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January 9, 2009

Beef plant conviction sends man to prison instead of college

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/9/9 A Georgia businessman who irked a federal judge by asking to be sentenced to community service with the community and junior colleges was sentenced Thursday to eight months in federal prison for making an illegal campaign contribution to former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove. Nixon Cawood is one of three former executives charged…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 9, 2009

House to vote on cig tax hike

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/9/9 Mississippi lawmakers began trying to raise new revenue Thursday with a proposed 82-cents-a-pack cigarette tax increase as state agencies prepared for deeper budget cuts that could affect more services, including Medicaid and schools. Legislation raising the 18-cent tobacco tax to $1 per pack cleared a key House committee hours after Gov. Haley…