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September 23, 2015

#Initiative42 could jeopardize military communities, state’s ability to stave off closures

The head of the Mississippi Development Authority, Glen McCullough, testified before the Joint Legislative Budget committee Tuesday noting that a 7.8% budget cut in favor of Initiative 42 would jeopardize support for military communities across the state – Keesler, Camp Shelby, Meridian and the like. McCullough noted that such cuts could imperil these military bases…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 23, 2015

Wicker Votes to Advance Bill Protecting the Unborn

RELEASE: Wicker Votes to Advance Bill Protecting the Unborn Miss. Senator Supports Legislation to Prohibit Late-Term Abortions WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted to protect unborn children at 20 weeks, or five months, from late-term abortions. H.R. 36, the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” required 60 votes in order to proceed to…