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February 4, 2008

Senate: Timing aside, issues matter

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 2/3/8 Gov. Haley Barbour has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to decide if he was correct in setting a Nov. 4 special election date to fill the seat of Republican U.S. Sen. Trent Lott. While there’s more than a little political intrigue in the argument between Barbour and Hood over the election…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 4, 2008

Barbour plan diverts money to roads

The Sun Herald, 2/2/8 Coast legislators have mixed feelings over Gov. Haley Barbour’s plan to use millions lawmakers had socked away in case the state needed it for Katrina expenses. Since a rules change allowed the state to avoid paying millions to match federal spending, Barbour wants to use about $108 million of the $268…