked with the Mississippi Public Service Commission, federal enforcers, and other AGs to do everything we can to stop unwanted robocalls." -Attorney General Jim Hood
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Hood, State Officials Address E-Cigarette “Epidemic” Among Teens
“I am especially alarmed that this largely unregulated industry is creating a new pathway for addiction in adults as well as our youth,” General Hood wrote in the letter to retailers. “As an entity doing business in Mississippi, I strongly encourage you to set the standard for good corporate citizenship and ask that you stand with me to protect the health and well-being of our citizens.”
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Introducing the New Students Against Violence App
This app helps you overcome those situations and more. The Students AgainstViolence (SAV) app enables you to take a stand against violence in your school or community with helpful information on bullying, teen dating violence, domestic violence, school violence, self-harm/suicide, depression/anxiety, youth drug abuse, electronic cigarettes and underage drinking. Learn more by exploring each section below.
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Jim Hood has served as Attorney General of Mississippi since 2004. Prior to being elected as Attorney General, he
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July 16, 2019

Download our CHILD DESERTION UNIT: ENSURING SUPPORT FOR OUR CHILDREN to find out more
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July 15, 2019

Read this publication for questions related to landlord-tenant issues.

March 8, 2019

View the Crime Victim Compensation Brochure in Spanish

March 8, 2019

View the Domestic Abuse Protection Order brochure in Spanish

March 8, 2019

View the Victim Compensation Application Guidelines in Spanish

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Former Ecru City Clerk Gretchin Moody appeared Friday before Pontotoc County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Mims and entered an open plea of guilty to embezzlement by a public official, Attorney General Jim Hood and
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ATTORNEY GENERAL JIM HOOD JOINS 50 ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND 12 COMPANIES IN FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS

August 22, 2019

Attorney General Jim Hood today announced that as a result of the efforts of 50 attorneys general and 12 phone companies, an agreement has been reached whereby the phone companies have agreed to adopt
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22-year-old Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography

August 13, 2019

Christopher Edward Scrimpshire, of Meridian, will spend five years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography, Attorney General Jim Hood announced.
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