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October 10, 2017

Campaign for Southern Equality looking for discrimination as a result of HB1523

Mississippi’s HB 1523 Goes into Effect, Nation’s Most Sweeping Anti-LGBT Law HB 1523, the nation’s most sweeping anti-LGBT law, has gone into effect across Mississippi. This law is part of a wave of so-called religious exemption laws that are a backlash to the legalization of marriage equality. But even among its peers, HB 1523 stands…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 10, 2017

State Sen. Kirby plans bill to address infrastructure via referendum

Kirby plan would let voters decide on tax increases, new fees for roads, bridges Republican state Sen. Dean Kirby plans to introduce a bill next year that would raise taxes and fees to pay for needed renovations to state roads and bridges, but with several new twists compared to other such proposals that quickly have…