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April 4, 2008

Immigration: Legislature should reconsider bill

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/4/8 An old saying goes: “Legislate in haste, repent at leisure.” And Mississippi lawmakers are beginning to have second thoughts about an immigration bill they hastily approved this session and Gov. Haley Barbour imprudently signed into law. Lawmakers composed of a two-thirds majority of both chambers would be required to consider changing…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 4, 2008

Wicker, Cochran Gain Passage of Provision to Extend GO Zone Benefits

Wicker, Cochran Gain Passage of Provision to Extend GO Zone Benefits The approval of a provision to extend tax incentives included in the 2005 GO Zone legislation represents a huge victory for Gulf Coast residents wanting to rebuild, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran said today. The provision, initially offered as an amendment by…