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February 19, 2013

ZNN Headline – “Cities needs the right to their tax”

ZNN Headline – “Cities needs the right to their tax” When a 100-year-old water main in Jackson, the state capital, burst in Januar, 2010, stopping water supply to the Capitol and key state office buildings, Gov. Haley Barbour had to declare an emergency. State government was effectively shut down for three days. Portable toilets were…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 19, 2013

Mississippi corrects clerical error on ratification of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery

Mississippi corrects clerical error on ratification of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery The state of Mississippi has corrected a clerical error that left unrecorded ratification of the 13th Amendment for 18 years. The Legislature formally ratified the amendment, which outlawed slavery, in 1995. However, the ratification document was never presented to the U.S. Archivist, so…