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April 10, 2008

Legislature ’08: Pass cig tax to fund Medicaid

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/10/8 Mississippi lawmakers have the opportunity to pass a budget and go home, but they are instead piddling around the Capitol wasting taxpayers’ money because they are too afraid of Gov. Haley Barbour to act. The major issue that remains this session is funding Medicaid, which is in a $100 million hole…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 10, 2008

On the menu in Mississippi: More disclosure about catfish origins

The Sun Herald, 4/9/8 A new Mississippi law will require restaurants to disclose whether the catfish they serve is imported or raised in the United States. Gov. Haley Barbour signed a bill Tuesday, and it becomes law July 1. If a restaurant sells imported catfish, its menu will have to include that information, and the…