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January 22, 2015

Congressman Harper in USAToday op-ed: Drop subsidies for politicians

Rep. Gregg Harper: Drop subsidies for politicians Gregg Harper Since 1976, more than $1.5 billion in taxpayer moneyhas been given to politicians to run for office. The underutilized Presidential Election Campaign Fund has subsidized presidential candidates and nominating conventions from its inception. Four decades later, the presidential fund has fallen into obsolescence, so much that…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 22, 2015

Coast lawmakers pushing insurance rate disclosure bill

Mississippi coast group pushes for passage of bill to disclose insurance costs (updated) JACKSON, Mississippi — A group of lawmakers and residents from the Mississippi Gulf Coast are again pushing a bill that would require insurance companies to disclose how much they’re charging to insure property by geographic area. The idea, which originated in Alabama,…