In Legal Terms: Whistleblowers

In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. [email protected] you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcastIf you “blow the whistle” what could happen? We’ll learn about false claims against the government and whistleblowing laws with guest attorney Rick Davis from Shelton Davis LLC. Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Relator Our legislators are thinking about whistleblowing laws for Mississippi. Last year House Bill 1066 of 2024 was introduced to create the MISSISSIPPI WHISTLEBLOWER REWARD ACT to reward those who report improper use of government funds. But the bill wasn’t passed.MPB would like to invite you to a free film screening we think you’d enjoy. Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect—the story of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. A panel with filmmaker Alexis Aggrey and former State Senator Ed Blackmon follows. Join us Tuesday, October 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the MPB Auditorium in Jackson. Register at the link on mpbonline.orgTo check for races in your area on November 4, visit the My Election Day portal to receive election information tailored to your specific address, including a sample ballot. As you type your address into the system, similar addresses should populate. Simply click on yours to get started. Mississippians are encouraged to educate themselves on all races prior to heading to the polls. MPB has local call in shows every weekday 9 - noon where you can ask an expert about money, health, gardening, and more. We’re the legal show!You can listen LIVE to us from the MPB Public Media app or from MPBonline.org/radioTuesdays, following our over-the-air broadcast, you can hear Southern Remedy: Relatively Speaking with Dr. Susan Buttross on MPB Think Radio at 11am Central. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.