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November 18, 2009

SALTER – Barbour’s budget plan tosses gauntlet to the Legislature

SALTER – Barbour’s budget plan tosses gauntlet to the Legislature Gov. Haley Barbour’s Fiscal Year 2011 Executive Budget Recommendation contains something for almost every lobbyist, special interest group, educational institution, state agency head and state employee to dislike. The Barbour budget plan cuts public education at virtually every level, cuts Medicaid, cuts the state’s mental…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 18, 2009

WLBT – Does illegal immigration drain the state’s budget?

WLBT – Does illegal immigration drain the state’s budget? It was the nation’s largest single site raid on undocumented workers. And when nearly 600 workers were rounded up at Howard Industries in Laurel, it was clear that illegal immigration is no longer just an issue for border states. “Really, we’re people looking for opportunity,” said…