Former ‘guv’ to speak at MSU

STARKVILLE - Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will speak Feb. 13 at Mississippi State University as part of the school’s Lamar Conerly Governance Lecture Series. The lecture series is organized by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, the Department of Political Science and Public Administration and the Pre-Law Society. Barbour's presentation on leadership will be at 1 p.m. in the Colvard Student Union. It's free and open to the public. Barbour served as governor from 2004-12. He is the founding partner of BGR Group, where he heads advocacy coalitions, lobbies and remains a major force in Republican party politics. (Source: Sun Herald 02/11/17)