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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…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 18, 2009

Barbour’s university merger proposals could falter

Barbour’s university merger proposals could falter Some Mississippi House members say Republican Gov. Haley Barbour’s most politically sensitive budget proposals are likely to be dead on arrival – including a recommendation to merge eight universities into five. Rep. Cecil Brown of Jackson, a Democrat on the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, said Tuesday he opposes Barbour’s…