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February 9, 2017

PERRY: Public policy conflict is obvious with state lottery

BRIAN PERRY / Lottery at what cost? I doubt a lottery would diminish a gambler’s plan to drive hours to the Coast or Tunica to play table games, or spend a day or two at a casino. Perhaps a lottery would diminish local walk-ins from playing slot machines. Whatever the result, lottery revenue would need…
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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…