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February 10, 2017

HARRISON: Revenue shortfall helped Gov. Bryant change his mind on lottery, internet sales tax

BOBBY HARRISON: Revenue shortfall forcing differing thinking from Mississippi leaders Is it any surprise the governor has changed his mind on the lottery and the internet sales tax considering he has been forced to cut budgets four times within a 12-month period and dip into the rainy day fund twice? The total of the four…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 10, 2017

MS Senate bill would allow questions of immigration status

Mississippi bill: Let police ask about immigration status JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Senate has approved a bill saying local governments and public colleges can’t stop their employees from asking whether a person has entered the United States illegally, and can’t try to grant people who have entered illegally any special status. Thursday’s vote…