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November 20, 2008

Governor’s budget plan a good start

The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 11/20/8 GOV. Haley Barbour unveiled his proposed budget Tuesday for the fiscal year that begins July 1 and for the first time advocated an increase in Mississippi’s cigarette tax. Overall, the $5.1 billion budget plan was “prudent and conservative” – words the governor used that fairly describe it. We’ll see what…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 20, 2008

Longtime Senate spending leaders departing

The Associated Press, 11/20/8 They are old bulls both, legendary for fiercely lording over the Senate Appropriations Committee and funneling billions to their home states. But while Sens. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., and Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, will no longer be leading the panel, the congressional habit of doling out earmarks is unlikely to change. If anything,…