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August 4, 2009

CL – Feud over Barbour’s veto heads to court

CL – Feud over Barbour’s veto heads to court Attorney General Jim Hood and two other high-ranking Democrats are asking a Hinds County chancery judge to rule that Republican Gov. Haley Barbour’s partial veto of Senate Bill 2041 is null and void. Barbour struck down parts of the legislation that would have given salary supplements…
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August 4, 2009

HARPER ANNOUNCES GRANT FUNDING FOR VETERANS CEMETERY IN NEWTON

HARPER ANNOUNCES GRANT FUNDING FOR VETERANS CEMETERY IN NEWTON WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R–Miss.) today announced $6.9 million in funding to establish the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton. The grant, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, will reimburse the state 100 percent for the cost associated with the construction of…