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October 17, 2008

Barbour’s tax panel missed a golden opportunity

The Vicksburg Post Editorial, 10/16/8 The commission appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour earlier this year to undertake a comprehensive study of Mississippi’s tax structure pulled its punches. Rather than championing much-needed root-and-branch reform, the commission’s draft report, issued on Aug. 15, recommended a few tweaks to a tax code that long has placed the state…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 17, 2008

Officials working to alleviate Election Day problems

The Clarion-Ledger, 10/16/8 Mississippians should expect long lines when they head to the polls to vote in presidential and other races Nov. 4, but election organizers statewide are working overtime to make sure there are no more inconveniences. They’re training more poll workers, notifying residents of changes in voting locations and double-checking ballots and machines…