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March 17, 2009

Getting Miss. public records can be costly

The Clarion-Ledger, 3/16/9 The Mississippi Public Records Act says only that public bodies can charge no more than the “actual cost” to search, review or duplicate records. Two state legislators tried this session to clarify what public bodies can charge for records, but both bills died in the Senate. “We have public records law to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 17, 2009

Cigarette tax: Smoked by stimulus?

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/15/9 Two months ago, it seemed a slam dunk that Mississippi would finally raise its 18-cents-per-pack cigarette tax – one of the lowest in the nation. Now, the bill is in a legislative conference committee facing an uncertain fate. Gov. Haley Barbour and his Tax Study Commission recommended it. There has long…