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September 8, 2016

SALTER: Decline of traditional media has facts, balance, accountability as casualties

Sid Salter: Voters trust varied sources for political news That’s no longer the case. Today, the 24-hour news cycle is a gnawing beast that must be fed — which often produces what passes for news but is really a never-ending conversation about what people think about the news of the day or the hour. The…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 8, 2016

Lt. Gov. Reeves doesn’t expect FY17 budget error to effect state bond rating

Balancing act Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday he does not expect a $56.8 million mistake in the Fiscal Year 2017 state budget to have an effect on the state’s bond rating, although one rating service has already downgraded the state’s credit rating. At the same time, Reeves detailed the state’s successes in economic…