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February 27, 2017

GATES: If a lawmaker isn’t there, should he/she be voted present, cast a vote by others in #msleg?

The mysteries of the legislative process: Jimmy Gates column On Friday, I was in the House chamber. About half of the lawmakers’ seats were empty when the House convened. Typically on Friday, both chambers don’t do much work. They come in, convene and leave within an hour. But what I was most struck with —…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 27, 2017

CRAWFORD: Thanks to “subdued leadership” #msleg may have missed window to shift to user-based taxes

BILL CRAWFORD: Shift tax burden or delay cuts User-based taxes – gas taxes, sales taxes, use taxes, etc. – are already on the books in Mississippi. The tax expert called for these taxes to be expanded and corporate and income taxes reduced. The Legislature has begun the shift away from corporate and individual income taxes…