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November 22, 2010

Earmark ban won’t end local spending requests

Earmark ban won’t end local spending requests WASHINGTON — The prospect of no more directed congressional spending for pet local projects — known as earmarks — will have little effect on whether such projects get funded but will likely drive the process back behind closed doors, experts say. But if a ban were actually to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 22, 2010

Budget will reveal candidates’ priorities

Budget will reveal candidates’ priorities State fiscal leaders have begun talking about the arduous task of putting together the next state budget. And Mississippians got a glimpse of things to come in the 2011 legislative session — disagreements over priorities, the use of one-time money, state reserves and more service cuts. “Let’s go pray and…