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February 23, 2009

Seize the chance

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 2/23/9 It’s rare if not unprecedented for a committee chairman in the Mississippi Legislature to suggest circumventing the legislative process. That’s what Senate Judiciary A chairman Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, proposes on voter identification if the Legislature doesn’t act this year. Fillingane is preparing an initiative petition, which would require…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 23, 2009

Gulfport mayor to get more details of fraud case

The Sun Herald, 2/23/9 The government has been ordered to provide by Friday more details to Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr about the fraud case against him. Warr and his wife, Laura, have pleaded not guilty to charges they lied to get disaster assistance to repair their Hurricane Katrina-damaged beachfront home. The government contends that after…