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June 22, 2009

CQ – Big Tobacco Spends Less On Lobbying

CQ – Big Tobacco Spends Less On Lobbying Ten years ago, with a bill providing for new tobacco regulation and a cigarette tax pending in the Senate, tobacco companies spent nearly $60 million to fend it off. Lobbying firms benefited handsomely, with multimillion-dollar payments going to Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand, then home to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 22, 2009

$5B budget deal still needs Barbour’s approval

$5B budget deal still needs Barbour’s approval Barbour has said he will only schedule a special session for the full Legislature to vote on the budget after an agreement has been reached between the House, Senate and himself. Barbour’s spokesman could not be reached for comment on Sunday’s proposal, which includes a Medicaid funding plan…