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February 27, 2017

SALTER: Supporting Ingalls with state funds “seems to have been an inarguably good bet”

SID SALTER: Will Trump’s campaign rhetoric on U.S. Navy shipbuilding come true? Trade publication The Maritime Executive reported this week that Huntington Ingalls is expanding operations and that their Pascagoula shipyard is “leading the way in earnings.” The Pascagoula shipyard builds amphibious assault ships, large deck amphibious ships and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for the Navy.…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 27, 2017

MS Senate Elections chair Doty doesn’t intend to act on House bill addressing felons and voting

Legislature won’t act on high rate of felons denied voting No legislation will pass this session addressing the issue of Mississippi having the second highest percentage of felons who are not allowed to vote. Senate Elections Chairwoman Sally Doty, R-Brookhaven, said she does not intend the take up a House bill that would create a…