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September 16, 2009

Bryant drops “liberal” describes House as “statists”

Bryant delivers fiscal conservative message Whether Democrat or Republican, Mississippi politicians are all cut from similar molds, so Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant is dropping the words “liberal” and “conservative” and redefining the combatants who butt heads annually in the statehouse. On Bryant’s side are those who favor cost cutting and lower taxes and wish to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 16, 2009

Hood not optimistic economy will turn around soon

Hood policing ‘Wild West’ Internet Hood also addressed the state’s current budget crunch. A continued downturn in tax collections recently resulted in Gov. Haley Barbour ordering $172 million in budget cuts, most of it from education. Hood, a Democrat, said he would fault Barbour for not supporting a cigarette tax hike years ago, which could…