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February 20, 2009

Miss. to use stimulus to restore education funds

The Sun Herald, 2/19/9 Millions in federal stimulus dollars will go toward restoring cuts made to Mississippi’s education budget, say officials who have met with Gov. Haley Barbour. Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that Barbour plans to use some of the federal funding for the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, a formula used to pay…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 20, 2009

MCI legal fees dispute

WLBT, 2/19/9 The showdown continued in a Hinds County courtroom this afternoon between the state auditor and state attorney general. At issue: $14 million in MCI legal fees and who gets to authorize payment to outside attorneys. Attorneys for both sides argued on a motion to realign the parties brought by attorney general. Jim Hood’s…