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February 21, 2010

CL – Budget: Two mules and one turnip

Budget: Two mules and one turnip For much of the last seven years, Mississippi government has unfortunately been defined by an ongoing and escalating political enmity between Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and Democratic House Speaker Billy McCoy. That observation is not an indictment of either leader. It is a simple statement of political fact. With…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 21, 2010

“I am absolutely convinced … criminals are not afraid to commit a crime (in Hinds County)”

CL – Progress seen in caseloads; Hinds court system catching up Records show 2,644 felony criminal cases were disposed of in 2009, up almost 15 percent from 2008 when the system handled 2,316 cases. “We check our jail dockets every day and make sure we don’t leave any case behind,” said Smith, explaining one reason…