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March 24, 2011

State wants to charge $60,000 to news outlet for Barbour’s e-mails, other daily records

State wants to charge $60,000 to news outlet for Barbour’s e-mails, other daily records Would you like to read the gubernatorial emails of Mississippi’s Haley Barbour, a likely GOP presidential candidate? If so, it’s gonna cost you. At least $53,460—and possibly closer to $200,000. Several weeks ago, Mother Jones filed a request under the Mississippi’s…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 24, 2011

Barbour – Mississippi can’t afford to tax and spend more than it takes in

Mississippi can’t afford to tax and spend more than it takes in When I took office in January 2004, I was greeted with a $720 million budget hole. Years of spending more money than we took in had created a financial nightmare for the state. We had to tighten our belts and find ways to…