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April 7, 2008

Hotel tax hike has slim chance, lawmaker says

The Clarion-Ledger, 4/7/8 A bill that would increase the hotel-motel occupancy tax from 75 cents to $4.25 per room per night has a slim chance of getting through the state Legislature. Rep. Credell Calhoun, D-Jackson, is cautiously optimistic about House Bill 1710, which is meant to raise the salaries of Jackson police officers. “There are…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 7, 2008

Salt dome hearings start this week

The Clarion-Ledger, 4/7/8 The U.S. Department of Energy begins a series of hearings this week into the government’s proposal to use water from the Pascagoula River to clear out salt domes in Perry County for storage of the nation’s oil reserves. The first public hearing is today at 6 p.m. in New Augusta at the…