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February 3, 2012

Cochran and Wicker vote to preserve future earmark powers

Cochran and Wicker vote to preserve future earmark power Senators voted down a bipartisan proposal to permanently ban earmarks as well as an amendment to require lawmakers and senior staff to divest of stocks or put their stock holdings in blind trusts. The amendment sponsored by Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 3, 2012

Bill Minor attacks Gunn’s committee appointments, says legislature more partisan

Bill Minor attacks Gunn’s committee appointments, says legislature more partisan House Speaker Philip Gunn in his committee appointments may have exacted sweet revenge against the Billy McCoy Democratic reign. But at what cost in loss of institutional knowledge of how state services function? It’s quite obvious the Gunn appointments were calculated to wipe out all…