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December 2, 2009

Lawmaker: Cuts within days

Lawmaker: Cuts within days The state received about $25 million less than projected in November, according to data released Tuesday by the governor’s office. The state is $136.6 million, or 7.4 percent, short of projected revenue in the first five months of the fiscal year. Sen. Alan Nunnelee, R-Pontotoc, said the governor has cut $172…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 2, 2009

Dr. Thompson, state health officer, dies

Dr. Thompson, state health officer, dies “He was literally the face of public health in Mississippi and, in large measure, across the nation,” said Dr. Randy Easterling, president of the Mississippi State Medical Association. “With a limited budget, he was able to take on all the health problems in the poorest state in the country.…