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April 30, 2012

Traffic camera company suing state over law banning cameras

Traffic camera company suing state over law banning cameras Mississippi law enforcement officials praise traffic cameras at intersections as an effective tool in enforcing traffic laws and reducing accidents. But most legislators and citizens see them as a “Big Brother” intrusion and question their accuracy. In 2009, then-Gov. Haley Barbour signed into law legislation banning…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 30, 2012

Mississippi lawmakers give school funding a boost

Mississippi lawmakers give school funding a boost State legislators slightly raised education spending but added no money for high-growth school districts Saturday as they slogged through a $5.55 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. House and Senate members dealt with most of the more than 100 individual appropriations bills that,…