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December 20, 2012

Mississippi Economic Policy Center backs Obamacare

MEPC back Obamacare In the last decade, about 178,000 fewer Mississippians have employer-sponsored health insurance based upon U.S. Census figures, according to the head of the Mississippi Economic Policy Center. Mississippi ranks fifth in the nation in the percentage of citizens without health insurance, says Ed Sivak, executive director of the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 20, 2012

Clarion Ledger – Attitudes in South still firm on guns

Attitudes in South still firm on guns New national polls suggest that public support for stricter gun laws is on the rise, but the topic remains a nonstarter in Mississippi and much of the South. A new CBS poll released this week shows support for gun control at its highest level in a decade, while…