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January 26, 2013

CL – Miss. Legislature should reform rules

Legislature should reform rules The U.S. Senate has spent months looking at ways to reform its rules surrounding the use of the filibuster because overuse has crippled the progress of most meaningful pieces of legislation. Perhaps it’s time for the Mississippi Legislature to have a look at some of its arcane rules as well. During…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 26, 2013

Sun Herald – Keep a short leash on 16th Section lands

Keep a short leash on 16th Section lands One of the most successful bills ever passed by the Mississippi Legislature was the 16th Section Reform Act of 1978. As The Associated Press’ Jack Elliott Jr. wrote this week, the legislation “ended sweetheart leases that rewarded politically connected folks and shortchanged schools. Before then, 16th Section…