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February 9, 2012

Miss. Health Dept. seeks $6 million increase in funding as it spends down reserve accounts

Miss. Health Dept. seeks $6 million increase in funding as it spends down reserve accounts The Mississippi Health Department told lawmakers Wednesday that it needs more money in the coming budget year or it may have to close clinics and reduce AIDS drug purchases. Dr. Mary Currier, the state health officer, told the House Appropriations…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 9, 2012

Miss. Democrats vent displeasure over 2011 campaign tactics

Miss. Democrats vent displeasure over GOP tax claims Democratic bitterness over Republican campaign tactics in last year’s Mississippi legislative elections erupted Wednesday in a debate over an otherwise routine local bill. Several Democrats said opponents sent mailers claiming they voted for a large number of tax increases, unfairly counting times they voted to raise or…