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February 27, 2017

Speaker Gunn, Transportation chair Busby look to study to convince anti-tax Republicans of need

Miss. bills pass unseen in latest road-money twist Gunn has settled on the idea of another study aimed at persuading at least some anti-tax Republicans that Mississippi needs to spend more on roads, the same message that’s been delivered by all the studies done so far. House Transportation Committee Chairman Charles Busby, R-Pascagoula, said he’s…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
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 —…