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June 1, 2016

Gov. Bryant awarded FRC’s first Samuel Adams Religious Freedom Award

Bryant: ‘Secular’ world angry over LGBT law The Republican governor spoke in Washington as the conservative Family Research Council gave him an award last Thursday for signing House Bill 1523 this year and a similar one in 2014 called the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act. “About 60 days ago, it seemed as if all of…
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June 1, 2016

State revenues exceed estimate in May

State revenue collections rebound slightly in May State revenue collections rebounded in May, but the recovery does not seem big enough to offset what was a dismal April. In May, according to figures from the Department of Revenue, the state collected $453.7 million in revenue – $4.3 million or .96 percent more than the official…