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March 11, 2013

DMR hasn’t been audited by the state in over 10 years

DMR hasn’t been audited by the state in over 10 years The last state audit of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources came in 2002, the year Bill Walker became the executive director at the agency. Now DMR is the focus of ongoing state and federal investigations. Before the ongoing investigation began, DMR’s books had…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 11, 2013

Fishing industry tax exemption passes House

Fishing industry tax exemption passes House Two Coast lawmakers got an amendment passed in the state House that would exempt some fishing, oystering and shrimping businesses from paying sales tax on electricity and fuel. Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, and Rep. Randall Patterson, D-Biloxi, offered an amendment to House Bill 844 to remove the…