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May 26, 2009

Legislature back, but no budget proposal

Legislature back, but no budget proposal The 174 members of the Mississippi Legislature will resume the 2009 session this afternoon at a cost of almost $19,000 per day. When they arrive, they likely will spend time waitin for House and Senate negotiators to craft a budget agreement. The Legislature went on its second extended recess…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 26, 2009

CL – Trade: State must compete for China market

CL – Trade: State must compete for China market Gov. Haley Barbour and Mississippi Development Authority executive director Gray Swoope were wise to put the state’s economic development machine squarely behind efforts to increase state trade with China, the world’s largest market. Business leaders from Mississippi and the city of Changzhou – a major city…