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October 27, 2016

Agency out of state trips questined by #msleg working groups

Lawmakers’ challenge: Justify those out-of-state trips Many agencies let the federal government pick up the tab for out-of-state travel. The state paid for 23 of the 440 out-of-state trips in the Department of Health last year. In the Department of Human Services, only $7,900 of the $896,000 spent on out-of-state travel came from state funds.…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 27, 2016

@HaleyBarbour: @realDonaldTrump has done nothing to expand his base

State Republican leaders express frustration with Trump’s campaign Speaking on a panel before a room of business leaders and the state’s top lawmakers, Barbour cited a recent poll saying 61 percent of Americans viewed Trump unfavorably and 53 percent viewed his Democratic challenger, Hillary Clinton, unfavorably. Given these high negatives, Barbour said, these candidates would…