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February 21, 2008

House to discuss cigarette tax hike bill

The Clarion-Ledger, 2/21/8 A bill that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 a pack will hit the House floor today, sparking a debate over how best to fund the increasing costs of providing Medicaid services to Mississippians. The state’s 18-cent cigarette tax is among the lowest in the nation. House Bill 1013 would raise it…
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February 21, 2008

Barbour: House ‘doesn’t get it’

The Sun Herald, 2/21/8 Gov. Haley Barbour said he believes the state House, which voted to raise its pay last week, “doesn’t get it.” In a meeting with the Sun Herald, Barbour said Wednesday the budget has been fat over the last few years, but money is expected to be tight this year as experts…