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February 4, 2009

State relief

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 2/4/9 The federal economic stimulus bill, currently undergoing a reshaping in the Senate, is seen by the states as welcome relief for their budgets. Even Republican governors meeting over the weekend for the most part were hopeful that a stimulus package would pass Congress. Not a single Republican member…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 4, 2009

Barbour signs incentives bill for Cooper Tire

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/4/9 Gov. Haley Barbour on Tuesday signed legislation providing the incentives promised to Cooper Tire to ensure it did not close its Tupelo plant. The $19 million package was signed into law during a ceremony in the governor’s state Capitol office attended by Northeast Mississippi legislators, Lee County and Tupelo…