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April 9, 2014

Bobby Harrison considers impact of Speaker Philip Gunn’s ruling on special needs bill

BOBBY HARRISON: Gunn’s special-needs ruling could have future impact In the midst of the hurly burly of the final day of the 2014 legislative session last week, House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, made a significant ruling. But a written version of the speaker’s ruling is not available. The ruling, which Gunn halted House proceedings to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 9, 2014

SunHerald praises Criminal Justice Task Force in editorial

SunHerald Editorial: Task force was a good way to shape good public policy One of the most significant accomplishments of this year’s legislative session was changing how crime is defined and how prison sentences are imposed and served. But what made this year’s reforms possible was the creation last year of the Corrections and Criminal…