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April 1, 2009

Smoking a high price to pay

The Clarion-Ledger, 3/31/9 Rising cigarette prices and a sputtering economy are causing more tobacco users to search for ways to quit. Calls to the Tobacco Quitline usually average about 495 a month in Mississippi. For March, they’re on pace to hit 750. “We have people call who have been cut off from their jobs, run…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 1, 2009

2nd eminent domain bill fades in Miss. Legislature

Forbes, 3/31/9 Mississippi lawmakers have killed a second attempt this year to restrict eminent domain. A bill vetoed by Gov. Haley Barbour would’ve limited the government’s ability to take private land for use in private economic development projects. The House voted last week to override the governor’s veto, but the Senate fell short of the…