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February 4, 2009

Bill seeks input before governor releases convicts

The Sun Herald, 2/3/9 A bill that passed the Mississippi House says the state Parole Board would make a nonbinding recommendation before a governor could suspend or commute the sentence of a convicted inmate. Rep. Brandon Jones, a Democrat from Pascagoula, persuaded his colleagues Tuesday to add the provision to a bill originally designed to…
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February 4, 2009

Legislators busy on deadline day

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 2/4/9 The Legislature saw a flurry of action Tuesday as bills were kept alive or killed on a key deadline day. Tuesday was the deadline for bills to be passed out of committee in the chamber where they originated. In the Senate Appropriations Committee, a combination of Democrats and Republicans…