MHA's Executive Briefing

Barbour Starts 'Rapid Response' Web Page

On May 18, Gov. Haley Barbour launched a page on his Web site to get supporters to help him get what he wants out of the special session. The site lists e-mail addresses to write letters to the editor, talk show call-ins and how to write or call their local legislators.   

He writes in a letter below the instructions:

I need your help communicating to the Legislature that the people of Mississippi want an honest budget with no tax hikes, high tech jobs in Mississippi, and fiascos like the Beef Processing Plant put behind us once and for all.

True Colors

The presidential election is long over -- but not the shouting. Two new left-leaning Web sites, www.choosetheblue.com and www.buyblue.org, draw on public data to pinpoint companies' political inclinations -- and encourage consumers to vote with their wallets. Whether you're looking for blue suede shoes or a red rubber ball, here are stats you won't find in the yellow pages.

FEC Considers Restricting Online Political Activities

The Federal Election Commission has begun considering whether to issue new rules on how political campaigns are waged on the Internet, a regulatory process that is expected to take months to complete but that is already generating considerable angst online. For the full story from The Washington Post, click here.