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September 23, 2010

AP – Miss. universities seek stimulus funds restoration

Miss. universities seek stimulus funds restoration Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds says Mississippi’s universities have shaved $91 million from operating expenses, but will still need more state money next fiscal year. The spending proposal presented to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on Tuesday seeks state money to replace $66 million in federal stimulus funds that…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 23, 2010

The Hill – Nunnelee uses Taylor’s call for repeal against Travis Childers, who didn’t call back

GOP using Rep. Taylor as ’10 ammo GOP challengers in conservative districts are seizing on Rep. Gene Taylor’s (D-Miss.) recent endorsement of healthcare repeal to question why their Democratic opponents haven’t done the same. Thirty-four House Democrats bucked party leadership in March to oppose the new healthcare reform law, but Taylor stands alone in the…