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May 21, 2013

Stabenow, Cochran brace for full Senate vote on Farm Bill they crafted

Stabenow, Cochran brace for full Senate vote on Farm Bill they crafted The Senate Agriculture Committee’s 2013 Farm Bill is encountering a critical test this week on the Senate floor, where the $955billion measure is expected to draw opposition from lawmakers who wanted more money taken from farm subsidies and less from the nation’s food…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 21, 2013

State gathers voter ID information

State gathers voter ID information The U.S. Department of Justice still is considering whether to preclear Mississippi’s voter identification requirement that was approved by voters in November 2011. Jan Schaefer, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Jim Hood, said information requested by the Justice Department on March 21 “is being sought and will be submitted to…