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May 2, 2008

Hood still pursuing execution

The Clarion-Ledger, 5/2/8 Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on Thursday continued seeking the execution of convicted killer Earl Wesley Berry by saying the state’s lethal injection method is “substantially similar” to one recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. To further his point, Hood used testimony from a key prison official who said the two…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 2, 2008

Barbour names panel to advise Medicaid

The Sun Herald, 5/1/8 Gov. Haley Barbour has appointed a panel to advise Medicaid about changes in payments made by hospitals to the program. Barbour issued a statement about the panel’s creation Thursday. The move comes as Barbour is preparing to call a special session for lawmakers to approve a spending plan for Medicaid for…