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July 7, 2008

Signs point to more struggles

The Clarion-Ledger, 7/7/8 Rising debt, a shrinking reserve fund and relatively flat revenue portend another round of tough budget talks for Jackson officials this year. But Jackson Mayor Frank Melton and other city officials say Jackson is in relatively good shape financially. A comparison by The Clarion-Ledger of debt, savings and other financial indicators of…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 7, 2008

Bryant may face ghosts of bad decision

The Hattiesburg American Editorial, 7/7/8 Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, who like former tobacco lobbyist Gov. Haley Barbour, prefers to tax hospitals to raise the money that’s needed to cover the $90 million-plus Medicaid shortfall, has ruled against a much needed tax increase on cigarettes to accomplish the purpose. “I can’t look at the polls or…