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July 7, 2009

MINOR – Barbour defies pledge not to raise taxes

MINOR – Barbour defies pledge not to raise taxes When Republican Haley Barbour arrived at the state Capitol in 2004, he told us to read his lips: There would be no new taxes while he was governor. Now five years later, that pledge is forgotten and recently he’s been engaged in a down-to-the-wire battle with…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 7, 2009

Barbour to discuss Senate Climate Bill before the Environment and Public Works Committee

Barbour to discuss Senate Climate Bill before the Environment and Public Works Committee The Senate climate debate cranks up this week with a series of hearings and high-level meetings aimed at producing legislation that can be matched up with last month’s House-passed bill. Four top Obama administration officials — Energy Secretary Steven Chu, U.S. EPA…