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October 29, 2015

State Auditor race: Pritchett rehashing Butler attacks on Pickering

Auditor’s Dem challenger following GOP foe’s The campaign for state auditor has centered on the challenger accusing the incumbent of mismanaging campaign funds and not totally concentrating on his job. Joce Pritchett, a 48-year-old engineer running as a Democrat, has used a lot of the talking points Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler did in the Republican…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 29, 2015

Congressional budget deal: Harper, Thompson vote yes; Palazzo, Kelly vote no

Miss. lawmakers split on budget deal Mississippi’s Republican lawmakers voted against the deal, with the exception of Rep. Gregg Harper, R-3rd District. The state’s only Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Bennie Thompson, voted for it. Here’s what the lawmakers had to say about the budget agreement: “This bill is nothing more than cost-shuffling budget gimmicks. … This…