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April 2, 2008

Capitol shrinks during legislative session

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 4/1/8 One look leads to the observation that the Mississippi Capitol is a massive, magnificent building, but during the roughly three months a year when the Legislature is in session it doesn’t seem that big. During those three months, there are literally hundreds of people in the building throughout the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 2, 2008

Compromise needs to be found in Medicare feud

The Daily Leader Editorial, 4/2/8 The latest staredown between the Democratic-leaning House of Representative and Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and his allies in the Senate involves how the state will fill a $90 million Medicaid gap. With federal matching dollars, the $90 million actually means about $360 million for the state to provide health care…