Skip to content

News

News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 23, 2009

AP Analysis: Barbour’s Budget Sure to Spark Activism

Analysis: Barbour’s Budget Sure to Spark Activism In releasing his budget proposal last week, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour might’ve tapped into his own version of economic stimulus. Call it the Lobbyist Full Employment Act of 2010. Barbour announced a wide range of ideas that immediately made people mad, and it’s a safe bet that interest…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 23, 2009

Fewer lawmaker trips due to budget crisis

Fewer lawmaker trips due to budget crisis Senate leaders have eliminated all taxpayer-funded out-of-state travel for the rest of the fiscal year. Meanwhile, the House is considering a proposal to limit its members to one out-of-state trip each this fiscal year, said House Management Committee Chair J.P. Compretta, D-Bay St. Louis. “Nothing has been decided,…