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February 9, 2017

Bill to lift civil service protection from state employees stalls in MS House #msleg

Effort continues to spare civil service protection A measure to strip civil service protection from state employees remained stalled in the House on Wednesday, with supporters lacking the votes to remove a holding motion and send it on to the Senate. The bill originally passed the House 62-58, but was held on a motion to…
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February 9, 2017

MS Senate unanimously passes its version of campaign finance reform

Senators push bill limiting campaign cash for personal use Senators unanimously agree that there should be limits on Mississippi public officials spending campaign money on themselves. The Legislature’s upper chamber passed Senate Bill 2689 Wednesday, sending it to the House for more debate. The House passed a similar bill last month, and Sen. Sally Doty,…