Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says he’s asking lawmakers to give his office the power to do wiretaps to investigate human trafficking and white-collar crime.
That’s one of several requests the Democrat is making this year to the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Hood said Wednesday that during last year’s campaign, his Republican opponent frequently criticized him for not prosecuting high-profile public corruption cases. Hood says because his office can only do wiretaps for drug cases, corruption investigations have been led by federal authorities.
Hood says he’s also asking lawmakers to pay for programs to help inmates learn job skills as they leave prison.
He is working with Republican Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann to try to tighten some campaign laws. They propose requiring candidates to disclose details about campaigns’ credit-card purchases. (AP)
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