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February 28, 2012

Nunnelee – Farm subsidies getting cutting from USDA budget, why not food stamps

Nunnelee – Farm subsidies getting cutting from USDA budget, why not food stamps Nunnelee noted that there were proposals to cut farm subsidies, but asked whether there were no proposed cuts to food stamps, the agency’s largest program. Vilsack replied that the cuts would come from improving the accuracy rate, reducing fraud and from the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 28, 2012

AP – Bill to cut Miss. phone service rules sparks fight

Bill to cut Miss. phone service rules sparks fight A bill before the Legislature would wipe out the obligations of AT&T and some other phone companies to serve expensive customers and would limit the Public Service Commission’s remaining authority over those firms. Public Service Commissioners Brandon Presley, a Democrat, and Leonard Bentz, a Republican, are…