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September 6, 2007

Council looks at temps in budget saga

The Clarion-Ledger, 9/6/7 City Council members expect to learn today what impact temporary workers have on Jackson’s budget and whether they can divert that money to other areas for fiscal 2008. Council members began the inquiry Wednesday after hearing from Public Works Director Thelman Boyd that his department routinely used temporary laborers. Boyd said he…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 6, 2007

Not a ‘rubber stamp,’ Franks says

The Hattiesburg American, 9/6/7 Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Jamie Franks had no qualms Wednesday when it came to criticizing both his Republican opponent, state Auditor Phil Bryant, and Gov. Haley Barbour. “I will not be a rubber stamp,” Franks told the Hattiesburg American Editorial Board. “Over the last four years, the state Senate has basically…