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January 7, 2009

Balancing Barbour occupies some as term moves to close

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/7/9 While Democrats control the Mississippi House by a healthy 74-to-48 margin and the Senate by a tighter 27-to-25 count, Republicans remain tough customers in the legislative process because of two factors – Gov. Haley Barbour and Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant. Barbour and Bryant, both Republicans, exert enormous pressure…
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January 7, 2009

State budget: Who’s going to answer bell?

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/7/9 Mississippi’s revenue shortfall is growing by the month. For December, the State Tax Commission reports that state revenue collections were $37.5 million, or 9.5 percent below the revenue estimate. Collections were down $16.5 million this December from the revenue collected in December 2007. Individual income tax collections and corporate income tax…