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February 24, 2015

Speaker Philip Gunn wants to phase out personal income tax

AP Newsbreak: Speaker Philip Gunn seeks $1.7 billion-plus phaseout of personal income tax JACKSON, Mississippi — In a game of escalating tax-cut proposals, House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, will propose the biggest so far: a $1.7 billion phaseout of Mississippi’s state personal income tax over more than a decade, a top legislator said late Monday.…
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February 24, 2015

Sen. Wicker encouraged by court ruling to block President Obama’s amnesty executive order

RELEASE: Wicker Encouraged by Court Ruling to Block Obama’s Amnesty Order Legal Battle Continues Against Executive Overreach The Constitution’s system of checks and balances was designed to keep one branch of the government from becoming more powerful than the others. Today, that time-tested system is important to restraining President Obama’s continued abuse of executive power.…