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July 8, 2016

AG Hood says state budget is a mess, accuses #msleg of cutting taxes for campaign donors

Democrat A.G. scolds GOP budget writers Attorney General Jim Hood says Mississippi’s budget is a mess because the legislature has been cutting taxes to help campaign donors. The Democrat also says Republican legislative leaders are only letting a few senators and representatives take part in the budget-writing process, leaving most with little influence over how…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 8, 2016

SALTER: Does lack of air conditioning in prisons in South constitute “cruel and unusual punishment?”

Sid Salter: Prison conditions debate heats up Soaring temperatures and a prolonged drought/heat wave across the South have renewed what has for the last decade become an annual debate and legal battle over this question: Does the lack of air conditioning in prisons in the South constitute “cruel and unusual punishment?” Regarding Mississippi prisons, the…