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July 29, 2011

Clarion Ledger pushes Max Phillips for Ag commissioner

Clarion Ledger pushes Max Phillips for Ag commissioner Mississippi still is a rural state, but agriculture is no longer dominant, and the post of commissioner of agriculture and commerce is itself something of a relic. Gone are the days when the department was created in 1906 and 90 percent of the population either was farming…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 29, 2011

Clarion Ledger endorses Lynn Fitch for Treasurer

Clarion Ledger endorses Lynn Fitch for Treasurer The office of treasurer is yet again one of those offices that could easily be streamlined into an efficient subcategory of state government, without being elective. The post arose from the old days when a giant vault was kept in the Capitol and the state treasurer was required…