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February 18, 2016

AG Hood announces $66 million settlement from pharmaceutical lawsuit

Mississippi attorney general puts $66 million into state treasury Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says his office has put more than $66 million into the state treasury. Hood says in a statement that the money was delivered Wednesday. Most of it came from settling a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies accused of inflating the price of…
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February 18, 2016

Rep. Busby (R) says Dem Rep. Dortch’s amendment will be stripped from expanded charter school bill

Charles Busby: Push for statewide charter schools improper A House Republican sponsoring a bill to expand access to Mississippi charter schools said Wednesday that a Hinds County Democrat’s amendment to allow the schools statewide was improper and will be stripped from the measure. Rep. Charles Busby, R-Pascagoula, told The Associated Press that the amendment by…