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January 3, 2009

Tobacco tax hike facing hurdle

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/1/9 Mississippi smokers and tobacco users may avoid a tax increase this year unless lawmakers reach a compromise when they return to work next week. Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant said Wednesday a tobacco tax hike is “not a done deal.” He said he and other Republicans in the Senate want to offset the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 3, 2009

2009: New year offers major challenges

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/1/9 Time is considered the great equalizer, and the new year provides many ironies and great challenges for our state. While the top local stories for 2008 were the state judicial scandal, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s legal troubles, devastating metro-area weather and layoffs, the big story of 2009 is shaping up to…